My latest trek in the High Sierra's I found myself incorporating many of the recommendations from this site on lightening my load. One of these is I traded in my blue jeans for a pair of lightweight synthetic hiking pants.

In the evening the wind really kicked up and with the hiking pants and a pair of lightweight wool long underwear I was still cold when I was sitting around the stove making dinner. The wind was high enough that we all hit the sack early, but I am wondering what other people recommend. I could get thicker longjohns, but the problem seemed more to do with the wind going through the thin fabrics. Plus, thicker long johns might be too warm for other uses. I could add a pair of rain pants, but then I would be adding in another pair of pants. My upper body wasn't cold, and I attribute that to my rain jacket buffeting the wind. What are your esteemed opinions?