Best bit of Winter kit

[garethw]

Hi there
As temperatures have plummeted here in Northern France, with a day time high of around zero, with a windchill making it feel like -6 or -7°C...
Two bits of kit that made walking the dog warm and toasty today were my Craghoppers Winter lined trousers and my Snugpak Sleeka Elite jacket.
Both are very windproof, warm, light and comfortable..

What is your favourite winter kit?

cheers
Gareth

 

[Muddypaws]

My winter favourites are:

Montane Extreme pile smock.

Some sheepskin gloves, bulky but toasty warm!

 

[John Fenna]

My two favourite bits of winter kit?
The two shirts I made from Merino blankets!


Same pattern but different colours (both blankets started off Day-glo Orange.
A third (or second if you want different styles of item - my Merino blanket lined Wax cotton Gilet, again made by me
I cannot find the photos of that at the moment...

 

[Lithril]

Merino wool Buff and Extremities thin windproof gloves. Live in my Velez and have been great walking the dog through the woods at 0530. Definitely come into the category of kit that would be instantly replaced if lost or damaged.

 

[redandshane]

I was just thinking the other day How good my Dutch Army half wool base layer tops have been They make a real difference when the temperature drops

 

[Harvestman]

My Swedish army M90 parka, and my BilmoP5 bushshirt. Wear those and being cold is pretty much impossible.

Mind you, my German police fur hat and the fur-lined sleep boots my wife made me for hammock use are right up there too. Warm head, warm feet.

 

[Dogoak]

Had some nice -12 nights up here recently and my favourites are my Sorel Big Horn boots, they've been keeping my feet warm for about 15 winters now. The other two items are my Hestra Guide gloves and my US M51 Alpaca pile field cap.

 

[garethw]

My winter favourites are:

Montane Extreme pile smock.

Some sheepskin gloves, bulky but toasty warm!

I think my next pile/pertex will be the Montane.... I've got a Trakker version (getting a bit worn now), that has been a great piece of kit. I managed to get it half price before production was stopped. Others on here have said its as good as the other better known brands. I often wear it under my Sleeka when fishing, and even sitting arounds in minus temps I've not been cold... A very good & warm piece of kit...

cheers
Gareth

 

[ozzy1977]

For me it would be the British army arctic wool socks or the austrian dachstein jumper

 

[neoaliphant]

Merino wool Buff and Extremities thin windproof gloves. Live in my Velez and have been great walking the dog through the woods at 0530. Definitely come into the category of kit that would be instantly replaced if lost or damaged.

Merino wool buff for me as well, ive got 2, used them almost every day when its cold, sometimes use them as mittens as I have the pair
ive got 9 buffs now ( some fake!) and 7 shemaghs,

 

[MikeLA]

My buffalo SP 6 Shirt or old Helly Hansen FibrePile Jacket
Wool Thinsulate gloves never found anything warmer (tried loads of gloves)
old wooly pulley

 

[woof]

Interesting thread, as I've just got my second buffalo special 6. Matelan have thinsulate hats in at the moment for £3 & fleece gloves for the same price.

Had a phone call from my son, saying he's not been well & he's put it down to getting cold last week while out on patrol(military police). I've told him to invest in a buff(can't have mine)& to get some merino wool underwear.

Rob

 

[StJon]

Buffalo Mountain Shirt, bought a new one last year after twenty odd years of service, Mrs. StJon wears the old one now...

 

[dwardo]

Merino base, snugpack softie, crag lined pants, hiltrek ventile wind shirt, merino wool hat n good socks.

 

[baggins]

up until last month i'd have said my Austrian Datchstein jumper, but managed to get a down Fjallraven Kyle parka for less than half price a few weeks ago. Wow its solo warm and toasty. can't wait to try it out in earnest up in Finnmark next month.

 

[Stevenm]

Buffalo Shirt great under a smock to stay toasty warm

 

[British Red]

For me it would be the British army arctic wool socks

Me too. Teamed with a Pendleton wool shirt

 

[Ruud]

Buffalo in combo with Woolpower 200, keeps you warm up to -20° when you stay out of the wind. No brainer, goes with me everywhere, even in Summer.

Looking forward to testing my brand new Hestra Falt Guide's (Woodlore Edition, 10 GBP cheaper than the 'normal' ones. (just checked the website, seems they are discontinued?)

 

[demographic]

EDZ neck tube thing is the best bit of winter kit for me.
Been putting a fairly massive roof (about a third the size of my street and quite complex as well) on recently in the snowy weather. That thing is just great.
Not poncy at all, likely made from recycled pop bottles but I don't care, it makes a huge difference.

Well, that and my Lowe Alpine mountain cap.

 

[Robson Valley]

I would love to own some Pendleton shirts. Period.

In my district, nothing seems to go wrong outside the house until the very coldest days of winter.
Snowmobile boots, flannel-lined blue jeans, Eddie Bauer down parka with hood, wool toque with ear flaps
and snowmobile gloves. Good for struggles at -30C (swapping out truck batteries, etc).
My gloves came with a goggle wiper squee-gee blade on the left index finger. Try to wipe the drip off your
nose at -30C and that thing cuts like a knife.

If I had to pick out the best of that pile, it has to be the flannel-lined pants.