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Originally Posted by DragonChi
At -20 weather, you might want to consider insulated pants.
Pretty much 50% of your body is exposed to those temperatures, adding insulation either over or under them really helps.
If your working outside for a prolonged amount of time, I'd recommend Rho AR tights. If you're in an office, and only outside for like 20 minutes then in an office, you'd probably look for a kappa pant, or Atom LT pant. That way you can take them off like you would a jacket.
I think the double layer would work. I tried it last year, with a Atom LT and Fission SV, about -5 to 0 C, Vancouver. I was sweating. I don't know how it would hold up in -20 though.
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Yeah, usually for bottoms I wear a pair of baselayer tights or long underwear under whatever jeans/pants I'm wearing and I'm pretty content.
And Atom + Fission?! The Fission is crazy warm on its own for Vancouver weather. My roommate has one for snowboarding and he usually just wears a t-shirt underneath.
The Fission is a great all-around winter jacket though, I must say. Maybe I'll pick that up if my double-lightweight-layer endeavor doesn't work out. I have a couple heavier-duty goretex jackets, but I'm trying to experiment with layering to achieve a warm, lightweight, versatile combo with adequate water/wind resistance without having to wear goretex or hardshells or a 5 lb jacket. Complete and utter first world problem, but hell, this is the fashion/shopping section
