The Best Men's Clothing For Cold Weather | OutdoorHub (2024)

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Pros/A soft, cotton flannel shirt

Cons/None - other than a limited size range

Bottom Line/A great price on a great shirt that is perfect for colder wether

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Pros/Features RedHead's 100% BONE-DRY waterproof and breathable protection

Cons/Limited Camouflage Patterns

Bottom Line/A solid winter option that can tackle a number of tasks without being overly bulky

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Another product from RedHead, these fleece-lined cargo pants are perfect for wearing around the shop or outside when the weather is a bit too cold for normal jeans. Featuring 8-total pockets with two of those being large cargo pockets, the storage options are generous enough for you to accomplish a lot of outside tasks without freezing your butt off. The pants also feature a 100% cotton flannel linking with gives you a great amount of warmth and will keep your lower portions nice and warm while you go about your business.

Pros/Interior flannel linking keeps you nice and warm

Cons/No type of waterproofing or breathability

Bottom Line/Great for working around the shop or inside of cold buildings

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Mechanix makes some of my favorite gloves and I’m really glad that they make winter versions of their work gloves. Whether you’re headed out to the range or just need to toss on some winter gloves to keep your digits warm, these Mechanix gloves are made from durable Armortex material and feature a micro-fleece liner for maximum comfort. The gloves also feature an extended cuff to keep cold air out and help you close the gap between your jacket and your gloves and they even feature touch screen compatible synthetic leather digits to keep you connected.

Pros/Durable and Warm with Touch Screen Technology

Cons/None

Bottom Line/Great for the man at work in the winter

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Your head is actually one of the more important parts of your body to cover when it comes to retaining body heat. The Cabela’s Wooltimate Beanie for men features a great skullcap style design and is made from a single layer of Wolltimate which is both warm, weather-resistant, and stealthy for reducing noise while out hunting. The Cabela’s Beanie also features a 4MOST WINDSHEAR wind-resistant liner for keeping the cold air out and your head warm.

Pros/Affordable, silent, and warm

Cons/Wet weather resistance is questionable

Bottom Line/A great style of hat to keep inside your truck or car to keep your ears and head warm

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Pros/Flame resistant and warm

Cons/None

Bottom Line/A great way to round out your cold weather gear for maximum cold-weather resistance in windy conditions

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Pros/Extra heavyweight construction and soft Merino Wool

Cons/Very expensive for a single pair of socks

Bottom Line/Boots alone cannot keep you warm and warm dense socks will go a long way to keeping your feet warm.

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When the temperature drops and the days grow short, it’s time to start dressing for the season. That may not apply to teenage boys, as they tend to think it’s still ok to go outside in a t-shirt and shorts when it’s barely above freezing out, but I digress. For the rest of us, it’s time to dress for the season, and that means layers and warmer cloths.

Base layers are those layers of clothing directly in contact with your skin. The direct contact part is extremely important. The base layer is the part of the outfit that will have to deal with the moisture you emit during activity. So when you’re walking in, and you sweat a little, that perspiration goes directly into your base layer of clothing. If that layer holds that moisture, it can do one of two things, and either can be good, depending on two factors. In cold weather, you want any moisture pulled away from your skin/ This is where natural fabrics as well as some of the really good synthetic materials work so well. They insulate you and retain body heat. but keep that moisture away from your skin as it evaporates.

Outer layers should block wind and moisture, while retaining any heat from your body. When it gets really cold, I like a base layer, followed by an insulation layer, with an outer shell that blocks wind and rain/snow/whatever from sucking the heat away from my body. The worst areas for cold seepage are your feet and your head. Keep that in mind as you venture out.

It may seem like a simple question but the secret behind keeping warm in cold weather isn’t actually about adding heat to your body but instead trapping the heat that your body produces to keep you warm. To this end, you’ll need a solid hat, jacket, pants, gloves, socks, and boots to cover as much of your body as possible. As mentioned above a balaclava will easily round out your setup by keeping keep your face warm. The idea is basically to cover as much of your body as possible.

Yes. If you’ve ever gotten too hot on a spring or summer day you’ll know the easiest way to counter that is to remove some of your outer layers. In the winter this becomes much more difficult so it’s important to find clothing that can adapt slightly to changing conditions or activity levels. Clothing that features wicking technology is great but having vent pockets or removable sections is also a plus too so you don’t have to completely remove your heat-retaining clothing. In my opinion, it’s best to have something that lets warm air escape gradually while still maintaining a decent amount of skin or underlayer covering.

Hand warmers are a great disposable way to bring along some external heat with you when you’re away from the camp or can’t bring a warm beverage with you. Generally, these chemical heaters produce an exothermic chemical reaction generating a little bit of heat for about 20-30 minutes on average. If you do choose to bring these along with you it’s still just as important to keep the areas where you’re using them insulated to get the most benefit out of them. Usually, you can find these hand warmers pretty cheaply inside most sporting goods stores and most cold-weather gear will have small pockets where they can be placed effectively to give you a bit of extra warmth.