While our present weather is dreadful, there is some good news: At least it's not quite like The Day After Tomorrow outside, that 2004 disaster flick starring Jake Gyllenhaal and those three massive vortexes of frigid air and wind that left piles of human popsicles in their wake.

Wait, did we just say "vortexes?" Ah well, it's nothing we Canucks can't handle.

Here's why: One of our best solutions for surviving the extreme cold is layering, and the key to proper layering is a flawlessly made, heavy-as-gravity sweater. And since our nation's coastal fishermen have been laughing in the face of cold air for ages, we thought of just the thing. Brilliant Toronto-based menswear label 18Waits' current fall/winter line is partially inspired by old seafaring communities, who knew a thing or two about how to keep warm, as evidenced by the piece you're looking at—their Oatmeal pullover.

Every single sweater has been handmade from 100% wool right here in Canada (by a group of talented old ladies in P.E.I. who have been knitting and looming for generations, to be precise). The two buttons on the sweater were crafted from found deer antler tips, then sewn on by hand. In fact, no cutting went into making these. Just loads of hard work. And love, of course.

Now, bundle up, would you?

$495. Available online at 18waits.com