Additional question - It seems the best way to keep warm in cold weather is to layer natural layers with treated/waxed nylon or cordura on top. Does anyone have experience with this or know of an accessible guide online? Every post I find is linked to a shop or otherwise trying to sell something.

Also any info on the waxes to use (Parrafin, soy oil, synthetic beeswax, candelilla are all options I have come across) is appreciated!

Great thank you. It seems like treated nylon is the way to go for a waterproof top layer.

For me personally, mostly dry cold between 0-5 degrees with occasional heavy snow down to -5.

I was hoping to get information for cold weather in general too for all users, not just my situation.

I wear a neck gaiter (those tube things)

I noticed Buff sell these made from recycled materials. Their other products are generally non-vegan however.

I wear boots that are rated for the cold

Do you know the material for these boots? All the waterproof boots I find are various forms of leather.

I have flannel lined jeans

I am a long time jeans/denim hater but starting to accept they are inevitable if I want vegan, sustainable, warm clothes.

The announcements thread was for me to gauge opinions but unfortunately instead of a reasonable discussion it became about US politics and manipulation.

I really did not like this. I want to know more about shitjustworks, I had previously only seen their worst comms and moderator behaviour but recently I have seen well-meaning posts and class consciousness on the instance. Instead almost every single comment was off topic, a complete waste of time.

I have made a post on clothing that hopefully will help sharing of information.

Some of the suggestions I already received -

Waterproofing - Waxed canvas, using paraffin

Vegan brands - Noize

Layering thinner clothes (always the way to go), with a rainproof layer on top

When browsing comms from the “tankie” instances only a handful of times have I seen people express a sincere interest in voting for Trump, and everytime they received pushback.

Active participation in genocide is a red line most on the left are unwilling to cross. Refusal to vote for a party performing a genocide is not advocating for Trump.

I do not understand why people are coming into a discussion on the spread of pro-US propaganda on an anarchist, anti-imperialist space to discuss “tankies” as if it has any relevance to the topic.

I’m having the most difficult and stressful year of my life and yet my blood pressure is down, my physical fitness is the best it has been in a decade and my junk food consumption is almost non-existent.

No longer feeling any dissonance when interacting with animals and sharing my love for them is a huge relief as well.