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[QUOTE="whariwharangi, post: 183268"] Wool hat Ragknit wool gloves Scarf Sunglasses (to protect eyes from glare from snow) 2 x fleece jackets 200 weight rain jacket rain pants gaiters regular shirts and pants as per usual goes on underneath the outer wear. Avoid buying anything you won't use ever again. COLD rule: Clean Overlapping Layers of Dry clothes. Dirt fills airgaps in clothes and so won't hold heat as well as clean clothes. Wear layers that overlap ... no gaps between shirt and pants or pants and socks ... take off layers if you get warm ... avoid sweating because the moisture will interfere with insulation and wicks heat ... the sweet spot is the point where you are just about uncomfortable. You will generate a lot of heat while walking, particularly with a pack. If your feet are cold put on a hat. You lose more heat through your head than anywhere else because there is no place else where so much blood gets near the surface. The only place I got cold was on the Meseta due to wind chill. Rain jacket and pants is useful for cutting the wind. As for boots ... try to avoid walking in wet snow ... that may mean walking on the roads as they are plowed. Wear plastic bags over your socks if your boots are wet. Gaiters are useful for keeping foreign objects (such as snow) out of your boots (and are pretty much ineffective with shoes). Carry chocolate bars (Mars or Snickers for example) or other sweets for snacks to keep energy levels high enough to generate heat. Really watch this near the end of long days because that is when any hypothermia problems will occur. Read up on hypothermia so you can recognize the signs. And don't worry ... North of Spain might be chilly at times but it never gets COLD like it does further north. [/QUOTE]
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