How would you dress to got outside in -10 C (-14 F) weather in January?

Question

a) shorts and T-shirt and bare feet

b) sandals and pants and full-sleeve shirt

c) shoes and pants and shirt and jacket

d) boots and pants and sweater and coat

e) boots and long johns and snow pants and sweater and parka and toque

f) snow boots and long johns and snow pants and two sweaters and parka and scarf and toque

Where do you live?

OOPS LOL -10C is only 14F, not 14 below F. hehehehehe

Answer 1

I would go outside in shorts and a t-shirt in any weather.

Answer 2

Hi, I've done Winter Camping for many years and have gone on 4 2-week dogsled trips, and always sleeping outside, no tents. Let me cover the 'no tents' issue: why do you need them? and putting them up and taking down wastes a lot of energy, and if you dress right (while sleeping) and correct sleeping bags, there is no problem. Sleep on a groundcloth. In the daytime, you've got to use polypropolene! Look into that - it's vital! So here's the combination:
poly underware (or silk...no cotton!); poly longjohns (no cotton!); then wool pants over that (no denim or cotton!); poly undershirt with a wool shirt over it (no cotton!); hat is a balaclava (no nylon or cotton); coat has a big hood, is not made of cotton, the coat MUST HAVE Gortex or an equivalent new-type invention...must be a breathable, yet windblocker material, Gortex is best, and a good amount of Thinsulate; and gloves are mittens (no fancy ones from Target!, etc.) but soft-leather mittens with wool or preferably lambs wool or a heavy Thinsulate be careful of salespeople who say that "any weight, any amount of Thinsulate is all the same"- stay away from 'finger' gloves as much as possible; feet have 1st layer of thin polypropelyne and then 2nd layer of wool socks and a leather (leather! - no plastics) boot with felt inserts. You MUST go to a reputable internet site to start with and learn there, then to a reputable store that deals in camping and make sure! that you talk with the right person (not a new person who just stocks the shelves). Go to a couple of stores and play dumb and see what they say. Your sleeping bags have got to be minus zero rated...and absolutely have NO cotton! I live in Minnesota and camp and go sledding on trips(freight dogs pulling heavy loads, not racing dogs) in northern Minnesota into Canada in late January and into February with very cold snow for the dogs. Usually -10 to -20 or thereabouts.

Answer 3

14 degrees F is not super cold. I have been outside in that before and i just wore a shirt with a coat, and pants. Just like i would wear if the temp was 40 degrees. It also depends on the wind. 14 degrees F with no wind isn't bad, but the higher the wind, the more layers i would add on.

Answer 4

No wind/rain/snow ? Long Johns, wool socks, water proof boots, snow pants/ski bib, cotton t-shirt, Lambs wool turtle neck, heavy flanel shirt, gloves, wool hat, down vest, bandana for face, sunglasses. NY

Answer 5

Definitely E or F unless you were only going to be outside very briefly, i.e. to get the paper or mail, in which case maybe D.

-14F can be life-threatening without the proper clothing.

Answer 6

F! And I live in North Carolina but I'm moving to colorado were it's freezing in winter next year.

Answer 7

D. As well as hat, mitts and scarf! I live in Ontario, Canada

Answer 8

Option f)
I live in Ibiza, spain

Answer 9

c) shoes and pants and shirt and jacket

Answer 10

D. And then brake the ice on the lake and..... swim!!! That would be fun.... but I might die.... but it'd be fun... but I don't want to die.... WAAAA!!!! :'( Florida.... I know.... no snow..... :'o