Best Clothes for Staying Warm in Home Office
Discussion
Just as the title says, no chance I am putting on the heating to heat the home office.
Plan B is warmer clothing.
Needs to be a balance between bulk and being able to use a PC.
Having read up on it, I don't think I need to be bothered about wicking sweat and temperature regulation. It's just about the insulation factor.
Aside from unusually cold days, in the West Coast of Scotland average minimum temperatures tend to be around 1 degree Celsius, with a low of around -7 or -8.
I was thinking about the Patagonia Macro Puffer to balance weight and bulk. Alternatively, I wondered about Arc'Teryx Atom AR. RAB Neutrino will be warmer, but looks more bulky. I suspect that down will be slightly warmer than synthetic, but doubt it really matters in the grand scheme of things for my use case.
For a baselayer, I was thinking some sort of merino, but again, I do wonder if that is overkill and whether e.g. 220 gsm long sleeve T-shirts over a thermal baselayer would be fine.
Trousers, I was thinking thermal long johns with woolly socks?
Alternatively, did wonder about a heated jacket and wearing what I liked!?
Thoughts welcome. Yes, there is a quite a lot of man maths involved in this, but we are talking about pistonheads here!
Plan B is warmer clothing.
Needs to be a balance between bulk and being able to use a PC.
Having read up on it, I don't think I need to be bothered about wicking sweat and temperature regulation. It's just about the insulation factor.
Aside from unusually cold days, in the West Coast of Scotland average minimum temperatures tend to be around 1 degree Celsius, with a low of around -7 or -8.
I was thinking about the Patagonia Macro Puffer to balance weight and bulk. Alternatively, I wondered about Arc'Teryx Atom AR. RAB Neutrino will be warmer, but looks more bulky. I suspect that down will be slightly warmer than synthetic, but doubt it really matters in the grand scheme of things for my use case.
For a baselayer, I was thinking some sort of merino, but again, I do wonder if that is overkill and whether e.g. 220 gsm long sleeve T-shirts over a thermal baselayer would be fine.
Trousers, I was thinking thermal long johns with woolly socks?
Alternatively, did wonder about a heated jacket and wearing what I liked!?
Thoughts welcome. Yes, there is a quite a lot of man maths involved in this, but we are talking about pistonheads here!
Yes. I take the point. Moving to a new office next month, but did wonder about staying warm without heat and how to do it effectively. ant1973 said:
I was thinking about the Patagonia Macro Puffer to balance weight and bulk. Alternatively, I wondered about Arc'Teryx Atom AR. RAB Neutrino will be warmer, but looks more bulky. I suspect that down will be slightly warmer than synthetic, but doubt it really matters in the grand scheme of things for my use case.
Is this a joke? That's a £300 jacket which will pay for a lot of heating.If by any chance this thread isn't a wind-up, thick socks, a hoody with a hole in the cuff to put your thumb through and fingerless gloves but this sounds an utterly miserable way of spending your days.
Layers.
Multiple thin layers.
Thermal top and long johns essential. Then couple of t-shirts, polo shirt, jumper, thin jacket, bigger jacket over the top. This type of thing really helped when I worked outside in the winters.
A good hat will help contain the heat too.
You don’t need mountain gear at great expense for sitting down all day.
Multiple thin layers.
Thermal top and long johns essential. Then couple of t-shirts, polo shirt, jumper, thin jacket, bigger jacket over the top. This type of thing really helped when I worked outside in the winters.
A good hat will help contain the heat too.
You don’t need mountain gear at great expense for sitting down all day.
USB powered heated vest. Plenty on Amazon.
But seriously? Put something warm on. Does this really warrant a question asked on a forum? Do you manage to dress yourself every morning or do you have a 'carer' for that? I'm sure you must own a sweater or two? Maybe a fleece. Don't forget to take them off if you get too warm though.
But seriously? Put something warm on. Does this really warrant a question asked on a forum? Do you manage to dress yourself every morning or do you have a 'carer' for that? I'm sure you must own a sweater or two? Maybe a fleece. Don't forget to take them off if you get too warm though.
Ive been wondering the same and thinking about the following;
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Snug-Rug-Deluxe-Fleece-Bl...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Snug-Rug-Deluxe-Fleece-Bl...
MesoForm said:
Is this a joke? That's a £300 jacket which will pay for a lot of heating.
If by any chance this thread isn't a wind-up, thick socks, a hoody with a hole in the cuff to put your thumb through and fingerless gloves but this sounds an utterly miserable way of spending your days.
Buy a £25 1500W thermostatic electric fan heater.If by any chance this thread isn't a wind-up, thick socks, a hoody with a hole in the cuff to put your thumb through and fingerless gloves but this sounds an utterly miserable way of spending your days.
On for 5 days at 3/5 hours per day in a smallish room for 4/5 months? Change from £300 and you'll be warm.
A simple fleece will help. Something like this ought to suffice: basic fleece
Upgrade your heating with smart TRVs, so you can heat just the room you are using. Will save you energy and be an upgrade for your house.
You could get a heated hoodie/jacket, which will be useful in general. Milwaukee make a nice one that uses their batteries, should you have some already.
You could get a heated hoodie/jacket, which will be useful in general. Milwaukee make a nice one that uses their batteries, should you have some already.
Viz Top Tips:
Shrink the size of your office:
(1) useone of those portable one person saunas
(2) bivvy bag with holes for your arms & head - amazingly warm on the side of a mountain
(3) buy some wood/plasterboard and make an office so small that your bodyheat keeps it warm (or pop under the stairs)
Shrink the size of your office:
(1) useone of those portable one person saunas
(2) bivvy bag with holes for your arms & head - amazingly warm on the side of a mountain
(3) buy some wood/plasterboard and make an office so small that your bodyheat keeps it warm (or pop under the stairs)
cheshire_cat said:
A simple fleece will help. Something like this ought to suffice: basic fleece
That looks like it will do the job.55palfers said:
Buy a £25 1500W thermostatic electric fan heater.
On for 5 days at 3/5 hours per day in a smallish room for 4/5 months? Change from £300 and you'll be warm.
Very Roughly 50p/hour have I got that right? £2/day, £10/week, £40/month ... Surprised it's not more expensive to run a 1500W.On for 5 days at 3/5 hours per day in a smallish room for 4/5 months? Change from £300 and you'll be warm.
Which brings my main question, what's the cost of running a boiler given that gas is cheaper than elec? Typical boiler is 25,000W, at about one third the price of electric so ... £2.50/hour? BUT of course the boiler doesn't run permanently it clicks in and out with the thermostat, so not easily compared with an electric fan heater.
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