I live in Montana but am not native to the northwest, from the south originally. I don’t own a car (walkable cities ftw) so I’m exposed to the elements almost daily. I’ve been making it work in the winters with layering and clutch thrift store finds but I still don’t fundamentally understand what determines good vs bad fabrics/coats/socks for this climate. Please help!
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The right winter gear doesn’t require active layering. For me, a layer of long sleeve shirts and sweatpants covered by a solid, multilayer winter coat and snow pants is plenty for even blizzards in the alpine of Colorado usually. Worst case I throw on a hoodie as well.
The real important things not to skip or cheap out on are gloves, socks, shoes, head/neckwear like scarves, hats and masks. If you do those right you can get away with a lot of mistakes on the layers of your body.
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