Brr! Keeping warm in the trees
So it’s cold. You still want to go and climb trees…
Our season kicks off tomorrow and it’s pretty chilly out there. We asked one of our North American tree climbing chums who regularly climbs in snowy Massachusetts for his top tips. Here’s what Andrew Joslin said:
- Long johns, or some kind of underlayer top and bottom.
- Then a top long sleeve layer with something that keeps your neck warm like a short or regular turtle neck.
- Some reasonably heavy trousers on the bottom, but not so heavy to limit movement.
- Additional layers can be added up top but they should be thin enough that they don’t limit movement.
- Problem is you can end up too warm once you start climbing. So it’s good if your top layers can be unzipped or otherwise opened up.
- When you sit still up in a tree you can cool down so don’t shed too many layers while you’re climbing.
We like this; layers are the key to warmth. As a seasoned tree climber Andrew knows how you’ll probably want to relax for a while on your favourite branch or take in the view from the hammock and his tips have got this (ahem) covered.
This picture is of a White Pine in the snow taken from the canopy by Andrew.
We don’t think there’s going to be snow on the Isle of Wight this Easter, but the Goodleaf picnic basket is full of things to sustain you; tea, coffee and for this Easter – hot chocolate, on trial now in the Goodleaf office.
Bring your thermals and we’ll see you in the canopy!