In New England we have Pre-Winter, from Halloween until Christmas, Christmas Cold from the 25th until January 1, then True Winter from New Years until the end of March, and after that Post-Winter for most of April. Spring starts in May. And this year, we had snow on the ground, and quite a bit of it, from basically Christmas until the end of March. This was the second snow-iest winter in the past 20 years. As a result, my carry was basically unlimited, as I didn’t have to worry about thin slacks or no pockets. It was jeans or flannel lined jeans the entire time. BTW, flannel-lined jeans are a lovely thing—a half step between jeans and full on snow pants. If you aren’t getting snowy and just need to go outside, they are perfect. I have had a pair from LL Bean for about 15 years. I’d recommend them.In addition to (or perhaps because of) the very long winter, I took up drinking coffee. My wife drinks coffee with the same intensity that mountain climbers and skydivers study cordage, so I…
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