How cold is too cold?
I have heavier leather jackets than my Wested and I was wondering for you gear heads how dcold does it need to be to swicth to a heavier jacket for that day? Or do you just layer and go for it?
How cold is too cold?
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Well, if you find yourself shivering.... switch up. 
Actually, I judge by what I'm going to be doing as well as how cold it is. If I'm going to be just going to the car, from the car to someplace else, I'll just throw anything on. Especially if we're doing our holiday shopping as a group or something. It's a pain enough to be in the crowded malls while the wife meanders, but it's really a pain to be meandering and hot, or carrying a bulky coat. So for me, it's always dependent on the tasks at hand.
Mike
Actually, I judge by what I'm going to be doing as well as how cold it is. If I'm going to be just going to the car, from the car to someplace else, I'll just throw anything on. Especially if we're doing our holiday shopping as a group or something. It's a pain enough to be in the crowded malls while the wife meanders, but it's really a pain to be meandering and hot, or carrying a bulky coat. So for me, it's always dependent on the tasks at hand.
Mike
....blue I said!Think Indy in Nepal...
Whenever the chill sets in, just find a damsel in distress and a bunch of SS guys, end up in a bar-room brawl and inadvertantly burn the place to the ground, thus generating sufficient heat.
Keeps me warm everytime.
Al
PS - Oh, yeah - failing that, I wrap up warm under my Jacket, put on my gloves and scarf and drink plenty of hot tea.
Whenever the chill sets in, just find a damsel in distress and a bunch of SS guys, end up in a bar-room brawl and inadvertantly burn the place to the ground, thus generating sufficient heat.
Keeps me warm everytime.
Al
PS - Oh, yeah - failing that, I wrap up warm under my Jacket, put on my gloves and scarf and drink plenty of hot tea.
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I've worn a Wested lambskin layered with a long sleeve sweater down to the mid 20's, then had to switch to a heavier leather when the temps went lower. Can't add much more to what has already been said, though. I've experienced situations where I was wrapped up like a mummy against the cold, only to see my father-in-law standing around in his shirt sleeves, and just as comfortable as he could be. Everyone feels it differently. Regards. Michaelson
I wear my authentic lambskin until I can't take it anymore. Then I switch to my cowhide, which is heavier and warmer. I will not wear layers beneath my Westeds because that ruins "the look" If it gets too cold, I switch to a lined A-2 copy, but it doesn't get that cold that often. At any rate, stay with the leather jackets 
I do add a scarf when the winds pick up. If my hands and neck stay warm, the rest is usually pretty comfortable. Since most of your body heat is supposedly lost through your head, just make sure you are wearing your fedora ...and before anyone asks, Aldens are not very good in the blistering cold 
If it gets too cold, I switch to a lined A-2 copy, but it doesn't get that cold that often. At any rate, stay with the leather jackets I do add a scarf when the winds pick up. If my hands and neck stay warm, the rest is usually pretty comfortable. Since most of your body heat is supposedly lost through your head, just make sure you are wearing your fedora
...and before anyone asks, Aldens are not very good in the blistering cold -
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Remember George from Seinfeld? He wore the "Big hat"
and thats all he needed!!
I have found that if I do wear a hat, then I can actually
get away with a lighter coat if I keep moving. If I am
just sitting around, then I will need a heavy coat no matter
what!
But my shearling B-2 with the earflaps does the trick, along
with my Lands End cap of the same basic style, but made
from Polartec. That thing is light and I wear the heck out
of it.
But to answer your original question, I usually stop wearing
my lambskin at about 45 degrees and switch to the cowhide.
Below 32, and I will put on something heavier that the cow.
It is nice to have both a Lamd and a Cow Indy jacket. They
overlap nicely in the range they can be worn, but both
have their "special" temperatures that they feel best
at.
Flathead
and thats all he needed!!
I have found that if I do wear a hat, then I can actually
get away with a lighter coat if I keep moving. If I am
just sitting around, then I will need a heavy coat no matter
what!
But my shearling B-2 with the earflaps does the trick, along
with my Lands End cap of the same basic style, but made
from Polartec. That thing is light and I wear the heck out
of it.
But to answer your original question, I usually stop wearing
my lambskin at about 45 degrees and switch to the cowhide.
Below 32, and I will put on something heavier that the cow.
It is nice to have both a Lamd and a Cow Indy jacket. They
overlap nicely in the range they can be worn, but both
have their "special" temperatures that they feel best
at.
Flathead
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Well all i've got is my cowhide, so my opinion is somewhat limited, BUT...
I find that wearing simply a sweater under the Cow is great for any weather I've encountered so far. A toque (insulated hat, for those who do not know) and a scarf is good enough! The leather is one of the warmest things I've worn when it's damp, actually, as it seems to block out the dampness like nothing else. Very confy!
regards,
Farn
I find that wearing simply a sweater under the Cow is great for any weather I've encountered so far. A toque (insulated hat, for those who do not know) and a scarf is good enough! The leather is one of the warmest things I've worn when it's damp, actually, as it seems to block out the dampness like nothing else. Very confy!
regards,
Farn
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No, think Harrison Ford in a climate controlled studio.Think Indy in Nepal...
I find the Wested to be not so good downwards of 50 degrees, at least in the lamb. Not so sure about the heavier leathers like the cowskin. But then again, I'm always cold. I think it's more a matter of blood pressure.
How's your gear coming along, Mantis? Liking the old COW? I thought I had it bad here. The RPF will make you poor in no time at all.
