Anyone spent extended amounts of time in the extreme cold? Need clothing advise

You can spend £££'s on the Super-Frost-Monster-GtiX4500Thermo-Turbo-Arctic-eXXXtreme gimmick gear.

Or, you can wear women's nylon tights under your normal stuff and enjoy the warm smug feeling saving loads of money gives you.

+ I bet you spend more time in a Car than outside anyway.
 
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Rab Ascent, it's like being in a duvet, it's awesome.

The Infinity is warmer but more expensive and short, the Ascent keeps your arse warm as well :)
 
Fantastic info in this thread, thank you all :)

How much should one expected to pay for said clothing? So I can get an idea to budget.
 
I would have a look at Paramo Fabrics, which is some of the warmest outdoor gear I have worn in several mountain ranges, or have a look at 66 North which is the major outdoor brand for Iceland - its all about layers, make sure to keep your head covered.

Went to Iceland this summer and totally love it, going back next year as well.
 
Also guys I need to think about what is going to be easy to sell on, I can't see myself really using it again (plus going to Iceland for another Photo trip won't be on the cards for a long time)

All thoughts welcome, thanks again for all the info.
 
I did add some price ranges to my first post but if they make your butt clench you could always look into military clothing from the Scandinavian countries, it may not look flashy but it'll be more affordable and will certainly be warm enough.
 
G|mp said:
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Rab Ascent, it's like being in a duvet, it's awesome.

The Infinity is warmer but more expensive and short, the Ascent keeps your arse warm as well :)
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I have this, and happily pull it out each year about this time - keeps me toasty warm! (I've also used it in Norway is excruciatingly cold temperatures!). Mine cost around £300 - I'm not so sure what the resale value of that would be though, you'd probably find mountaineers wanting to buy it as its desined to be worn over the top of a climbing lid.
 
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I'm going to buy whatever stops me from losing both testicles due to frostbite :p
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Well base layers are probably around £40-60 each (tops and bottoms), a good jacket will range from around £200-400 and a pair of salopets/ski pants will be around £100-150, socks around £15-20, touch gloves around £20, Mittens/ski gloves around £50-90 and boots... not as much knowledge but my NF shoes were around £70 but you're probably looking at around £100-150 for some similar boots (although less walky boots will probably be cheaper).

You can obviously go cheaper (and doofers tights suggestion is a good money saver, even putting them under socks for extra warmth) but I think that's a good average price for good gear. More expensive is also VERY easy, however whether it's worth it is another matter. For example the more expensive a jacket the more you may get - mine has a built in balaclava, stretchy thumb holes and several other features that are very nice in the cold (means you always have them and can't forget them).

Looking at those prices I'm not even going to try and work out how much I've spent over the years... :eek:
 
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Phate said:
Also guys I need to think about what is going to be easy to sell on, I can't see myself really using it again (plus going to Iceland for another Photo trip won't be on the cards for a long time)

All thoughts welcome, thanks again for all the info.
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Out of interest are you on an organised tour or are you doing it yourself?
 
Doing it ourselves, there are 3 of us going, all photographers, we have hired a car for it as well.
 
Phate said:
Howdy!

I'm going to Iceland in March and will be spending most of it outdoors at night, going on a photography northern lights trip you see.

I'm starting to look into clothing for it, I'm fairly sure a jumper and jeans isn't going to cut the mustard out there.

Has anyone ever spent or know about spending long amounts of times (6hours at a time) at potentially -20C conditions without moving about?

If so I'd be interested to hear your thoughts and suggestions on what to wear :)

Annoyed would be one way of putting it if I grab any old North Face jacket and turns out it's a load of crap :p

All info welcome :)

Thanks,
Jake
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I got one of these N-3B kept me nice and warm bonfire night recovering from perforated jujueam heating on at home felt cold, might get another for this winter (if your small you can get away with xl kids size and save £100)
 
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Iceland despite the name isn't really that cold a place. Very few places will reach -10 in March let alone -20. Where in Iceland are you actually going? Rekyavik in March is actually quite pleasant.
 
Google "Flexitog"

Clothing of choice for working in most cold stores (circa -30) I doubt it's high fashion, but, you'll stay warm, I promise you that!

:)
 
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