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Old November 26th, 2007   #21
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Old November 26th, 2007   #23
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just out of curiosity why dont you have heat in your dorm? also maybe you could go buy a space heater i've got one for my room works good!
I actually have one but it's right next to the windows, and the cold wind comes in through the cracks anyways...sigh. You can only feel the meager heat if you put your hand right on the frigging thing, so it's pretty useless. I see no dial or knob on it so I don't think I can adjust it's output.

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I have a nice warm jacket, an Alabama Crimson Tide toque and a flask filled with brandy in my breast-pocket.
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Be rebellic put your parents house on fire and don't run a way but stay at the fire. no no just joking If you don't have that much cash find yourself a girlfriend, they can be warm too.
GF? Damn, I've never even talked to a girl in a social capacity... more sighs.

Thanks though guys. It's LOL funny, but the biggest source of heat is my laptop here, I just put my hand on the right side where the heat comes out, good old Alienware!


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Old November 26th, 2007   #24
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Wear something on your head - you lose a lot (like 70% or something) of body heat through your head. Warm feet are also a must.

And remember - loose and layered is the secret to keeping warm!

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Doesn't wearing many clothes at the same time make you sick? And I think a fleece blanket is better than much clothes, its all about the isolation isn't it?
No, it doesn't.
Layered clothing is very important when trying to stay warm, and so is covering as much of your body as you can, you can't leave your legs uncovered even though your head emits a lot of heat.

A blanket will do, but is obviously impractical when not lying down.

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No, it doesn't.
Layered clothing is very important when trying to stay warm, and so is covering as much of your body as you can, you can't leave your legs uncovered even though your head emits a lot of heat.

A blanket will do, but is obviously impractical when not lying down.
Far be it for me to argue with someone who lives in Finland, but I've always found that wearing less (or no) layers but at the same time having a massive amount of insulation from your bedclothes is much more helpful - it's saved my arse from freezing off on camping trips in the past.

Obviously, though, a sleeping bag is kind of impractical for everyday use.


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I live in Texas, that's how, though it wouldn't hurt to move a little further south.

Seriously though, I hate anything below 60F. So when it gets 60, light jacket. 40's heavy jacket. 30's or less, I don't go outside unless I have to. Energy be damned I'll burn a redwood if it keeps me warm for 2 minutes.

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usually no matter the temp my feet are cold, if i keep my feet and my hands and my head warm, im a happy camper no matter the temp

havent successfully found a way to keep my feet warm, even thick socks with insulated boots wont cut it when its cold outside, but for the rest wool gloves and a wool sock cap do great
but if im running in the cold, like sometimes ill run 5ks, it will be 5AM and 30F, but give me a long sleeve shirt, track pants, gloves and a sock cap and im good to go, my feet get very warm then even in plain running shoes

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Far be it for me to argue with someone who lives in Finland, but I've always found that wearing less (or no) layers but at the same time having a massive amount of insulation from your bedclothes is much more helpful - it's saved my arse from freezing off on camping trips in the past.

Obviously, though, a sleeping bag is kind of impractical for everyday use.
It isn't really that cold here, in the Southwest that is, but since Lapland is a fair bit colder I think I should be able to trust the military on this when they preached about layered clothing, the winter gear was rather extensive even for coastal troops although we were never allowed to wear all of it (it was never much colder than -15 C or 5 F during that time, but that didn't stop me from wearing everything I could hide, including my rain clothes and pyjamas, under the uniform ).

A good sleeping bag (with some sort of sleeping pad) is nice to have when stationary, but you need an extremely expensive one to survive naked in it when temperatures have dropped. You are better of putting on clothes or chopping more wood for the stove in my opinion. Make yourself a quick igloo by digging into a heap of snow if you don't have a tent with a stove, it won't be as comfortable, but you should survive the night provided you have some sort of good insulation, e.g. that expensive sleeping bag.

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