There's no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing

I am someone who generally feels very cold. A testament to this is that I would wear a windcheater in Goa in August and September when it would rain because I would feel slightly cold.

I remember as a child, we went on a family trip to Himachal Pradesh and we had gone to through Rohtang Pass and then to a valley with a lot of snow where people were playing with snow. I remember being out for 5 minutes and then turning blue. My memories from the rest of the day are lying down in the car wearing every sweater possible and every blanket my parents could find, while the rest of my family were out playing in the snow. Again, I feel very cold. 

Now, contrary to me, my husband, the Mallu, who has lived all his life mostly below the Tropic of Capricorn, DOES NOT feel cold at all. He will be roaming around the house in December in shorts, while I will be putting on my thermal socks. I really think he is a husky who would thoroughly enjoy extremely cold places. His birthday is coming up this week, and out of the goodness of my heart, I decided to plan a short trip to Kasol, which is a hill station 12-14 hours from Delhi. At this point in time the weather there is likely to be freezing cold with sub-zero at night. 

Not wanting to spend the entire time inside of a blanket and have flashbacks of that day near Rohtang Valley, I decided to pack well. Having read this saying from the Netherlands, which is ironically by Alfred Wainwright, from Britain, 

Slecht weer bestaat niet, welke slechte kleding

This translates to "There's no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing.". I went on a quest to get the aforementioned "Suitable Clothing". 

I got the warmest things I could find, of course within the realms of reason. Here is a list of things I packed. 

Clothes

1. Baselayer 
• Heattech Ultra Warm from Uniqlo
• Wedze Ski base layer from Decathlon
• My well trusted Jockey warmers
• Fleece leggings from Marks and Spencer
• Brandless thin Fleece lined leggings (usually for Indian outfits)
2. Fleece-lined pajamas from Nike a brandless one I do not remember now
3. A fleece quarter-zip from Decathlon (because one cannot have too much fleece)
4. A fleece jacket on top of it from Uniqlo (gotta keep a mix)
5. An insulating waterproof jacket from Zara
6. Fleece-lined gloves and cap from Decathlon
7. A woolen headband 
8. A wool cap made by Bua or as people call it usually Dad's sister
9. A woolen scarf for my neck
10. Waterproof shoes from Decathlon
11. Lots and lots of wool socks 
12. 2 woolen sweaters in case I feel cold despite wearing 14 layers.

This is the list of clothes I am carrying with me and will preferably be wearing most if not all of them at once. I will come back from my trip to Kasol and rate everything mentioned here for future trips to frozen lands. 

I am also going to carry a couple of more things for the trip. Now I am just everything I have to pack!

1. Power banks
2. Headphones
3. Sunglasses
4. A good book
5. Travel games (I have a tiny Othello)
6. Tissue paper
7. CASH
8. Pads and tampons because we always be prepared
9. Speakers for those amazing tunes
10. Tissue papers because hygiene people
11. A multiplug
12. My fleece blanket

I will add more things to the list as and when I remember them.