So I'm going to Russia soon. Siberia, in fact. And as a Polish gentleman was nice enough to tell me, 'It iz going to be fucking cold, man!'
I've been searching for some gear to keep my limbs from dropping off, but the pickings are slim in Australia. We don't have the climate for it. I've been turning to camping stores, but they haven't been of much help to me.
S.A. Camping World has your usual motley of equipment, from thermoses, to gas cookers, to tents. I found some gloves to the rear (quaintly titled 'ugg gloves'), which I thought I'd find useful, but aside from that, there wasn't much in the ways of protection.
And to be fair, perhaps I shouldn't have expected anything. This is a store suited to Australia's climate. And to that effect, it's very useful, and the prices very reasonable. The staff are nice and friendly, and layout of the store means everything's rather easy to locate. read more