Better off buying winter clothes in the UK?

[magenta22]

For winter clothes I would wait until you move to Finland to buy them.

Clothes in the UK are not really warm enough I find, when it is really cold unless you have thermals underneath you need something warmer.

[MagicJ]

Just go to MIllets and buy a jacket like this, but a womens version or a trendy version as you're 17 with a thick jumper/fleece underneath you'll be warm enough at -25, then when you take the kids walking in the forest you wear the outer shell in case it rains, then the inner shell when you go drinking in the park on a lovely sunny day because believe me by 8-9pm you'll need a jacket.
Obviously, you're sorted if you going skiing/tobogganing.

Couldn't see any ski trousers on the millets site but i have a pair of fleece-lined tracksuit trousers (Adidas) that i bought here for €30, they do the job for me. If not get a pair of ski trousers from the MIllets 50% sale then you're covered for the cold and for winter sports.

[Bubba Elvis XIV]

Millets. I was thinking of...An SAS DPM Arctic smock...

Your dad will be dead impressed!

[Jukka Aho]

I guess it should be obvious, but since it always isn’t, it should be emphasized that covering your head/ears, neck, wrists, and ankles has a significant effect on how cold you’re going to feel.

For example, even though you might button up the collar of your jacket, it still pays off wearing a scarf around your neck to better keep the wind and cold air off your bare skin. Sleeves and gloves with ribbed wrists (which together help create a “seal” over the wrist area) are better than those which are open to the elements. High-top shoes/boots covering the ankle are better than those that don’t, etc.

In the end, it’s also about getting a feel for which kind of feelings of coldness are tolerable and safe – still allowing you to maintain a sufficient body temperature for long periods of time while you stroll about outside – and which kind of coldness is going to get you in a trouble after a while (frostbites, etc.) The reverse is true about going to sauna: someone who has never been to one might not initially have a particularly good feel for which kind of hotness is safe and tolerable in that context and which kind isn’t.

[Pursuivant]

and you survive in your English winter clothes

You dont survive Finnish wet summer in those

[EP]

Yeah, but which ones are more wet, Finnish summers or UK summers?

[Pursuivant]

Rain so far has been a drizzle. Im waiting for the monsoon season and thunderstorms to make a decision on that.

[Rosamunda]

You should get out more... my li'l sis' said it was +14 sunny and nice on Wednesday (in Reading)

[Pursuivant]

Heck, the spring in the UK has been quite a "Finnish summer" so far. Nevertheless the locals, esp. kids seem to run around half-naked. So I don't really understand this "wearing clothes" bit...

[sinikala]

Heck, the spring in the UK has been quite a "Finnish summer" so far. Nevertheless the locals, esp. kids seem to run around half-naked. So I don't really understand this "wearing clothes" bit...

Henrik is enjoying life in God's own country ... (hint: it was Tit tuesday last week).