low 20s, high teens, windchill in low teens. humidity between 70-90%. overcast.
Activity level: walking around the city, some up and down stairs, in and out of metro stations, etc. some time in city, some time in wide open spaces. no high intensity aerobic activities.
Other clothes over bottoms: skinny jeans. leather boots about 3 inches below knee. liner socks and wool socks.
size: 12 in jeans and dresses, 5'5", 160 lbs.
performance review:
doing quite well in this weather. don't feel cold at all. VERY thick, completely opaque, and very soft. Most wool (merino included) does have some itch for me and I need to wear something underneath it (I use silk long underwear b/c it's very thin and a natural fiber), but I'm very happy with this--no need for the silk.
size is LONG for my height and I have to fold up the cuffs. Also, the large is a bit big on me. I think for a snug fit, I should have gone with the medium. I love these though, so I won't return them. I plan on just washing them in hot water and shrinking them up a bit. These would be good tights to wear with skirts, although I would definitely keep the taller boots, and possibly put a silk underlayer in that case in this weather.
cat claws did snag one place. :( but overall, thick and smooth.
waistband is encased in the wool and is about 1" in height. seams along the inside of the legs, up the middle of both the front and back.
have not overheated at all so far.
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I am a senior citizen that lives in northern Minnesota and go xcountry skiing several times each week. I chose minus 33 expedition bottoms because members of my family and I have had tops and find that regardless of the weather, they are comfortable, warm, and do not wear out ,always look good. Our family has worn these in minus 30 F weather and have not been cold. At the same time one does not "overheat" when it is not that cold. I threw out all my other long johns.
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