How to Travel: On the cheap, like a local, and without a lot of luggage

Re:How to Travel: On the cheap, like a local, and without a ... by saint_fiasco on Friday October 14, 2022 @11:11AM (#33204598)

Of course I don't live in a country that has actual winter, that's the point.

If I buy winter clothes in my home country, the clothes will be ugly, expensive, and I have no way to make sure if they even work for their intended purpose. It's too hot here.

But when I go to countries that have actual winters, especially First World countries, then I can find decent winter clothes even in, say, a Target.

> The clothes aimed at locals are designed to be a 5 to 10 year investment

Not if you shop at Target :)

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Re:How to Travel: On the cheap, like a local, and without a ... by shagie on Friday October 14, 2022 @12:26PM (#33205610)

Taking a quick look at Target's winter coat selection for men... the coats that are appropriate for December - February in Chicago are still in the $150+ range price there. There are some in the $100 that wouldn't be awful for going a block... maybe two... but I wouldn't want to be wearing them if there was a substantial wind, snow, or if I found that I needed to turn around and go back to the bus stop and wait for the next bus.

We're comparing https://www.target.com/p/cutter-buck-mission-ridge-repreve-e... (and honestly, the puffy jackets are... to me, as a local to the upper midwest, those... they're not what you see many locals wearing... some, yes... but not many) to things in https://www.rei.com/c/snow-jackets?ir=category%3Asnow-jacket...

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Re:How to Travel: On the cheap, like a local, and without a ... by saint_fiasco on Friday October 14, 2022 @01:56PM (#33206738)

When I went to Minneapolis in winter a few years ago I brought lots of winter clothes. I ended up replacing most of it with cheap clothes from Target, except the coat and the boots.

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