welding jacket

I wear a very light welding smock with long sleeves , nomex socks to the elbow and light weight gloves with leather on back of the fingers. You don't want to be HOT while you are trying to weld. Also, you can get outer lenses for the helmet that are like reading glasses (1.25 , 1.50 etc) if needed and try to put some kind of anti fog on the inside.