What temp do you consider to be "cold"??? (sprinkle, nights)

[SnowboundwithCabinFever]

Originally Posted by alex985

For me, I throw on a hoodie when it's below 50 F. If it's 30 F or lower and windy I'll throw on a hat. I'll put on longjohns underneath my hoodie below 20 F, below about 5 F or so I'll put on a ski/snow jacket on my hoodie, throw on a hat if it's windy. For every 20 F colder, I throw on an extra layer.

You'd have trouble moving with all of the above when the temp hits -60's F (however I'm pretty sure you won't be feeling those).

Having a baggy winter jacket that will trap warm body heat will save you some of those layers. One rated to certain temps also helps. However after saying that an Eskimo lady made me a parka when I was living up in Inuvik. It had a lightweight waterproof shell, the interior was made with a felt like material with a lining and had a hood surounded with fur (trapped heat around the face). Nothing special about it except she made it 2-3 sizes too big for me. It was also long enough to go almost to my knees (fur trimmed the bottom of the coat as well as the cuffs of the sleeves). It definitely had room for one loose bulky sweater and an undershirt (and lots of warm body air). Along with the above she made me a pair of fur mitts with dummy string attached and a pair of sealskin mukluks (yes I feel sorry for the seal but that was over thirty years ago and it was how they made money). When I was outside for a long period of time I wore long johns and sometimes ski pants as well.



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re the posts here (well those that I've read):

What some define as cold in this thread makes me + + .

*sigh*

[Caleb Yeung]

4 C to -7 C: Cool weather, nice to be outside.

-7 C to -18 C: Cold, but doable for going outside.

-18 C to -29 C: Very cold, better wear one or more layers!

-29 C to -40 C: Extremely cold, the weatherman will start talking about it as a special event.

-40 C to -51 C: Impressively cold. Better avoid going out!

Below -51 C: Everything would shut down in London (If it can happen)

[Ariete]

Originally Posted by Caleb Yeung

Below -51 C: Everything would shut down in London (If it can happen)

I think most places in the world would shut down.

[SnowboundwithCabinFever]

Originally Posted by Ariete

I think most places in the world would shut down.

except Saskatchewan.

*sigh*

[overdrive1979]

I would generally say below 11º C in summer, and bellow 3º C in winter is cold for me, but also depends on other factors like humidity, windchill, etc.

[dunno what to put here]

Originally Posted by SnowboundwithCabinFever

except Saskatchewan.

*sigh*

Thank goodness I don't live there!

[Kaleetan]

QUOTE=$DFW8$;31390962]Cold to me is anything below 60. 50's are bearable but anything below that is just plain miserable.[/quote]

[SnowboundwithCabinFever]

Originally Posted by dunno what to put here

Thank goodness I don't live there!

The cold does scare many away but we still have lots moving here from the U.K., Europe, India and the Philippines. Many are finding there are good opportunities for their children here and some always wanted to farm. We are currently having excellent weather for our crops and lots of old farmers are retiring.

[Ethereal]

When daytime temps are at 15C.

[Qilin34]

−5 C in winter, and 10 to 15 C in summer. Obviously the first and last freezes of each season "feel" cold and I still view a sustained rain between 0 and 3 C to be the absolute coldest. then again I have never experienced (raw skin) anything lower than −15 C; no, living through the −31 C cold of January 1994 in Ohio doesn't count!