matthew12345
16 Feb 2011
Life / Winter in Poland? [160]
Merged: Help me survive the Polish Winter!
Hello every one,
I'd forever be in your debt if any one here can offer their advice.
Okay, so I plan on moving to Poland in the very near future. I'd would have all ready made the move as I have made the necessary arrangements; however, the winter is the only thing holding me back as I am incredibly unprepared for the weather ( I live in LA California, 20 degrees Celsius with a couple of grey clouds is down right cold for us :( )
My first question, when does it stop snowing in Poland? My dad doesn't quite remember but he does recall big chunks of ice in the river around May and it still being cold (he is from Rzeszow), if it matters I'll likely live with my cousin in Krakow.
Secondly, my relatives told me I need warm clothes etc... as if that is not painfully obvious. But they really gave me no specifics. Please tell me the practicality of what I have or what I'm planning to buy and please remember I am going to do my best to skip the worst of the 2011 winter but I will have to survive the 2012 winter and all that rain Poland gets! (the hot summer should be no problem!)
Shoes: I got sandels/flip flops for warm weather, Puma and Adidas sneakers for general use (and maybe for the rain? I only ask this because I usually just wear flipflops when it rains in LA), and for the snow I'm thinking about buying some water proof hiking boots from the Northernface or something along those lines.
Gloves: I really have no clue, maybe leather with fur in them or something? Wool perhaps?
Pants: I have Levis jeans, thats it. Would that work for the snow? Maybe layer with some thermal underwear?
Jackets: Would a snow boarding jacket work? How many jackets/sweaters and what types would be ideal?
Hats: No clue here,but I'm assuming an American baseball cap won't cut it and the furrier and fuzzier the better.
If you guys and girls living in Poland could offer your suggestions you would be helping me out tremendously, as I am really a fish out of water here.
Thank you all,
Matthew
Merged: Help me survive the Polish Winter!
Hello every one,
I'd forever be in your debt if any one here can offer their advice.
Okay, so I plan on moving to Poland in the very near future. I'd would have all ready made the move as I have made the necessary arrangements; however, the winter is the only thing holding me back as I am incredibly unprepared for the weather ( I live in LA California, 20 degrees Celsius with a couple of grey clouds is down right cold for us :( )
My first question, when does it stop snowing in Poland? My dad doesn't quite remember but he does recall big chunks of ice in the river around May and it still being cold (he is from Rzeszow), if it matters I'll likely live with my cousin in Krakow.
Secondly, my relatives told me I need warm clothes etc... as if that is not painfully obvious. But they really gave me no specifics. Please tell me the practicality of what I have or what I'm planning to buy and please remember I am going to do my best to skip the worst of the 2011 winter but I will have to survive the 2012 winter and all that rain Poland gets! (the hot summer should be no problem!)
Shoes: I got sandels/flip flops for warm weather, Puma and Adidas sneakers for general use (and maybe for the rain? I only ask this because I usually just wear flipflops when it rains in LA), and for the snow I'm thinking about buying some water proof hiking boots from the Northernface or something along those lines.
Gloves: I really have no clue, maybe leather with fur in them or something? Wool perhaps?
Pants: I have Levis jeans, thats it. Would that work for the snow? Maybe layer with some thermal underwear?
Jackets: Would a snow boarding jacket work? How many jackets/sweaters and what types would be ideal?
Hats: No clue here,but I'm assuming an American baseball cap won't cut it and the furrier and fuzzier the better.
If you guys and girls living in Poland could offer your suggestions you would be helping me out tremendously, as I am really a fish out of water here.
Thank you all,
Matthew