[at-l] ;-) Alternative Cold Tent Remedy

[jbryankramer@msn.com (J Bryan Kramer)]

This all goes back to some really obnoxious experiments done by the Germans
during WWII where they showed that skin-to-skin contact was the most
efficient way of warming people up who were severely hypothermic. They were
interested in saving pilots and sailors who were exposed to arctic sea
immersion.

Bryan


> Well there is the old fashioned remedy that use to be (might still be)
> recommended in military survival handbooks -- Just crawl in a bag with
> somebody companionable. ;-)
>
> Seriously, has anybody done this to get warm and has it worked?
> Okay I know
> it gets warm during certain recreational activities.  But has anybody done
> this in an emergency and has it worked?  I understand that some "experts"
> are beginning to shy away from this recommendation.
>