I've been wearing 3 t-shirts and rolled up combats since I started this job, today the weather switched hardcore and I was shivering the whole day as soon as I stood still for more than 5 minutes. Wasn't much fun at all, I've got to investigate proper winterwear now

i was playing on the ice today in notts on my way to uni. i was fine with just a base layer and short sleeve lycra on top of that with 3/4 shorts on bottom. tuck the sleeves of the base layer into ur gloves and them in place with a watch or elastic bands. then stick a buff into your base layer and zip up the lycra top so there is no gap exposing your neck. u can then pull the buff up to cover ur mouth (dont know bout anyone else but my lips get really bad in the cold unless i cover them up) nose and ears, if its a big enough buff it can even cover some of ur head aswell to keep heat in. if not wear a hat or keep ur hood up.

when u have a break, slip ur bare hands under your armpits, will warm up nicely (bit tricky to answer a radio but is worth it).

"- Cycling jackets don't have hoods!"

no - I noticed that when I went shopping for me winters. They used to have. Simon at Harry Hall's sez it's because everyone buys helmets these days. Bugger that. So I went to North Face and spent more than I ever have on a single item of clothing. It's bloody lovely though.

Bin bloody cold here too - luckily managed to keep busy most of the time. Cargo bike: always work.

3 t shirts kept me at the perfect temperature actually, unfortunately my waterproof jacket isn't breathable so that's when things start to get sweaty. As zack says, going into an outdoor clothing specialist means your looking at spending a minimum of £150 on a decent jacket, I'm struggling for food money at the moment

"Simon at Harry Hall's sez it's because everyone buys helmets these days. " That;s what I thought. Not really fair on those of us who choose not to!

"apparently keeping your wrists warm is the key to keeping your hands warm" well that makes sense, cos you've got them big veins and arteries in yer wrists, so if you keep them warm then the blood going to your hands will stay warm thus helping keep your hands warm.

i tend to find any sort of hood limits my peripheral vision and hearing (crunchy rattly white noise) and is a pain when checking over shoulder... baseball cap (big peak keeps the rain off me specs) and a wooly hat over that and a neck gaiter coming up to meet that... Bring it !

That should have read "under a wool or synthetic sweater" I'm off sick today because my brain no work good.

Kirk, who covers your jobs when you're off sick?

http://www.premiersurplus.co.uk/more/on/details/00115

looks good

Massive long shot but I don't suppose you know if these have drawstring around the bottom of the jacket?

hmm i like the sound of that. shame it doesnt come in black... camo is a bit too on top for work for me

might buy one for casual use though

Camo wasnt my ideal option either but after going through a few heavy ones in it, I wouldnt care if it was pink. I have seen a gore-tex submarine jacket in black, but no hood or vents... There is a black US ,vented sniper jacket though, dunno how much or where from.

It was an even better price 3 years ago at 55quid, 4th winter and probably could do with a reproofing...
Army surplus in camden market, place top of whitfield st, and elsewhere?

I didn't do rain gear for most of my first two winters.
In fact, one of the fist things I said to Bambie when I met him was "rain gear? I don't belive in rain gear." This was right before I borrowed a metal file to file down my chipped tooth in his kitchen.

I had a hoodie system of letting the top one get wet, then taking it off before it soaked the second one. This normally meant I stayed dry for an entire day, belive it or not, but it's not a system I would recommend.

Because I only wear skirts I always have extra layers on top and both cycling leggings or shorts and a pair of thigh high leg warmers on over top of them at all times during the winter. This keep me warm enough with the added advantege of being fast drying if it rains.

On the top I wear something soft to keep my skin away from the itchy base layer, but not so thick as to destroy it's magical properties. Then a t shirt, then a small hoodie then a larger hoodie. When it starts raining the larger hoodie comes off and I use my water proof.

Iron, on the whole warm hands thing, I recon cycling gloves and glove liners are the way. To keep wrists warm I sometimes use the neck of socks, from the socks that the toes have gone in after i've microwaved them too often.

hahahah Its the same old shit every year. Why does everyone wait till its freezing and pissing it with sleet/snow to even think about gearing up for the winter? I bought some deep sea diving gloves other day (2.5mm thick like a wet suit) and their the fuckin business. Probably a good investment considering england is prone to flooding

WTF am I doing on here on a Friday, when there is an alleycat AND a party to go to? Answers on a postcard, please.

Did you say saving yourself for a huge squat party? Something that could happen any day of the year, yet you choose that over a crazy holloween alley cat and party?

I passed out still wearing fake blood, had managed to get my stilletos off but only to put them in bed next to me.

woke up stuck to the pillows and cuddling a leopard print shoe. THAT is what a party is supposed to be.

Not really my idea of a good time, but there you go. I'm allergic to anything that could be possibly refered to as "phat".

You really have no consideration for Bill's feelings do you Nhatt?