Travelling for business in the cold

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lkennedy

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As I get ready to put away my winter coat for another year (it only gets used for 8 weeks in Sydney) I got to thinking about how I would cope if I needed to travel a lot when it is cold. My winter coat would completely fill my carry on and I wouldn't want to carry it all the time when I'm not wearing it as its quite heavy.

Have anyone found a warm but lightweight coat that is smart enough for business use ?

Cheers.
 
I use a Macpac Sabre soft shell in charcoal grey which is light, warm, and smart enough to look good with a pair of dress pants and a business shirt - with the added benefit that it is also waterproof (to a point). It's reasonably priced when on sale.

I'd post a link but don't have enough posts yet!
 
As I get ready to put away my winter coat for another year (it only gets used for 8 weeks in Sydney) I got to thinking about how I would cope if I needed to travel a lot when it is cold. My winter coat would completely fill my carry on and I wouldn't want to carry it all the time when I'm not wearing it as its quite heavy.

Have anyone found a warm but lightweight coat that is smart enough for business use ?

Cheers.

Not sure what kind of "cold" you are referring to, but I think most people who come from cold countries would say that there is no such thing as "winter" in Sydney! :p
I would say from -10 to 5 Celsius a leather jacket is more than enough. If you go to places like Edmonton (around -30 Celsius) I would recommend something like this: Kanuk
 
Layers. Get some long sleeve thermal shirts (Kathmandu often has a buy 2, get 3 deal) and a thinner/less bulky jacket for travel from Kathmandu/Mount Design/REI ect.

I even bought thermal tights for hubby to wear under his jeans/pants for colder travel.
 
Layers. Get some long sleeve thermal shirts (Kathmandu often has a buy 2, get 3 deal) and a thinner/less bulky jacket for travel from Kathmandu/Mount Design/REI ect.

I even bought thermal tights for hubby to wear under his jeans/pants for colder travel.

I thought the OP was referring to business travel, in which case you rarely spend more than 10-20 minutes outside and just need something to keep warm while wearing a suit/casual clothes.
 
Travelling for business in the cold.

... You mean like -5 degrees C like it was today and I had a meeting uptown Calgary ... or you mean -25 degrees C like I had to go from Calgary to Saskatoon last year?

Lightweight doesn't do it, sorry.

Full length, wool dress coat connotes style, prosperity (for business) and is bloody warm :)
 
And, make sure it's all in your hand luggage so that you don't fly ORD-CPH on AA in winter for work with very few warm clothes and a 2 day delay to the suitcase catching up to you.

As Billy Connelly once said, "there's no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothes".
 
Well for me less that 15c is cold - I have only had to deal with minus temperatures once in a work situation, but that was training,so it was more casual. Doesn't seem like there is much option but to bring a real coat !
 
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