Clean- keep your layers clean as possible from the environment and your sweat, dip spit, food, or piss/ shit. KEEP IT CLEAN!
Overheating- Avoid it! You will become much colder in wet layers. Wet layers will take long to dry and you may not survive the process. Dress down for movement and have a layer at hand for static positions. When layering up consider how long you can fight before you begin sweating.
Loose & layered- your base layer should be snug not tight, and the rest should be loose enough to trap air. That air will be warmed by your body and thus keep you warm. Too tight and the cold will conduct right through. In most cases your outer layer should be a vapor barrier, meaning wind and water resistant, as those two things will sap your heat very quickly. Choose layers wisely so you have less to doff in an emergency and less to pack.
Dry- stay as dry as possible. As mentioned being wet will kill you in extreme cold weather. Even in above freezing temperatures you can go hypothermic if wet and hypothermia will kill you just as easily in cool weather as it will in freezing.
Top layers: base layer (silk weight) that wicks moisture away from skin and into outer layers where it can be dried by body heat IN SMALL AMOUNTS. Moderate insulating layer of the fleece and extreme layer of the puff jacket, all protected by the vapor barrier layer of the Goretex jacket. During movement I normally only have the base and vapor barrier layers. Sometimes the fleece if it’s cold enough and movement is slow, like a patrol.
Bottom layers: base to vapor barrier. For me the silk weight and Goretex are enough coupled with good socks, and gaiters. For sleep or long hours in a hide/ defense I put on the puff pants.
Feet & hands: must be protected as the digits are the first to go. Contact gloves with outer mittens are my go to. Feet need good socks and boots. For static I like the puff booties and good over boots that I can move and fight in. I pack extra socks & 2-3 pairs of contact gloves.
Head: beanie & neck gaiter. I like lightweight for movement and fleece for static.
EMBRACE THE SUCK & JUST KEEP GOING -Combat Vets wear it as a badge of Pride- Trump wrote a book on it - Trump Never Give Up
https://i.imgur.com/z7OcLDF.jpg
Remember C. O. L. D. -
Clean- keep your layers clean as possible from the environment and your sweat, dip spit, food, or piss/ shit. KEEP IT CLEAN!
Overheating- Avoid it! You will become much colder in wet layers. Wet layers will take long to dry and you may not survive the process. Dress down for movement and have a layer at hand for static positions. When layering up consider how long you can fight before you begin sweating.
Loose & layered- your base layer should be snug not tight, and the rest should be loose enough to trap air. That air will be warmed by your body and thus keep you warm. Too tight and the cold will conduct right through. In most cases your outer layer should be a vapor barrier, meaning wind and water resistant, as those two things will sap your heat very quickly. Choose layers wisely so you have less to doff in an emergency and less to pack.
Dry- stay as dry as possible. As mentioned being wet will kill you in extreme cold weather. Even in above freezing temperatures you can go hypothermic if wet and hypothermia will kill you just as easily in cool weather as it will in freezing.
Top layers: base layer (silk weight) that wicks moisture away from skin and into outer layers where it can be dried by body heat IN SMALL AMOUNTS. Moderate insulating layer of the fleece and extreme layer of the puff jacket, all protected by the vapor barrier layer of the Goretex jacket. During movement I normally only have the base and vapor barrier layers. Sometimes the fleece if it’s cold enough and movement is slow, like a patrol.
Bottom layers: base to vapor barrier. For me the silk weight and Goretex are enough coupled with good socks, and gaiters. For sleep or long hours in a hide/ defense I put on the puff pants.
Feet & hands: must be protected as the digits are the first to go. Contact gloves with outer mittens are my go to. Feet need good socks and boots. For static I like the puff booties and good over boots that I can move and fight in. I pack extra socks & 2-3 pairs of contact gloves.
Head: beanie & neck gaiter. I like lightweight for movement and fleece for static.
EMBRACE THE SUCK & JUST KEEP GOING -Combat Vets wear it as a badge of Pride- Trump wrote a book on it - Trump Never Give Up
https://i.imgur.com/RzgCfUj.png