Twenty-five degrees outside and my No Baggage wardrobe is holding up well. Just got back from hours spent walking in the cold today, including a 45-minute walk home. (With a quick stop by the 24-hour Apple Store, of course.) I spent a similar amount of time outside yesterday too.
The key to my wardrobe success has been good use of layering (listed from base layer to outer layer):
- Icebreaker Wool T-Shirt
- SeV Q-Zip
- SeV Performance T-Shirt
- Icebreaker Wool Quarter-Zip
- Mountain Hardwear Windstopper Vest
- SeV Sport Coat
- SeV Carry-On Coat
Other than my spare pair of pants, socks, and boxers (and third t-shirt that I have yet to use), I am wearing all of the clothes I brought. I wore the same outfit yesterday, but am rotating the location of the t-shirts and quarter-zips to cut-down on odor retention and vary my appearance. (Speaking of odor retention, my Merino wool pieces have proved impossible to stink-up.) I am also rotating the pants I wear on a daily basis.
Today, would have been absolutely miserable if my Ecco shoes were not lined with Gore-Tex. Had to slosh through many puddles of slush and melted snow all over the streets of Manhattan.
I have several pieces that have been to Antarctica with me and back. They continue to perform admirably. These include:
- Mountain Hardwear Windstopper Fleece Cap
- Mountain Hardwear Gloves
- Icebreaker Wool Neck Gaiter
- Icebreaker Wool Quarter-Zip
I continue to be impressed with the versatility of my wardrobe and how well (and warm!) I’ve been able to travel with so little.
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