[1619] in APO News
clothing and other preparation for afterfinals
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Charley Hamilton)
Thu Jan 11 16:11:04 1996
From: Charley Hamilton <chashmlt@MIT.EDU>
To: apo-news@MIT.EDU
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 16:10:04 EST
hullo, all!
it's supposed to be REALLY cold during afterfinals, and there will be
more snow in the hinterlands than there is here in boston, so you should be
prepared for the cold. this said, you should definitely bring the following
things:
- several extra pair of socks
how many? at least 2 extra for each day you're there
- extra warm clothes
extra sweaters, pants, long shirts (you get the idea)
- boots
tennis shoes will not do in the snow in the woods. if you
haven't got boots, seriously consider whether your shoes are
up to this....you only have one pair of feet, and frostbite is
painful and permanent...
- extra shoes
you need something to wear when your boots get wet and when
you're inside the buildings.
- sleeping bag
even in heated buildings, it gets awfully cold in the woods.
you should bring adequate sleeping equipment to keep you warm.
if you only have a summer weight bag, bring blankets.
- gloves, hats, mittens, heavy coats, raingear
raingear is often forgotten and sorely missed when the
promised snow turns out to be freezing rain. NEVER
underestimate the weather. gloves and etc. are crucial for
reducing heat loss through extremities. msot heat loss
occurs through your head...dress accordingly.(and i don't mean
only in a hat...)
- lip balm is very useful
- drink lots of fluids
it's very easy to become dehydrated b/c you don't realize
you're thirsty until you really need to drink something. stop
every 45 minutes or so and have something to drink. if you're
near heat, stop working and warm up every hour or so. this can
prevent painful exhaustion and frostbite.
- HYPOTHERMIA KILLS!
the worst thing about cold and wet together is hypothermia.
you start losing body heat and lose it so rapidly that you
can't stabilize your body temperature without help. if you're
cold, GO WARM UP! everyone has different tolerances for cold,
but NEVER take chances.
There is also a list of things in the APOc (Vol. 80, Issue 2). If you
don't have a copy, it can be found in:
/mit/apo/Archives/APOcrypha/Volume80/Issue2/body.tex.gz
copy the file into your directory. then unzip it using:
add gnu; gunzip body.tex.gz;
then type:
latex body.tex; dvips body.dvi;
if latex gives you trouble, you can use my copy which will be posted in
the office (cause i can't find the office copy. *hint hint* APOcEd and
historian).
YiLFS,
Charley
