Exposure is one of your greatest enemies in the wild. Long term exposure to cold can cause discomfort, frostbite, necrotic tissue, delirium, and worse. You will burn precious calories and fat stores, threatening your long-term survival.
The greatest risk of exposure is hypothermia, a condition where the body's core temperature drops below normal levels. Extreme hypothermia causes muscle mis-coordination, difficulty speaking, difficulty thinking, amnesia, organ failure and eventually death.
The most dangerous aspect of hypothermia is that is can easily sneak up on you. Once your core temperature drops too far, it can be impossible to reverse. This is especially true in a world with limited or no utilities.
They may seem small, but a few carefully placed chemical hand and foot warmers may save your life if you are at risk to exposure. For the relatively low cost, they make a nice insurance policy. Keep a good sized stash on hand in your RECESS, and throw a handful in your raiding pack.
The greatest risk of exposure is hypothermia, a condition where the body's core temperature drops below normal levels. Extreme hypothermia causes muscle mis-coordination, difficulty speaking, difficulty thinking, amnesia, organ failure and eventually death.
The most dangerous aspect of hypothermia is that is can easily sneak up on you. Once your core temperature drops too far, it can be impossible to reverse. This is especially true in a world with limited or no utilities.
They may seem small, but a few carefully placed chemical hand and foot warmers may save your life if you are at risk to exposure. For the relatively low cost, they make a nice insurance policy. Keep a good sized stash on hand in your RECESS, and throw a handful in your raiding pack.
