iiiiii'''mmm fffrreeeeezzziiinnnggggg! Itttt'sss 22 deeegggreeeessss....

[Maddy McCall]

hhheeere.

How do you Yankees deal with it? Seriously, I need tips on keeping warm.

I have wood floors and 20' ceilings in my cabin. Best thermal underwear or socks?

:scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared:

[JohnKleeb]

1. jesus

[Maddy McCall]

3. So I should pray for warmth?

;-)

[JohnKleeb]

7. heh I am just amazed, I didnt even have to wear a jacket yesterday

and I wore one to school and it was just a denim one. BTW did you get any of my journalist movies recommends, I love hearing Mike Wallace curse, it made my wedenssday :).

[NashVegas]

2. 19 degrees in Nash Vegas

and my mom in NY is basking in the '50s.

Just ain't right.

[Maddy McCall]

4. Someone please explain this to me.

How can that be? :shrug:

[AlCzervik]

5. It's really cold here as well and it shouldn't be

i grew up in new england but after you're gone a few years you can't take the cold at all.

[GOPisEvil]

6. This is a weird weather pattern.

It might snow SOUTH of us, closer to the coast! :wtf:

We're just cold, 30 now, heading for 20.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

27. 28 at my house now

Heading for a frigid 18! I look like an Eskimo I'm so bundled up! Brrrrr...

[mediaman007]

8. Wear a hat! Wear a stocking hat if you have one!

No kidding! The head is the chimney to the body. I'm sitting here in Minnesota with the temperature set at 68 degrees. Later tonight the temp in the house will drop to about 62!

I am wearing a stocking hat and I'm very comfortable. I will wear the hat to bed during this stretch of chilly weather.

[Maddy McCall]

14. Thanks for the advice...going to put on my Saints hat right now.

:-)

[IowaGuy]

9. Wow, that sounds good.....

Experiencing -20 wind chill factors here, actual temps in the single + - digits...makes your nose hairs crack...(I know, TMI)

[Maddy McCall]

15. Ouch!

I don't see how you guys take it! When it turns 50 degrees here, I dig out the electric blankets. I can't imagine dealing with weather that cold.

[FuzzySlippers]

33. I know. Can you freakin' believe anyone's complaining

about 22 degrees? I'd be going around nekkid if it were that warm.

[IowaGuy]

35. Har....guess it's all relative......

probably some guy about 300-400 miles north of me is going, Wow, whats that guy bitchin' about, I would love zero degree weather.

Come mid-late January, I guarantee you, there will be a couple of weeks where even this will look good to me in comparison....

Stay warm, fellow eskimo...

[MuseRider]

10. Get some fleece socks

they help. Long underwear and if you go outside wear ski pants or something that will break the wind. It is 6 degrees out right now with the wind blowing a wind chill below 0, our high tomorrow will be 24. Good luck.

[Maddy McCall]

16. Will get some thermals tomorrow.

I don't know what fleece socks are...seriously. Don't laugh.

Where can I buy them?

[MuseRider]

26. I won't laugh

it wasn't until I had a farm and had to work outside that I had heard of them either. You can get them in catalogs. The only place I have ever found them was in K Mart. Someone above suggested a hat and that is the best advice of all. Even a bandanna scarf will help, it sounds crazy but it is the best advice of all.

[bobthedrummer]

11. Use layers of clothes.

It's below zero here in Green Bay and the windchill is going down to -25-30F range tonite.
Layers of light clothing works best.

[madrchsod]

13. it isn`t cold around here in the north till

it`s 15-25 below with a wind chill of 50-75 below..these southerns whine alot don`t they?

[Maddy McCall]

17. Going to put a couple of tee-shirts on under my sweats...

I'm going to look like the michelin man before the night's over. ;-)

[Robeson]

12. It is now -6.3C here in Nashville....

...so whats your problem?

[Maddy McCall]

19. You are kidding!

In NASHVILLE?

I had planned on visiting Chattanooga next week. Hope it warms up before then.

We need an emoticon for BRRRRRRRR!

[eyepaddle]

18. For Socks or thermal

underwear, well, if you stay in the house or won't be outside for a terribly long time you can get away with just about anything==so cotton's okay there.

