I currently live in the Southern US, but next month I'm making a trip to Southern Argentina and next year I'm moving to New York. I guess it's time to buy warm clothes! Can you give me some recommendations on warm, light, layerable winter clothes, particularly a coat?
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posted by Buckt
on May 24, 2013 -
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I read this a LONG time ago, a jacket where you could snap ur wrist (or some other hand geuster/movement) and it cause ur phone (stored in the sleeve) to drop right into ur hand. It was awesome if slightly risky and I'd like to take a look at it again.
Anyone know of it? Or something similar?
posted by rmathew1
on Apr 28, 2013 -
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What pants do people wear for very cold (0 °F / -18 °C, and colder) weather hiking? Just rain shell pants and wool long underwear? Surely there are insulated pants suitable for hiking?
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posted by mnemonic
on Mar 21, 2013 -
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I live near a medium-sized nature preserve, it has been a long hard winter with no end in sight. While lying in the dark waiting to fall asleep, I've been listening to an owl for several years* and he's never been this close for this long. I suspect he's venturing further to find food, it's probably a really lean time.
Help me help him.
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posted by unixrat
on Mar 20, 2013 -
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We are looking for a way to get out of the cold for at least two months during the northeast winter and have been trying to figure out if its possible to rent a small ( one bedroom) place in the coast of Florida. But not near the hustle and bustle of Miami or Boca. We are looking for a laid back sleepy and affordable spot to be and stay warm during Feb/March, any ideas?
posted by privatechef
on Feb 28, 2013 -
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In Montreal for vacation. Saw man on subway wearing an awesome winter coat. He had a shaved head, and his coat looked a bit monastic. It was long (down below his knee) and a bit baggy at the bottom, very warm looking, almost as if he were wearing an old-fashioned sleeping bag. Also distinctive, it had a very high collar, almost to the top of his ears, all around. Does this sound familiar to anyone?
posted by leotrotsky
on Feb 15, 2013 -
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Mad science/weather physicsfilter: I live in a small town in the Midwest right at the moment. It gets very, very cold, and most of the actual suffering part of the cold is due to high winter winds. Why can't towns like this just build city walls, ancient Athens-style, say 20 feet high or so (more?) to keep the wind out? There must be some obvious physics/ecology reason why this wouldn't work, someone explain it to me?
posted by paultopia
on Feb 11, 2013 -
20 answers
Can you wear a scarf with a hooded jacket or sweatshirt without looking like a jerk?
posted by rmttws
on Jan 4, 2013 -
14 answers
This is the last straw. After a major blowout on Sunday morning I'm about to end a ten-year, majorly dysfunctional, very high-maintenance relationship. I'm dumping my Craftsman Snow blower for a new one. Tell me what you love about your snow blower.
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posted by bondcliff
on Jan 2, 2013 -
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Getting a draft despite having weather stripping and a door sweep. How can I fix this?
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posted by asnider
on Jan 1, 2013 -
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This winter I'm having a lot of low-level anxiety. What methods have you found helpful in dealing with anxiety day-to-day? Any and all anxiety dragon fighting techniques appreciated.
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posted by oranger
on Dec 29, 2012 -
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Severely painful nipples in the cold! I’m as rugged-up as I’m going to get. What can I do?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 17, 2012 -
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At what temperature do people set their thermostats if they live in Arctic climates, such as Barrow, Alaska? My mother wants to know.
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posted by aabbbiee
on Dec 12, 2012 -
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in my mind i envision a website where you put your departing airport and the site pulls together current last-minutes deals to all sorts of destinations
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posted by allthingsconsidered
on Dec 9, 2012 -
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I'm back with another Travel Filter question! Looking for an early New Year trip, first week of January. Looking for Southern Florida. Details inside.
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posted by Stan Grossman
on Dec 8, 2012 -
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Cross-country Skiing Outfit: I'm seeking clothing advice so that I don't freeze when XC skiing for the first time this winter (in Norway).
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posted by fakelvis
on Dec 3, 2012 -
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I'd like to heat up a rock or piece of metal to drop in my chicken's water source to warm it up. What should I use?
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posted by cda
on Nov 29, 2012 -
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Help me find my hibernation spot! NYCer in search of a winter (roughly Dec/Jan -> March/April) apartment somewhere in the Deep South in a city that A) has much warmer weather; B) offers drastically cheaper rent; and C) is a small town (basically, anywhere that isn't a big city). And, once I have a few city/region options, what's the best methodology for finding a place to rent if there aren't active Craigslist listings for the city/region? Details:
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posted by NolanRyanHatesMatches
on Nov 16, 2012 -
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Trying to find winter resorts in New England for the whole family that aren't ONLY about skiing.
