Make Your Own Extreme-cold-weather Clothing

By Michael Rutter
Published on January 1, 1985
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Making cozy-in-the-cold clothing like Jim's is both easy and inexpensive.
Making cozy-in-the-cold clothing like Jim's is both easy and inexpensive.
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Making cozy-in-the-cold clothing like Jim's is both easy and inexpensive.
Making cozy-in-the-cold clothing like Jim's is both easy and inexpensive.
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Jim is ready to face any chilling weather in this outfit complete with mukluks, foam-filled mittens and inexpensive foam-lined parka.
Jim is ready to face any chilling weather in this outfit complete with mukluks, foam-filled mittens and inexpensive foam-lined parka.
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Cut foam pieces laid out and ready to be assembled.
Cut foam pieces laid out and ready to be assembled.
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Jim's dad models his winter clothing before heading outdoors.
Jim's dad models his winter clothing before heading outdoors.

When most of us think of a winter vacation, we dream of
sunny tropical islands with white sand and gentle breakers.
When Jim Philips headed off on his snow season voyage,
though, he went several hundred miles above the Arctic
Circle to a deserted place on the frozen ice north of
Point Barrow, Alaska.

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