Filsons tin cloth is almost water proof.
Carhartt jeans are like $40.

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This kind of glove is used for extra coarse chopping. That is to say meat cutting that does not require any dexterity. I have personal experience with these gloves. They are bulky and not terribly flexible. They are probably no more annoying than winter gloves. Certainly they are better than plate mail gloves. I think however, teaming them with another bulky glove inside/outside might be uncomfortable at best.

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Seatbelt, bike inner tubes, hoses.

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"And being on a ship for 5.5 years, I can attest that the firehoses are insanely durable. We dragged those things across non-skid (which is exteremly rough, think 1/2 pieces of sand on 2 grit sand paper), around 'knife-edges' (sharp edges that waterproof doors seal against) and everything else you can imagine doing on a ship, and they last a long long time before even showing wear, let alone actually taking any damage. And, they're waterproof... Water inside stays in, and nothing outside can contaminate the inside, because we use them for potable (drinking) water as well, with no risk of contamination..."

What's the typical lifespan on them?

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Gloves are a must. When I ride my bike, I always wear gloves -- and full-fingered gloves, not the fingerless kind. To me, they're second only to my helmet in importance, and keep my hands and fingers from getting sore and scratched, which is what happened before I started wearing them. If 20-30 minutes a day of riding my bike is enough to make my hands sore, then I can't imagine what several weeks or more of living in a survival situation will do to them. Not wearing gloves may mean that you'll have more feeling in your hands in the short term, but in the long term, the only thing you'll feel in them is pain from all the bruises, blisters and bites that you'll have received. Rule of thumb: in a survival situation, wear gloves in the same manner that you'd wear them on a freezing cold day; that is, only take them off if you really have to (like if you're getting something out of your pocket).

For this reason, I keep a pair of True Grip leather work gloves in my BOB. They're not that expensive; I picked mine up from the hardware section at Stop & Shop for about six or seven bucks. I have no problem holding and swinging blunt objects while wearing them, and they leave me with enough feeling in my hands for the important stuff (feeling my way around in the dark, etc.), while at the same time protecting my hands from anything that might bite or scratch them.

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i will be wearing this
shirt: a dark green buttoned up wool shirt
pants: loose fitting wool light tan pants
feet: wool tube socks, dark brown leather steel toed boots.
head: black bandanna.
armor: probably a steel cuirass, but i will have my customized steel baseball helmet it has a face shield for splatter protection.

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I would worry about being able to effectively use a firearm with your hand encased in steel. I would focus more on bite protection to your forearm

with something like this: http://www.schmitthenner.com/images/SCH2599.jpg

Or, for the ninja fans out there : http://www.schmitthenner.com/images/PICT2895.JPG

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Jeans, Leather jacket, motocross gloves (provide good protection, knuckles have plastic/rubber on them, comfortable) motorcycle helmet (with visor, I also have a bluetooth/walkie talkie thingy next to my right ear), steel-toed boots, and of course, spiked arm bracers over the jacket (it looks pretty badass) My suit provides (Nearly) full splash protection, it is very hard to penetrate, looks pretty badass, and allows me to use firearms and other weapons easily. -EDIT- It is also lightweight.

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Depending on where your located & what the temperature is, your armor will vary, as well as what your used to wearing. Even though im in florida, im so used to wearing leather jackets that the heat doesnt effect me anymore. However if you want to talk about whats best to wear id say think of wear a zombie is most likely to bite, the arms & legs mostly right. So id say get bracers for your forarms & shin guards for your legs as well as tough leather boot & thick durable pants. leather jackets are good as long as you can stand the heat cause they dont breath at all, but if you get bit the zed isnt going to get through it, just make sure its leather & not pleather

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