Colder weather approaching

j williams

j williams

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Hey guys. Well that time of year where the green dissapears, and things get cooler, WAAAY cooler for some of us, is fast approaching.

How do you guys winterize your kits? What changes in what you carry for an outing? What kind of jackets and cloathing do you guys sport for the colder temps?

Me, Well I like a softshell for the fall months, and a nice Parka for the snowy temps. A micro fleece, or wool hat is added to the kit, in addition to the one on my head. I also break out the oakley, or mechanix gloves, and the carhart pants.

I add hand warmers and heat packs to the kit, and pack some teabags or instant coffee in the pack as well.:thumbup:

Just curious to see what everyones winter rituals are......
 
Some polypro underwear, some Woolrich shirts, a wool watchcap, Gore-Tex insulated gloves, maybe a parka, and the old reliable LPC's*.



LPC = leather personnel carriers.
 
I really like fleece. It's lightweight, very warm for it's thickness and dries quickly. It needs an outer shell to block the wind, and it doesn't really pack up very small, but its light weight more than makes up for that.

I have fleece pants, jackets, and hats. The pants and jacket are usually a second layer over a wicking t shirt and I put a wind/water proof shell over that. Carhart Duck pants and a synthetic windbreaker.

That combo will get me to almost the dead of winter, when I begin to thicken up with wool.
 
I also break out the heavy gortex boots. I like the polypros also myself. I also own 7 columbia zip up fleeces. They are great for layering. Layering is key for the colder temps.:thumbup:
 
Colder weather for me means that the multifuel stove needs to be made operative again as I will have to melt large quantities of snow up in the Alps.

Clothing wise.. I'm a fan of overshell layering, which means I run around in baselayer, fleecelayer, softshell (all depending on actuel conditions), and when I'm not running I wear an insulation over everything else. This could be the Phantom Down jacket by Mountain Hardwear, Or, when things are likely to get wet a bit, my Puff jacket by Patagonia..
Other parts of the winterkit: Snowshoes, avalanche beep, snowshovel + probe, wintermat, winterbag, extra batteries for the headlight .. that kind of stuff..

My favourite pants are my powerstretch tights made by Eider. Over that I wear a goretex salopette. The powerstretch tights can be worn in the bag.

My favourite bit of winterkit: PolarBuff .. :D:thumbup:
 
Lightweight Capilene zip top over soft shell (add light zip top fleece if required). Lightweight Capilene bottoms over Schoeller fabric pants.
Smart wool socks and cap. :thumbup:

Now I'm really fired up for Fall!

Jeff
 
Martin Swinkels said:
Colder weather for me means that the multifuel stove needs to be made operative again as I will have to melt large quantities of snow up in the Alps.

Clothing wise.. I'm a fan of overshell layering, which means I run around in baselayer, fleecelayer, softshell (all depending on actuel conditions), and when I'm not running I wear an insulation over everything else. This could be the Phantom Down jacket by Mountain Hardwear, Or, when things are likely to get wet a bit, my Puff jacket by Patagonia..
Other parts of the winterkit: Snowshoes, avalanche beep, snowshovel + probe, wintermat, winterbag, extra batteries for the headlight .. that kind of stuff..

My favourite pants are my powerstretch tights made by Eider. Over that I wear a goretex salopette. The powerstretch tights can be worn in the bag.

My favourite bit of winterkit: PolarBuff .. :D:thumbup:
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Great idea. It is a good time to rotate the batteries and check operational status of stoves.
 
jds1 said:
Lightweight Capilene zip top over soft shell (add light zip top fleece if required). Lightweight Capilene bottoms over Schoeller fabric pants.
Smart wool socks and cap. :thumbup:

Now I'm really fired up for Fall!

Jeff
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Yeah.. Schoeller is great stuff.
Capilene also..

When I don't go hardshell in winter (powerstretch fleece under goretex) I go Capilene under Schoeller ..
 
I am a huge fan of softshells. Their has been leaps and bounds made in synthetic materials in the past few years.
 
here in Canada we dont really break out the pants and fleece until the temps sink to about - 60 Celcuis.

we do start insulating out beer though with neoprene cozies to keep from getting icy.
 
Mostly med. weight wool with fleece for layering if needed, or fleece by itself for not so cold days and nights.

Our vehicle kits get updated for cold weather, as do our BOBs.
 
I wear fleece if it's not too bad but when it gets cold I break out the down. There's nothing warmer and it's very light.
 
Here in Los Angeles, I might put on a light sweater for evening wear, especially if I'm at the beach.

*shrugs* Sorry.

Ok, ok, I'm kidding. Actually, it does get rather cold in the mountains here, and (except for my boots) I tend to go budget when I'm keeping warm.

In addition to the usual clothes I wear when I don't want to be naked in public, I have an old M-65 field jacket with cold weather liner, military style wool watch cap, military surplus thermal underwear, surplus wool socks, nice Danner boots lined with Gortex and Thinsulate, and whatever ski gloves I can find on sale. I also have a neck gaiter that I keep in my manly-man purse. I may add a sweater under my jacket, depending on how much I'm going to be moving around.
 
j williams said:
What kind of pants do you guys think are best?
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Last Winter, I did a ton of walking in deep snow, with zero degree temps. The deer hunt extended here until the end of March (CWD extermination zone).

VERY WARM hat, great gloves, down jacket over wool sweater and maybe a fleece pull-over, two sets of socks...one wool and one synthetic to protect the wool from wearing through, and....

just Carhartt lined pants.

Best I've ever had. Warm, durable, very well made. I get cold easily and don't have great circulation, but the legs don't have great sensitivity to cold, so if my torso and my extremities are warm, and I'm exerting myself, the legs aren't a great concern. Cost @$50, but even for me, worth every penny.




Kis
 
j williams said:
Hey guys. Well that time of year where the green dissapears, and things get cooler, WAAAY cooler for some of us, is fast approaching.
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THANK GOODNESS!!! I hate summer except for Nature's biodiversity.

j williams said:
Just curious to see what everyones winter rituals are......
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Smiling a lot!! :D

+1 for layers, fleece and windproof shell.

Is it just me or is this starting to sound like some kind of chick's fashion column???? :confused:

Doc :D
 
Wool hat and mittens..heat packs, and TEA!! Tea makes me happy when I am cold in the woods. sitting by the fire making tea is a good relaxer and gets you back to zero. I would recomend and Axe for winter duty over a large knife.
I am very excited about the coming cold..I try not to talk about it..as it would depress the woman....but I love to camp in the cold..its the only way IMO. Summer camping and hiking can be fun..but bugs and sweaty nether regions mean that winter gets my vote. As soon as it snowed as a boy..the backpack came outta the closet. I still get amped up for a couple good campout now, just like then. With all the info that we share here..camping can only get better.
 
Good post Gene. I like a good winter camp also:thumbup:

DOC- Whats this winters HOT color? I hear its earth tones this fall.:p
 
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