Originally Posted by
chefisaac
Great information everyone.
To address a few thing:
Why the bombers Jacket: That just what I had. When I look back at last year and give it some more indepth thought, I realize that I never did invest in a proper cold weather jacket because at the time I could not afford it. So I went with my bombers jacket.
I do think it was a combination of sweating too much and also the wind that came into the jacket. When I got to work, my underarmour base layer was wet and when I got home from work, it was soaked.
The reason for putting on the wind breaker underneath the bombers jacket on the way home was to cut any wind coming in from the bombers jacket.
Last night I called Lou from Foxwear.net. An avid cyclist and a guy who makes clothes for cyclists, we had a good chat. I am having him make me a coat using Neoshell (
http://foxwear.net/fabrics/#neoshell) and a turtle neck long sleeve from Powerstretch (
http://foxwear.net/fabrics/#powerstretch) and also a base layer from Powerdry (
http://foxwear.net/fabrics/#powerdry) I hope this will help.
Thank you all!
Sounds like a good combination. The Neoshell should be even better than standard Goretex. I have a Powerstretch long sleeve cycling jersey that works well in cool weather and is pretty warm for it's thickness. At 25F it is not warm enough for me as a mid layer, but it is probably a mid weight thickness. I would suggest the heavier weight here because it would be better to have something that works well in really cold temps as a cheap polyester long sleeve runners zip t-neck is easy to procure at the local running store for warmer temps.
I'm interested to know how that high tec base layer is going to work. Let us know.