Alaska in Winter

unaveragejane

What on earth do you wear as normal indoor work clothes in Alaska in the winter time?

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unaveragejane

See, that's what I'm not sure about. DH wears short sleeves all year long. He only tosses a jacket on if it's really, really cold.

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unaveragejane

Okay, that sounds good! He was talking about trying to find thermals to wear under his pants. I'm pretty sure he'd roast in them. I do think I need to get him a good coat and gloves, though.

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unaveragejane

I don't think he'll be outside much. He'll just be there for work. The company he's with has known about the job since summer but kept putting it off. Real smart guys. Real smart!

MynaBird

I live in Alaska. We have central heating here. I'm sitting in my office in a regular dress, stockings and heels.

ETA: It depends on where he's going to be, though. Is he going to a village or just Anchorage? There's a big difference.

unaveragejane

He's going to be on a remote military base.

MynaBird

Yeah, normal clothes should be fine. If he's going to be at one of the Interior bases, the walk from the car to the office will be pretty cold, but if he's in southcentral or southeast, it won't be bad. 

Carnation77

Military base?  Bring long underwear.  I'm in the military and have worked in several northern locations where we didn't have adequate heat.  I routinely wore long underwear under my uniform all winter long - and I work in offices with civilians.

unaveragejane

I guess I'll pack him layers and hope for the best. Thanks, all!

akjlo

Alaska indoors is the same as anywhere else in the winter.  Our igloos have heat!