October 12, 20178 yr A place for the winter-challenged to ask for and receive tips on how to avoid a wintery doom of icy doomy deathening.
October 12, 20178 yr Author So, what do you carry around to drink in -14 degrees and how stupid is this question?
October 12, 20178 yr Why would you want to drink in -14? You just wait until you find yourself within a warmer place and drink something hot then...
October 12, 20178 yr Author 1 minute ago, Fay said: Why would you want to drink in -14? You just wait until you find yourself within a warmer place and drink something hot then... So that's a 10/10!
October 12, 20178 yr 1 minute ago, SparkleSalad said: So, what do you carry around to drink in -14 degrees and how stupid is this question? Uhhmmm... Usually you rarely get thirsty when it's -14, all you care about is reaching a warm place as soon as possible Then you drink I usually have water and a thermos with hot tea if it's freezing
October 12, 20178 yr 1 minute ago, Smultron said: Uhhmmm... Usually you rarely get thirsty when it's -14, all you care about is reaching a warm place as soon as possible Then you drink I usually have water and a thermos with hot tea if it's freezing I wonder if people think that -30 is still above survival border! you don't want to be very long outside though... I can't remember getting thirsty after two hours of skating outside - it just doesn't happen, does it?
October 12, 20178 yr Author 1 minute ago, Smultron said: Uhhmmm... Usually you rarely get thirsty when it's -14, all you care about is reaching a warm place as soon as possible Then you drink I usually have water and a thermos with hot tea if it's freezing My tired brain didn't even remember tea exists. (I need sleep but waiting for signs of lottery winnings.) I wonder if hot sports drinks are not revolting.
October 12, 20178 yr I live in SE Europe so we have -14degC in dec/january period ... hard wind and lot of snow ... not funny, tbh... lol... I have a thick canadian jacket with goose feather and thick boots with fur, one finger gloves and a good double hat! And I usually don't think abt drinking when the weather gets like this ... haha, just to get to a warm place or at home as fast as I can!
October 12, 20178 yr Author I don't know what 0 let alone -14 feels like - I don't own a jacket thicker than a shirt. I may aswell be wondering what it's like to visit the moon, really. I was asking because usually I have to drink loads and loads and loads for low BP reasons but I guess cold would help with that anyway. I wonder why I'm assuming I'll become standed and die an icy death.
October 12, 20178 yr 12 minutes ago, SparkleSalad said: I don't know what 0 let alone -14 feels like - I don't own a jacket thicker than a shirt. I may aswell be wondering what it's like to visit the moon, really. I was asking because usually I have to drink loads and loads and loads for low BP reasons but I guess cold would help with that anyway. I wonder why I'm assuming I'll become standed and die an icy death. Welcome to visit my parents' place in winter - we can have -40 in winter! Lol
October 12, 20178 yr 6 minutes ago, SparkleSalad said: I was asking because usually I have to drink loads and loads and loads for low BP reasons but I guess cold would help with that anyway. I wonder why I'm assuming I'll become standed and die an icy death. Wait, does drinking loads help? Asking because I have low bp all the time and it's not funny at all Actually you sort of feel an energy boost when it's freezing It does wonders for energy levels... But then you get home and you are super sleepy all of a sudden
October 12, 20178 yr It's beautiful tho in the winter, when you wait for the Christmas time to have a little cold and snow ... not -14, but I like when it snows ...
October 12, 20178 yr Author 6 minutes ago, Smultron said: Wait, does drinking loads help? Asking because I have low bp all the time and it's not funny at all Actually you sort of feel an energy boost when it's freezing It does wonders for energy levels... But then you get home and you are super sleepy all of a sudden Yup, it increases your blood volume which increases BP but in order to retain it you have to eat a lot of salt, too. My day is just drinking sports drinks and drenching food in soy sauce and salt. I also take medicine to constrict my blood vessels. I have a pretty extreme case, though, so I don'tbknow how much of this to recommend. I can't handle heat or hot drinks/hot soupy food without energy going splat. The energy you get from the cold would be your BP rising. ETA Also, wearing compression clothing or just tight undergarments helps, too.
October 12, 20178 yr thermos with tea helps for drinking. As for clothes I will follow ralucutzagy. Good thick wintercoat/jacket and warm winter boots are essential. gloves, scarf/muffler, sth for your ontop of your head and layering (so you can work with temperature differences indoors, outdoors and in transportation).
October 12, 20178 yr Author 3 minutes ago, ralucutzagy said: It's beautiful tho in the winter, when you wait for the Christmas time to have a little cold and snow ... not -14, but I like when it snows ... I so envy white Christmases. My dream to experience one.
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