Shopping for clothes

We’ve been thinking pretty hard about what clothes we should wear. We’re going to spend most of our first three months in a central European winter, but we will be carrying whatever we take through a European summer as well, until we get to a north American winter again. So we’ve been thinking lots of thin layers.

But the winter sales are on at the camping shops, so we went and had a look today. We decided to buy Chatterboy and Climbing boy ski jackets – very warm and mostly waterproof. They were half price, and we figure we can decide what to do with them in April when they get too warm.

Now I’ve just got to decide whether that will work for me also. Should I get the proper ski jacket? The trouble with ski jackets is that they are very bulky and heavy. Or should I use the layers of Merino, fleece and rain jacket that worked reasonably well in the snow in Switzerland last year?

Different camping shops will give different advice. I’m thinking that I need to go in with everything I have and just ask them.

2 thoughts on “Shopping for clothes

  1. So jealous! (I popped over from your other blog.) I’m an American living in Melb. My jacket advice is to look at Lands End and LL Bean online (USA sites – both ship here) – they have great down jackets & vests – very warm but pack down small. I have a black down vest from Lands End that I have LIVED in for the past three winters (in Seattle and here in Melbourne) – paired with a 1/2 zip fleece turtleneck and rainproof shell you’re good to go. (REI sells the Marmot PreCip Jacket which is a perrenial fave of Seattle-ites.) With the AUD / USD now you’d be crazy to buy something here from a camping store here. US sites are now getting in all their winter stock and even with shipping it is cheaper than here. llbean.com has a down jacket for $69 US! LL Bean and Lands End have a lot of great fleece pieces too (cheaper than REI) – great for travel. Both have awesome kids’ clothes – I still buy my daughter’s stuff at Lands End and have it shipped.

    Good luck – I’ll be eagerly following!

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