Suggestions for Berner Oberland area when it rains
Sep 17th, 2019, 02:58 PM
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Mel, l just returned from two weeks in Switzerland and, of course, packed layers. Included was a puffy Patagonia parka, which for 10 days I thought would go untouched. But I wore it everyday at the end of the trip.
Glad you had a good time and flexibility paid off, Lia!
Glad you had a good time and flexibility paid off, Lia!
Sep 17th, 2019, 11:02 PM
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Thank you lia for reporting back! I love to hear back from posters!
Melnq8...I feel your pain! I usually travel in Oct or November, and every single time, I get anxious about how heavy to make my layers. Fwiw, this is what I usually end up doing:
Several long-sleeve t-shirts to wear next to the body (I get cold easily and need the added warmth). They launder easily and dry overnight.
A few (2 or 3) light-weight sweaters.
A cardigan
A rainjacket with liner and hood if I'm going hiking, a thin wool coat if it's an urban visit.
If it's really cold, the sweater + jacket/coat will be enough.
Hope you get it figured out!
s
Melnq8...I feel your pain! I usually travel in Oct or November, and every single time, I get anxious about how heavy to make my layers. Fwiw, this is what I usually end up doing:
Several long-sleeve t-shirts to wear next to the body (I get cold easily and need the added warmth). They launder easily and dry overnight.
A few (2 or 3) light-weight sweaters.
A cardigan
A rainjacket with liner and hood if I'm going hiking, a thin wool coat if it's an urban visit.
If it's really cold, the sweater + jacket/coat will be enough.
Hope you get it figured out!
s
Sep 18th, 2019, 01:56 AM
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Thanks fpor the report. That proves one again that all these wheather forecasts invented far away from Switzerland should be classified as fakes.
BTW: I was in Valais during the same period and the weather was just perfect: sunny and warm with almost no clouds.
BTW: I was in Valais during the same period and the weather was just perfect: sunny and warm with almost no clouds.
Sep 18th, 2019, 06:26 AM
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Just yesterday I thought I'd decided what to pack clothing-wise, but now I'm waffling again - a puffy Patagonia parka? Nelson, please tell me it wasn't down! If it was I may have to rethink my plan, which is similar to swandav's list. (Looking forward to a very detailed trip report from you Nelson, better get cracking
I'd planned to take a pair of fleece lined hiking pants in addition to the usual light weight hiking pants, a pair of thermals that will fit underneath the light pants to make them dual purpose, a fleece jacket and a waterproof jacket with hood, which can be worn separately or together, a fleece hat, a sun hat, a fleece neck gaiter, a pair of mittens, and if I have room (recently downsized my suitcase) my water proof hiking boots.
I tend to get by with my fleece jacket here in Colorado throughout much of the winter. When it dips below 30 F I pull out a heavier coat.
Pardon the hijack Lia.
I'd planned to take a pair of fleece lined hiking pants in addition to the usual light weight hiking pants, a pair of thermals that will fit underneath the light pants to make them dual purpose, a fleece jacket and a waterproof jacket with hood, which can be worn separately or together, a fleece hat, a sun hat, a fleece neck gaiter, a pair of mittens, and if I have room (recently downsized my suitcase) my water proof hiking boots.
I tend to get by with my fleece jacket here in Colorado throughout much of the winter. When it dips below 30 F I pull out a heavier coat.
Pardon the hijack Lia.
Sep 18th, 2019, 12:46 PM
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Not down but their micro puff jacket, the next best thing: light and very warm for its weight, packs down really small, expensive. I would have been OK with the fleece jacket but since the micro was packed I decided to use it. I wasn't the only one.
I'll try to do a short TR and post a few photos.
I'll try to do a short TR and post a few photos.
