tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867503761315699133.post7028941632785152495..comments2023-09-25T07:37:47.803-04:00Comments on Plumbum et Circenses: Hunting HypothermiaZerCoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347518441827166007noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867503761315699133.post-19993633295394443072012-01-10T03:11:33.097-05:002012-01-10T03:11:33.097-05:00Zercool,
I'm late to this party, so forgive m...Zercool,<br /><br />I'm late to this party, so forgive my awakening a sleeping thread. I tend to take at least one of those 99 cent, air activated hand-warmer on any outdoor outing. They take up almost no room, and in an emergency can literally save your life. Try placing them somewhere on your body where the blood is close to the surface such as your neck, and you will be amazed at what a difference it can make. Plus, the dang things go on for hours giving out heat. Amazing technology.<br /><br />Also, my wife, a meteorologist in her first career, once told me that more people die of exposure in the summer than do in the winter because that's when they're most likely to be wearing all cotton. All it takes is being caught overnight in even a mild shower.<br /><br />Glad to read that you are okay!Bobby Nationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03807803676184520297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867503761315699133.post-42296445468224803832011-12-15T08:07:27.918-05:002011-12-15T08:07:27.918-05:00Obviously, I came out fine - and everyone's co...Obviously, I came out fine - and everyone's concern is much appreciated. Hell, I knew the danger, in an academic sense. Years as a boy scout taught me a few things along the way, and some of them didn't have to do with pyrotechnics.<br /><br />My clothing, since TOTWTYTR asked, was relatively appropriate for the weather. I almost never wear cotton when I hunt. Synthetics and wool, that's it. Layers galore. Sometime I'll lay out my entire hunting getup for a photo op. Regardless, even if it was the right KIND of clothing, there wasn't ENOUGH of it.ZerCoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08347518441827166007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867503761315699133.post-20319554771694995732011-12-14T21:09:50.717-05:002011-12-14T21:09:50.717-05:00Living in an area where it's possible to get h...Living in an area where it's possible to get hypothermia 12 months a year, I've seen a lot of it. I've probably even had mild or borderline hypothermia myself. <br /><br />You didn't mention what you were wearing, but I always recommend against cotton when there is a chance you will get wet. <br /><br />Cotton loses about 90% of it's insulating properties when it's wet. <br /><br />When I know or suspect I'm going to be out in the rain I make sure that I wear wool socks with polypropylene liners. I also wear polypro under garments and some sort of synthetic over garments. <br /><br />Finally, I wear an outer layer of something with Gore Tex, including a Gore Tex lined hat. <br /><br />As you found out, hypothermia can sneak up on you and can kill you almost without warning. <br /><br />It's insidious, more so because people think it only happens when the temperatures are below freezing. Worse, a lot of EMS providers think that's the truth and don't look for it in patients when it's "warm".TOTWTYTRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17221321904364051792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867503761315699133.post-69310813012453556892011-12-14T08:58:36.747-05:002011-12-14T08:58:36.747-05:00Glad you came through ok.
I've long maintai...Glad you came through ok. <br /><br />I've long maintained that I'm more cold in the fall (when its chilly and almost always damp, especially this year) than I am in the winter. The damp cold just pulls the heat right out of you, where as the cold with temps in the 20's is EVER so much easier to cope with. I'm ALWAYS freezing in the fall, and never feel quite so cold once temperatures drop.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11924993310937754220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867503761315699133.post-35489477697486045332011-12-12T14:15:38.121-05:002011-12-12T14:15:38.121-05:00Glad you came through that OK. Hypothermia is a q...Glad you came through that OK. Hypothermia is a quick, silent killer if you don't warm up and dry out.DaddyBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508543148426098384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867503761315699133.post-35014083463505622232011-12-12T09:56:36.805-05:002011-12-12T09:56:36.805-05:00Glad to hear you're okay. I HATE the weather ...Glad to hear you're okay. I HATE the weather this time of year.Bubblehead Les.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00730873284089958084noreply@blogger.com