What are your fav brands for cold weather walks/running?

Well, since this forum is owned by Under Armour, I say Under Armour is the best brand.

Admin, please make sure you spell my name right on my commission check this time!

I always love under armour when I'm out snowboarding. I have yet to find a discount brand that works as well.

What kind of socks do you wear? Not necessarily for cold weather but I've worn most of mine out and i think I need a bit of a thicker sock because my shoes are a touch too big and half a size smaller is too small. And doubling up socks makes the shoes too small again.

Favorite sock? Champion line at Target. They have running socks with extra squishies in the toes and heels with compression in the arch. Best. Socks. Ever.

Psychgrrl wrote: »

Favorite sock? Champion line at Target. They have running socks with extra squishies in the toes and heels with compression in the arch. Best. Socks. Ever.

I *live* at Target. No, seriously, depending on the weather I'll walk up and down the aisles during my lunch.

I actually bought some champion socks from there but they're really thin. The Advanced Duo Dry Training Max. Are those the ones you're talking about?

I have to endorse the following
(1) Headbands.
Brand 100% doesn't matter. These were freebies (promotion).

(2) Layers.
You can see I'm wearing a windbreaker, hooded sweatshirt, and scarf. This ensemble, plus my jeans, is good to about 20 F . Above 30F I wear the windbreaker open if its not particularly windy. Below 20F I add silk long underwear (yI love these! I purchased mine at Cabela's) under my pants. I really need to get a pair of windbreaker pants one of these days, it was -1F when I walked today wearing exactly this setup and my legs got rather chilly (winds of 25-30 mph).

At 0F I wear a warmer coat (a Baxter State Parka from LL Bean, seriously worth the money if you live where it is cold).

(3) Good shoes. Seriously, don't go running/walking in summer shoes, your feet will freeze if its below 30F.
I bought Salomon boots this winter and love them. If it's below -10F I wear my Sorels though! There are good running shoes available that have superior grip & weather protection as well.

(4) Warm gloves. Actually, mittens, because they keep your fingers warmer, if you're out substantially below 10F.

(5) Below -10F you should really have very heavy-duty warm clothing. Make sure you cover your mouth with the scarf because air that cold is very hard on the lungs. Its cold enough that if you take a bottle of bubbles outside and blow them, they'll freeze instantly. While quite interesting, they're made of lipids.. and your skin is made of lipids. This is what's happening to any exposed skin.

(6) Below -20F I'd recommend you just stay in.

Layers of crane brand(aldi) for my long run today in in 2°c (36f).
Compression shorts,long socks and long sleeved shirt under padded cycling tifhts(thicker) with half zip hi vis tech shirt.thicker crane cycling gloves too.
Cost under £30($50).