This just about fits under my jawguarded helmet. A rain cover over the helmet keeps out daughts.
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That was a good tip, thanks - I bought some cheapo Thinsulate-lined leather Portwest gloves and waterproofed with four coatings of leather waterproofing wax. They coped well with light rain, kept my fingers warm and I was very pleased with them... but then I lost one in my garden and with all the dead yellow leaves all over the place, it was well camouflaged (yellow leather gloves) and practically invisible, impossible to find. So I scored the last pair of Aldi's "waterproof" and "windproof" winter gloves two days ago, which are probably rubbish but have smartphone screen swipe-friendly index fingers. Aldi's leather driving gloves have sold out.
I splashed out on merino wool thermals for this winter.
When it was dry and cold a couple of weeks ago, I tried merino wool thermals, two layers of jogging bottoms, plus insulated windproof Craghopper trousers on top. My legs must have looked quite chunky, but that lot kept them warm mostly... feet still froze.
Down-filled isn't windproof enough, so last winter I wore a goretex layer on top. They don't cope at all well if you sweat, so in addition this year, I'm using an unpadded leather jacket under the down layer.
They're getting better aren't they? Compress for packing smaller than they used to, stay warm when wet.
The tape on taped seams have given way on the older articles, but I've never known goretex fabric to rip, and I've got so much old walking goretex of various types and sizes, I'll layer them rather than buy paramo.
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I've got very basic noname wellies; bought in emergency in Mallaig for £8 in a closing down sale when I realized my old ones were dead. (You don't want leaking wellies for holidays on the west coast of Scotland.)
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Yes- I have a RAB down and feather jacket - one of the lighter weight ones, not the 'go into the artic' type, but I do only wear it when it's really cold (as in under 4degC).
Thanks for posting that particular one - at £9 I bought one and it feels snug, warm and a cosy fit under my 'normal' cycle helmet. I always wear eye protection and this cover has holes in the side for poking glasses arms through.
I like that the bottom seam isn't too thick, so that when I remove my helmet and it, my forehead doesn't feature a pressed-in line. I also use mine for my pedestrian disguise, because it folds away very small... so small I keep misplacing it, so have since bought another. The reflective lines at the back help improve visibility, when slow jogging at night.
