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Speaking of overly expensive gear, what do you really need to go here?
I'm not going hiking and camping in the wilderness or renting a car and driving out into the unknown. I'm just sitting in meetings and being a tourist in a town then flying home. But we are driving 2h to get there and will be outside sometimes
Last time I fell for the meme and brought thermals that I barely wore because going in and out of buses and buildings they were way too fucking hot. I also took a big bulky ski jacket. Can I get away without even that?
I'm thinking
- Base polyester shirt (1x thermal leggings just in case but I doubt I'll wear them)
- Thin fleece
- Thin soft-shell fleece lined jacket
- Packable real down jacket
- Thin raincoat (snow is forecast 1 day but otherwise it's more for the UK side of the trip honestly and because the down jacket isn't wateproof)
I mean do I really need to bring an entire bulky ski jacket. I don't normally layer fleece AND soft-shell I go one or the other. But if it really is bad I reckon I cold layer all that because the fleece is very thin and light
Last time I went I took a bulky ski jacket but since then I've been outdoors so much hiking in the UK in wet and windy conditions I've learned the power of layers and much prefer it
This would be a good excuse to buy a proper nice parka coat because the ski jacket was too short and my legs got cold last time, but I rarely wear big coats in the UK so probably wouldn't wear it again
