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Tricks and tips to handle the cold
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Attaboy! Now that's a REAL man!
oosik
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When in winter, I always wear a jacket that will block the wind - Carhart or equal. My heavy duty wool jacket is great but it simply does not block the wind. Now, if for some really stupid reason, its necessary to go out when its below zero - I have Eddie Bauer down jacket with down hood and Eddie Bauer down pants. I have down mitts and wear muck-luks with wool socks. If the outfit was white - I'd be mistaken for the Pillsbury dough boy.
Down with a heavy nylon outer shell is the only way to go when its truly cold outside. When I lived in AK, I wore an outfit as indicated above for late moose hunting season, when we could see temps of -40F or colder. At those temps you will find out in a heart beat if there is any exposed skin - especially when hunting on a snow machine.
Down with a heavy nylon outer shell is the only way to go when its truly cold outside. When I lived in AK, I wore an outfit as indicated above for late moose hunting season, when we could see temps of -40F or colder. At those temps you will find out in a heart beat if there is any exposed skin - especially when hunting on a snow machine.
Ed of all trades
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I spent the winter in Laporte Indiana across the lake from Chicago and I have spent the winter in south central Tn. By far the colder, by feel was Tn. It could be 40 and it would feel cold. I worked days in Indiana when it was -10 with a 10 mph wend and it was cold but no colder than it felt in TN. So you northern guys go on with your bragging. There is cold and then there is cold. The deep south is COLD. Ed
oldpilgrim
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-37.....that's degrees C, right ....computes to -34.6F........ nothing to it. Put on a sweater and head out
dadster4
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I worked new construction in and around Chicago for 30 years before moving to TN 2-1/2 years ago- I haven't worn more than a sweatshirt and gloves since.
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-40F yesterday and I was in sneakers/tennis shoes, wool socks, jeans, T-shirt and wool pullover with my Dickies insulated shirt on top and a French block heater on my head. Insulated work gloves on the hands. Toasty warm.
The trick is to acclimatize yourself to the cold weather BEFORE it gets that cold.
The trick is to acclimatize yourself to the cold weather BEFORE it gets that cold.
dodge man
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I am a land surveyor and have spent a few cold days outside, some with wind chills well below zero. Lots of good advice, nothing I can really add except one thing. Your body does not get used to the cold. You mentally just get used to suffering.
Agree! For me, a motorcycle ride on one of those warmish late fall days is the perfect thing to reset my internal thermostat for the upcoming winter. Especially a day where it's in the 70s during daylight, and I stay out (with no jacket or other gear) until after dark when it gets down to the 50s.
kcflhrc
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The wind is what makes it bad. I'm a phone guy for 37 years now. Lots of outside work. Insulated Dickies overalls, my Carhart Extreme Coat, gloves and I'm good to go. Really cold days if windy I will wear a hoody under the Carhart for the hood.
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Quote Originally Posted by Ed of all trades View Post
I spent the winter in Laporte Indiana across the lake from Chicago and I have spent the winter in south central Tn. By far the colder, by feel was Tn. It could be 40 and it would feel cold. I worked days in Indiana when it was -10 with a 10 mph wend and it was cold but no colder than it felt in TN. So you northern guys go on with your bragging. There is cold and then there is cold. The deep south is COLD. Ed
I think it all depends on how much any individual feels the cold, and how long you have been in a particular place. I wear only a cotton short sleeved shirt all year round (and trousers) indoors and out, but at this time of year the natives wear as much as some of you blokes wear at 20 below.
If I have to be outside and not doing physical work I would begin to add layers as required with temperatures from about 40F downwards. If working I can go below freezing OK. I learned when farming in Australia that it is sensible to wear gloves for most jobs where you can lose skin and blood or have your hands punctured by vegetation or "nasties" that might well kill you, so I might be in short sleeves and gloves that keep my hands warm enough for a few degrees of frost. I agree with everybody about spare gloves and keeping them warm if you have to take them off - although that is not really a problem here.
Thirteen years in Australia with generally high temperatures seemed to give the effect of thinning the blood, so that I began to feel the cold at a higher temperature than previously. Ten years in the far North of Scotland after that sort of re-conditioned me to relative cold after a year or two. I have never experienced any colder than around zero F on a few occasions before and after Australia, so cannot contemplate how cold -40 is.
I think that what you eat over a long period of time makes a difference too. Solid, cold climate traditional meals will keep you going a lot longer than a tuna fish salad. I also have an idea that a bigger muscular man (not fat, although it is a good insulator) will take the cold better than a little skinny one.
I spent the winter in Laporte Indiana across the lake from Chicago and I have spent the winter in south central Tn. By far the colder, by feel was Tn. It could be 40 and it would feel cold. I worked days in Indiana when it was -10 with a 10 mph wend and it was cold but no colder than it felt in TN. So you northern guys go on with your bragging. There is cold and then there is cold. The deep south is COLD. Ed
I think it all depends on how much any individual feels the cold, and how long you have been in a particular place. I wear only a cotton short sleeved shirt all year round (and trousers) indoors and out, but at this time of year the natives wear as much as some of you blokes wear at 20 below.
If I have to be outside and not doing physical work I would begin to add layers as required with temperatures from about 40F downwards. If working I can go below freezing OK. I learned when farming in Australia that it is sensible to wear gloves for most jobs where you can lose skin and blood or have your hands punctured by vegetation or "nasties" that might well kill you, so I might be in short sleeves and gloves that keep my hands warm enough for a few degrees of frost. I agree with everybody about spare gloves and keeping them warm if you have to take them off - although that is not really a problem here.
Thirteen years in Australia with generally high temperatures seemed to give the effect of thinning the blood, so that I began to feel the cold at a higher temperature than previously. Ten years in the far North of Scotland after that sort of re-conditioned me to relative cold after a year or two. I have never experienced any colder than around zero F on a few occasions before and after Australia, so cannot contemplate how cold -40 is.
I think that what you eat over a long period of time makes a difference too. Solid, cold climate traditional meals will keep you going a lot longer than a tuna fish salad. I also have an idea that a bigger muscular man (not fat, although it is a good insulator) will take the cold better than a little skinny one.
