 Poster: A snowHead
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| My own couture ensemble is ancient black sallys of ouknown provenance, costs, or make teamed with a grey/green/brown Mountain Hardwear soft-shell jacket which is the veteran of many seasons of both climbing & skiing, odd gloves and of course rounded off by my shiny pink noggin - Parfait! |
red 27, What no brown, baggy, cord 'pants'? 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Jo66, Ha! Rumbled! And even worse I'll now be all matching! I can see I'll have to be more careful who I tell What 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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red 27, Sorry, couldn't resist 
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As with most expensive stuff, there are diminishing returns. But if you can afford it and choose wisely the expensive stuff looks better, feels better and lasts longer. I've got a black Dainese jacket and a pair of army green Rossignol pants, both Goretex. They look cool, keep me warm and dry in whatever weather and were reassuringly expensive. I don't skimp on base and mid layers either. Icebreaker Merino all the way. To save money for this kind of stuff I don't smoke, drink (much) or go on summer beach holidays.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Can happily report the expensive jacket was well worth the extra money, I had a mixed week of conditions from blazing sunshine to blizzards.... but low and behold I was warm dry and toasty all week. The hood was great at keeping the snow out of my ears when the wind was blowing.... now hunting in the sale for some new thermals ready for next year...any suggestions?
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charlotte366, Glad that you are pleased with your purchase. FWIW I spent a couple of years in nothing special - the first year in my original fartbag from 10+ years back  and the second in a £20 pair of Tchibo sallies (I'd highly recommend Tchibo sallies btw) and a £30 D2B jacket from TKMAXX. I then spotted an opportunity for a matched set of Radium Trespass gear in TKMAXX for the grand total of £60. Trespass is a lower priced range, but their Radium line is the top of what they do - so for anyone that's looking out for something within a limited budget (as I was) that's another way to go - buy a lower priced make, but go for the top of the range and you might still be able to end up paying less than the lowest priced lot from a higher priced range.
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charlotte366, Merino wool thermals are a good bet. Icebreaker have a great range of base and mid layers. Merino is not generally itchy like normal wool, providing you use their fine "skin" baselayers, which are extremely comfortable. Icebreaker mid layers are much less bulky than fleeces and look less nerdy when worn at home. I've been using Icebreaker base and mid layers for the last 3 seasons and all my man-made stuff is sitting in the loft.
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