I don't care where you live in the United States of America everyone gets cold from time to time. I remember a holiday vacation in Florida one January and the morning temp was around forty... I saw people dressed as we do in North Dakota when it's 30 degrees below zero. I was wearing shorts and tank top.
Today, finding appropriate clothing is easy, just do a search for "clothing for sub zero environments" and all kinds of vendors come up to offer you warmth. The screen shot above is from Amazon but if you prefer to shop in person check out Scheels in a mall near you.
The proper underwear makes a huge difference in keeping warm in environments where the mercury dips below freezing and even as cold as 30 degrees below zero.
Prior to today's clothing technology winter underwear was made of thick and scratchy wool or various thermal technology.
The next step is shirts and pants made for keeping warm. Thanks to movies like FARGO most people are well aware of flannel shirts and pajamas but far fewer are aware of fleece lined blue jeans and dress pants.
Here is my favorite flannel shirt.
Not all flannel shirts are created equal, this one is about twice as thick as any of my others and most flannel shirts are at least twice as thick as a typical dress shirt.
Outerwear has also taken big leaps forward in thermal technology. Vests are a great example. Remember that super bulky thing Marty McFly wore in Back To The Future? That was great in it's day but you don't need all that bulk today.
I myself prefer outerwear by Carhartt. It's not fashionable but I don't care, it's warm. They also make excellent hats and gloves. Anyone involved in construction during the winter months is going to have a closet of Carhartt.
When people think about technology they seldom think of clothing BUT I am glad that there are those in the clothing business who do think of thermal technology.
This is my third entry into the November challenge of being thankful. by Lynn B. Friedman CRS Atlanta, GA 404-617-6375 I try not to be repetitive year after year and I try not to beat the usual thankful topics to death. I hope you enjoy the uniqueness I bring to these challenges.
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