Page 3 of 5 FirstFirst 1 2 3 4 5 LastLast
Results 21 to 30 of 42
  1. #21
    User
    Join Date
    Oct 2012
    Location
    Malawi
    Age
    36
    Posts
    1,844

    Default Re: Which jacket for cold weather to get?

    Buy a Down Jacket from a respectable company like Columbia, North Face etc.

  2. #22
    User
    Join Date
    Jul 2011
    Location
    BFN Freestate
    Age
    45
    Posts
    12,151

    Default Re: Which jacket for cold weather to get?

    Quote Originally Posted by FantomBadger View Post
    Buy a Down Jacket from a respectable company like Columbia, North Face etc.
    I've worn something like this, wasn't mine I just tried it on.
    The problem is it feels like a toy, feels like something made for yuppies, I would not wear it in the veld, sure it wont last one day as well.

    It's been cold in europe for centuries, nothing new, so surely there must be a work line of clothing, meaning stuff that's made for everyday work outdoors. Stuff that's extremely durable, very warm, yet made for hard work.

    Never been to europe, so what is their equivalent to cold workwear?

  3. #23
    Banned
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    Stella
    Age
    46
    Posts
    10,870

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Messor View Post
    People differ

    A family member of ours worked on the border of america and canada for a while during winter time. The snow was a meter thick mostly and temps around -15 was normal. Yet when I asked him if he got real cold there he told me no, he's been through worse nights in the Karoo.
    Conditioning lays a role. South African winters are harsh because our air is dry. Your family member is correct. I walked barefoot in the snow at -12°C and jogged at -4°C with T-shirt and shorts. These felt the same as a normal SA winter.

  4. #24
    User
    Join Date
    Jul 2013
    Location
    Stellenbosch
    Posts
    968

    Default Re: Which jacket for cold weather to get?

    Having been in England for several winters I could never understand why people insisted on me getting long underwear when going over there in winter... Until my last trip when it got to -12Cish a few times (which compared to other places is not even that cold) and I really wished I had some too. Being outside in that kind of cold with only jeans, you stop feeling your legs after a while. And if you stand still, you try and stand VERY still, so that your freezing jeans does not touch your legs.

    The previous trips warm socks, jeans, t-shirt, K-Way fleece and 'n long coat when going out had me plenty warm. Now I wont go again without a beanie, gloves, long underwear and a scarf at least.

    The difference between SA winter and over there is that here, its cold everywhere, pretty much all the time. Over there every building is heated, so whenever you are inside, you are mostly warm.

  5. #25
    User
    Join Date
    Sep 2013
    Location
    Cape Town
    Age
    45
    Posts
    295

    Default Re: Which jacket for cold weather to get?

    Dressing in layers is key.

    Thermal / wicking base layer, middle fleece layer and then a Gortex or down outer layer.


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

  6. #26
    Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2015
    Age
    43
    Posts
    1,261

    Default Re: Which jacket for cold weather to get?

    Quote Originally Posted by pdh View Post
    CPUM
    Can you elaborate on this as I never heard of it and cannot seem to find it on google?

  7. #27

    Default Re: Which jacket for cold weather to get?

    Quote Originally Posted by DaavG View Post
    Can you elaborate on this as I never heard of it and cannot seem to find it on google?
    I believe CPUM refers to Cape Union Mart Maybe.

  8. #28
    User
    Join Date
    Jun 2011
    Location
    Cape Town
    Age
    35
    Posts
    7,152

    Default Re: Which jacket for cold weather to get?

    Quote Originally Posted by DaavG View Post
    Can you elaborate on this as I never heard of it and cannot seem to find it on google?
    Cape Union Mart

    CUM would just invite the likes of BigT and SSP

  9. #29
    Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2015
    Age
    43
    Posts
    1,261

    Default Re: Which jacket for cold weather to get?

    thanks blond moment!!

  10. #30
    Moderator KK20's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2008
    Location
    my heart at the sea and my soul in the mountains
    Posts
    14,326

    Default Re: Which jacket for cold weather to get?

    At my local mall the CPUM is right next door to CUM bookstore =)
    live out your imagination , not your history.

Page 3 of 5 FirstFirst 1 2 3 4 5 LastLast

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •