I know there are folks here who have been out in extreme arctic temperatures and I would appreciate if they can please post on this question.
Can a person survive living outdoors with just the clothing on their back in extreme cold?
A book by Alan Fry Wilderness Survival Skills mtns. the case of an Eskimo woman caught out in a blizzard. Unable to make it back to her village she allows the snow to cover her while she is sitting cross-legged? on the tail(parka was made longer in back) of her parka. If I recall correctly Fry writes that she was wearing a parka with the fur next to the skin and another parka fur side out to the snow. The snow covers her mostly and provides some insulation against the storm. Next day storm is over she breaks out of her snow cocoon and goes back to her village.
Another book is As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me by Josef Bauer about a German POW who decides to leave his lodgings in a Russian camp and walk back to Germany..across Siberia? Again, he is with very little gear and seems mostly to rely on his clothing for protection against the elements.
Are there any truth to these stories or is it that folks who were doing this have certain bushcraft methods for coping with the cold with little gear that has been lost to time?
It's been a while since I read these books so some of the details might be vague.
Any thoughts, anyone?
Can a person survive living outdoors with just the clothing on their back in extreme cold?
A book by Alan Fry Wilderness Survival Skills mtns. the case of an Eskimo woman caught out in a blizzard. Unable to make it back to her village she allows the snow to cover her while she is sitting cross-legged? on the tail(parka was made longer in back) of her parka. If I recall correctly Fry writes that she was wearing a parka with the fur next to the skin and another parka fur side out to the snow. The snow covers her mostly and provides some insulation against the storm. Next day storm is over she breaks out of her snow cocoon and goes back to her village.
Another book is As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me by Josef Bauer about a German POW who decides to leave his lodgings in a Russian camp and walk back to Germany..across Siberia? Again, he is with very little gear and seems mostly to rely on his clothing for protection against the elements.
Are there any truth to these stories or is it that folks who were doing this have certain bushcraft methods for coping with the cold with little gear that has been lost to time?
It's been a while since I read these books so some of the details might be vague.
Any thoughts, anyone?