Tag: staying warm

How to Stay Warm in an Emergency Situation

As much as emergency situations suck, it’s still important to keep your wits and do what you have to do to survive. One of the keys to coming out of an emergency situation virtually unscathed is to keep warm. Unless your emergency happens on a hot day, you’ll need to stay warm if you want …

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Tips for Staying Warm in Your Sleeping Bag

One of the challenges of outdoor recreation is staying warm. Even if the days are warm, nights can be downright frigid at higher altitudes. For those who plan to stay in a sleeping bag overnight, here are some ways to stay warm. Keep Yourself Off the Ground – Direct contact with the ground can lead …

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How to Survive a Night Out in the Cold

As the temperatures drop, it’s time to start thinking about cold weather survival and what might happen if you get caught out in the cold without adequate gear. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, cold weather causes twice as many deaths in the U.S. than hot weather. Finding yourself stranded and spending a …

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Keep warm when you are separated from your warm bed and slippers

Being warm is something we take for granted in modern society. We assume that tonight, we will be snuggling beneath a thick comforter, or if it is a warm evening, at least a light blanket. I’m feeling warm and toasty just thinking about it. But when a disaster forces you out of your home, staying …

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Staying warm and staying alive

One of the biggest problems in dealing with an emergency situation is simply staying warm when you have to leave your home. We take for granted the shelter a roof over our heads affords us, from cold and wind and wet.  And few things can disable or dispatch us faster than Of course, you have …

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