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if you're coming to Iceland in October
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and you're wondering what to wear you're
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in the right place in this video I'll go
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over the weather daylight what to wear
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the northern lights and I'll give you a
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few examples no fuss or anything like
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that just straight to the point so let's
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get to
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it the weather in October can vary
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greatly you shouldn't expect extremely
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low temperatures but it will be cold the
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average temperature in October ranges
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from about 2° C to 8° C although it can
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fluctuate sign significantly well that
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doesn't sound too bad but don't forget
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we don't factor in the wind and it's
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starting to get windier now that we're
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almost into winter or already in Winter
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depending on the year and since we're
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dancing between Seasons you can expect
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rain and snow sometimes at the same time
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even so if it says 8° C you have to
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factor in the wind yourself hooray which
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is why highly resistant or waterproof
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gear is
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mandatory and October you can definitely
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feel that we don't have as much daylight
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as we did just a month ago it's not
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terrible just yet but it is noticeable
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in the beginning of October we'll have
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around 11 to 12 hours of daylight and
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obviously as the month goes on that will
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be less and less and even though it's
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not as serious as in November or
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December I would highly recommend that
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you try to plan your day around the
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daylight don't waste any of the daylight
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on the
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road you want to dress for wind rain and
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fairly low temperatures so let's start
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with the base layers we recommend
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thermal underwear all year round they're
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fantastic base layers because they
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breathe well dry fast and most
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importantly they keep you warm and what
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we like to recommend is that you wear
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good outdoor gear so that all you need
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really is the thermal underwear but if
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the weather's terrible or maybe you're
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just thrown to cold here are some mid
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layer examples you could go for a hoodie
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now try and make sure it's from a sports
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PR cuz they tend to breathe a lot better
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and breathability is the name of the
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game you could also go for a hiking
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sweater or a traditional Icelandic wool
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sweater now personally that's a lot if
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you're wearing the base layer you're
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wearing the wool sweater and your
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outdoor gear and that's just a lot
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personally I'll just put on the mid
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layer if I absolutely have to like
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looking at the noral lights now I don't
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recommend wearing jeans much prefer
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either just the thermal layers or maybe
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a pair of sweatpants you'll also want
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good socks we recommend Marina wool it
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breathes well dry fast and it keeps you
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warm and of course hiking boots good
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grip waterproof ankle support wear them
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all year round it is so so so important
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to wear a good pair of hiking boots when
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you're here in Winter or fall and
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remember you can rent all the outdoor
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stuff right here with us so save money
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on luggage bring a carryon and rent what
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you need for Iceland use the discount
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code October for 10% off on Iceland
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cover.com for outdoor gear let's start
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with the pants they don't have to be
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super thick they just have to protect
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you from the wind and the rain so look
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for something like gortex or similar
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wearing a good pair of outdoor pants
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will change a lot and it will help keep
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you warm then you have two options you
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can go for the parka or the Shell let's
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start with the parka the parka is
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completely windproof highly water
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resistant and made for extreme
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conditions this will keep you warm here
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in Iceland and most of the time you'll
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only need to wear thermal underwear
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underneath this only add the mid layer
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if it gets super windy if you don't want
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that you can go for the shell the shell
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is windproof highly water resistant and
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breathable it is not as warm as the
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parka so you will need to wear a lot
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more layers but it is more breathable so
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for example you would wear your thermals
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mid layer and then the shell a thin down
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jacket could be a fantastic mid layer if
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you're wearing the shell but please
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don't just bring this cuz as soon as
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this gets wet you're out of luck and
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that's it it doesn't have to be
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difficult to dress for iseland I
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personally prefer the parka because it
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can get very tiring taking off all those
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layers when you're going in and out of
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shops in and out of restaurants or just
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in and out of the house and don't forget
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the beanie and
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gloves now you can definitely see the
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nor the lights in October the days are
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getting longer so you don't have to stay
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up for as long as you did in September
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now make sure you dress well when you're
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hunting the normal lights you want to
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put on all the layers because you're
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going to be standing still for maybe a
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long time but if you put on all the
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layers you put on all the outdoor stuff
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you'll be just fine to look at the noral
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lights all night
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long now this is a very typical day in
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Iceland temperature is quite low it's a
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bit windy so it feels a lot colder and
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there's no sun to warm you up for a day
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like this here's what I recommend it's
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not a bad day it's not a good day it's
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just a normal day now this would be a
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horrible day because of the wind it's
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going to feel around -2° C and it's
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raining put on all your layers and worst
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case scenario you just take off the mid
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layer and leave it in the car now this
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is a bit of an extreme example but I
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wanted to give you an extreme day as
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well to get a picture of things now this
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is a fairly good day the wind's going to
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bring the temperature down a bit but the
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sun's going to balance that out you can
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wear normal pants you don't have to wear
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outdoor pants you can put on thermals in
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a parka or just a mid layer in a shelf
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it's a very Loosey Goosey kind of day
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and you don't have to worry too much
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about the weather however do be aware
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that the sun might disappear behind the
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clouds at any moment and that will
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absolutely change how you feel about the
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weather so definitely bring some of the
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mid layers in a bag or just leave them
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in the car but that's it I hope you have
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a better understanding of how to prepare
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and what to expect when you're coming to
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Iceland in October and again you can use
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the discount code October for 10% off at
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iseland cover.com but that's it for this
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video we see you in the next one
