Winter Clothings - Need Help
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I need help in this area.
Coming January will be first time to go a super cold country with SNOW.
I have no experience wat to wear and I heard it could dip as low as
-minus 20degrees.
I dun want to buy the set of winter jacket to wear just this once.
Anywhere I can rent? I would be glad to rent from anyone at SGforum..
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which country?
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Hokkaido (upper north too) and Kanto...
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go to John Littles or Wintertime and get yourself some good thermal underwear. Your S will freeze up real fast if you don't. Wait for sales, sometimes can get 20% or more discount.
quite difficult to rent, buy lah.... budget is $150 upwards for a good down jacket.... alternative, if you have friends going to Shanghai, you can get chiong Columbia goretex jacket with removable inner layer for less than $40.
don't forget your thermal socks and a good pair of leather boots with deep grooves on the undersole + a good pair of winter gloves with the thinsulate feature. -
thanks chin eng...
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If you don't want to spend on expensive down jackets, you can get / borrow a cheaper polyester one (make sure it's long enough to go over your hips) and wear at least 4 layers: - thermal wear, long sleeve t-shirt/knitwear, fleece sweater and the polyester winter jacket. These are must-haves in addition to the above: wool socks, leather / Thinsulate gloves, polyester/wool scarf over the neck/chin+mouth. These were the minimum that I wore when I went up to the swiss alps, but it also depend on your tolerance level (of cold).
Don't buy those woven gloves with lobangs, as they don't work at all, get leather gloves (about $40) or Thinsulate gloves which are available from about $10-$18, depending on sales. If possible, spend a bit more on better quality material which will really do its work of keeping you warm. Hope this helps.
ps: I forgot to add - a wool/polyester cap is also a must have, as we lose lots of heat from the head. -
Hi Wanda, thanks for the tip...will go sort out my wardrobe..
I may have to save up to shop for the ones that you have mentioned. -
donno your actual sizing.
or else is can loan you some clothes to wear.
For hygiene purposes, you still at least need your thermal inner wear. get at least 2 sets lah. -
The idea of keeping yourself warm is not to let outside wind/air blow inside your clothes, and not to let your body warmth flow out.
So underwear in one important part, find those thermal underwear that when you wear it, it should be quite tight fit, and on bottom of the pants and at the end of sleeve, it should have elastic part closing.
Outer part, get those jackets filled with feather, in China they call "Yu Rong Fu", i dont know how to call it in English.
just remember on the sleeve, and bottom of pants, it should be "closed" by elastic part, so that wind cant blow in. Bottle neck is good too. And get a headwear and protect your head from the cold winds too. Hoods on jacket is no good, becos it will "collect" the wind from the front direction.
If that place snows, i believe many place will be slippery(bcos those snow will melt and frozen again to become ice on floor), so make sure your shoes can walk on slippery surface. -
if u r stopping over tokyo or osaka, u can shop winter wear there...
the winter wear is cheaper and more fashionable in japan itself...
haha.... when, u get to Japan itself, u will find yr winterwear from Singapore the most oh piang... lol
Get a pair of thermal wear
Get a air proof pants (very impt)
And a normal wind breaker will do... I suggest u bought one in hokkiado... I bought my winder break in hokkiado tat cost only US 20 dollar...
Hokkaido's wind is very strong... it is the wind tat hurts...
u can tahan the cold but u cant tahan the wind... >< -
hi ispyyy, hmm..some of my friends say that too... grateful for your kind note.
I will post the pics when i travelled there...in jan 08. It is a pure photography trip.. -
Ok....so can someone help list out what is needed to purchase in Singapore and then what else can be added in Japan?
Thermal wear x 2 sets.
Fat warm sports socks and slightly wider non slip shoes for wearing to Japan.
Gloves
Balaclava for neck and head
a container to hold some alcohol
a pair of crocs to wear for showers and going up the plane
photography gear that will work in zero temperatures? -
vacumn bag and a ultra big suitcase? bring one maximum alllowed for check in, even if its not filled up....and a carry on.
i am sure the TS will be coming back to singapore with a much filled up luggage bags.
and i remember a tip from ladygal. she and her family are always travelling....so she suggested buying brightly coloured jackets so the wearer shows up better with the snow in the background. Go for deep jeweled colours or bright red & dark navy. -
Check if the date of world ice sculpture competition in sapparo before going...
the ice sculpture in the competition really very nice... ice sculpture as big as house... lol...
One of the photo tat taken in hokkaido tat I like the most :
PS: sapparo is the main city hokkaido... -
wah...no nice...need a lot of preparation.. thanks..
keep more tips coming in...
it should be a good travels guideline for all..