I'm looking for advice on winter clothing systems. I've got a lot of it figured out (upper-body, head, hands, and feet) but I've never come up with something satisfactory for my legs.
I'm posting both to get general ideas as well as specific suggestions (best pants I've ever worn, etc) . . .
I tend to run on the warm side. I sleep very warm and put out a lot of heat during any physical activity. I also sweet a lot - enough to soak almost any material. Presently, my preferred attire for good weather winter days (no precipitation, >10 °F) is shorts and gaiters. This preference is unlikely to change, but it would be nice to have a better system for the following situations:
- cold rain (rain in that 32–40 °F temperature range
- heavy snow
- extremely cold days
- days when the group you are with isn't moving as fast as you'd like to stay warm
I get out mostly in the Sierra or Southern California mountains, so often short and gaiter will do it. But, I'd sure like to have something better figured out for those days that it won't.
Thanks!