It is also the wise man that gets his wife/girlfriend/partner the drysuit/dry gear first before acquiring his own. Happy warm wife/girlfriend/partners let you keep playing outside in these more challenging conditions.
The chart Randii posted doesn't tell you how much harder it is to self rescue and deal with righting as you start getting cold. Not to mention the increased problems with decision making as you get colder. One of the challenges with hypothermia is you often don't even realize it is happening to you.
But with good dry gear playing year round is both possible and fun.
dmgbear55 wrote: The chart Randii posted doesn't tell you how much harder it is to self rescue and deal with righting as you start getting cold. Not to mention the increased problems with decision making as you get colder. One of the challenges with hypothermia is you often don't even realize it is happening to you.
Good points. Since the chart came from the United States Search and Rescue Task Force, I think they may be thinking of rescue by an external agent (them) more than self-rescue... and their times are Exhaustion or Unconsciousness, neither of which are conducive to righting a cat and dragging oneself back aboard.
Hill Street Blues: 'Let's be careful out there.'
Randii
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