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It got to -3 last week here and I was thinking what if it hits the -17s this Winter. Reminded me of the winter of 2010.

I'm reminded of the warmest clothes I have for that eventuality.
Here they are...
Thermal long sleeve top .. black
Turtleneck cashmere jumper (fine and warm)
Alpaca handknit crew neck icelandic jumper over all that.
Thermal leggings.
Black heavy corduroy pants.
Knee socks.
Heavy winter tread doc martens boots or knee high caterpillar fleecy lined boots (these are 20yrs old and going strong..just very heavy)
Northface long downfilled coat..also on the go 20yrs now.
Thermal beanie hat.
25yr old sheepskin gloves.
Woollen snood.
This was my go to clothing during the bitter winter of 2010.


What do you wear in bitter winter weather outdoors?
 
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Layering- when I spent some tome on Sakhalin, (regularly -17, known to get to -30) the people I was visiting sent me a video on how to correctly layer. It featured a very beautiful woman adding layers while staring impassively at the camera like the weirdest camporn ever
 
Just my coat and gloves and a hat. Might wear leggings under my jeans. If I’m going to the football then I’ll layer up with a few t-shirts and sweaters.

I’m probably fucked if it gets super super cold. :D
 
Manter said:
Layering- when I spent some tome on Sakhalin, (regularly -17, known to get to -30) the people I was visiting sent me a video on how to correctly layer. It featured a very beautiful woman adding layers while staring impassively at the camera like the weirdest camporn ever
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What is the correct way? I am intrigued.
 
It never really gets proper cold in London does it? If it gets much below freezing during the day it’s remarkable. I’ve got a lovely shearling coat that I’ve been wanting to wear for 2 years now but haven’t had the weather. Fingers crossed this winter.
 
This weekend I’m wearing jeans, socks, shoes, shirt and jumper. I might use a light scarf as an accessory rather than a need. I don’t know what it’ll be like or what I’ll wear when I’m in Edinburgh for Xmas.

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Spymaster said:
It never really gets proper cold in London does it? If it gets much below freezing during the day it’s remarkable. I’ve got a lovely shearling coat that I’ve been wanting to wear for 2 years now but haven’t had the weather. Fingers crossed this winter.
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It’s what you’re doing in it that makes a difference I think. Sitting for 90mins to watch the footy is very cold. My cousin lives in a single glazed flat with rubbish insulation so when I stay in the winter the cold wakes me up. It might be 9/10 degrees which isn’t freezing but bloody feels like it when you’ve been lying still in it for hours.
 
purenarcotic said:
What is the correct way? I am intrigued.
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God, trying to remember what I can remember!
Three layers, base and mid for warmth, outer for weather protection (same applies top and bottom and gloves- apparently more doesn’t help, you dial the mid layer up from fleece to down if it’s colder. Outer layer is the one that should be wind/waterproof. Layer close to your skin is best as wool because it doesn’t smell. Yes hat but the whole heat loss head thing is apparently a bit over stated. Wear a hat of course but wind and water protection most important- snood and neck warmer on top, hooded outer jacket with pull down over forehead, proper ties round the bottom. Gloves and boots most important as you lose your extremities. If you are a man grow a beard as it’s really good protection.
 
Odlo winter base layer, a fleece mid layer, a merino Buff, lined winter walking trousers made by I can't remember who but some outdoor brand or other, Gore waterproof gloves, merino socks, waterproof/fleecy lined FiveTen trainers, and either an Endura down jacket or a bigger Didrikson padded coat which has a bigger parka hood. We're well prepped for the cold in Edinburgh generally. In the 2010 freeze it got down to -12 four or five days in a row.
 
I’ve got a black parka thing with a furry hood that renders me almost blind when the hood is up but it’s warm beyond belief. Add to that two jumpers, jeans and some Caterpillar boots I got from TK Maxx and I’m as snug as a bug in the proverbial rug.
 
What gets me is getting the layers of clothing right
I work in a place that's 25 degrees indoors. It wasn't always like that. Recent insulation and double glazing has made the place extremely warm and also airtight. I dont like to be in a room that's over 20 degrees...
I love wool jumpers..fairisle, icelandic, aran...etc. and they are great when outdoors with a coat or rain jacket over them.
But then you go indoors and die of heat exhaustion.
 
I've got an old Rab down jacket is lovely and warm, a bit too warm sadly. Even walking quarter of a mile makes me sweat buckets, no matter how cold it is outside. Only wear it indoors when it is a bit cool - an ideal housecoat.

Got another down jacket that is even worse - even my forearms sweat when I'm wearing it - didn't know that that bit of the body sweated until I bought that coat.
 
Rarely so bad here that the full kit has to be worn, but the "Simply Health City Ground" is a bit exposed sometimes:-

thin socks, thick socks, proper walking boots.
thermal long johns, jeans.
thermal t-shirt, two thin layers of long sleeved t-shirts (Camus No1, and St Pauli), all tucked snuggly in.
Eastfield over head hoodie, hood up.
WCFC woolie hat (under hoodie hood), WCFC Scarf, thick, lined gloves and faux sheepskin lined jacket.

(Try finding your dick under that lot when it's cold and you need a piss at half time)
 
Lupa said:
What gets me is getting the layers of clothing right
I work in a place that's 25 degrees indoors. It wasn't always like that. Recent insulation and double glazing has made the place extremely warm and also airtight. I dont like to be in a room that's over 20 degrees...
I love wool jumpers..fairisle, icelandic, aran...etc. and they are great when outdoors with a coat or rain jacket over them.
But then you go indoors and die of heat exhaustion.
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Bit like having to go to London at this time of year - freezing on the platform at Winch, then seating buckets on the tube.
 
It regularly gets below - 20℃ here but the thing is that you kind of want to balance being warm with looking stylish, so most people, including me, tend to ever so slightly under dress by just dressing in regular winter clothes and then chucking a big down jacket over the top.

At work, it gets down to around 10℃ indoors, which is kind of OK if you can move around, but not so great if you have to sit still for extended periods. For those days, I tend to wear:
  • Two pairs of wool socks, one thin pair and one thick pair
  • Sheepskin fake Uggs
  • Thermal top
  • 100% wool jumper
  • Corduroy trousers
  • 100% wool chunky knit knee-length cardigan
  • 100% wool shawl
  • Fingerless gloves
But it gets dispiriting dressing like that every day from November to March! So a lot of the time I just shiver. :oops:
 
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