5 Basic Survivual Skills Echo-Sigma Emergency Preparedness information and everyday Survival hacks

Cold Weather Survival
One of the most difficult survival situations is a cold weather scenario. Every time you venture into
the cold, you are pitting yourself against the elements. With a little knowledge of the environment,
proper plans, and appropriate equipment, you can overcome the elements of cold.
Winter weather is highly variable. Prepare yourself to adapt to blizzard conditions even during
sunny and clear weather.
• Cold is a far greater threat to survival than it appears. It decreases your
ability to think and weakens your will to do anything except to get warm.
• Cold is an insidious enemy; as it numbs the mind and body, it subdues
the will to survive. Cold makes it very easy to forget your ultimate goal--to survive.
• You can classify about 50 percent of the northern hemisphere’s total landmass
as a cold region due to the influence and extent of air temperatures.
• Ocean currents affect cold weather and cause large areas normally included
in the temperate zone to fall within the cold regions during winter periods.
• Elevation also has a great marked effect on defining cold regions.
Within the cold weather regions, you may face two types of cold weather
environments--wet or dry.
“In the depths of winter I finally learned
there was in me an invincible summer.”
Albert Camus-