Toddler winter gear

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Maybe this is a really stupid question but Just trying to keep costs to a minimum at the moment and don't want to buy unnecessary stuff, so looking for others experiences please.

We live semi rurally and have a dog so are regularly out on walks in the woods or moors. So what did your toddler get the most use out of?

• full snowsuit thing?
• puddlesuit but with warm clothes underneath?
• waterproof trouser and a raincoat?

Thanks!

Muddy puddles full waterproof suit with the detachable lining is the best. You can usually pick them up second hand, but even the full cost is well worth it as you get hours and hours and hours of use.

Waterproof trousers and a waterproof, warm, padded coat. They can unzip them if they get too warm but just go for a good coat.

lined waterproof dungarees and winter coat.
they can wear just coat alone then when out and about in town, and just the dungarees with jumper or fleece as well if not as cold but wet and muddy. Or combine everything if cold

Caretac on Amazon lined waterproof trousers and coats are really good.

Mine always wears the Lidl waterproof dungerees, they're fleece lined, then she had a fleece and a Mountain Warehouse puffer coat! Also wool socks from H&M.

Like the above poster, Lidl waterproof dungarees with a fleece and a waterproof coat. They always seem to find snowsuits too warm/restrictive in all but the most extreme cold weather so I find it gets very little use whereas layers can be easily adapted.

Mine lived in a regatta half fleece lined puddlesuit and wellies last year, we live rurally. I got her a warm coat too and a standard rain jacket but hardly ever used them. The puddlesuit was £24.99 and worth every penny, I'll be getting the next size up this year.

Waterproof dungarees and jacket

I like a thin waterproof puddle suit that you can layer up, rather than a snow suit (for the UK temps). The muddy puddles one with the removable fleecy suit is fantastic. I also like the waterproof over mittens like these. They keep their hands dry but they are thin and flexible enough that they can pick things up etc.
A top top is pull their puddle suit/waterproof trousers over the top of their wellies, rather than tucking them in - the elastic loops go under the sole of the boot. This means that their feet stay completely dry, even in deep puddles.

DD4 has, and still has, a selection of second hand spotty otter outdoor wear, either bought on eBay or handed down from friends as it is the go to brand where I live (Snowdonia). It is really hard wearing, I just stick it in the washing machine with fabric waterproofer to give it a new lease of life.

For sledging and winter mountain biking (she is on a shotgun seat so gets quite cold) she has a fleece lined snowsuit. She then has waterproof salopettes and a waterproof jacket or thicker winter coat.

Footwear is snowboots (eBay or local hand me downs) or wellies.

We had a Spotty Otter dungarees and coat set and the Chillicub set. I bought them second hand in the summer so they were about £40 a set instead of the £200+ cost price. They are down filled so not too bulky like a lot of the ones we saw and have the best waterproof rating we could find!

I also used the Lidl waterproof dungarees, very good quality.

I don’t like snowsuits at all tbh. Even though it’s freezing cold actual thick snow in winter here, we have separate snow salopettes and coat.
Often when the sun is out it’s handy to be able to remove coat and just have fleece and salopettes on them. For uk, fleece dungerees plenty.