Whats your winter clothing ?

Interested in what clothing your are going to wear for the up and coming winter, to keep you warm when out and about snapping pics ?

This is my combination......

HEAD
North Face thermal beanie hat.
Or when its really cold a military issue Ushanka hat

BODY
Helly Hansen warm/freeze long sleeve thermal base layer top
Thin jumper(might not wear this ?)
Good quality fleece
North Face nuptse 2 Jacket

LEGS
Helly Hansen warm thermal base layer pant
Cargo trousers

FEET
Low temp thermal socks
Walking boots

HANDS
Pure silk thermal liner gloves(to wear inside the AquaTech gloves)
AquaTech Sensory Gloves

That's what im planning to wear this winter, care to share what you are going to wear ?

Come Jan/Feb.... just about every bit of clothing I can fit under my jacket!!

Leon

Same as I wear in the summer + thermal underwear, black thinsulate glove liners (not much good but can still use the camera), fleece jacket and a Shapka on my head. Note the Shapka is a real one not synthetic, so it needs to be removed every 15 minutes or so to let my head cool down!

Touque and neck tube
t-shirt, fleece jacket, old ski-patrol gore-tex shell.
cargo pants with fleece liners.
Some sort of boots.
pair of light gloves.

That is usually good down to -30C

Why go all complicated and expensive?

What a bizarre thread.

around coastal california, t shirt and long pants. maybe a jacket some days.


up in the mountains or the middle of the country, pretty much snowboarding gear, plus extra mid layers if i'm anticipating a lot of waiting around/not being active.

i shot a rally in michigan in january and that was pretty miserable. between 0 and 15ºF most of the time. even hand warmers only warmed me up to freezing.

I'd be most interested in hand wear. Do you try to operate your camera through the gloves or take them off?

Or do you wear those fisherman flip mittens?

I don't own gloves. I don't own a single pair of long pants. I have 2 shirts with sleeves. I have a light windbreaker jacket for the bad days.

I live in Florida.


...and I hate it. Really.

I am sure I have whatever winter gear might be needed. I was stationed 10 miles from the Canadian border at Sault Ste Marie Michigan while in the USAF and had to go out what ever the conditions. I have never needed all the gear I have.

Wool for life. Still warm when wet, will dry fast, wont catch fire. There is a reason why sheep wears it. I hate cotton for the life of me. And I still chuckle when I see the crab fishers on discovery wearing cotton on the bearing sea.

Since I'm from Norway, perhaps we have a bigger selection in wool fabrics, so I dont see any reason to wear cotton as long° its not 20°+ and no rain. And fleece is still cotton or plastic (polyester). Get one in wool!

Thats it!

Shorts, tee shirt and flip flops. I do winter in Hawaii.

Shorts, polo shirt and some sort of sandals. I don't do flip flops.

If I know I'm going to be kneeling a lot or if the mosquitoes will be unbearable, I might wear long pants though I do have stuff to keep them away as long as I remember to wash my hands so I don't melt my camera.

Winters in Florida are so rough. <eg> (evil grin)

rdmello wrote in post #16274383
I'd be most interested in hand wear. Do you try to operate your camera through the gloves or take them off?

I operate the camera with the mittens on. If a camera has too small buttons to do this, the camera doesn't suits my needs.

Grimnar wrote in post #16275146
Since I'm from Norway, perhaps we have a bigger selection in wool fabrics, so I dont see any reason to wear cotton as long° its not 20°+ and no rain.

Even at 20°C or more, a thin wool t-shirt (like the ones from Devold) is way better than one made of cotton

rdmello wrote in post #16274383
Do you try to operate your camera through the gloves or take them off?
Or do you wear those fisherman flip mittens?

If it's really cold, Outdoor Research has glove liners which are really thin but save your hands when touching bare metal.

I like wool for relaxed campfire and camping, but in terms of breathability and wicking properties it was surpassed by combination fabrics IMHO. In my experience it breathes better, feels drier and dries faster than wool stuff I had including merino and normal sweaters.
http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=fnbbl4mdyxw

This stuff kept me dry in multi day skiing trips without a fire. Wool would not work the same way.