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    Hello All,

    Now that the weather is starting to warm, I'm curious what articles of clothing you all remove.
    I go for a short hike in the woods every morning with my dogs. I go year 'round, rain or sun or sleet or snow. The past few weeks it has still been chilly around 6:00 am so I start out with gloves, hat and jacket. I'm not sure why I do it in this order but, as I start to warm up, the gloves come off first, then the hat, then the jacket gets unzipped. I suppose if the jacket had pit zips, I'd open those next. In what order do things come off for you as you warm up? Thanks

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    I prefer to start with my tie.

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    Gloves, hat, unzip stuff, roll up my sleeves. Then, the jacket will come off and I may put on my hat and gloves again and roll down my sleeves. It's a ballet, of sorts.

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    I try and start off cool expecting to warm up, so my jacket is generally already pretty light. I strip in whatever way/order feels good at the time. Sometimes my head may want to cool down sooner than my hands, or the other way around. Often I can just unzip my jacket, which is faster and easier than removing clothing and trying to figure out what to do with it.
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    Thought that I had read it all.
    Wayne

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    Quote Originally Posted by Venchka View Post
    Thought that I had read it all.
    Wayne
    For what it’s worth. Not very much I’m sure.
    I cover up like a Bedouin. Stay that way all day. Including base layer long underwear and light gloves.
    Wayne

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    I usually forget I’m wearing a hat so take it off last.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Traffic Jam View Post
    I usually forget I’m wearing a hat so take it off last.
    The streakers at my sisters' high school in the 70's seemed to have a similar issue. They'd run across the football field, through the half-time show, wearing just their shoes and a hat. It seems their other garments were just not a necessary part of the experience.
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    For me, there's no formula and no particular order. If my hands are too warm, off come the gloves. Ditto for the hat and jacket. Duh.

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    This is seriously straining my snark-snap reflex.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cmoulder View Post
    This is seriously straining my snark-snap reflex.
    I didn't bother straining, just snapped immediately.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CalebJ View Post
    I didn't bother straining, just snapped immediately.
    OK, I've read it's healthier to just let it out.

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    Long john bottoms
    Fleece top
    Long pants
    Hat/gloves
    Lt shell/ windjacket

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    I always start with the music to set the mood... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bLX06yR3wY

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