Do you have any cold-weather tips that might not immediately occur to others?

Don’t wear cotton next to your body. It absorbs the moisture from your body and then chills, unlike many modern fabrics or wool.

My other tip is move someplace else. The 5 degrees where I went in Colorado last weekend is not as bad as the minus teens in Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, upper New York.

I wear Kevlar arm protectors from Northern safety.
They are heat and cut resistant and protect your wrist, forearm, and elbows. But here is the best part – they are warm and comfy as well. I wear them over my long underwear tops and under my regular shirts. If I don’t want anyone to know I am so equipped I pull out my thumb and roll the sleeve back and tuck it under the shirt so it can’t be seen. And they only cost $5!!!

Cold weather is a great opportunity to clean your freezer. Put the food outside (where animals won’t find it), unplug it overnight. Don’t open the door and the refrigerated stuff will be OK.

One word: Layers.

If you feel compelled to lick a pole, do it indoors!

@Brian1946 I was 10, I looked at my cousin and said dare you to lick this railing. He said you first. I did, he did. We both stuck.

@Adirondackwannabe: Two lickers, stuck. Two stuck lickers.

Oh crap, I have so many answers to that. But I’d be banned.

I didn’t realize that about cotton, @zenvelo. My new tall socks are made to keep your feet dry, however.

Cool, @LuckyGuy! Like tall socks for your arms! Preciate the link.

Great idea, @jaytkay. Just put the freezer stuff in plastic tote bins. Or bag it and drop in a deck box.

Layers might not be your secret @Pachy. ~

I was hooked into licking metal at least twice that I remember. Family member – rural mail box & school mate – flagpole.

@Adirondack

Presumably, neither of you were young enough to have seen Flick pull the same stupid stunt in the now classic “A Christmas Story”.

Does watching it ever give you fond memory flashbacks?

Here’s another tip: standing on something warm (such as a heat vent) with footwear on will make your feet colder. The heat makes your feet sweat, so when you step off of it, the sweat chills and you end up with cold wet feet.

@Buttonstc Nah, just think what dumbasses we were.

@ibstubro And you can feel like a male Diana Prince (Wonder Woman) with indestructible wrist bands. Kevlar is amazing stuff. It will deflect a knife but will not stop a bullet at close range. (Tested)

@LuckyGuy: Instead of stars or whatever Wonder Woman had on her wrists, you can put “LG.” haha.

@jca I should order a bunch of those and give them out as presents. Here is more info
:
“Shield workers from accidental contact with open flame, hot materials, and sharp objects.
The Kevlar® 2-Ply Heat & Cut Resistant Seamless 18” Sleeve with Thumb Hole provides American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) level 3 cut protection, and a comfortable, snug fit. The 18” reusable, protective safety sleeve features a thumb hole that exposes the thumb for a better grip and helps to holds the sleeve in place. The fabric over the palm and back of the hand delivers extra protection, keeping workers safe while they complete various tasks throughout their work day.

This reusable safety sleeve is fully launderable and features a knitted, seamless construction that conforms to the arm without irritation from seams. This sleeve is abrasion, burn, and cut resistant. Purchasing these safety products allows companies to protect employees in industrial workplaces including construction sites, manufacturing facilities, and in businesses that handle lumber, glass, and sheet metal.”

Kevlar® Aramid Fiber: Five times stronger than steel per unit weight. Inherently flame resistant it begins to char at 800°F (427°C).

But, @LuckyGuy, do they Velcro to your armpit hair on the shoulder end??

@ibstubro There’s no need for velcro. My bulging biceps hold them in place.

Here’s a cold weather tip but it needs to be done before cold weather sets in.

Get a can of windshield defroster spray and apply liberally to both touching surfaces of your car doors and door jamb.

Just one treatment at the beginning of each winter lasts all season long preventing your doors from freezing shut.

Also, don’t forget the keyhole. Spray the key liberally first and then put it in and out of the keyhole several times to work it in thoroughly.

No more dragging out a hair dryer or containers of hot water to free up your car doors after they’re frozen shut. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Move your body, keep it active. It will heat your body up, or at least make you forget the cold.

Instead of finding one thickest clothes, wear several thin ones. It is harder for your body’s heat to escape many layers of clothes.

Cover your bed with blanket, cloths… whatever you can find. It keeps the warmth for your bed (I refuse to make my bed properly in cold weather because of that)

@LuckyGuy: :) Good answer!

If they stretch to my waist, there’s sufficient bulge there to hold them in place, @LuckyGuy.