Questions tagged [cold-water]
Questions about dealing with cold water in the outdoors
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Cold water swimming - go in quickly? or slowly?
Assume you want to do some cold water swimming, i.e. anything under 14 Centigrade (57F) water, for more than say 10 minutes (so, expressly, not a Polar Bear "dip and scoot").
What's the ...
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At what temperature does rain become not chilling?
I live at 53 degrees latitude, where the effect of being caught out in the rain and getting wet is always to become uncomfortably cold.
However, I would expect this to depend on the ambient ...
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What feeling should I expect when swimming in 5°C (41°F) water?
I will have a trip by the end of this month to a northern country to "escape the heat" where I live in, and I would definitely want to do some swimming at some best beaches there. The expected water ...
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How to avoid getting wet when exiting a canoe onto shore?
At the end of November we are going an a 3 day canoeing trip with multiple obstacles where we have to get the canoe out of the water. As it is really cold at this time, we don't want to get wet boots/...
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Cold water regulators and warm waters
For diving in the UK in colder weather the water temperature can easily be below 10C. Warm water regulators seem to be 10C +, and then cold water regulators for below that as they need to be able to ...
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How fast do you lose heat in cold water immersion?
This question was prompted by PaulD's question about hypothermia prevention after a falling into icy water. A subsequent answer by Roddy stated that the immediate danger of cold water immersion is not ...
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Advice on wild swimming in Ontario, Canada
I am pretty much a newbie when it comes to wild swimming, or swimming in rivers and lakes having only went once or twice. However, I'm an avid swimmer and have participated in several swimming ...
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Is cold shock response a real danger, if someone is used to cold water?
Various sources (mostly TV stations, at least in my region) are constantly warning about the danger of cold shock response, if someone goes to water too quickly.
But on the other hand, Bear Grylls ...
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How many calories (aprox.) do we lose when washing in (very) cold water?
This is a common problem during wild camping or survival activity, especially during colder seasons. You are tired, you have lost a lot of calories during day, and now you want to wash, but the only ...
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