{"id":27145,"date":"2017-10-23T08:27:47","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T13:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=27145"},"modified":"2017-10-23T08:27:47","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T13:27:47","slug":"a-preppers-guide-to-cold-weather-gear-10-must-haves-to-stay-warm-in-the-harshest-of-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=27145","title":{"rendered":"A Prepper\u2019s Guide to Cold Weather Gear: 10 Must-Haves to Stay Warm in the Harshest of Conditions\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Prepper\u2019s Guide to Cold Weather Gear: 10 Must-Haves to Stay Warm in the Harshest of Conditions\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/center>ReadyNutrition Guys and Gals, this piece is akin to a checklist with a few extra suggestions you can use to prepare for the coming of the cold weather before it arrives.\u00a0 In past articles, we talked about the necessity of having go\/GOOD\/Bug-out bags<\/a> packed seasonally.\u00a0 Those preps for the seasonal changes are critical and can mean the difference between life and death when the need arises.<\/p>\n

Read The Green Beret\u2019s Winter Survival Training Guide<\/a> for more information on surviving in extreme weather conditions.<\/em><\/h4>\n

A Prepper\u2019s Guide to Cold Weather Gear<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s cover some of the important concepts of gearing up for the Fall and winter.<\/p>\n

Proper sleeping bag:<\/strong> remember to switch off those lighter summer bags for a winter-weather\/extreme cold weather<\/a> sleeping bag, preferably with a Gore-Tex cover. Don\u2019t forget a good, reliable ground pad to rest on\u2026remembering the importance in preventing conduction (the passage of body heat into the ground, and cold from the ground into the body).<\/p>\n

Gore-Tex \u201cMonster\u201d<\/a>:<\/strong> That\u2019s right! Become the Gore-Tex Monster!\u00a0 You need a good Gore-Tex top and pants to protect you from the cold and the moisture.\u00a0 Gore-Tex breathes and it is reliable. They have Gore-Tex jackets<\/a> too. Just remember not to lean too close to the stove or the fire and melt it. Read more on what to wear in the harshest of environments<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Footgear\/Thermals\/Socks:<\/strong>\u00a0All of these are vital to winter weather preparedness. Make sure that you pack heavy socks<\/a> and have at least one change of each packed in a waterproof bag and stuffed in your pack. Read more about protecting your feet and\u00a0how important it is<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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A Prepper\u2019s Guide to Cold Weather Gear: 10 Must-Haves to Stay Warm in the Harshest of Conditions\u00a0 ReadyNutrition Guys and Gals, this piece is akin to a checklist with a few extra suggestions you can use to prepare for the coming of the cold weather before it arrives.\u00a0 In past articles, we talked about the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[10760,16635,12881,650,6787],"class_list":["post-27145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-survival-2","tag-cold-weather","tag-cold-weather-gear","tag-jeremiah-johnson","tag-prepping","tag-ready-nutrition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27145"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27146,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27145\/revisions\/27146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}