BIFL 2022 Winter Gear Request thread!

[u/Robot_ninja_pirate]

Well, it's coming up to that time of year again Winter the coldest season of the year (at least if you are in the Northern Hemisphere sorry everyone else)

So the team here thought we should make a new thread this year specifically for Winter Gear, Jackets, Boots, hats, gloves and whatever else is appropriate if you have a good suggestion please post it here.

There are a lot of Threads this time of year and I can only Sticky Two posts at a time so other threads of interest are:

• BIFL 2022 Holiday Gift Ideas Thread!

• BIFL 2022 Black Friday day sales thread!

[u/slowlydrifting3]

Request: all life in the tropical heat person- moving to Glasgow- insight on winter gear recommendations and budget please? (the whole set cause I’m not sure how much I need and will be using public transport through the winter= outside a lot)

[u/jjjjamie → u/slowlydrifting3]

You will want a good, fully waterproofed coat with a hood. Army surplus GoreTex is a cheap option, GoreTex is amazing but not true BIFL. It could cost you several hundred pounds for a proper coat. Discount sites like SportPursuit are very good for this, look at their ski jackets.

I also recommend long johns / leggings, thick wool socks. Good gloves (preferably waterproof)

Apart from the GoreTex jacket, I agree with the other commenter talking about natural products. Wool is incredible. Good Scottish brand for wool jumpers is Jamiesons.

Get yourself some leather boots to keep your feet dry. Make sure you get something well-built. I like Urban Shepherd (based in Portugal, handmade boots for £250 - unbelievable value).