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As you will
be outdoors every day it is important to have the right clothing and
footwear with you. If you do not own anything suitable you are most welcome
to borrow the right equipment from us. You are also welcome to borrow a warm
and comfortable sleeping bag.
The Silent Way uses only the best equipment available and provides our
clients with the warmest, most durable and technically adapted clothing for
winter in the mountains. We provide our clients with most of the “outer
layers” of clothing; you need to bring the “inner layers”. If you have your
own equipment or outer clothing that you would like to use, please bring it
along and we will evaluate together which items are more appropriate to use.
Developing a winter clothing system
Your
clothing must work as a system that wicks away perspiration, insulates you
from the cold and protects you from the wind. The preferred system is made
up of several layers. This allows you to easily adjust your clothing to
changes in the weather and changes in your heat output.
The First layer
Clothing
next to your skin must wick perspiration away from your skin to keep you dry
and warm. Capilene or wool is excellent. Polypropylene is good. Cotton is
inappropriate as it is poor wicking layers.
The Second layer (or layers)
This layer
provides insulation and retain your body heat without restricting movement.
Pile, polar fleece, wool and synchilla are great.
The Third layer
This must
offer protection from the wind. The more wind proof is often the less
breathable. Gore-Tex is a good choice.
The Fourth layer
This offers
extra insulation. A down filled parka or Thinsulate over-pants are good
examples.
The Tour operator can provide the following:
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A warm jacket with a generous hood and fur ruff insulated bib over-pants
with full side zippers
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Warm boots (with double liners warm to -50 C), gloves, head gear
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Sleeping bag system, with fresh cotton/fleece liner
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Headlamp and batteries
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With much of our recommendations we offer two choices of materials - wool or
synthetics such as polypropylene. Both have their advantages. Synthetics are
lightweight, wick moisture away from the skin efficiently and dry out fast.
But when wet we feel that synthetics lose much of their insulating ability.
Wool is heavier and will hold moisture longer but maintains most of its
insulating ability even when wet. Maybe we are old-fashioned but we like at
least one layer of wool over every part of our bodies.
    
You need
to bring:
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Towels
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Duffel bag
to store your clothing in for transportation, maximum 60 liters
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1 warm
windproof hat that covers your ears well
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2 pr. light
weight fleece gloves
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2 pr. light
weight liner socks of wool
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2 pr. warm
wool socks sized to fit over the liner socks
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2 pr. top
and bottom long underwear (capilene, polypropylene, wool or silk)
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1
mid-weight fleece top or light weight wool sweater (100 weight fleece)
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1 pr. pile
or fleece or wool pants (200 weight fleece or pile)
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1 warm pile
or fleece jacket (200 or 300 weight fleece or pile) or wool sweater
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1 windproof
jacket (with a generous hood and sized large enough to fit the mid-weight
top and pile jacket)
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1 pr.
windproof pants (sized large enough to fit over your pile pants)
undergarments toiletries (lip balm is good to bring)
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Camera and
film (we suggest you have a case or pouch of some kind to carry your camera
in)
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Sunglasses
that block out most ultraviolet rays and sunscreen
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Tip: tie
small pieces of ribbon or nylon cord through the eye of each zipper pull on
all zipper heads to enable you to operate zippers with mitts on
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Comfortable, warm cloths for the evenings
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In-lodge
Footwear - something to get you out of your boots (mukluks with insulation,
lightweight insulated boots, even tennis shoes)
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Spare hats
- a wool stocking cap makes a good spare; a lightweight hat or headband is
often useful.
If you have any questions or concerns about any items on this list please do
not hesitate to contact us. There will not be any opportunity to purchase
more items ones you are in Umnäs.
Please e-mail us if you have questions
info@5stars-of-scandinavia.com
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