NickfromWI
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2 autumns ago I bought a long sleeve REI half-zip crew neck polypro shirt. I quickly fell in love with it and would wear it 5 days a week when it was cold. That shirt looked something like this...
My Red REI Shirt
The polypro breathes and doesn't hold on to sweat. You get wet, you get cold. The polypros would dry quickly as you switched from sweating than not sweating, working/not working. If you find yourself getting too hot, pull that zipper all the way down and cool off before you get too hot and soaked in sweat.
When things got down and dirty cold, I'd have on that red shirt, then maybe a thicker fleece over that, then finally a fleece windproof jacket zipped over that. Windproof or at least wind resistant, and STILL breathable is the key here.
I am a big fan or ear warmer-head bands. I have a couple super thin ones that I use for wear under a helmet. Super cold days get a full head cover. The one I have is thin and fits under the helmet without obstructing the fit of the helmet. It is best described as a head-warmer, not a hat or cap.
Helmet liner at REI
On super cold days I use one of several home-made polartec fleece neck warmers. AKA Neck Gaiters.
liner gloves super thin black polartec polypro under either Marmot prima-loft work gloves or the blue atlas smurf gloves on not too cold days. Actually, I wear those liners 365 days a year. I don't know why, I just like it. I'm wierd, I know.
On wet and cold days, I also put on gaiters over where my boots meet my pants. Keeps the slush out.
I love the cold and I love climbing in the cold. It can take some modifications to your daily schedule (like getting up 20 minutes earlier to put on all your winter battle-gear), but I don't know. I just like it. I hope that someone here gains one bit of info from this thread that puts them in the trees one extra day out of the year, instead of just waiting at home for warmer weather.
love
nick
My Red REI Shirt
The polypro breathes and doesn't hold on to sweat. You get wet, you get cold. The polypros would dry quickly as you switched from sweating than not sweating, working/not working. If you find yourself getting too hot, pull that zipper all the way down and cool off before you get too hot and soaked in sweat.
When things got down and dirty cold, I'd have on that red shirt, then maybe a thicker fleece over that, then finally a fleece windproof jacket zipped over that. Windproof or at least wind resistant, and STILL breathable is the key here.
I am a big fan or ear warmer-head bands. I have a couple super thin ones that I use for wear under a helmet. Super cold days get a full head cover. The one I have is thin and fits under the helmet without obstructing the fit of the helmet. It is best described as a head-warmer, not a hat or cap.
Helmet liner at REI
On super cold days I use one of several home-made polartec fleece neck warmers. AKA Neck Gaiters.
liner gloves super thin black polartec polypro under either Marmot prima-loft work gloves or the blue atlas smurf gloves on not too cold days. Actually, I wear those liners 365 days a year. I don't know why, I just like it. I'm wierd, I know.
On wet and cold days, I also put on gaiters over where my boots meet my pants. Keeps the slush out.
I love the cold and I love climbing in the cold. It can take some modifications to your daily schedule (like getting up 20 minutes earlier to put on all your winter battle-gear), but I don't know. I just like it. I hope that someone here gains one bit of info from this thread that puts them in the trees one extra day out of the year, instead of just waiting at home for warmer weather.
love
nick
