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Packing for two different climes...what to do with a coat?
Fri, 05/02/2008 - 15:53
New Member
I will be spending June in Iceland/Sweden/Norway, and I’ve heard that especially in Iceland, it can get down to the 30s. Now, I don’t mind the cold, but I also don’t want to be lugging a huge winter coat around while I continue on my trip further south (I’m going as far south as Greece in August). I’d like to avoid playing a ton of money on shipping…are there places that are less expensive to ship from? Do you folks have any creative solutions to this climate shift? Thanks!
Since you’re going to the northern countries first, I’d go to a thrift store and get an OK jacket. Then, just discard it or give it away when you’re out of the north. Even going to Walmart and getting a $50 jacket would work. Much better to get rid of it than lug it around, and it will help if it’s not an expensive one.
I don’t think you really need a winter coat in June, just lots of layers. Silk long underwear weighs nothing and takes up no room. Layer that with a t-shirt, something with long sleeves and a lightweight, water-repellant jacket and you should be OK. I’d take stocking cap, mittens and thermal socks — pitch them when you get to warmer climes. If it’s absolutely freezing you can buy an Icelandic sweater.
I don’t know about Iceland, but as this site shows, it should not be that bad. http://www.hi.is/~oi…
And – as for northern Norway, Sweden and Finland, beyond the arctic circle, don’t be surprised if you arrive there in June and it will be 80-90 Fahrenheits 24 hours a day. The sun never sets in June and, even though you’re beyond the arctic circle, it can be pretty hot there. And LOADS of mosquitoes.
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