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posted by Thrillhouse
on Nov 12, 2012 -
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I’m currently based in Andalucía, Spain, teaching English for the school year, and am planning to visit neighboring France during Christmas vacation. France fascinates me and will be the first country I visit outside of Spain during my time in Europe, but to be honest: I know nothing. I have approximately 13 days to spend in the country, I would like to see Paris and a few other sites in the northwest, and I will probably enter the country on the Mediterranean coast (from Spain) and leave via the Basque Country (to return to Spain). What should I see?
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posted by huxham
on Nov 11, 2012 -
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Will my cats be okay in an unheated NYC apartment until we get electricity restored?
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posted by milarepa
on Nov 3, 2012 -
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tired of roast chicken! Give me recipes and meal ideas are: elegant ( you would serve it at a fancy dinner party), winter seaonal foods, intensely flavorful, beautiful, whole food ingredient based (ie probably no tins of condensed soup), have that wow factor that impresses guests, and bonus (but not super important) are 'paleo'.
posted by skjønn
on Oct 31, 2012 -
24 answers
Winter tire filter: Looking for new winter tires for a 4-door Pontiac Sunfire.
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posted by asnider
on Oct 27, 2012 -
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I saw this film on television in the 70s when I was young; it was broadcast sometime before 1979. Some people are stranded after a snow storm. At one point they discover a car in the snow, and when they look inside the car they see the people in it were frozen to death. I think someone cried out, "Oh, no, it's the professor!" (or something like that). At another point in the film they come across a cabin in the woods and try to open a can of something they find, but they have no can opener. The film was in color, so please don't suggest something in black & white. It may have been made for TV or it may have been an actual film; I remember there being a lot of commercials for it because we had just had the great "Blizzard of 1978" in Boston. Any help finding this film would be great! One person suggested to me it might be "The Untamed" directed by Archainbaud, but it is not that. PLEASE HELP!
posted by cmp4Meta
on Oct 24, 2012 -
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Is planning a late-December road trip from California to Chicago madness? Mr. Quince, our sweet pup,
Lincoln, and I would like to take a road trip from Northern California to Chicago and back. We've done it several times taking I-80, but always during non-winter seasons. (more inside)
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posted by quince
on Oct 23, 2012 -
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This is the first winter I've routinely been going to work in a suit (mostly skirts, sometimes trousers). I need a winter coat that's going to work with this, and also with the fact that I'm a size ~18.
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posted by gracedissolved
on Oct 16, 2012 -
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Should I ditch my car for the winter while working in Snowmass Village?
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posted by efalk
on Oct 16, 2012 -
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For the first six months of his life, baby machine has lived pretty exclusively in onesies & sleepers. Now that the weather is turning colder he's still in sleepers but I'm wondering whether they are going to be enough. So mostly he's been a hobo baby with many wraps and sweaters and blankets that make going places slightly daunting. What did your small child wear that worked for fall/winter?
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posted by machine
on Oct 14, 2012 -
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FashionFilter: Help me find an awesome coat.
This one on Etsy is the best one I've found so far, but I hesitate to buy something I can't try on before I buy or return if I don't like. More details inside.
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posted by ethidda
on Oct 10, 2012 -
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Practically and stylishly dressed men of Metafilter (and those who shop for them): how do you stay warm outside and cool inside in winter?
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posted by neilb449
on Oct 6, 2012 -
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Help this newbie cyclist figure out what he'll need for cool weather cycling. Bonus points for: Colorado.
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posted by ecorrocio
on Sep 27, 2012 -
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What are my options for indoor archery in and around southeast Portland, OR? I'm only familiar with Archers Afield and that's a bit further than I'd like to drive.
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posted by curious nu
on Sep 19, 2012 -
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I'm going to be bartending in Snowmass for at least the winter. Aside from already being acclimated, what do I need to know about living and working Snowmass and Colorado in general having only lived as an adult in Oregon and Arizona.
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posted by efalk
on Sep 18, 2012 -
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Is it worth it to use space heaters (instead of the built-in baseboard heaters) to keep warm this winter? If so, how?
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posted by CutaneousRabbit
on Aug 28, 2012 -
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