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Anonymous asked: for heavy coats...wool or down? or something else

(Disclaimer: I am a person who gets cold very easily)

Wool coats will only take you so far - for me, I had to switch to down around 30 degrees. You can go lower with them, but you’ll need substantial layering, which is a pain in the ass when you’re going from 15 degrees outside to like, 75 in a classroom and have to peel off 3 sweaters.

Down or down alternative carried me through the coldest chicago winters much better than wool (and I had a giant, very heavy Navy peacoat).

Other unsolicited keeping warm advice: I tried to do the rain-boots-with-fleece-liner thing with my super cute Hunter boots and was unsatisfied – my feet just got really sweaty and then the sweat cooled and my feet ended up even colder. In the case of socks, I recommend wool > fleece because they sit on your skin and wool wicks away moisture where fleece does not.

You can also go for those kinda dorky insulated waterproof hiking boot type things – my roommate had a pair that lasted 4 years and she loved them. I just went with wool socks (sometimes 1 pair wool over a light cotton pair) and semi-waterproofed leather boots.

Headwear: that floppy beanie may be cute but if it doesn’t have ear flaps you’re gonna have a bad time. And make sure the hat is big enough that the flaps sit comfortably over your ears; if it’s too small it’s just going to ride up and you’ll have the same problem. If no earflaps, I love those behind-the-head earmuff things (there’s a brand called 180s I think?)

In general, natural fibers (cotton, wool) will be better underlayers especially sitting directly on your skin, as synthetic fibers usually won’t wick away moisture as well (unless it’s meant for that purpose - I had awesome insulated Underarmour turtlenecks that transitioned well from ski-wear to Chicago-wear). Walking around in winter gear and trudging through snow do warm you up and make you sweaty pretty fast, so you want underlayers that will get that sweat off your skin.

Sorry for rambling; I have a lot more thoughts about outerwear than I expected.

- Grace F (’12)