| Winter sports and activities can be a lot
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| | high wind conditions and susceptible to
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| of fun. It's a splendid time of the year
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| | frost bite of the face.
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| when it seems like you are enveloped by
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| | Put your hands in gloves
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| the pristine whiteness of the snow. But
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| | Mittens are considered warmer than gloves
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| it is also a hazardous time of the year
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| | as the fingers can keep each other warm
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| for the outdoor adventurer. One has to
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| | rather than being isolated in the glove's
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| keep warm to keep safe and enjoy this
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| | fingers. You can apply the layering
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| time of the year. The essence of staying
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| | principle here as well by using an inner
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| warm in the winter is having the proper
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| | mitten and an outer shell. However,
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| clothing layers and knowing how to use
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| | gloves are essential too, especially the
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| them effectively. Here are some tips.
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| | water proof variety, as various winter
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| Dress in layers
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| | activities require a certain amount of
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| Our body loses heat through conduction,
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| | dexterity, which mittens can't provide.
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| convection, evaporation, radiation and
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| | Layer your feet with socks
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| perspiration. As activity levels increase
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| | Wear multiple layers of socks starting
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| so does the heat produced in our body and
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| | with thin polypropylene liner socks,
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| vice-versa. Thus it becomes important to
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| | which will keep the feet dry, followed by
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| insulate our body to keep warm and this
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| | one or two layers of wool or wool/nylon
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| is done by the layering technique. When
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| | blend socks. The outer layer of socks
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| we wear our clothes in layers, we ensure
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| | needs to be big enough to accommodate the
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| that there is enough dead air space,
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| | inner layers.
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| (defined as any enclosed unit of air that
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| | Wear a Waterproof outer layer
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| is small enough so that natural
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| | While it would be ideal to have a
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| convection currents would not arise in
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| | waterproof outer layer, it is essential
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| it), which can be shed off layer by
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| | to make your outer most layer of clothing
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| layer, to balance the heat levels of your
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| | windproof and at least water resistant.
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| body. So while you need to dress warmly,
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| | Also the garment needs to be able to be
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| you also need to dress in layers so that
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| | ventilated. So sometimes it's a trade off
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| you can be ready for temperature changes
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| | between how much 'waterproofness' is
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| of the body.
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| | desired and the ability to ventilate.
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| As the old adage goes, if your toes are
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| | Ventilation is important because a
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| cold, put on a hat ..
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| | completely waterproof item will keep the
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| You can lose up to 70% of your body heat
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| | water that is moving through your other
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| from your head, so hats are essential for
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| | layers trapped, adding to weight and
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| any winter activity. You may even need to
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| | causing some heat loss.
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| get a face mask if you are at risk from
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