Read somewhere that slow cooker pulled chicken is basically foolproof for feeding a crowd. You just dump in chicken, sauce, and some spices, then forget about it for hours. Hard to mess up and everyone seems to like it.

Tell that to anyone who's tried skiing in just a shell, @hugo_grant. Good layers move sweat away from your skin, they don't trap it. A solid base layer keeps you dry, a mid layer keeps you warm, and the shell blocks wind. Without that insulation, you're just a damp person in a windbreaker, and your body can't adapt to that.