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Post by LuckyRed on Dec 11, 2010 16:40:42 GMT 1
I've just been to a pub for lunch and the landlord offered me a stone to keep my hands warm - slightly confused I accepted and he went to the wood burning stove and took a pebble from a tray on top of the stove, wrapped it it in a flannel and gave it to me - it was lovely and kept my hand toastie warm all thru lunch and even after we left - I've put some pebbles on my radiator to see if it works!
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Post by olliebear on Dec 11, 2010 18:47:09 GMT 1
I find a glass of mulled wine and a hot mince pie works wonders after the animals have all been sorted and put to bed.
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Post by portiabuzz on Dec 13, 2010 21:53:49 GMT 1
omg now THATS a good idea!!!
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Post by Sue Palmer on Dec 16, 2010 22:09:22 GMT 1
I have to say the Blazewear jacket is amazing! I have had a heated jacket before, but it was hopeless. This one is fantastic! Unfortunately though, a friend of mine tried to order one a couple of days ago and apparently they're sold out! There are 2 types of waistcoat - one designed to go under your sweatshirt, and the other designed as an outer waistcoat. I have the one to go under my sweatshirt. It is apparently washable (there is a little plastic cap to cover the connector), but since it's over my t-shirt and under my sweatshirt, I'm hoping to get away without needing to wash it too often. I'm someone who really suffers from the cold (anyone who says that 2 layers of lambswool will do the job clearly doesn't feel my pain!), but having this jacket on is like standing with my back against a radiator, even in the -11 temperature that I was treating horses in the other day! And with my core warm (as mentioned earlier), my feet, head and hands find it much easier to stay warm (ok, with hat, gloves, and equitector boots to help!). I also wear Mountain Horse overtrousers, and a Mountain Horse waistcoat (at great expense, but it was the only one that fitted me - it seems my body is the wrong shape for a waistcoat!). All of this bought this winter because I was just fed up of being so uncomfortably cold - and I'm wishing I'd bought it all 10 years ago!
Sue
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Post by heather on Dec 18, 2010 12:15:02 GMT 1
I find standing in muck heap a cheap and effective thawing of toes option, doesn't get your jobs done and makes socialising quite a challenge lol!! LOL, Kate!!! Not always a convenient muckheap handy though, so I think I will go with Kelly's recommendations ;D. Mind you the former is an effective way of clearing check out queues in the supermarket, and very funny to watch those in the queue, to first surreptitiously lift a foot to inspect the sole, in case they had trodden in something nasty!! ;D Heather
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Post by jill on Dec 18, 2010 16:58:05 GMT 1
Lol at that Heather - I have just washed my mucking out jacket which would have had the same effect.
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Post by anastasia55555 on Dec 18, 2010 22:34:58 GMT 1
Lol!! goes well with the mud splattered face and birds nest hair with added hay lol!!
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Post by donnalex on Dec 20, 2010 9:37:23 GMT 1
This winter Im living in a thick fleece trapper style hat with my ears covered up, Robinsons lined overtrousers over jods or jeans, Muck boots with two pairs of socks, gloves and obviously fleece tops over a long sleeved tee shirt and then a jacket on top. I have got so used to living in them I forget how scruffy I look and do get odd looks when I go off to the bank or shops or anywhere half decent. The up side of this is when you take off your outer layers you dont smell remotely horsey as you do in the summer when you only have one layer on. All the smell is left in the utility room
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Post by gillee on Dec 21, 2010 2:14:28 GMT 1
Hello everyone! This year I have found that putting a thin thermal glove or generally a thin glove underneath a pair of the tough, black, marigold rubber gloves, (which you can buy in Waitrose) to be the perfect solution to fishing out all the icy bits in the water buckets once the ice is broken. Hands stay warm and dry - lovely!!!!
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Post by feemac on Dec 21, 2010 9:19:43 GMT 1
Second Buffs as a hat and a necker! Horsewear welly socks, craghopper micro fleeces, breathable under leggings and boilersuit keeps everything clean and traps the heat in. Re heated waistcoat someone gave my other half one for Christmas but it only lasted 2 weeks not sure of the make.
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Post by jen1 on Dec 21, 2010 11:58:34 GMT 1
i just find a good fight with who ever is around warms me up,lol id like some heated boots, i have the ski wear which is good, i wonder how long these waist coats are, im pretty long waisted
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Post by anastasia55555 on Dec 21, 2010 18:52:11 GMT 1
I found another answer to warmth..... pull a water container on a sledge along the road and up the field and then roll out and stand up on end a large round bale of hay inside a field shelter! I was absolutely boiled and sweating! I admit i had a bit of help with standing it up on end but thats it!! lol!
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Post by june on Dec 24, 2010 19:57:41 GMT 1
Lol, Dublin over trousers on eBay for around £30 work really well. I've got some Mountain Horse ones too and they are just as good but more expensive. I find that if my lower half is warm I frequently have to take off my jacket! Was mucking out a couple of weekends ago in a T shirt with people looking at me very strangely but I had my padded over trousers on and was toasty!
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Post by nich on Dec 26, 2010 18:35:11 GMT 1
I get shockingly cold feet that then have cramp. OH has bought me for Christmas Possum socks (supposedly the warmest wool) and ceramic fibre socks, which are so far proving excellent. they reflect the heat back to you
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Post by anastasia55555 on Dec 26, 2010 19:28:39 GMT 1
my mum has bought me some Endurance wool socks for xmas, part wool, thought they would be very itchy, but not at all, pretty toasty too
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