Winter is Coming! Cold Weather Gear

Love Carhartt. Own two of them. A Ridge coat and Chore coat. Can't beat a Russian Bomber hat to keep your ears warm if you can tolerate the look. I usually wear thermal bottoms all winter long. For boots, I usually just buy a good insulated hunting boot. They are usually more durable than a hiker. Typically choose 8-10" height because Utah can and does get a fair amount of snow in winter. Still looking for the perfect glove though. Like a nice insulated leather chore glove from the local farm supply store. I lose some dexterity, but, I compromise. Never like wearing gloves while working. Wear them when riding.

No preferred brands for clothing, but I do make sure I waterproof my boots. I like leather boots year round. I use a couple different products. Been using Foggy Mountain Bear Guard waterproofer the last couple years. Made from beeswax and bear fat. Works pretty good. Sno Seal is another good one. Obenauf's Heavy Duty is the best I have tried. Bear Guard is a close second. Obenauf's was designed for smoke jumpers and wildland fire fighters. If it keeps their feet dry in those condiditions, it will keep mine dry in anything I can throw at it.

MechanixWear has some insulated ones, but haven't tried them. Have found some cotton insulated ones that are rubber dipped for grip. They work ok. I want bare hand dexterity for work and there is nothing even close. Regular uninsulated MechanixWear comes close, but don't keep hands warm in subzero conditions like my work truck.

Learn something new every day.  Hmmm.....

Ouch. I just got a pair of their leather vibration gloves for camping so I don't bust my precious carving hands.

Flip top mittens are best in wool.

Jackets: patagonia, marmot, northface..to name a few

uhm, lets see,
gloves: if it really gets cold
scarf: always, even now already
hat: not that much, but might buy one this year
jacket: depends, sometimes just a softshell jacket + a wool pullover, or a coat
boots: went through the last cold winter with basically my Salomon shoes and two pairs of socks, kept warm and dry hehe. Sometimes also boots.

I do add my thermo bottle with some hot tea sometimes, especially when I went to school. Might start this again...