It's been in the very low double digits F for about a week at the time I go out for my early morning walk of just over a mile (sometimes longer). Plus it snowed a few of those mornings and there is still some snow/ice along the sides of the roadways. It does occasionally get colder but this is at the low end of "normal" winter temps around here.
Here is what I wear. 2 layers of hats and fleece lined tights. Battery-heated gloves AND a new-this-year battery vest, and all the other stuff you see. . My goal is to not "feel" cold during the 35-40 minutes I'm outside, and I do pretty well at that. ( I don’t need the battery items when it’s 10 degrees warmer)
I'm usually out before daylight so I wear a reflective vest and carry a small flashlight.
Hardly a fashionable or styled outfit, just about practicality and weather-appropriateness. Actually the outfit is perfect for the "social" encounters I have: 1) wave at police officer neighbor walking his police dog, 2) greet neighbor wearing a miners light while he walks his collie, or 3) wave at neighbor who is out running through the startup checklist before she drives her school bus to pick up kids. I live an exciting and enchanted life
Photos are of the brook that flows under a culvert on the road where I walk.
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