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Hi my OH and I would like to know what we can expect to wear when we come over for a week in January next year. We appriciate that its going to be cold!

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Might be worth saying which part of the country you are heading....Vancouver, Yellowknife........ ?

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*shakes head*

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sorry guys we forget not everyone knows all details! :confused:
We are going to London Ontario! Which is where we hope to settle come next summer.

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http://www.climate.weatheroffice.gc....s=&StnId=4789&

I bet I just beat Steve with that link.

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Proper winter clothing.

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Well...you know every single item you have in your wardrobe?...bring all of it so you have lots of layers. Either that or buy a decent winter coat, sweaters, thermal underwear, hat, gloves, snow pants and boots when you get here.
:thumbsup:

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Great stuff thanks guys, that'll put the baggage allowance up then! we'd better start shopping now!:ohmy:

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Wrong. The correct answer is "a latex mask".

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I bet I just beat Steve with that link.[/QUOTE]

thankyou a bit cold then! We've only been in the summer and it was v.hot :cool:

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I was thinking of that one but then figured it wasn't specific enough. :p

I can't find any daily info for London unfortunately but if the OP doesn't mind looking at the actual hourly info for January of this year perhaps it'll give them a clue. ;)
http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/c...=2010&cmdB1=Go

They can choose the days they'll be in London and see what is was like this year last year or any other year (all the way back to 1953) for that matter. :p

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may we question why :confused:

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Maybe he's seen your photo on Facebook?

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how rude he obviously hasen't thankyou!

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Buy stuff over here instead of in the UK - go to Marks Work Warehouse or even Walmart (they sell wellies that are rated down to minus 80!!!!)

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No more have I, dear lady. Are you hot?

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have you been drinking????

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ignore them. Moo had some good advice, listen to her. Also Army and Navy...don't know if it's outside BC but I got -40 snowboots for $50 CAD there

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That's utterly disgraceful that they can get away with charging exorbitant prices for those with tiny feet.

Karma sent.

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Make sure whatever boots you buy have a good tread on them so you remain upright as much as possible.

As for other clothes I find layers of t-shirts and cardies under a warm coat are best as when you get inside the over heated buildings you end up a sweaty nasty heap of redness and steam.

Get a pashmina from John Lewis to wrap around your head and neck, and a warm hat to go over that. Mittens, not gloves will keep your hands warmer.

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In terms of temps...London won't be too cold relatively speaking..probably at or a bit warmer than Toronto and warmer than places like Barrie, Ottawa etc....if Lake Huron still isn't frozen over by January you may get quite a bit of lake effect snow especially on the NW side of London and between there and Grand Bend...south of town not so much.

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No, no, no . . .
Unless you really have a good source of winter clothes in the UK that can stand Canadian winters, don't bother until you get here. Just buy a few layers to survive until you can get some suitable stuff.
Very important is a good pair of waterproof and cold proof boots and some of those metal ice grips for walking on ice (otherwise a twisted ankle is more or less guaranteed one day).
After 10 winters here, I can say after trying several things that these are the best I have used:
http://www.leevalley.com/en/garden/p...=2,51676,40911

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Hi thanks for your feed back,lots of good advice:thumbsup:

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hot enought to burn your fingers of.