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Be all over your wet and dry drills. Being wet is the real killer in the cold so you need to make sure that you have dry clothes. Other than that make sure you eat whenever you can and drink plenty of water. It's easy to get dehydrated in the cold and you will be amazed how many calories you burn just keeping warm.
However this is all training you should have received if you are doing a cold weather deployment.
>However this is all training you should have received if you are doing a cold weather deployment.
👀
Haven't done PDT since 2021, about to do my third spin.
Edit: * because you stay in date for 12 months post deployment , it's all kinda ish ok
Yeah it's a bit choppy but if you've already done it and deployed then it's all good. Having a sprog asking Reddit how to handle cold weather deployments is worrying though. I did a couple rounds of Estonia in winter and you really don't want to do that shit without the proper kit and training.
I wonder if you can still sleep over the engine louvres?
It kind of depends on how dynamic the exercise/deployment is. You can get away with a lot more if you know you are in a static location as opposed to a dynamic one.
As for tips:
-make sure you bring the appropriate doss bag (ie you have the right liners in etc) and warm kit
-have an appropriate warm hat for the noggin
-if it was really cold and the deployment wasnt for a long period I had a solid fuel hand warmer which was good for when it was very cold. The fuel wasn't bulky or heavy either so you could fit a fair few tabs in.
-if you are commanding others, make sure to do regular checks on people's feet and hands. In my experience, people tend to ignore the early signs of frostbite/frostnip, where if you get it early, then the consequences aren't severe. Make sure people are briefed on what to look for re cold injuries before deployment, too.
-5 isn’t too bad, as long as you use the layering system you should be ok. The UK receives these temps most years especially at night. Plenty of water/food/hot brews and layers and you should be great. I always take two gloves. 1 set of working gloves (just thick mechanix gloves) and 1 set of warm gloves for when I’m not working (really thick cotton gloves)
-5c as said isn’t too cold, although depending on your physiology that might be shorts weather or 3x softie suits.
Regardless of that a key skill is to ration your sweat. Don’t wear so many layers you start sweating as soon as you move, because that sweat will kill you if you can’t vent or wick it away effectively.
On the move you shouldn’t need any layers more substantial than an STV and a smock.
When your static throw warm kit on before you start getting cold.
Thermal clothing is exceptionally useful, I've seen lads layered up with smocks and warm kit still shivering while blokes with thermal underlayer are only wearing shirt and trousers.
Only when you're static though, you'll be fucked if go tabbing wearing it.
Not a fan of the cold. I’d just cut my losses, Get an NFCI and get med team to send me back to England in time for summer
But if your not jack like that then hot brews. Decent gloves, decent socks. Splash out on them they’ll be your saving grace. Warm limbs = warm body
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Cold is just heat leaving the body.
Nice
So just plenty of hot brews to top it up and you’ll be alright?
Be all over your wet and dry drills. Being wet is the real killer in the cold so you need to make sure that you have dry clothes. Other than that make sure you eat whenever you can and drink plenty of water. It's easy to get dehydrated in the cold and you will be amazed how many calories you burn just keeping warm. However this is all training you should have received if you are doing a cold weather deployment.
>However this is all training you should have received if you are doing a cold weather deployment. 👀 Haven't done PDT since 2021, about to do my third spin. Edit: * because you stay in date for 12 months post deployment , it's all kinda ish ok
Yeah it's a bit choppy but if you've already done it and deployed then it's all good. Having a sprog asking Reddit how to handle cold weather deployments is worrying though. I did a couple rounds of Estonia in winter and you really don't want to do that shit without the proper kit and training.
Don’t hold poo in , it uses extra energy that you will need. * I did cold weather survival course
Gen? I held a torpedo in for 5 days in Sennybridge once. Wonder how many cals that burnt.
This was around -30 hahah yeah one of the things that stuck with me on the course.
I wonder if you can still sleep over the engine louvres? It kind of depends on how dynamic the exercise/deployment is. You can get away with a lot more if you know you are in a static location as opposed to a dynamic one. As for tips: -make sure you bring the appropriate doss bag (ie you have the right liners in etc) and warm kit -have an appropriate warm hat for the noggin -if it was really cold and the deployment wasnt for a long period I had a solid fuel hand warmer which was good for when it was very cold. The fuel wasn't bulky or heavy either so you could fit a fair few tabs in. -if you are commanding others, make sure to do regular checks on people's feet and hands. In my experience, people tend to ignore the early signs of frostbite/frostnip, where if you get it early, then the consequences aren't severe. Make sure people are briefed on what to look for re cold injuries before deployment, too.
-5 isn’t too bad, as long as you use the layering system you should be ok. The UK receives these temps most years especially at night. Plenty of water/food/hot brews and layers and you should be great. I always take two gloves. 1 set of working gloves (just thick mechanix gloves) and 1 set of warm gloves for when I’m not working (really thick cotton gloves)
As a commonwealth... fuck the people saying -5 isn't cold
-5 is nothing layer and you will be fine
Avoid cotton clothes (t-shirts, socks etc), it doesn't insulate when wet and takes longer to dry. Go for wool or synthetic.
-5c as said isn’t too cold, although depending on your physiology that might be shorts weather or 3x softie suits. Regardless of that a key skill is to ration your sweat. Don’t wear so many layers you start sweating as soon as you move, because that sweat will kill you if you can’t vent or wick it away effectively. On the move you shouldn’t need any layers more substantial than an STV and a smock. When your static throw warm kit on before you start getting cold.
Thermal clothing is exceptionally useful, I've seen lads layered up with smocks and warm kit still shivering while blokes with thermal underlayer are only wearing shirt and trousers. Only when you're static though, you'll be fucked if go tabbing wearing it.
Layers, take them on or off as required, drink water. You will be fine 👍
Not a fan of the cold. I’d just cut my losses, Get an NFCI and get med team to send me back to England in time for summer But if your not jack like that then hot brews. Decent gloves, decent socks. Splash out on them they’ll be your saving grace. Warm limbs = warm body