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Where my wife works it pretty cold. There is heating but doors need to be opened quite often so any heat is constantly lost. I was wobndering what base layers people would recommend. They would not need to have great wicking properties but the ability to keep the wearer warm are more important. I have seen woolen ones but dont know if they are any better than manmade fibres. What would you recommend?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I wear my Decathlon ski base layers to work under my normal clothes. Where I work we have a 'fresh air' air conditioning system which is uncomfortably cold all year round. I'm a dab hand at typing in gloves! 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Must be bloody cold in your office QB!!
Good quality running (under) clothes seem to maintain body temps.
Last edited by You need to Login to know who's really who. on Wed 8-12-10 14:03; edited 1 time in total
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Natural fibers tend to be warmer, anything merino tends to be the warmest (icebreaker has been keeping me warm in our warehouse)
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Helly Hansen Lifa. Discovered them well over 20 years ago. Never found the need to have any other base layer. These days they appear to be defective, though, The photos always show the vests with the chest measurement clearly greater than the waste. In recent years, I have noticed that in reality the reverse is true.
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crossmax, if the work you are doing is low activity, then in cold conditions it maybe best to go for a natural mid layer (merino) and use as a base layer look at 250g to max 280
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Icebreaker. It's made from happy sheep.
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altis, Thanks for the link, very helpful.
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I just ordered some merino base layer tops from Wiggle.co.uk - their own brand, and they're a lot cheaper than Icebreaker. Mine arrived today and is a good fit - size 12, snug but not tight. The one I ordered for the OH, which has a zip neck, was out of stock and not arrived yet, so hoping it will be as good.
For someone working in an office, rather than skinning up an Alp, I suspect the Marks and Spencer ones would be fine and have the advantage that she could try them on.
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pam w, She does have some from M&S and finds them ok but when its pretty cold she wont get warm all day. I was wondering if anything else would be warmer.
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crossmax, I suppose it's a matter of wearing layers - though if you're inactive, in a cold work environment, it's not easy. Maybe get up and go for a brisk walk for ten minutes, every now and again. If she has good base layers, maybe a warmer mid layer would be a better investment? I remembering layering up in the office during the "3 day week" in the Olden Days.
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pam w, is that the dhb 150 gsm ones? they seem to be pretty good we looked at them as well but TBH found them too thin for winter use better for spring skiing 
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