Layering Test

Okay, the conditions this afternoon were -3 to -4C with winds between 5 and 7 m/s.  I had on my TAD Ranger fleece (heavyweight Polartec Wind Pro) over a tee-shirt, and TAD Covert pants (50/50 NYCO ripstop) over Patagonia Capilene 1 underwear.  The wind was what killed this setup.  I would have been otherwise about right if it wasn’t for the wind cutting through the outer layers.  Capilene 3 long underwear and a shell layer would have fixed things, but that would have made it hot when transitioning into interior spaces, and the resulting sweat would have made returning to the outside even colder.  Had to put on gloves.  Wished I had hat.  Had keffiyah, but didn’t bust it out, as I looked suspicious enough as is.