Right, so y'all are like, "would this chick stop with the obsession over warm legs already?" Alas, no. It's not that I'm entirely unhappy with what I currently wear...I'd just rather not have to use layers, so it'd be nice to have something specifically designed for cold weather.
Has anyone ever tried the UnderArmour ColdGear Evo tights? (They happen to be what my local REI carries:
http://www.rei.com/product/801807) How do they compare to the other ColdGear tights, like the Frosty tights everyone here likes? (I admit I don't know the difference between all the types of ColdGear tights, and even the UA website doesn't tell what the difference is between all the kinds...but there must be a difference or they wouldn't sell like 4 different models of ColdGear tights, But I don't even see the Evo tights on UA's site. Capris, yes [who wears capris in ColdGear??? Are you cold or not???]. Tights, no. And yes, I'm sure there are tights as well as capris, because while I thought them short when I held them up to me, they fit fine when I had them on, and my legs are short but not THAT short!)
i tried on a pair tonight, but they just don't seem very thick (the thickness seemed like any other pair of running tights would be, rather than what I might expect for cold weather), and without taking them into the cold, I haven't a clue how well they'll serve me (and it's a lot to spend on something that might not keep me warm!).
Alternately, I tried on a pair of REI's Activestretch tights, and they seemed thicker and had a brushed fleece-like lining. THOSE I could see keeping me warm, but I could be wrong; maybe Underarmour has some sort of fantastic technology I don't know about that makes their stuff just as warm.
http://www.rei.com/product/801219 I can get these for $64.50.
(I'm thinking along REI lines because I have a 20% off coupon so that'll ease the pain a bit, and because being able to get it locally rather than paying shipping makes for a happy Kat)