Well I have lots of experience in Manitoba, down to minus 40 and usually with a serious wind and if convenience and warmth is the objective, my go to set up is a fleece type beanie that’s a fairly thick fleece. And I match that with a relatively loose (but not baggy) fleece neck gaiter or as we call them up here, neck tubes. I want the neck tube long enough I can pull it up over my nose without changing its effectiveness around my throat.
Having said that, I’ve always found that if you are properly dressed on the rest of your body…..boots and parka and mitts that can handle those kinds of temps…..then the hat /neck tube is mostly dealing with wind.
I pay around $15 to $20 Canadian each for the items I use and typically have two or three kicking around the house at any given moment.
Last edited by canvasback; 12/02/24 11:51 PM.
