Winterizing

“REI outlet has some good down jackets at the moment, anyone know of other good sites for these?”

“and while you're at it, someone find me a good deal on a fleece! an extra-cute one, please.”

“Here ya go, lyra!

”

“there's a hat for you”

“what sort of carnage is that??”

“No meat, just fleece! Straight from the sheep.”

“I rub myself down with ukanaba oil and look for my very own Snow Nymph or Twinkle Toes to snuggle up with for the duration.”

“it's a cold time for you then Stik?”

“aww that was cold, Brit.”

“OK, I'm awful at knowing what women consider to be cute, so here's a link to all the fleece for women that STP has for sale right now.”

“The farmer's almanac is calling for another cold winter with lots of NE snow like last winter.”

“last year, I got to snuggle with someone very nice a couple of times. who knows about this year, but one can always dream...and Twinkle Toes is very beautiful.”

“I think a fleece bikini would be considered cute on women.”

“I didn't mind last winter so much. It was nice for it to be cold for a change. I had some nice hikes in the cold weather.”

“My first hike is planned for Nov 1. I'd like to get down and ride the Gizzard in Nov, can you do a weekend?”

“I thought it was a petri dish full of Martian microbes.”

“Perhaps...that's a good time for the Gizzard. I have a hike tentatively scheduled for late October, but I will get in a November hike one way or another...

Gonna take the Dog Hole trail? I don't wanna do the Fiery Gizzard through the gorge again if'n I don't hafta...”

“last winter blew!! thanks, bitpusher. i hate buying things online without being able to see what they really look like, but everything seems to be so much cheaper that way. also, i'm having trouble telling whether the fleeces are baselayers or jackets, unless they specifically say "base layer." i want a thicker fleece, like a jacket! there are some very cute ones on there, though, i must say.”

“Look for 200 weight, lyra. That's thick enough to make a decent jacket.

If you're really cold-blooded, look for 300 weight or expedition weight.”

“okay...thanks!”

“mmmm, this is super-cute! and cheap! even though it's only 100 weight...”

“I'll have to take your word on the cute part. But $70 is still a bit steep, I think, especially for 100 weight.

However, you are talking to a guy whose 100 weight fleece only cost him $10...”

“so, how are the Campmor Polartec 200 fleeces? anyone know? i'm sort of concerned that they have only cartoon-like images on the site, instead of pictures. sort of hard to judge the cuteness, don't ya know.
;-)”

“I think Sass has some of that, but I'm not 100% for sure. I don't have any Campmor fleece, so I can't say.”

“cool, i was thinking she had said something about it, but couldn't remember what it was.”

“$70 puts loads of stuff in your range. You looked at the REI outlet. Patagonia is a personal favorite of mine.”

“http://www.mgear.com/pages/product/product.asp?level1_id=359379&level2_id=56&level3_id=163&item=122001&level2_title=Women%27s+Technical+Wear+On+Sale

I figured you could manage a cut and paste”

“I could be wrong, but I think that one fails the "cute" test...”

“yeah, not sure that was the colour though, the only difference is the way the pic was taken.”

“It says the available color is "Amethyst". Now, in my world, that's purple. It might fare better in purple.”

“ack! well, it's the thought that counts, ynami. ;-)”

“it's gonna be to big for you anyway, you must be a size -2 or something ;o)”

“dude! i hope you let your wife pick out your clothes.
;-) hee hee hee!

no, maybe it's cute for some people, but i don't do purple.”

“lol - yeah yeah, there are other colours on the Patagonia link, but I think I've dug a deep enough hole already ;op”

“So then... that's an "orange" haze all through your brain?”

“no no, maybe you're right...i hear the "walking astro-turf" look is in now!



:-D just jerkin' yer chain...”

“yeah yeah, I think you should be made to wear that as punishment now ;o)”

“..or maybe this? My personal fav.”

“nice one, Aero!

my brain is clear as cloudy can be, Bobo.”

“Join the club, her Adorableness. I had to "rope-up" just to get from my frontal to my temporal lobe!”

“a whole bunch of us got the down jackets from LL BEAN..right?..hell i forget..ask HPM, treebait, miss opie or the other 15 that got them also”

“yeah, I looked at those, but you got them in a big sale right? They;re full-price right now.”

“okay, i know Lands' End is preppy and all, but this down jacket is super-cheap and rated to -10F!

http://www.landsend.com/cd/fp/prod/0,,1_2_1931_67_87242_65689_5:view=59,00.html?sid=4679037990412159040”

“Oh lyra, just admit you think the guy in the photo wearing the jacket is cute!”

“hmmmm, helpful then Lyra ;o) That doesn't look to bad... is it cute though?”

“adorable.”

“YEA we all got it from LANDS END..sorry NOT LL BEAN”

“Man's Commuter parka

Well, I guess they're just being honest about there being no chance the thing will ever be worn in the backcountry...”

“Interesting - it implies that EPIC by Nextec is cotton based ??? WTF - is that true ?

quote:

"Amazing new cotton fabric turns back spills and splashes!
Men's Down Commuter Parka

Permanently water- and windproof EPIC by Nextec "”