Cold Weather Survival Considerations

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[OmegaGear]

That is the Rothco spec ops jacket, that I purchased at Dan's Depot. - Craig

[OmegaGear]

You are so correct, THAT is real cold....stay warm!

[aarmanax]

educating, practical + your good sense of humour. Another thumb up...
Keep it up!

[TheRussellComer]

Alot of people point out problems or conflicts to your information but nobody gives much to solution nor much help, just critics that have not been in your shoes. I understand that you speak from a life experience perspective, and thank you in sharing with the world.
I have heard many ways and how to in winter wear, but things change with each application or task, something that you pointed to.
I know its managable to just wear shorts and a decent t-shirt in your temp you were bearing but it requires a certain diet and ability and dexterity for the required time. 
I also understand that as a person stands their body is much like a stove pipe and heat rises so views on heat loss become arguementable as to who does what for the "because".
Types of clothing materials vary in condition and task, as like mentioned above with shorts and t-shirt.
Fleece does tend to be favored among many, but if you fall into a lake your screwed if that is your dependacy for warmth.
I am fan of wool and wool blends and understand air as a insulator with familure applications of layers, but apparently with other posters I find there is little solution to all mindsets.
Thinsulated underwear??? Goretex chasity belt??? Everybody has opinions, but yet nobody knows you like you.
I want a fleece onesie!

[missionhillssurvival]

i grabbed a lot, thank you great vid !!!!

[OmegaGear]

We appreciate your comments. However, the military all over the world no longer uses cotton in cold weather, or at least the ones that I have trained do not. There may be individual items that different units wear that are made of cotton. For the most part however, most have accepted the data that proves that wearing cotton against your skin, puts you in a compromised position in cold weather. Allowing the possibility of hypothermia to set in a more realistic possibility.

[jediknightofthewoods]

I do agree with a lot of what you say, however I have questions and concerns over the generic statement that "cotton is bad" or as Ive heard elsewhere "cotton kills". The military all over the world have used cotton for decades, the British Military Norgee is cotton, the Swedish cold weather smock is cotton canvas, Mors Kochanski recently did a video explaining the difference between 'wet snow' and 'dry snow'. Cotton doesnt kill. What you do or dont do correctly with it is what

[jediknightofthewoods]

Thanks for coming back to me! Appreciate it! I dont want to be difficult, but I do need to question! Can I ask you directly, which military in cold weather environments you have trained? Any of the Scandinavian military? I Would really appreciate it if you could point me in the direction of data that supports the theory that cotton increases chances of hypothermia, so I can understand the parameters/context of that data. Great to have a discussion with you on this!! Thanks for your time!

[discofishing]

My First Sergeant won't let me stick my hands in my pockets even though that was in the cold weather training given to us by spec ops guys. WHAT DO I DO!?!?!?!? LOL!

[dmpwa]

Good video - although the heat-loss-from-head figures were debunked. Certainly I 'feel' warmer when my head is covered - I think covering one part of the body, in terms of total body heat loss - is just as effective as covering another part.

[OmegaGear]

Hey there, thanks for posting...where and when was this debunked? Would love to see it. Thanks!

[OmegaGear]

Never have I trained with Scandinavian do not have any data to point you to indicate you on this. You are more than welcome to disagree with me on this.

[dmpwa]

Hey man - check this out; pretty reliable source - webMD. I'll msg the link. Summary: The head doesn't lose heat measurably much faster than the rest of exposed body. Wearing shorts would mean the legs lose more heat than our heads w/o a cap. Make sense?