However if you are gonna be out, possibly sweating or such I dn't think you can top wool socks and polypropylene long johns. Polypro and wool blend if you can find it. A lot of people really like fleece, but I don't like the "clammy" feel and my fleece socks just fell apart as soon as I started to wear them.

Ooooh, these are tough to find, but if you can find a pair of 100% worsted wool socks you will NOT be disappointed.

And if you're outside in the cold; relish it, embrace it, savor the hard smash and crystalline feel of the air--it's something that can't be replicated. As long as you dress for it you'll be fine, then you just have mentally adapt. I love winter camping--the only real difficulty I have is doing fine work with my hands--eg get that stove lit on the first try! I've slept outside in temps as low as -40 and I'd be willing to do it again! :)

[Maddy McCall]

20. Wonder if they have the wool socks at the outdoor outfitters shop?q

They have EVERYTHING there. Will check tomorrow AM.

My son's getting a minibike for Christmas...I'll look into those long johns you suggested.

Thanks!

[eyepaddle]

22. Not a problem!

Good Luck and enjoy! :)

Although going gear shopping is great you can easily surprise yourself and just buy, buy, buy.....it's like an addiction or something.

(Internal) I'm just looking.....I'm just looking...I'm not gonna buy.

(SalesPerson) "How're you doing?"

(Spoken) "I'll take that pack, those boots, and that sprayskirt--as long as I'm here."

(Internal) D'OH!

:)

[shraby]

23. Long sleeved sweat shirt with shirt underneath.

You know when it's cold here in Wisconsin...your forehead gets cold after you have been outside for 3 minutes.
It was 7 degrees F yesterday and 10 degrees F today, so we're having a warm spell.
30 below zero is cold forehead time. Acetyline torches won't stay lit at that temp..I know because my husband tried to change spark plugs in that temperature. My son had to heat the plug wire then come in the house while my husband changed a plug, then go outside and heat the next one. Without heating them he couldn't get the plugs and wires off. Only way we could get the car to start in that temp. was to change the plugs. We had a week of 30 below that year. The taxis didn't turn off their motors cause they couldn't get started again.

[BiggJawn]

21. 22? Shit, that's a HEAT WAVE

Almost ZERO here...And it's 64 inside, Can't afford to keep it at 72...

[Zomby Woof]

24. one brand isn't better than another

[Thor_MN]

25. For outside in the cold, you HAVE to have a windproof outer layer

I haven't used a "winter" jacket for the past couple years - just a sweater and a Nylon waterproof jacket. When it's subzero, like now, I'll add a fleece layer, but a windproof outer layer acts like a diving dry suit. Give me my Nylon jacket and pants to match and I'll be fine outside for hours just adding that thin nylon layer.

Keep your feet and head warm and the rest of your body will take care of itself.

To echo what someone said earlier, there is a saying, "Cotton Kills." Cotton loses most of it's insulating properties when it gets wet and most cotton fabrics allow too much air transfer, so it should be avoided for cold weather.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

28. 22? Is that all?

It's gonna be -18 here tonight, wind chill -35. But then, we're used to it. Wool socks are nice, though some of the new synthetics are just as good. Avoid cotton. You'll literally freeze your butt in jeans. Layers are better than a single thing -- a turtleneck with a sweater or a sweatshirt, then a jacket, down or synthetic. If your house feels cold, wear a hat, like a stocking cap; a lot of heat escapes from your head. The best thing is to get some cats or dogs to sit on you. Right now I am lying in a nice warm pile of cats -- it really cuts the chill.

[SW FL Dem]

29. You have my sympathies!

I'm sitting here in shorts and a t shirt with the windows open. It's still in the 60s outside and these days, I'm creating my own heat but that is a topic for the Baby Boomers group.

[zelda7743]

30. You guys can come stay with me if you want....

It's 76 degrees right now in Hawaii.

[warrens]

31. Go for a nice refreshing swim

Then have an exciting backyard sleepout...

Seriously, a blanket over the lap helps a lot. Or, y'know, three or four close friends in bed.

[Deja Q]

32. -10 in the temperate climate of St Paul, MN

:scared:

[barackmyworld]

34. -20 in Chicago tomorrow

*brrrrrrr*