What 16 Below Looks Like
A story in pictures.
I think “fair” might not have been the word weather.com was looking for to describe the sunshine yesterday. Perhaps… “pointless.” I live exactly one mile from a very large body of water, so the above wind chill is not really a hypothetical. This is how I handled it:
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A. SmartWool long underwear (first layer, legs).
B. Wool tights (second layer, legs).
C. Real clothes (third layer, all over). My office tends to be pretty hot, so I have to be careful not to go overboard: just a shirt, sweater, and jeans.
D. Polypropylene sock liners (first layer, feet).
E. Knee-high SmartWool socks (second layer, feet. Third layer, not shown here, is a pair of waterproof, fleece-lined boots).
F. SmartWool gloves (first layer, hands), hand-knitted wrist warmers (second layer, hands), thick wooly glittens (third layer, hands).
G. Hand-knitted scarf worn under coat (I).
H. Hand-knitted hat worn under coat (I).
I. Coat, which LL Bean has “comfort rated” at 0˚ F.
J. One-foot by six-foot double layered boiled wool scarf, wrapped twice around my neck and pulled up to my eyes, as seen here.
K. Hood, worn over hat (H).
But, good news! It might warm up to freezing this week!
Posted 17 January 2009
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Wow. . . . Seriously, I’m bookmarking this post and will use it as a winter shopping list for next year!
Ha! I’m glad my OCD/intolerance for cold can help somebody :) I can’t recommend SmartWool enough. It’s expensive, but will last a long time, and it’s super super warm.
Wow, and I was complaining about 20 degrees in Philly, now I remember why I don’t live in Chicago . . . and maybe this is one of the reasons Michele Obama’s mother decided to join them in D.C. where today it is a balmy 34 degrees.