h1. Living in Cold Weather

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

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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.
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br. Hacker News thread that contained the above Wired story.

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

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

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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.
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Another Q&A:

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do you hate walking? or not mind it after proper preparation?

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I love being outside, and walking (hiking) is actually one of my favorite activities. I actually have two cars right now, so I could drive to work if I wanted to, I prefer to walk. And it would kill my cars if I drove them every day as I have no place to plug them in at work (have to pay) and daily starting past -30C without plugin is going to drastically shorten the life of a vehicle.

One of the reasons I moved up here was to be outside in the environment, so it's enjoyable to throw on my jacket and gloves and get out there in it and watch the seasons/daylight/weather change day-to-day.

Remember too that in summer the days are ~20 hours long and I'm surrounded by beautiful mountains...

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

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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.
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 #weather - #wool