I always want this stuff, but never bite the bullet so I am happy someone said this.

I agree cold weather gear is worth the investment, but what do you use this for? I live in cold weather and do outdoor activities (mostly biking, snowboarding, xc skiing) in the winter, but I am just not sure I have the use case for it. If I did back country snowboarding I think I would invest, but I live in the midwest so I mostly stick to terrain parks.