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hose of us out here in Western Canada don't run into rain all that much, but cold? OY, we know cold but good!
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HossHumard, you aren't far enough west...in Vancouver and area they play with rubberized footballs because it rains so much that the leather balls weigh about 25 lbs by the end of the game
Thankfully this is a desert here but I do get to make the odd trip into rain weather.
Honigs has a rain cap that works pretty well (maybe POS has one too). The regular hats get soggy and fall of - looks goofy.
As for cold, the CFL guys use a belleclava (however you spell that) except the whole face is cut out - not just nose and eyes.
I have a pair of gloves with rubber stumps on them for grip - a must-have in the cold/wet. Only problem is that the stumps wear out with time so you have to keep replacing them.
Those windstopper shells are really very good in both cold and wet conditions. Honigs also started carrying a long sleve sweater with some kind of windstopper lining in them. One of my guys got one this year and swears by it for warmth.
It doesn't get bitterly cold here like it does on the prairies but my standard getup is long underwear, two layers of under shirts (one short sleeve, one long sleeve with turtle neck), gloves, and my regular hat. Never got too cold with that.