tromso - northern lights novemer - what clothes do we need

danbim

hi all not sure if im in the right forum .Have won an amazing holiday to tromso in November, part of the win is an overnight stay and husky safari, clothes are included for this part of the holiday , my question is what type of clothes do I need for the 2 days I have left in tromso and also best place to buy them, hope I have made sense, x

johnnyreggae

Lucky you !

Weather should be like the UK recently : http://weatherspark.com/averages/28894/11/Troms-Norway so bring whatever you wore here for the snow

Enjoy - the lights are fantastic - but don't appear every night so look on it as a bonus if they come along

elsien

Several thin layers is better than one thick one, if you're not sure what you need.
TK Maxx is good for cheap ski wear if you want to get a decent pair of gloves/mittens or base layer thermals. It was much colder when I went, but a good ski jacket with layers underneath was fine most of the time. Ditto the bottom half - if you're going to be outside a lot, get some ski thermals to wear under your trousers.

daveyjp

And don't take jeans. They don't insulate and don't dry when they get wet. Fleece lined walking trousers or similar are far better.

danbim

thanks, I will look at TK maxx , never knew you could fleece walking trousers will defo look into that x

littlereddevil

craghoppers do good ones

danbim

hi all again, less than a week till we go, hope this isn't a daft question, but as part of our trip we are staying overnight in a sami tent whilst hoping to see the lights , my question is what do I need to bring to sleep in ,will thermals and pjs be enough ?

buglawton

Hotels and local tours nearly always supply tourists with hefty overgarments inc overboots and gloves.

mum2one

I took DD to Lapland just b4 xmas last yr, all the winter gear was supplied by the tour operator
Boots, socks, mittens, hat, ski suit.

We were advised to layer light - the ngt we did a husky experience, it had dropped to minus 40C...

I brought 2 sets of thermals (4 days out there( but found I didn't need them in the hotel just when we went out,

Myself - pr leggings under trousers, tshirt, jumper and I was warm enough. ore layering light layers as this keeps the heat in,

Congratulations on the win xx

Dimey

I recommend Rohan technological clothes for your trip

They have airflow fabrics that keep your body temperature regulated, they wick up sweat and even have a technology that means they don't need washing so often. They are lightweight and pack up small.

Hover your cursor over the symbols on this page to read up.

http://www.rohan.co.uk/Content/AboutUs/OurTechnologies


They have a sale section called the souk.

danbim

hi thanks for all the replies, we are taking part in the sami overnight stay and husky safari when we arrive, so im not sure what to wear travelling, they are supplying us with clothes for that part of the holiday , but am assuming I will need to take pyjamas ? am so confused as to what I need to take and wear ?