The first thing is to eat caloric things, since the body generates its own energy to keep us warm. Soup, chocolate, lasagna, stew, coffee with cream, fat and protein are good in that sense. Remember that clothing does not generate heat, but rather maintains heat.
2. Long underwear.
Our first advanced to retain heat. Underpants and thermal shirt. If there is no polyester or synthetic, it can be silk. Cotton is best avoided, but length is key.
3. First layer adjusted.
As we said, clothing does not generate heat, it only conserves it. That is why the first layer of clothing must be well-fitting. Also, ideally, it should be breathable and keep moisture out. Some recommend that the first garment be cotton, because it maintains body heat and absorbs perspiration, but it gets complicated if you perspire a lot because it doesn’t evaporate. That is why a synthetic garment is usually better.
4. Two shirts are much more than two.
Two t-shirts keep more than a light diver. Layers and more layers is the key, the onion method is key in fighting the cold. The first layer contains perspiration and isolates us from the rest. The second must shelter. The third, isolate.
5. The air gap will keep you warm.
The clothes, apart from that first layer, do not necessarily have to be tight: a wool sweater, for example, creates a thin layer of air between the skin and the environment. Body heat warms the boundary layer, and the sweater prevents the boundary layer from being blown off your body. The insulated air that circulates between each layer is what keeps the body warm.
6. There is fabric that is and fabric that is not.
For the intermediate layer, wool works very well or a fleece sweatshirt or pants. The jean is terrible, and the fleece is usually not good unless it is very good quality. The same thin gabardine pants. The corduroy is warm. All natural fiber works, all, eg thick wool, is noble. Synthetic only works if it is good quality.
7. Insulating against the wind is essential
The outer layer must insulate from the wind. There, yes, a good jacket costs a few pesos. The ideal is the removable one. But it can be supplied with a sheepskin vest and windbreaker.
8. To the poncho what belongs to the poncho.
The poncho is a spectacular coat. It will become fashionable again, but for now in Palermo you can walk around with one, even with a gaucho hat, and nobody will look at you. One option is to wear a shawl or blanket on top.
9. Gloves, stockings, accessories.
It is true that in Buenos Aires the cold is not usually extreme, but it is always good to have a good pair of gloves and thermal socks on hand. The scarf is not ruled out, but the neck is more practical. Of course, get used to the hat, since the heat also goes through the head. Attention: there are some fine wool gloves that are useless, and some fine wool or synthetic hats that are also useless, except for posing on Instagram.
10. Always dress completely before going out.
Nothing to go out finishing closing the coat, or putting on the scarf on the way. Everything must be “in position” before going out into the cold, otherwise the change in interior/exterior temperature surprises us partially dressed.
Beware of water and wind
Water transmits temperature much faster than air. That is why it is better to be naked than with wet clothes. If you are going to play sports or get into a humid area, it is better to dry off. The “wind chill” is estimated based on temperature, humidity and wind. If there is wind, it is better to avoid it by sheltering yourself or with something that insulates, seal sleeves and ankles and neck.
You can also help others
If someone is seen on the street, they can be helped.
In CABA, you can call 108.
There are assistance places for them to spend these days with clothes and food.
you have to move
Remember that, in addition to clothing, movement is also essential to combat the cold. Staying still doesn’t help at all. You have to “shake it up a bit”, move your feet if you are standing, it is even recommended to “step” hard on the cement, like tapping.
Specialist Suggestions
The doctor Gabriel Lapman warns that “it is very important to understand that hypothermia -when the body temperature is lower than 35ºC- appears with symptoms such as tremors, weak pulse, vasoconstriction, among others, which can trigger severe hypothermia with very serious health problems”.
“In this way, always keeping warm from highest to lowest is vital. For example, start with a thermal shirt, then a T-shirt, a good sweatshirt, a jacket and a scarf, as if in layers of onion,” he assured.
Layers allow the thermostat to be adjusted to the body when putting on and taking off garments to maintain a level of comfort and well-being as weather conditions change.
For the little ones
In the case of the little ones, according to Sebastián Painceira of Gore & Associates, experts in high-tech fabrics for climate protection, it is key to invest in garments with high insulation capacity against the cold. “Warm and light garments so that children are comfortable. Functional, that is, keys so that they can use them for another year and synthetic garments to prevent them from getting cold and do not deteriorate with washing.”
Source: Ambito
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