<p>Bean boots look so_______(I dont’ want to say ugly, but that 's what they border on in my opinion. I think uggs look better, but I guess I have to be practical… when do people wear uggs then?</p>
<p>Uggs are for when it’s plain cold… they don’t keep out rain/snow/that disgusting slushy stuff very well. Bean boots do look kind of dorky (especially for us southerners… lol) but they’re really practical.</p>
<p>UGGs: Made for surfers in AUSTRALIA. Not really for the cold but work in the cold. Made to keep liquid off feet. Not made for snowy climates.</p>
<p>^uggs aren’t waterproof</p>
<p>^exactly. Not for snow. But the sheepskin makes feet stay dry (ie- no sweat/wet feet=dry.</p>
<p>ah, i see. that they do. i love my uggs. they’re wicked comfy.</p>
<p>^That they are, haha.</p>
<p>i have NO idea what to bring for winter, coming from the philippines. i’m just guessing a lot of layers! and i was looking into north face and sorel boots - they look a bit more “normal” to me than bean boots.</p>
<p>Well, don’t get too carried away about it. Exeter is not as warm as the Phillipines, but it’s not close to the Arctic Circle either. You’ll probably find it fairly easy to adapt to average Winter weather here, with typical daytime temps in the 20-30 deg F range. You’ll arrive during very pleasant, nearly idyllic late Summer and early Fall weather and you’ll have plenty of time to shop locally for appropriate Winter clothing.</p>
<p>[IMPORTANT: Don’t bring you’re winter stuff right away- it’s not THAT cold! lol Bring it around late october-november</p>
<p>Yeah. If you must bring the winter stuff early, put it under your bed in storage or so. Winter coats and boots generally take up a lot of space. I would say you can keep wearing shorts and other summer things (such as dresses) until maybe mid-october, which is the earliest it usually will get chilly…</p>
<p>There is actually a way in which you can waterproof uggs. Would it be better for me to get bean boots or just waterproof some uggs or even get both?</p>
<p>I think I might consider buying some winter stuff in the summer, because that’s when it’s on sale and cheaper…wow look at me being frugal.</p>
<p>Get the Bean boots. Believe it or not, they’re preppy on northern New England campuses!</p>
<p>Waterproofing boots is a pain, because you have to keep doing it. Sorrel’s are good waterproof boots if you hate the look of Bean boots–Kamiks from Canada are even better quality and often less expensive. I think Uggs might actually be too warm most days. Depends on the person though. If you got a pair of lightly lined waterproof boots and wore them with wool socks (there I go again! 
), you could wear them throughout the school year. I think that’s why people find Bean boots so practical.</p>
<p>Now that I’ve lived, not close to the Arctic Circle, but where the temp. regularly dips below zero…it’s weird but it’s those 20-30 degree damp days back East that chill me to the bone And if you’re from the South, you may find that you’re colder than the average New Englander–my students from Florida are always wearing twice as many clothes as the kids from around here, and still complaining bitterly about how cold they are. </p>
<p>At risk of beating a dead horse, I’ll say again that if you’re worried about being cold, what you wear under (socks, silk long underwear under pants) matters more than what you wear over. Less expensive too than heavy boots, coats, etc. that you’ll only wear for a month or two. </p>
<p>The nice thing about New England though, as others point out, is that it’s only cold from about Thanksgiving to the end of February–and you’ll be spending a good bit of that time at home, on vacation. So it doesn’t make sense to spend a ton of money on winter clothes. (My winter coat cost me a whopping $40 at a Lands End outlet). Having stuff that dries quickly or insulates even when wet is most important–at 20 to 30 degrees, the snow is pretty drippy.</p>
<p>^good point. Plus, we’ll be inside most of the day, so it’s not like we’ll be constantly freezing.</p>
<p>What clothes do people wear during fall/spring?</p>
<p>Normal clothes… jeans,shirts, pants, shoes, flip flops, shorts, decoritive scarves, camis, etc…</p>
<p>Chinos with flannel liners from LL Bean. Order now, they will not be able to fill orders at some point this Fall.
Inventories in all companies will be kept low, as will be re-hires and company expansions until the economy changes.</p>
<p>“What not what they say, but what they do.”</p>
<p>^but that’s fairly preppy. Plaid shirts are still ‘in’ mind you. That’s a big ‘in’.</p>
<p>people generally where regular clothes. idk, abt groton specifically though. They may be strange or something.</p>
<p>I. Love. Plaid. Shirts.</p>
<p>Groton has a strict dress code:( but only for morning school.</p>