Sometimes,
genuinely good, truly useful information just doesn’t fit into an article! So, here is a collection of winter survival
tips, that didn’t make it, into earlier articles.
Winter and
cold temperatures...
Let’s
face it guys, according to the statistics, we do stupid things, and that is why
most of the winter deaths are men. So,
try not to do stupid things but remember, if you MUST do stupid things,
do them CAREFULLY!
According to MedicineNet1 because of the higher blood flow in the head and neck 40 to 45 percent of your body’s heat is lost through your head and neck. Always have a knit
wool
or synthetic hat in your pocket and if you are getting cold put it on, and if
you become too warm, take it off and put it back into your pocket. Keep it in your pocket, not your pack, in an
emergency what you have in your pockets is all that you have. And don’t forget your hands and feet, survival
is very, very, difficult with frozen or damaged feet and hands!
Your
first shelter against the wind, the wet and the cold are your clothes. But what fabric is best for winter?
That’s
an easy one, wool or man-made synthetics are best because they either retain
some insulating ability when wet (wool) or dry fast (synthetics). Even if they dry fast or retain some
insulation value when wet, your clothes must be kept dry from both outside
precipitation, accidental drenching, and perspiration. Wet clothes can lose up to 90% of their
insulating value and can lose body heat
240 times faster than if they were dry.
Don’t forget to come back next week for even more winter survival tips,
in “Winter Survival Tips, Part Two ©”.
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Notes
1
The MedicineNet article can be found HERE
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