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by **guest** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:56 pm

If it is going to be a bit chilly at these races on the weekend please can anyone reccommend makes of hat and gloves that they find particularly well designed for orienteering ?

by **FatBoy** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 10:50 am

I just wear my usual Buff (http://www.buff.es) headband wider to cover ears etc, then about control 4 when I'm too hot I can push it back to a normal headband.[/url]

by **guest** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:44 am

...and a vest is always useful, despite what the hard youngsters say.

by **mharky** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:08 pm

...a thermal is better. I recommed Craft sportswear, available in all sports shops across Scandinavia...

by **Supersaint** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:23 pm

however, getting any Craft gear to arrive by Saturday could be a problem (though it is the bomb).

i'll be using my 1000 mile thermal gloves, buff and nike dri-fit lycra and top. alternatively if it warms up shorts and vest it will be...

by **HOCOLITE** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 1:25 pm

mharky wrote:...a thermal is better. I recommed Craft sportswear, available in all sports shops across Scandinavia...

Nice one Mharky good bit of publicity for the sponsors

by **badger** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:07 pm

I recommend a Jack Daniels t-shirt under you o-top, alot cheaper.

by **Adventure Racer** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:42 pm

In the same spirit as Mharky:

I recommend one of the nice Howies merino base layers instead. Lovely and warm, and should be able to get next day delivery on one of those.

by **Lard** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 3:06 pm

I would recommend staying in bed.

Us risk-averse Brits will probably cancel the events.

As most of us are going to the Lakes anyway, anybody thought of alternative training/racing?

Lard

by **Patrick** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:07 pm

Lard wrote:Us risk-averse Brits will probably cancel the events.

Not just us Brits...

the Orienteering Today site wrote:Normally the season should be well underway in both Sweden and Denmark, with the season in Norway starting the last weekend of March. But wintry conditions have so far decimated the program, with 24 events cancelled so far in Sweden in March (and already events on April 8th are cancelled).

There's also a Snow-Watch page on the Spring Cup website. Looks like about 6 inches of snow in the forest at the moment.

Patrick

by **Adventure Racer** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:21 pm

My ski trip to Norway next week should be good then

by **Stodgetta** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:22 pm

anybody thought of alternative training/racing

Funny you should say that - I'm just printing off maps for Chasers training on Black Beck that we've got planned for Saturday anyway...(date was booked before I knew about JOK event)

by **guest** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:31 pm

Is there no snow there then?

by **Stodgetta** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:41 pm

I expect there is - I'm waiting to hear how bad it is. Access is likely to be a problem if snow is bad.

We'll still be going up anyway - accommodation is booked and the sledging should be good even if O is impossible.

Hopefully everything will be OK and the O will be on..

Personally I like the Submerino base layers from Ground Effect that I buy in from Christchurch (NZ). They are fab, especially with an Ice Queen over the top!

by **Drew** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 5:38 pm

Thermal: Craft

Gloves: Mountain Hardwear powerstretch or tera nova extremities gloves (Tiso's/Nevisport)

Hat: Everest/Extremities/mountain hardwear (Tiso's/nevisport/team sporta/stadium)

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