Ok guys and gals, or gals and guys........
For starters......
What are the five ways heat is lost from the body?
Hawk
For starters......
What are the five ways heat is lost from the body?
Hawk
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"If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it." Lyndon B. Johnson -
1 - Respiration ? ( for those of us full of hot air )
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Conduction
Radiation
Respiration
Evaporation
Convection"Lead by Example, Follow by Choice"Comment
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"If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it." Lyndon B. JohnsonComment
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conduction: easy to prevent by levitating
radiation: tinfoil hat
respiration: hold your breath
evaporation: cover yourself in antiperspirant
convection: stand real stillHe found himself wondering at times, especially in the autumn, about the wild lands, and strange visions of mountains that he had never seen came into his dreams.Comment
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Energy gain... Munch on a halfling...."If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it." Lyndon B. JohnsonComment
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Remember: COTTON KILLS!Ripples never come back. -Genesis
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Or you could just poke eye and nose holes in a waterproof bivy sack and walk around in it all day.
No, seriously, always bring more layers and equipment than you think you'll need. You think you're never going to have an emergency, but you never know.Forever Wild!
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but seriously...
conduction: heat lost by contact with another object.
solution: dont lay right on the ground, use a sleeping pad or at least some pine or hemlock boughs, or a pile of fluffy leaves.He found himself wondering at times, especially in the autumn, about the wild lands, and strange visions of mountains that he had never seen came into his dreams.Comment
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The respiration involves two different things.
First, if you breath in cold air your body loses heat, so it's best to wear a scarf that will cover your nose and mouth so that you breath warm air.
The other thing is when you are in your sleeping bag. You should not tuck your head under and pull the drawstring. What you exhale contains moisture and will aid in getting your bag damp. Keep your nose and mouth outside the bag. Cover your head and if you need to use a face mask to keep your head and face from geting cold.
Hawk"If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it." Lyndon B. JohnsonComment
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to continue with the serious answers:
convection: to reduce airflow, a shelter made of ice, snow, debris, or other material.
radiation: space blanket"There's a whisper on the night-wind, there's a star agleam to guide us, And the Wild is calling, calling . . . let us go." -from "The Call of the Wild" by Robert Service
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While we're on the bed thing, It's good to eat something and drink water before retiring. It also helps to take a walk or do a little exercise to warm up before getting into the bag, but nothing that will make you sweat. make sure to knock all snow or moisture off before getting into the tent.Put your boots and socks in a stuff sack (turned inside out) and put them in the bottom of your cleeping bag, or betwee your legs. Lay the clothes you intend to wear the next day in the bag with you.
In the morning, do a few situps in your bag before getting out in order to warm up a little. Put your clothes and socks and boots on right away before they (and you) get cold.
Immediately upon getting up turn your bag inside out and hang it outside the tent to dry. Things dry faster in the air. You can hang it over a pair of skis or trekking poles stuck in the snow.
hawkLast edited by redhawk; 09-03-2008, 02:30 PM."If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it." Lyndon B. JohnsonComment
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"If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it." Lyndon B. JohnsonComment
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