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Posted by Bryan L on February 18, 2008 at 10:29:32 pm EST
In reply to Layering 102 I thought I knew what was going on... posted by turneej on February 8, 2008 at 8:33:01 pm EST

I was born and raised in northern Alberta (fort mcmurray) and spent my childhood outside on a sled, skidoo, etc. I was ALWAYS cold and my feet froze. My parents spent allot of money on trying to keep me warm. I now know why I was always cold. Cotton. The would dress me up in the stuff and plug me into winter boots and a winter suit. Well my feet sweat like a fat mans back (sorry for any offense to anyone) and they would freeze almost instantly.

This is just my personal preference for the cold:
Synth tech socks (any brand, just wicking)
Synth wicking long unerwear
Fleece pants
insulated (synth) long neck biking shirt
Good quality fleece jacket with pit zips
GORE-TEX coat (3 layer with pit zips)
Gore-TEX bib ski pants
-30 Sorel winter boots
Wool dickie and touque
two layer snowboard mitts (removable liner)
Ski goggles when really really cold

This setup has seen me work and play outside for over 8 hours with only needing to change my socks. The ability to open up your pit zips on your coats makes all the differance to regulating your temp and keeping from sweeting. Gore-tex is worth its weight in gold.

The only way it could be better is to get one of those expedition goose down one piece suits... that would be nice :)

As this topic is about cold weather, I dont understand why some people sleep in their bags with clothes on. I go commando with a silk bag liner and have never been warmer.

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