Clothes For Iceland

[india2003]

Which type of coat and thermals should I buy for March in icland

[Buenchico]

https://hekla.com/blog/iceland-in-march-5-things-you-should-know/

[Hopkirk]

A lot depends on what you intend to do in Iceland.

[lankeela]

You will need some warm clothes if you are going to spend time in the frozen food section.

[LadyCG]

We went in late May and it was chuffing freezing.

[Hopkirk]

The clue was in the name, LadyCG.

[LadyCG]

Bloody hell, Hopkirk, how did I miss that?

[naomi24]

Take an assortment of clothes. Certainly a nice warm coat and boots - and a hat and gloves - but the Icelanders are very good at insulating their buildings are it's often very warm inside so layers are best under your coat.

[Khandro]

Silk underclothes, but a bit expensive, & you might need the money there; a glass, (half litre) of beer costs seven quid !

[naomi24]

Yes ... it is expensive to eat and drink.

[jno]

calling it "Iceland" failed to attract many settlers. It's no wonder the next land mass was labelled "Greenland"

[DTCwordfan]

expensive indeed as in very expensive. A bloody good jacket and boots if you are going to be outside, layers inside as the heating is usually abundant - in Reykjavik, they have a thermal hot water system using 'geyser power'. Think 4C to -2 with it possibly going down to - 5. Can be quite wet/snow - and also dark what with 4-5 hours of daylight only.

[barry1010]

I heard that Icelanders get free heating for their homes - anyone know if this is true?

[Khandro]

I pass on a useful tip whether you are going to Iceland or not; Mrs K. bought me a black V-neck pullover, it is thin, light, feels luxuriously soft and is incredibly warm, I couldn't understand why this was, so looked at the label to find it's made from '100% pure Geelong' looked that up on the internet to find it is wool from a special Australian sheep which comes from that region - though the pullover was made in Scotland by a firm called barrie (sic).

If I was going to Iceland it would be my first thing to pack :0)

[New Judge]

Buy yourself some nice beach clothes and swimwear. Light eveningwear and some sunglasses.

Oh, and by the way, cancel your ticket to Iceland - it seems a cold and inhospitable place - and go somewhere warm and sunny.

[barry1010]

£1500 for a jumper, Khandro. Hope you hand wash it

[Khandro]

barry //£1500 for a jumper, Khandro. Hope you hand wash it//

Ye gods! is that what she paid ? I hope I'm worth it :0)