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Eddie Bauer, goose down, Jacket, Marmot, mitts, North Face, Saskatchewan, winter
Winter in Saskatchewan is serious business. It gets cold here. Very cold. Between the dogs and the chickens, I spend a lot of time outdoors during the winter. And since we’ve become a “one-car family”, I also spend a lot of time walking or taking the bus to get around the city. In the process, I’ve learned a few things about keeping warm.
First up, goose down.
I don’t think there is any synthetic material on the planet that can keep you as warm as goose-down (I’m probably wrong about that, but I’m going to say it anyway). I used to buy a fleece-shell combo kind of jacket until I bought a goose down jacket five years ago. It was heaven. Except the jacket only went to my waist. Last winter, I got a parka that ends mid-thigh. Having a long parka is a must. It doesn’t have to be full length, but you need something that goes past the waist, otherwise it can be drafty. Between the parka and my boots, only my knees are exposed, and my legs are so much warmer. We also have a down blanket on our bed, or as some would call it, a feather tick. It’s super light and thin, yet incredibly warm. To save on heating costs, we program our thermostat to go down to 16 C at night. The down blanket keeps us toasty warm.
I cover myself head to toe with goose down in the winter. Think of any winter accessory, you can get it made with goose down – hat, mitts, scarves, earmuffs. Here’s a few faves:
1 Eddie Bauer Coloured Goose Down Blanket / 2 180 Women’s Down Earmuffs / 3 Marmot Wm’s Warmest Mitt / 4 The North Face Brooklyn Jacket
People sorely underestimate what a real winter can do. Whenever I see some of the boots stores recommend I think let me show you what mine look like and what I look like in the AM outdoors in January. Love that coat!
Ha ha! Totally agree. My next post is all about boots. I can’t believe what passes for “winter boots” in some places! I’ve finally given up trying to copy “winter fashion” from the magazines – it’s impossible here; you just freeze your ass off 🙂
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earmuffs are really handy specially in cold snowy weather in the winter. we use them a lot even we are at home since it is very cold out here.,
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