Living in Northern Maine where it pokes way up into Canada, you need to take keeping warm outdoors seriously. As snow shoeing and cross-country skiing are a way of life, here's a bit of physiological knowledge that is invaluable. If you can make your head sweat, your hands and feet will stay warm. The reason for this is because your body will sacrifice fingers and toes to the cold elements, in order to conserve heat to the core where the viral organs reside. The body uses the head as it's temperature gauge!
Heavily ribbed, wool hats are invaluable. If you must, wear two.
One other fact: mittens, which keep the fingers together, are MUCH warmer, than gloves, where each finger is attemptingvto get warm, all alone.
And yes,, we ALL knit!
Living in Northern Maine where it pokes way up into Canada, you need to take keeping warm outdoors seriously. As snow shoeing and cross-country skiing are a way of life, here's a bit of physiological knowledge that is invaluable. If you can make your head sweat, your hands and feet will stay warm. The reason for this is because your body will sacrifice fingers and toes to the cold elements, in order to conserve heat to the core where the viral organs reside. The body uses the head as it's temperature gauge!
Heavily ribbed, wool hats are invaluable. If you must, wear two.
One other fact: mittens, which keep the fingers together, are MUCH warmer, than gloves, where each finger is attemptingvto get warm, all alone.
And yes,, we ALL knit!