Summer travel with no insulating layer

I do tend to get cold, and always end up using it at least on the flight. I feel silly once I get to someplace like India, though, and even looking at it then makes me feel hot!! But you do what works for you. In the worst case, you can always buy one.

I've known people who use the strategy of, "If it is colder than I anticipated/packed for, I'll just wear everything in my suitcase." Kinda like what you're saying.

You're still taking the Gore-Tex shell, so that should help with windchill.

And if you are really miserable, you could probably find a store to sell you added layers or a blanket or something.

I am well insulated by fat, so an insulating layer on top, especially in summer, is not on my packing list. That said, last summer in Ireland and Scotland, I was one garment short. I needed something like a lightweight fleece (which I don't travel with because of the bulk). This is garment that is missing from my everyday life at home, too. I used to have an excellent lightweight, soft hooded jacket from Columbia that I put in a donation bin in Paris because it had gotten too big for me. Well, it would fit again, and I haven't found its equal.

I left home my rain coat on this 12 day trip to London. Now that was difficult!

And (dare I say) it seems to have been the right decision. Though I did buy a new sunhat.

I usually don't travel in summer, but I had a situation in Copenhagen in late May where I had no insulating layer or jacket and the temps dropped suddenly. I was freezing and had three shirts—one solid black, one print and one light green. So i wore all three of them (black on the bottom and the print on top, and the light green as the layer).

Surprisingly, it did not look hideous, but it kept me warm, so even if it was, I would not have cared.

I like to pack extra light to enable my favorite travel style of moving cities often, so I don’t pack anything I’m not wearing. But, I don’t like to be cold on the plane.

MAY:
Plane outfit: A micro-thin 32 degree black long sleeve scoop neck top. Black knit pants. Columbia lightweight short rain jacket.

Other clothes: 2 cute shirts, 2 dresses, 1 black leggings.

May’s trip was 11 pounds total - Cotopaxi & purse.

FEBRUARY (southern Spain):
Plane outfit: the same

Other clothes: an extra 32 degree (plum) that I could layer with the black one & a necklace. 3 cute warmer shirts. A mid-weight legging.

February’s trip was 13 pounds total - Cotopaxi & Sherpani tote.

Jean you pack light! Nice

Mardee three shirts at once, shall we call that "The Steve Bannon"? On second thought, let's not ;)

So Hank, you’re going to Britain for this trip, correct? Does the fact that you might be wet when the temperature isn’t all you hoped for, make a difference? Will you be taking rain pants? I always run cold so not taking an extra layer is something I never do.

And speaking of keeping the weight down, are you one of the hardcore folks that drill holes in their toothbrush handles? Picture me winking here. My husband swears this is true for some bikers and hikers but I’ve always been suspicious……