Winter is coming, What are you wearing.

Oh yeah, a Gander Mtn vest, Carhartt hoodie and Starter light coat for ten bucks at wm. Leave that at work I guess. Got a London Fog coat and a surplus Russian long coat in the cedar cabinet. Big Carhartt and Russian long coat are furnaces.
 
Found some mossy oak camo gloves for cheap, not really cold weather rated but tossed them in the truck, tool box etc.
 
Scott Free said:
I've been wearing the pullover over thrift store merino wool tops (about $3 each.)
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What thrift store has $3 merino wool shirts? Are you talking long underwear or something else? I'm very interested in trying the merino base layers but I don't really want to spend $50-60 on a shirt if I might not like it.
 
No, not long underwear. They're Brooks Brothers 100% merino wool, long sleeve (pullover) polo shirts. Three buttons at the top. I buy them a size larger, and then wash and dry with my normal clothes. They shrink to fit, and I don't worry about special washing instructions. I don't think I've ever paid more than $3 or so. They're not hard to find.

Oh yeah...Your wife will definitely like them. They look good.
 
My wife and I live in an uninsulated 1740s farmhouse and we keep it cold (think 50-55). I mostly toss on an LL Bean Sherpa Hoodie when I get home (found one for $20 at the outlet in Freeport a couple years ago). It's a super-warm layer between the wool on the outside and the fairly thick fleece inside. The hood makes a HUGE difference when I'm sitting in my office on the PC.

For hiking/outdoors activities I usually wear a merino Minus33 long sleeve t-shirt, a fleece or wool hoodie or sweater (like a TAD Ranger Hoodie) and if it's in the teens or really windy I'll add a synthetic insulation top (Arcteryx Atom LT works great). I like the Minus33 long sleeve tees because they are cut very long in the body and stay tucked in.

When I was younger I hated hoodies but over the last couple of years as I've bought more high-end outdoor wear with good design I've found that I really like hoods and they make a huge difference in staying warm.
 
Chris Pierce said:
What thrift store has $3 merino wool shirts? Are you talking long underwear or something else? I'm very interested in trying the merino base layers but I don't really want to spend $50-60 on a shirt if I might not like it.
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Are they 100% merino or a low content blend??
 
Burke said:
My wife and I live in an uninsulated 1740s farmhouse and we keep it cold (think 50-55).
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Are 1740s farmhouses common in your area? I don't want to go off topic, but it must be a very interesting house. And good on both you and your wife for toughing out the winters for the appreciation of your home.

Our house dates only to the 1940s so we were eventually able have insulation blown in the walls. For the first year we kept our thermostat between 50 and 55, but found we got condensation on our inside walls. It went away between 55 and 60. For sitting around, I had a Cabela's down vest with two big inside pockets. I'd slip Nalgene bottles filled with hot water into the inside vest pockets. Great for sitting at the computer.
 
gregorio said:
Are they 100% merino or a low content blend??
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100% merino. Google: brooks brothers shirts. There are very nice and expensive shirts. They've been around a long time, so they're relatively easy to find in thrift stores. I think all of mine came from Salvation Army.
 
There are a decent number of houses dating from 1735-1800 locally (we're in Ashland, MA, there are a couple houses of similar age, and right next door in Hopkinton there are quite a few).

We have a sporadically updated blog here: http://1740house.wordpress.com/

I've filled a Nalgene bottle with hot water for my wife a few times when she's sitting on the couch...it's a good way to warm up. I actually bought up a soapstone bed heater at an antique store this summer. It's just a slab of soapstone maybe 12x6x1 with a wire handle. They'd be set in front of the fireplace to warm up during the evening then taken to bed at night to warm it up. I have yet to use it for its original purpose though.
 
Burke said:
There are a decent number of houses dating from 1735-1800 locally (we're in Ashland, MA, there are a couple houses of similar age, and right next door in Hopkinton there are quite a few).

We have a sporadically updated blog here: http://1740house.wordpress.com/

I've filled a Nalgene bottle with hot water for my wife a few times when she's sitting on the couch...it's a good way to warm up. I actually bought up a soapstone bed heater at an antique store this summer. It's just a slab of soapstone maybe 12x6x1 with a wire handle. They'd be set in front of the fireplace to warm up during the evening then taken to bed at night to warm it up. I have yet to use it for its original purpose though.
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I live in Shirley and we have a bunch of very old houses over here too. The building i live in was built in the 1800s. It gets quite drafty in the winter, but I'm used to it now.
 
I'm from MN. So during the colder months, shorts and a hoodie. Once it drops below freezing I consider long pants and a winter jacket. I keep things simple.
 
Cargo shorts and a t-shirt, like always. A windbreaker or jacket at night or during the day if it's cold. It's 72° out right now.
 
Feet:
2 pairs of wool socks
Salomon Authentic Mid height goretex hiking shoes (Or M77 Norwegian army boots in deep snow)

Legs:
Merino wool long johns
Fleece pants
Random cargo pants

Torso:
Merino wool long sleeved shirt
Ulvang wool sweater
5.11 5 in 1 jacket

Hands:
Thin wool gloves under mechanix or similar gloves

Head:
Merino wool neck gaiter
Random Wool hat.

It's gets kinda chilly in Norway in the winter :P
 
Well I managed to find a 100% merino wool shirt/light sweater at the Good Will in Portland today. My wife took the GRE yesterday so we decided to spend the night to take advantage of the shopping and fancy restaurants of the big city. Anyway, I'm wearing the thing now, it's actually pretty itchy. Out of the dozen or so 100% merino wool shirts that I could find this was the only one that fit the way I wanted, I paid $12 for it. I may just have to wash it to solve the itch problem, it appears to be new without tags. It's a calvin klein, I don't know if it's shrunk or what, but it's a XL and I'm wearing it underneath my size Medium Carhartt shirt.
 
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