I think I’ve been eying Emu ugg boots for a few years (but not UGG boots because trademark something something outside australia). $15 sounds ridiculously cheap
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I love shearling anything for shoes for that purpose. Searched “shearling” > women’s shoes on Poshmark and, in my size, found these Rag & Bone mules for $3x and Uggs for $51
- rag & bone | Shoes | Rag Bone Ansley Slide Cream Suede Shearling Slippers | Poshmark
- UGG | Shoes | Ugg 7 Garnet Toggle Suede Shearling Short Boots | Poshmark
I’m wearing Olukai Pehuea slip ons (thin, synthetic fuzzy lining) for my injury-prone feet. They’re great but $$$. I bought them with REI points so it’s fake money, right?
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It was an absolute steal! Normal price $150. Sierra sells stuff that was overstock or discontinued but usually you don’t find something this cheap. I was browsing the clearance section in store. I think they were very tight so they didn’t sell and kept getting marked down!
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Yesssss Sierra is great. We’ve gotten toddler hikers that are normally $75 for $18 on there. Legit ownership too, so not a weird counterfeitter lol.
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Well, I wear and highly recommend Manitoba Mukluks (short ones that have outdoor soles) as house slippers. You won’t find them under $50 but they are 100% worth the price.
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Late to the party but wants to add to the convo… cashmere is absolutely both softer and warmer than merino or most other fibers, as a consequence it will tend to mat or pill more easily. Definitely possibly worth it though if you can find someone to make you something.
Angora (rabbit) fiber is extremely warm. Also long staple length so soft but fragile.
Bison fiber is also extremely warm. It is hand collected after the shed. Very limited in availability, so extremely expensive.
I have a pair of yak fiber socks (100%) that are the warmest thing I’ve ever owned. Commercially bought, pretty expensive (worth it). Not very hard wearing because of the nature of the fiber. Sooooooo warm. Soon I will cut the feet off and use as pulse (wrist) warmers. Very soft.
Another possibility - silk glove or mitten liners inside another type of glove. Very thin silk is extremely warm, and will add that insulating air layer, plus might shield from irritation/allergy from, say, wool.
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I found a few on Poshmark in the $20-$30 range. Hearting them in the hopes someone makes me an offer.
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Where is a good place to buy pillows? GM needs some new ones - feather pillows, medium weight. I think it might also be worth trying out a wool pillow or pillow cover for their good temperature stuff, because he’s always warm.
Does anywhere have some kind of money back guarantee? Because I’m expecting to spend a lot but pillows are so hard to evaluate without just sleeping on them, much less not seeing them first.
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No guarantee, but I bought high quality goose down pillows from Overstock and have bought a lot of bedding from them over the years. They were a famous brand but not advertised as such.
These pillows are nice, and not expensive for wool. They are a wool shell over a poly core. I put them in the guest room.
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Can you elaborate on the feathers/down preference? Is this just in contrast to poly fill or have you considered foam?
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Now that we’re cooking more again, I want to get some reusable bowl covers for leftovers. Should I get silicone or cloth ones? Any recommendations?
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Does anyone have a portable heating pad/blanket they like? Or a method of keeping kiddos warm in a stroller?
@Bracken_Joy I feel like you are a great resource for keeping kids warm outside in most weather!
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I have a Norwegian neighbor who walks her kids for all their naps when they’re babies. Key things include:
Shearling in the bottom like this- (don’t know brand but this is like what she uses) Lambskin Stroller Liner - Baby – Yellow Earth Australia - International Store
Wool layers including a balaclava
When it’s super cold she uses a puffy bunting suit.
They also have one of those little zip covers that goes over the bassinet-ish part.
And then there are awesome gloves that clip onto the handle of her stroller-
Again, not sure brand but look similar-
And then we just got one of these for baby wearing and it goes on strollers too, it’s been great-
JAN & JUL Waterproof Baby Rain Cover with Hood and Pockets, Universal for Baby Carriers and Strollers (Black) Amazon.com
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AMAZING. THANK YOU.
We have been babywearing and I wear my husbands coat and zip him up inside and that works really really well. But as he gets bigger I want more options so this is a great place to start.
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Maybe overkill for you but this is how Ravi took all his walks the first winter of his life in Chicago! Plus a blanket and hat, and he never complained lol
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Yes! This is the same style of puffy bunting neighbor uses (and we have a similar I use for below 35F). Down is so so impressive.
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Is the heating pad a separate request?
Baby warm during winter:
Onesie
Footie pyjamas
Wool or fleece overall including balaclava (merino or boiled wool depending, fleece for budget)
Winter coat or bunting
This gets you to an easy dry -10C
For colder or wetter, you add the raincover
Blankets can pile on too!
I’ve never done the stroller mittens, and no one here has them, but I’ve seen them online. I just do normal mitts but not gloves
All of this gets you to -40 including windchill. I assume no one goes out recreationally colder than that.
Weirdly the mid layer is really hard to get used, but everything else is easy!
Also, my favourite heating pads are thermophores and I can’t find the name of the good knock off. I would never use it on or near a baby
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Oh! For babywearing once it gets cold, I later the baby to the snowsuit stage then put them facing me with my coat done up. An easy next step is the nursing/car seat cover thing on top, or a poncho, or tucking a blanket. Until they walk oversized snowsuits are great and trap heat. I’ve also done my husband’s raincoat over baby with my arms in (wearing it backwards) and tried the winter coat but that was bulky.
If anyone is more so in the pregnant stage, you can get coat panels (or buy a maternity coat) that go one way up to make a coat maternity and then flip for babywearing
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My grandpa has an electric battery powered coat, so I was thinking something existed that was like a battery powered heating blanket or pad to keep him warm in the stroller. But the ones I was finding the lowest heat is 104F and that seemed dangerous.
So the request is really for how to keep babies warm so we can still spend lots of time outside in the winter.
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