Learn How To Survive The Freezing Cold
There are plenty of cold weather survival techniques. Some small tricks or steps can make you feel comfortable and lead you out of potentially threatening situations.
There are two main illnesses caused by cold weather. They are hypothermia and frostbite.
Hypothermia is a situation where your body temperature drops and loses more heat than it produces. Frostbite is a situation where your body temperature falls and crystals from under your skin killing the cells. To survive in these situations you need to warm your body by external sources and make every effort to overcome the situation. We must not get into mental confusion. We must always hope for the best and stay focused.
First thing you have to look out for is a shelter. Build an emergency shelter before the night falls. Then focus on warmth and water. Don’t wear multilayered clothes, this makes body overheat, and sweat may dampen the clothes, which increases the cold further. Tight fitting clothes may reduce the blood circulation. Water is an important survival tool in cold places. Don’t eat ice which is easily available. It will further lower your body temperature. Don’t drink coffee or alcohol, they may give temporary relief, but they will make you dehydrate. So drink water only. Always look to ignite afire. It is a very good survival tool. Fire increases your body temperature; you can boil the water to drink and to cook food.
