Oh, and another benefit (not to everyone I know, but this is the Riv forum)
to Patrick's clothing is being able to walk into a store and look
relatively normal, albeit with a frosty beard if one is lucky enough to
grow one...
Another piece often overlooked is acclimating to the cold. It is
P'burgh winters are probably way worse than here in MD.
Here in MD I get away with:
2 wool layers and J jacket or 4-5 layers of wool and no jacket.
Couple hats.
2 layers of tights (one Ibex wool, one Boure windstopper type) or pair up
some heavyweight wool long johns and MUSA long pants.
2
I'll second the benefit of investment in cold/wet weather vestments. While
not nearly the extreme s of Patrick's ventures, mine have become sort of
mundane and my shell layers have stopped representing disappointment by
year two or three's use.
My commuting travels rarely produce such vivd
Yes, keeping the extremities would be worth the investment!
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Well, my HTML bold brackets didn't work out, but you all get what I was trying
to emphasize...
On Monday, November 12, 2018 at 8:46:12 PM UTC-5, Adam in Indiana wrote:
> On Monday, November 12, 2018 at 6:18:08 AM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote:
> I do add single sock as extra warmth and wind
On Monday, November 12, 2018 at 6:18:08 AM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote:
I do add single sock as extra warmth and wind block cod piece at 15˚F
and below.
For the win, right there. That line made me laugh out loud, while
simultaneously thinking of all the rides something like that would have
You’re a wee bit low, actually, Lum. Like with bikes, you can waste a lot of
money on inferior and “standard” fare or you can buy the good stuff and let it
work and last and be warm and cozy along the way. Oh, and count all ten piggies
and fingers whilst sipping whisky in front of the fire when
Wow! Nice threads. But too expensive for me. I bet it would run 750$ to
gown up like this for a ride.
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I live in Maryland and told my wife if we ever move, the new house must be
somewhere south of where our home is now. The closer to the equator the
better... Hawaii will work, too.
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> When I heard fishnet longjohns I had a terrible momentary vision of a
> bearded man in fishnet stocking appearing out of the snowy forest on a
> bike. 5˚F?? Patrick must be the most hardcore rider on the list, if I were
> him I'd be looking to move somewhere warmer. Grin.
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-Haakon
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Thanks for this info, Patrick!
On Monday, November 12, 2018 at 6:18:08 AM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote:
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> With some interest in this system, this thread is to summarize the system
> and be a common place to ask about it. Why fishnet baselayer? Simple.
> moisture management. Fishnet
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