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If I freeze to death, I did it for science...

Fenixgoon

Fenixgoon

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Embarking on a 10-day photography trip to Abisko National Park in Sweden, where the temperature is currently in the single digits fahrenheit.

I'm doing plenty of cool, wintery shit like ice climbing and dog sledding, but with any luck, I will get to experience and photograph the northern lights 🙂
 
Had to fire up the calculator...

so between -17 and -12C?

Pretty chilly, but not unimaginably so, as long as you have very good warm clothing.

(It's 7C in this place right now - if I freeze to death it's in the name of power company profit margins)
 
pmv said:
Had to fire up the calculator...

so between -17 and -12C?

Pretty chilly, but not unimaginably so, as long as you have very good warm clothing.

(It's 7C in this place right now - if I freeze to death it's in the name of power company profit margins)
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it was 2C today and that felt positively mild by comparison to the weather in the past week (in the -10 range)
 
It's not testicular-numbingly cold until below zero f/-17.7c in CALM AIR.

Wind-chill and "feels like" is all a bunch of media BS to give weather people dramatic talking-points upping ratings.
 
Sounds like a fun time. Not super cold but it all depends on the "type" of cold. The other day it was only -9 here but I swear it felt like -30. There was even frost on everything like there would be at -30. Be sure you are well equipped to start a fire, and have enough food preserves to eat and a way to warm it up. Warm shelter is going to be key though.
 
Captante said:
Wind-chill and "feels like" is all a bunch of media BS to give weather people dramatic talking-points upping ratings.
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I'm calling you out on that one. Your statement is bullshit, and you should be ashamed. "Wind Chill Factor" is very real, and should not be ignored. Dress appropriately!
 
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Captante said:
It's not testicular-numbingly cold until below zero f/-17.7c in CALM AIR.

Wind-chill and "feels like" is all a bunch of media BS to give weather people dramatic talking-points upping ratings.
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Wind chill is really fucking real. You really think wind chill is a sham?

Pick a cold day and walk, and then ride an e bike 15 mph and then tell me that wind that you are generating against your body by going faster is not making you colder. I say e-bike because you won't be expending energy and getting warmer from working out. You will be much colder.
 
Fenixgoon said:
Embarking on a 10-day photography trip to Abisko National Park in Sweden, where the temperature is currently in the single digits fahrenheit.

I'm doing plenty of cool, wintery stuff like ice climbing and dog sledding, but with any luck, I will get to experience and photograph the northern lights 🙂
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Dang, I'm sitting here eating cookies neffing on ATOT hahaha!
 
MrSquished said:
You really think wind chill is a sham?
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When I lived in Michigan, I didn't have a car because the bus system was so good, so I pretty much just walked everywhere. And let me tell you, the Lake Effect & wind chill are both VERY real! Cold cold cold cold COLD! It would get like -14F cold & feel WORSE when the wind blew! I have no desire to ever visit again LOL.

Also, I'm pretty sure the water from Flint is the reason I have 40k+ posts on ATOT 😵😛
 
I made it alive. Holy hell this place is stunning. Cell phone pics really don't do it justice. Gonna be a bit before I can upload my SLR photos in the shot of the day thread.

Also, it's not nearly as cold as I was expecting. -10C/+14F but it feels way different than Gothenburg where I am living. Dare I say it's almost balmy. Like, a few good layers and it's perfect.
 

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Captante said:
Wind-chill and "feels like" is all a bunch of media BS to give weather people dramatic talking-points upping ratings.
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Care to back up that claim? Lets start by you removing all fans from your computer you use to post. I mean if movement of air is media BS, there is no reason for your computer to have any fan at all!
 
dullard said:
Care to back up that claim? Lets start by you removing all fans from your computer you use to post. I mean if movement of air is media BS, there is no reason for your computer to have any fan at all!
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Sorry but I prefer to have the wind-speed and temp reported as distinct and exact numbers not "rolled into one trendy stat" with the sole intent of making the weather report sound more "exciting".

😉
 
Fenixgoon said:
I made it alive. Holy hell this place is stunning. Cell phone pics really don't do it justice. Gonna be a bit before I can upload my SLR photos in the shot of the day thread.

Also, it's not nearly as cold as I was expecting. -10C/+14F but it feels way different than Gothenburg where I am living. Dare I say it's almost balmy. Like, a few good layers and it's perfect.
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Looks lovely. Snow makes all scenery that much more stunning.

14°F isn't bad at all with proper layers. Reasonably tight wool base layer to keep a small warm pocket right at your body and to wick away moisture. Center layer as thick as you need it for the conditions. Thin outer shell for wind/water block that you remove as needed to let out as much moisture as you can.
 
MrSquished said:
Wind chill is really fucking real. You really think wind chill is a sham?

Pick a cold day and walk, and then ride an e bike 15 mph and then tell me that wind that you are generating against your body by going faster is not making you colder. I say e-bike because you won't be expending energy and getting warmer from working out. You will be much colder.
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When I was a kid I actually went out and SKIED on a day where the temps in still-air were around -10f and the wind-chill was OVER 100f below zero. (ie: instant surface-skin frostbite)

Essentially after skiing down the mountain your knees wouldn't bend properly from being numb and more than one run was impossible without a warmup break .... the water pipes in the Killington peak summit lodge froze and burst despite being wrapped in heating coils.

OBVIOUSLY it feels colder when the wind blows. (derp) But it doesn't change the actual still-air temps one bit and a lot of the time those numbers are only mentioned in passing on the evening news.

I want to see the exact number on the thermometer and exact wind speed/direction along with barometric pressure etc not hear some smiling a$$-clowns opinion of what it "feels like" outside.
 
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