10-27-2006, 05:01 AM
[black][size 3]Yes, hypothermia is not a good thing. I have had experience with it before - both personally myself, and with people that I have been out with. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]One of my hobbies(or obsessions - like fishing) is primitive survival techniques. It goes along with my passion for primitive solo camping in remote areas. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]The biggest challenge when a person is dealing with one of the stages of hypothermia, is psychological. The person is often disoriented, somewhat
and/or not thinking clearly. Making a fire, or knowing to make one, in those situations, can be difficult.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]In a survival situation, those hand warmers (if kept dry and have not expired) might be nice, but they would not be too useful except for in a very limited fashion. They work great for maintaining warmth or comfort(I use them while skiing), but not in restoring core body heat. They might make your hands warm enough to function a little better, but that is not really the critical issue with hypothermia. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]That said, if you actually did have the luxury of having hand warmers, by all means, you should use them ! [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]One of my hobbies(or obsessions - like fishing) is primitive survival techniques. It goes along with my passion for primitive solo camping in remote areas. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]The biggest challenge when a person is dealing with one of the stages of hypothermia, is psychological. The person is often disoriented, somewhat
and/or not thinking clearly. Making a fire, or knowing to make one, in those situations, can be difficult.[/size][/black] [black][size 3][/size][/black]
[black][size 3]In a survival situation, those hand warmers (if kept dry and have not expired) might be nice, but they would not be too useful except for in a very limited fashion. They work great for maintaining warmth or comfort(I use them while skiing), but not in restoring core body heat. They might make your hands warm enough to function a little better, but that is not really the critical issue with hypothermia. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]That said, if you actually did have the luxury of having hand warmers, by all means, you should use them ! [/size][/black]
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