baby, it's cold outside

[rmd]

i have to admit, i'm glad i read this as spring is on the horizon and the weather's getting warmer.
an article about hypothermia

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[lil-brown-bat.livejournal.com]

I used to work with a guy who nearly died of hypothermia just off route 128, near Route 2. His car broke down, late in the evening...still some traffic so he could have stayed with the car. Instead he saw the lights of a house across the field and started walking. Dress shoes, dress pants, dress coat...he nearly didn't make it.

My dad taught me to always have an emergency kit in my car in winter, which includes sleeping bag, spare blanket, food, candle lantern, plus of course sand and a shovel, and always adequate clothing. I've never needed it, but I always carry it.

[rmd.livejournal.com]

i'm not sure my dad explicitly taught me, but i grew up knowing that one of the things you keep in the car trunk in winter is a coat. and i'm boggled at people who don't have a shovel in their car in winter.

i forget, have you read deep survival (http://www.deepsurvival.com/)?