What are you wearing to keep warm?

Ha ha!
Just found this thread - not enough today I'd say.
Brrrr!

Dh has heart problems so we have to keep our house - or at any rate the rooms we use - warm. Our thermostat is set at 21 and the heating is on from 7.30 am to 10 pm. DH says he has no worries about using the kids' inheritance to pay for it!

Last autumn we took the plunge and had our windows and external doors replaced with modern double glazing, and it's certainly made a difference.

BlueBelle oh how I can empathise with you. Since our boiler broke down I realise there is a world of difference between choosing not to turn the CH on and not having that option at all. And I am from one of those families who had no inside toilet Nonnadiana, plus had a flight of icy concrete stairs to negotiate en route!! Have obviously got soft in my old age.
I now have an interesting mental image of our various gransnet members, from those floating elegantly in their silk undies and cashmere lounge wear to those waddling about resplendid in their numerous , in my case mismatched, layers. I really must pull my socks up....no pun intended. I will be researching the intriguing oodie and purchasing more mulled wine

Thermal leggings. I get them from Mountain Warehouse. Recently I got fleeced, thermal-type leggings from Primark and they are fantastic.

Poundstretcher currently have oversized hoodies for 15 pound.
Dark blue or light pink.

M&S mega thermals, leggings and long sleeved top. They are wonderful and I'm living in them at the moment.

Two thermal vests together - one long sleeved, woolley jumper and hoodie by day, thermals under fleece pjs at night. When sitting I have a lovely sherpa lined blanket and I've ordered some touch screen gloves as my hands are freezing and finger tips cracking, despite applying hand cream frequently.

I bought one of those hooded blanket things, which I'm wearing with furry leggings and my furry Christmas slippers. The hoody is about four sizes too big and the sleeves keep slipping down but it's lovely and warm.

2 golden labradors- (always wash and feed before wearing) 😀

Granmarderby10

2 golden labradors- (always wash and feed before wearing) 😀

Brilliant Granmarderby19!😊
Following your lead (excuse the pun)
I'm wearing a rather exotic Collie/Samoid creation, it's a bit muddy & smells of ruddy fox, still it's cheap & very cosy. 😊

I'm sitting on the sofa under my electric heated overthrow. I have a posh furry one (over £100) and a cheaper fleece one from Amazon (£30). They cost about 3p per hour to run but I find they make me so warm I don't need it after a while.

I raid DH's wardrobe for the coldest two weeks of the year.

A greyhound

Granmarderby10

2 golden labradors- (always wash and feed before wearing) 😀

I have the black version - unfortunately he only wants to share his body heat when it suits him!

A word of warning people! Don't try to keep warm using a feline version of the nice dog -cover blanket!!!
Moggies are not so compliant & can get a bit sweary/scratchy if you try to wrap them around your person. 🙀

RosiesMaw2

A greyhound

"A GREYHOUND"!!!
I think they're using you as the heat source RosiesMaw2!
Clever dog 😊

BlueBelle

Well I don’t have any central heating so welcome to my world 🤣🤣🤣

Neither do we, however we have two log fires keeping us cosy.

We'd central heat prior to last year, but free heat works just as well.

Ilovedogs22

RosiesMaw2

A greyhound

"A GREYHOUND"!!!
I think they're using you as the heat source RosiesMaw2!
Clever dog 😊

No - seriously, dogs have a higher body temp than humans and in the distant past one of their roles was to keep their humans warm at night sleeping outdoors!

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Ah Graceless, you sound like me. I could give you a hug!

An oodie alike!!!! Treat myself this morning, cosy

Layers are key and also scarves and keeping hands, feet and head warm.

Whitewavemark2

My heating is working - so pants, bra, silk and cashmere vest, cashmere sweater, cord trousers, no socks, slippers.

No socks??? Brrrrrrr!

RosiesMaw2

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Loved this, and do so agree!

Having endured a long, very cold winter last year without central heating (long story), I learned that layering is useful, concentrating on the coldest parts (head, neck, hands, legs, feet). For the body, several thin layers work better than a couple of thick layers, while a woolly hat and a separate polo-neck insert are good at keeping warmth in. Socks are difficult - thin ones don't keep feet warm, and thick ones mean shoes don't fit (either way, your feet have to be warm to start with - in my experience, they don't warm up cold feet, they just lock the chill inside). After tea, I have a hot-as-I-can-bear-it foot soak, then pull on knee-high fluffy slipper-socks for the rest of the evening.