Keeping warm at winter time
 

Yeah so it's like 20 'F outside and it's only 3 pm, and I don't have any heat in my dorm room.

I have on 1 undershirt, 1 sweater, and a button down shirt on top of that. My legs don't get really cold, I figure it's because of all the weightlifting I do [I can squat 300lbs, leg extensions of 250-300, etc] so the blood circulation is great. I always wear shorts, even if it's super cold outside, my legs never seems to get as cold as my head or mid-section. But getting back to it, how should I get warmer...?

I know the body produces a little heat itself, but it's so cold it just pierces all my layers and chills me. Any help for a cold mate?

I have the same problem. I'm a sissy when it comes to the cold.

I wear warm socks and lots of blankets and a hoodie and a long-sleeve shirt under that. =p

A few days ago I had to wear a glove to keep playing games on my laptop 'cause my pinkies were losing feeling, haha.

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 have a nice warm jacket, an Alabama Crimson Tide toque and a flask filled with brandy in my breast-pocket.

When I have cold, I always take a fleece blanket, it is warm enough. But most of the time my room is warm enough because of the central heating thing. :p

put the heating on :D

if you cant id put my hoody on or a jumper/coat works good ive found

i just jump in my jacuzzi!

wish i had a jacuzzi ¬¬

I'll second that... I spent a lot of time in hockey rinks growing up, the cold isn't that bad.

make one :D, it isnt that expensive, you can have those damn cheap ones.

Or make a turkish steamcabine :p cheap too. And healthy

no cash as im a student :(

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.

I get very cold at night at this time of year - it doesn't help that my dorm room has more draughts than a checkers board, and only has a single-glazed window. I'm fairly sure it gets condensation on the outside...

Anyway, I tend to just crank up the radiator (terrible waste of energy, I know, but still) and bury myself in my duvet. I don't advise sleeping with layers of clothes on, either - that'll reduce the overall effect of your body heat.

EDIT: Yeah, a girlfriend would also work. As long as she doesn't mind your freezing body.

or you could just get up to some activities with your girlfriend ( well or dont have to be ;)) that will definatly warm you up

Well, my room is on the ground floor and the floor insulation is bad so I have to wear socks when it is cold outside, but other than that turning the radiator up and having the computer on always helps.
The triple-glazed window should have better insulation though, it lets cold air that drops to the floor in, so my feet will get cold unless I wear woollen socks when it drops below -15 C (5 F) outside. It's a harsh world, I know. =p

If you really are seriously freezing there, wear your fur hat and winter shoes also inside, I know it is barbaric, but it should help. Also wear long underpants under your trousers, walking around in shorts in the winter is just insane unless you are incredibly obese...

Doesn't get cold here, at least not what I really consider "cold." It gets chilly when it's around 50 and really windy and humid. . but then I just wear my gray coat. Family heirloom.

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?

i wear baggy jeans and some pretty cozy socks and a t shirt...15 degrees in my house -5 outside but i'm a hot person

I live in Southern California.

oohhhhhh AHNOLD GO!!

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.

Yeah...that's nice. Good for you.

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!

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!

No, it doesn't. :cort:
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. :uhm:

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

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.

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

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 =p).

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.

Need heat? Fetal Position FTW.

Mm, Fleece, and socks. You're sorted there. Gloves and hood are only for appearance' sake.

I wear fingerless gloves for most of the time to keep my hands warm; even now. I can never seem to warm my hands up these days without having to resort to wearing my gloves.

Woo, I love my gloves. A shame it's too hot now.

Yeah speaking of gloves, is there a glove for computer-users? Because normal gloves are to big and you can't type with it. I always get cold hands while using the computer, so I'm looking for a solution :p

Yes, your best bet is to pick up a pair of one size fits all fingerless gloves. They're perfect for typing and keep your hands warm while you're doing so.

Yes I tried that once, but the fingertips stay cold which makes it difficult to type. I still need something that covers my fingers too. Diseased? maybe :p

Hmm. Why not try a pair of light-weight normal gloves then? You can also get them in one size fits all, which means they're elasticated; therefore allowing your hands more freedom when you move them - especially while typing.

im not cold, we have a big house with expensive material that produces excellent heating etc. The floor warms up at a great temperature etc.

Heating blanket, space heater, more layers of clothing, most importantly a warm hat, such as a wool knit.

i migrate with the birds f the cold.

My grandmother's always cold. So I just give my parents' gloves to her.

Of course she's cold. She's old. And it rhymes. ^^

I wish it got cold in Australia =[

I get a fair amount of cold just over the ditch, but it's not too extreme. Just right, really. :)

For typing, I'd suggest some thin shooting gloves, they are designed to keep you fairly warm and retain some level of dexterity.

BBC NEWS | Health | Why more people die in the winter

Weird, according to that article a lot of people in the UK apparently die due to cold, despite their quite warm climate. I can see a few drunks falling asleep in a cold ditch and never waking up, but thousands of elderly people?
What gets to me is how they try to blame public transport for a part of it, people don't have to stand still in their summer clothes when waiting for the bus...

Still, I guess I am not that surprised after all those pictures of people there standing outside staring at the snow, without as much as a cap or gloves. Perhaps some people there just don't realize that cold really does kill, even if it is warmer than in their freezer. Badly built houses probably explain a lot, single glass windows and inferior insulation combined with poor or no central heating can't be good for you.

Pneumonia, secondary infections, the flu, colds, the minor things. They all add up.

a lot of it is that houses arnt insulated or that the old people cant actually afford to heat their home as most dont realise that they can get money of the govt for this. also a lot of it is down to the flu virus even though there are vacinnes that they give out now a lot of people dont bother

kinda sad realy plus the nhs has no money so they are cutting a lot of corners to save money another problem

Heh, the UK is still cold enough to kill if not properly protected. Poor circulation can exacerbate the problem.