Is there "too cold"?

[Sir Robert]

I wore my NightStalker in -10C and I was fine. Much below that starts to get too cold without a heavy coat. With a coat, it really does not matter what you are wearing under it.

[mbhandy]

My wife got me the over the knee wool socks from

http://www.hamiltondrygoods.com/sock.html

and with my SWK wool I can walk the dog at -10° F No problem. If the win picks up I pull the socks over the knees and No Problem . Except to bend over to pull up the socks.

MrBill

[cavscout]

I've had the temperature debate with my wife many times and I can honestly say I am at least as warm as I would be in pants, even in a USA Casual. The key to me is that the pleats maintain a very good warm air barrier between my legs and the outside temp. When wearing jeans, the denim is quickly cooled by the outside air and conducted to the inside where it is constantly touching my legg...brrrrrrrr. My kilt has 2 - 3 layers depending on apron or pleat, the inner layer stays warm from my body heat and is not cooled by the outside thanks to the middle layer. I'll deal with the occasional cool breeze..a guys got to have something to smile about :mrgreen:

[Schultz]

I've tried explaining what cavscout just outlined to skeptical people who still don't buy it, women in particular. They "wear skirts all the time" and even when it's pointed out that the skirts they wear aren't made of 16 oz. wool and have eight yard of material pleated in the back they still don't buy it.

[cavscout]

My wife still doesn't get it either. I think they tend to forget about the fact that men have more hair also. If you've ever shaved and tehn gone outside in the cold you know how nice a layer of hair is for warmth.

By the way I'm also sporting my Hamilton Dry goods hose toady and I'm telllin ya, these are some great socks for guys with large calves. No garters and I'm nice -n- toasty

[mbhandy]

My wife still doesn't get it either. I think they tend to forget about the fact that men have more hair also. If you've ever shaved and tehn gone outside in the cold you know how nice a layer of hair is for warmth.

By the way I'm also sporting my Hamilton Dry goods hose toady and I'm telllin ya, these are some great socks for guys with large calves. No garters and I'm nice -n- toasty

Are those the cotton or wool one?

MrBill

[cavscout]

Cotton. They are still very thick and come well over my knee when unrolled so I have a nice beefy cuff. The wool hose not having an ankle worried me about the fit.

[mbhandy]

The Wool socks are a bit thin but I wear them over pollypro sock liners and the wool socks come half way up the top of the leg and I am 6'. In fact Ron at Hamilton told me they would be to warm and try the cotten. If I am Not going to be long outside I will wear cotten but if I am out for a while Wool, Cotten Kills.

MrBill

[Alan H]

All you guys talking about sub-zero temperaturs are making me mighty glad I livde in California!

It was about 30 degrees last night when I went home from work, there was frost/big ice crystals on teh the car window. That was a chhilly walk to the care...about 20 minutes, but I survived.

[mddock58]

Wait a minute Alan.......... What is that famous quote?
"The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco."
It is attributed to Mark Twain - and so right! Really from the swing in temperature than the low itself!

I grew up in Sac. and spent a lot of time in the Bay Area!