Living in Cold Weather

http://www.wired.com/2015/01/amos-chapple-the-coldest-place-on-earth/

It got down to -24 degrees Fahrenheit in Oymyakon, Russia, over the weekend. As frigid as that seems, it’s typical for this town, long known as the coldest inhabited place on Earth.

Hacker News thread that contained the above Wired story.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8874191

I live in Whitehorse, Yukon. Last week it was -37C for a few days, I rode my bike/walked to work every day.

I've been out Caribou hunting in -48C snowshoeing around right near the Arctic Circle.

Snag is just down the road, where it was once -63.9C (-83F) - the coldest temp ever recorded in North America.¹

I'm originally from Australia, so this kind of thing is Alien to me, and I think I do a decent job of explaining what it's like.

AMA if you're curious about anything. (clothes, cars, etc.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snag,_Yukon

Comment in the same thread:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8875500

Recommend a brand of winter wear?

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Marino wool against your skin is absolutely the most important. Throw out all your cotten - it's completely useless in the cold. Also a high quality wool toque (beanie).

I can walk around in -20C wearing a marino base layer and my "light" down jacket no problem, while people wearing 4 layers of cotton freeze their asses off.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knit_cap

Other names include: sock hat, knit hat, knit cap, sock cap, stocking cap, tossel cap, ski hat, toboggan, burglar beanie, "watch cap", woolly hat, snookie, sugan or chook.

A knit cap is commonly referred to as a watch cap by members of the United States Military as the head gear worn while "standing watch" on a ship or guard post.

#weather - #wool