Tuesday, March 6, 2007

How To Survive Cold Weather

The untold instinct of man to survive his everyday life pervades the ultimate reality of existence. When threatened with an unpredicted event, it is almost second nature for man to find ways to prolong his life.Even with the onslaught of modern technology, it is imperative that man learns survival basics and alleviate himself from the bondage of innovation and technological advancement.The key is to survive life’s challenges without the tools.Beating cold weather, for instance, is one of the most basic survival skills that man has to learn.
You never know when extreme cold will hit you unless you are magically powerful.If you want to know how to survive cold weather without resorting to innovative devices such as heaters, here are some pointers:
1. Choose windows wiselyThe key to cold weather survival is to find products that will stimulate heat within the area. Getting a double-glazed window, for example, will trap the heat inside your home.Consequently, you do not have to depend on your heater most of the time just to survive the cold weather. With double-glazed windows in your home, there will be very little heat that will escape your home.
2. Be wary when choosing clothesIt is not practical that you just wear layers of clothes to trap heat from your body. The key is to wear clothes especially designed to trap body heat. These clothes have special fabrics that can lock in heat so that it helps keep you warm.Do not rely totally on materials that may seem to protect you from extreme cold weather. Many clothing manufacturers are now trying to cut back the cost of producing cold weather materials by replacing them with fake ones. Take “fur coats” as an example. Most fake fur coats cannot effectively function in the same way as true fur coats.
3. Trap the heat from the topWhat most people do not know is that body heat is usually emitted from the top—the head. So it makes sense to stop the heat from escaping from your body by covering your head with a good winter hat. Keep in mind that it will be totally useless to wear winter clothes if your head is not protected from cold weather.These are just the basic ways to trap body heat and survive cold weather.
By following this advice, you need not depend on heaters or other technological devices that require additional energy consumption

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