<p>Im coming from 116 degrees (literally).... I have never experienced a real winter beyond a weekend in the mountains.... anyways...</p>
<p>I am going to school at purdue looks like it rarely goes below 20. (Average</a> Weather for West Lafayette, IN - Temperature and Precipitation)</p>
<p>So are jeans warm enough? Can i wear leggings? Would leggings a dress and a leather jacket be warm enough or would I freeze? I'm honestly lost and looking for any help!</p>
<p>If you want to be fashionable you end up wearing a lot of clothing and sweating a lot while indoors. Most places indoors blast the heat so you just need to wear a winter coat, T-shirt, anything that covers your legs and you’re good.</p>
<p>Here’s the deal. Regardless of whether the average temperature at Purdue is 20, some days will see a high in the single digits, and even colder, if it is a particularly harsh winter. People will tell you that dressing in layers is the best way to stay warm per unit of clothing, but Whistle is right, indoors, when you get to class, it hopefully will be around 72, so I recommend getting the warmest, billowy, unfashionable, ankle-length, thick winter coat that you can, a good pair of winter gloves, and at least ear muffs to keep your ears warm, if not a pullover hat. What the strategy is, is to go from building to building to keep out of the weather as much as possible, and when you get to class take off the coat, put the gloves and the hat in a coat pocket, and dazzle them with your fashionable 72 degree “inner wear”. No one will give a damn how you look as you’re trying to get to class. They’ll have thier heads down, and their eyelids practically frozen shut anyway. Oh, and a good pair of boots is a must. You’ll be stepping in slush a lot, so make em waterproof.</p>
<p>Now having said all that. I don’t want you to get the wrong impression. The above was to allow you to prepare for the 10 or so very harsh days that you WILL experience during the course of the winter. You can have a more fashionable “heavy” waist length coat for those sunny days between storms where you can fashionably frolic in the snow, sledding down a variety of hills, throwing a snowball, or two, and enjoying the fresh, crisp winter air. All the while staying warm via those winter clothes.</p>
<p>It’s the 116 degree temperature that scares me. In the winter, you can put on winter clothing. You can’t take your skin off during the summer…you just plan suffer outside!</p>
<p>North face is a must. Buy it on eBay now while it’s cheap.</p>
<p>What kind of jackets do you recommend?
I was thinking this [The</a> North FaceWomen’sJackets & VestsWOMEN’S NUPTSE® JACKET](<a href=“http://www.thenorthface.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=121006&storeId=207&catalogId=10201&langId=-1&from=subCat&parent_category_rn=11719&variationId=001]The”>http://www.thenorthface.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=121006&storeId=207&catalogId=10201&langId=-1&from=subCat&parent_category_rn=11719&variationId=001)</p>
<p>What about boots?<br>
Is there like a how to site on how to dress for winter? Because honestly in the summer our AC is set to 79 and when “winter” hits, 60 degrees is freezing.</p>
<p>oh and to the OP jeans are fine once you wear thermal underwear underneath, aka long johns.</p>
<p>OP, Northface jackets are not necessary, despite what many will have you believe. Somehow, I’ve manage to survive 19 harsh winters without one ;). They’re good- don’t get me wrong. But you can find other jackets just as nice for a much better price.</p>
<p>Now, you WILL need a good winter jacket. People will tell you that you need a light jacket for the fall and a winter jacket for winter but it’s complete crap. You just need to learn to dress in layers (which will be your best friend). </p>
<p>The absolute essentials are: winter jacket (ones with fake down feathers work really well IMO), gloves, scarf, hat, winter boots (ones that go over your ankles… the farther up the leg the better most times), sweatshirts, and thermals. Thick warm socks (wool works really well) are also really nice. Wool socks don’t tend to get as wet which is good for when it snows. </p>
<p>The good thing is that it will be warm when you arrive. As winter starts coming in, you can go shopping for clothes. Take a “native” with you to help. Seriously. I had to take a girl from Hawaii last year shopping in October because she had never had to buy a coat or anything. It worked out really well lol :). </p>
<p>@Punkchique- [How</a> to Dress for Winter Weather - weather.com](<a href=“http://www.weather.com/activities/recreation/ski/articles/snowboarding_dress.html]How”>http://www.weather.com/activities/recreation/ski/articles/snowboarding_dress.html) Lol.</p>
<p>Longer coats and thermals are completely unnecessary unless you’re dealing with temperatures well below, say, 20 below zero on a regular basis. Your legs aren’t going to be what’s cold. Your hands and ears will be numb unless you cover them, but pretty much anything that’s covered won’t be “cold”. Jeans are thick enough to suffice as they block the wind.</p>
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<p>The person who suggested it is talking about fitting in with the crowd, not staying warm.</p>
<p>^K…? And I was saying they’re not necessary, especially for a person on a budget. </p>
<p>When someone says that something is a “must”, I feel the need to correct that…</p>
<p>And thermals are necessary if it’s going to be in the 20s/teens and you’re going to be walking around campus. ESPECIALLY if your body is not used to the winter temps.</p>
<p>No one is so broke to a degree that they should voluntarily ostracize themselves.</p>
<p>I still disagree on the thermals. Most heat is lost through your head. If you have your head and ears covered and a good pair of gloves, you should be on the verge of working up a sweat underneath your clothes if the wind isn’t blowing too hard. Cold to your legs just isn’t as big of a deal as it is to the more sensitive upper body, especially the hands, ears, and face.</p>
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<p>■■■■■. You think that because someone doesn’t have a Northface that they’re going to ostracize themselves?! Wow…</p>
<p>For one- most college students don’t have an extra $200 laying around for a coat brand. Sorry.
