I have to get outside this weekend or I will die. I’ve never hiked in the cold. If you have some good clothing or gear recommendations, I’m taking them.
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I second this as a Mediterrenean native living in Sweden. Thermal layers make all the difference. Suddenly you feel free and "richly warm" if i may allude to Zeynep's comments.
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YES. Sometimes I think about how much warmer I am living in Colorado than I was living in Philly and it's 100% about income. If I need new warm socks, or gaiters, or whatever, I just buy them.
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The first real wool sweater feels like such an astounding luxury when you've always been bundled in cotton waffle-knit thermals and acrylic sweaters.
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Costco occasionally sells washable merino wool tops as well as wool socks for a very reasonable price. Sierra[dot]com also has a good selection of Smartwool, Icebreakers, and silk thermals at greatly discounted prices.
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^^^ Costco has been a place I’ve found quality reasonably-priced cold weather clothing. But also I live in MN.
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All of this. Being able to afford some merino wool base layers — I hike five days a week year-round — has meant the world to me. I tried Woolx recently — expensive, extremely warm
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Pretty much it was being able to buy any piece of clothing more than a T-shirt, and not agonize over it.
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For me was being able to buy bike tools and books.
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(I tried many cheaper alternatives over the years I was poor. Well, shivered through them, more like).