Tips and tricks to keep warm this winter

Dress with "layers upon layers" 

Being outside should be fun and that's when it's important to wear the right clothes. When it's cold outside, it's good to dress according to the layer-on-layer principle, this means that you keep the heat better and that you can easily adjust your body temperature by putting on or taking off one of the layers. There are no magical garments that keep you warm alone when it's really cold, but you need to dress with layers upon layers on both the upper body and the lower body. 

Layer 1: The inner layer 

The inner layer is the garment that you wear closest to your body. The clothes should be soft, stretchy and tight. The inner layer should absorb and transport moisture and excess heat from the body out to an absorbent layer further out. The inner layer helps you stay dry and warm. 
 

Layer 2: The middle layer 

The middle layer is an insulating layer, the insulation comes from the air that the material contains. A garment that is airy insulates better than a compact garment because the garment binds more air. By changing the middle layer to a more or less airy garment, you can regulate the heat with simple means.

Layer 3: The outer layer

The outer layer should protect your body against the elements and should therefore be water and wind resistant. The outer layer thus protects against water and cold coming from the outside while helping to retain heat in the insulating middle layer.


Here's how to dress your upper body warm

Inner layer: Valencia Base layer
Middle layer: Aspen, Texas or Brooklyn hoodie
Outer layer: Chelsea jacket

It is on the upper body that we sweat the most in connection with physical activity, it is therefore especially important to remember the inner layer so that the sweat does not make you wet and cold. Our base layer Valencia is a perfect inner layer for the upper body.

Over the base layer you should wear a sweater that insulates, the more air the sweater contains, the warmer you will stay. Our hoodies Aspen, Brooklyn and Texas have good insulating effect, Texas teddy lining binds extra air and fits perfectly on the coldest days. If it's really cold outside, you may need to dress in double insulating layers.

On top of the insulating layer, you need a garment that resists water and wind, our Chelsea jacket is both wind and water resistant and is perfect to wear as an outer layer. In really cold weather, we recommend that you have a supplementary outer layer on the outside of the jacket when doing stable work, you can then take the supplementary outer layer off when you are warmed up on the horse's back.

 

This is how you dress warmly on the lower body

We recommend: 
The inner layer: Asta underpants
The middle layer: Ohio Winter or Bombay Winter
The outer layer: Wind and water resistant coveralls. 

Although most people do not sweat as much on the lower body as on the upper body, it is important that we also work here with the layer-on-layer principle to create insulation by building in air.

The inner layer of the lower body should be soft, stretchy and tight. We recommend that you use our Asta underpants closest to the body. 

On top of the inner layer you need something insulating, we recommend our Ohio Winter or Bombay Winter which are designed in a soft and airy material with a fleece inside that binds a lot of air and is there with a good middle layer. As a rider, you want to maintain your mobility and agility in the saddle, and with a pair of long breeches under your riding breeches, you can manage down to -10 degrees. When working in stables or on really cold winter days, we recommend that you put on an outer layer with wind and water-repellent properties, for example cover trousers or thermal trousers.