Secondly- if someone ostracizes you for not wearing a Northface then that is THEIR problem and they’re not worth your time anyway.</p>
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<p>You think I’m joking? Conformity is a big deal in college. Think about it - you’re literally being told what to think.</p>
<p>All I’m saying is that it’s not just some coincidence that 80% of students wear the exact same random jacket brand.</p>
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<p>If this were true, then most of them would be wearing cheaper jackets, when they’re not. A jacket is a rare purchase, this is the stuff of christmas/birthdays of modern man-children.</p>
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<p>Wow, you are so naive. It’s not just one person ostracizing you. It’s everyone subconsciously telling themselves that you don’t matter, and that socializing with you should be avoided unless you are better looking and more popular than them. Are you new to the human race or do you just not get out much?</p>
<p>Leather is not warm. You might also buy a pair of tights or silk long underwear for layering. They do not add the bulk of thermal long underwear.</p>
<p>You’re not even worth debating with whistle. I had no issues going through my first year of college without a northface and I have a great and large group of friends. You need to get out more if you think a Northface determines your social life. And you call ME naive? :rolleyes:</p>
<p>“The person who suggested it is talking about fitting in with the crowd, not staying warm”
Haha nope. But if you’re think eveyone buys brand name to be popular, you’re a bit misguided. They become the top brand because they perform better than other brands, at least in terms of outdoor gear. Maybe because I camp and found that they offer the best protection against the elemens-waterproof, light, wind resistent. I found they have the best durability and the best warranty. Plus I get my north face about 50-60% off. Sure, you can go with columbia or another brand, but north face I’ve found is the best quality, it lasts a long time, and it’s the best value (I paid $45 for a denali fleece and $90 for a three layered winter coat). </p>
<p>I go to school in cleveland, and I very rarely use hats or gloves, and never use scarfs. In terms of boots, go with timberlands. They never let me down, and they have great traction, are water proof and last really long.</p>
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<p>Again, he will be sweating his ass off indoors, when he’d be warm in just jeans and a coat.</p>
<p>He’d also be the only one in class wearing a thermal and not having a north face jacket.</p>
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<p>And what are you trying to prove, trying to get the OP to take the same foolish naive risk as you? You are probably handsomer than most of your friends. What if the OP isn’t handsome at all and has a bad personality? He would need to conform or be left to die.</p>
<p>“I go to school in cleveland, and I very rarely use hats or gloves, and never use scarfs.”</p>
<p>BUT did you move to Cleveland from a very warm climate? The OP is moving from a HOT climate; she will have to adjust. She will probably wear a hat, mittens, and a scarf.</p>
<p>north face ain’t that great, I’m a Patagonia and Marmot guy personally</p>
<p>Anyway when it’s cold in DC, I usually wear:</p>
<p>Boots
Jeans or cargo pants
An undershirt
A button-down shirt or a sweater or a sweatshirt
If not wearing a sweatshirt, I also wear a parka
Fleeces are good too</p>
<p>What’s more important are hats and gloves. Hell I’d wear a ski mask too if it didn’t make me look like a terrorist.</p>
<p>What I hate about winter is how you have to take off so many clothes when you walk into a heated room. It becomes such a hassle IMO. That’s why I wanna move to the West Coast where it’s pretty much the same temperature year-round.</p>
<p>Whistleblower1: "And what are you trying to prove, trying to get the OP to take the same foolish naive risk as you? You are probably handsomer than most of your friends. What if the OP isn’t handsome at all and has a bad personality? He would need to conform or be left to die. "</p>
<p>It probably wouldn’t even matter then if the OP was ugly and had a bad personality, IMO. </p>
<p>I have a NF rain jacket and a leather jacket that I bring. </p>
<p>MD MOM: "The OP is moving from a HOT climate; she will have to adjust. She will probably wear a hat, mittens, and a scarf. "</p>
<p>It’s probably going to be different for a female but I moved from a 140 degree climate to New Jersey in the late Fall all in one plane ride. I got adjusted to the temperature change without wearing a hat, mittens, or a scarf.</p>
<p>whistleblower you should write for the onion</p>