I've both worked and played outdoors in the depths of winter--all day, okay?

I mean, I've been outdoors in minus 15, to 25 below zero (that's fahrenheit--not celsius!) weather, and, in minus 60 below zero F. wind-chills. I mean, I've had windburn, mild frost-bite, borderline hypothemia. I've had to thaw the ice from the front of my coat, before I could unzip it. I've shivered for hours, and been cold to the point of intense pain. THAT kind of cold.

I generally prefer a canvas barn or chore coat, with either blanket or insulated quilt lining, as my outerwear.

This is normally worn with a oversize genuine cowboy banana--aka: "wild rag," (nothing like those wimpy bandanas regular folks buy. I wore mine 'cos it kept the wind from blowing down my neck, and also was very easy to pull over my face when working in icy winds or facing blowing dust/sleet, etc. The REAL one's worn by America's cowboys are made of silk or heavy cotton, and look like this):

Generally, I also used either a pair of bib-type ski overalls, or, my work jeans with a heavy pair of longjohns (thermal underwear) under them, a pair or two of heavy socks, or one pair of insulated socks, and my work boots, or winter boots. My cowboy hat or one of these plaid wool caps--with a nifty fold down ear protector inside the cap, would complete the ensemble:

and special gloves that were a combination of mitten/fingerless glove--the miteen could fold down, and you would have half-finger gloves, enabling you to untie knots, or adjust the buckles on horse halters, or undo your snowshoes, without removing your gloves. When working at emptying and filling the approx. 50 water buckets at the one stable I worked at, in winter, I splurged on a pair of skin diver's gloves--which are, of course waterproof. They allow for dexterity, and were surprisingly warm.

This, however, is an example of what I would NEVER wear.

Only a city person--or someone in the antarctic, would wear this clobber. Yikes!!! Scary stuff, ey?