After your feet go numb, what is the next sign of hypothermia? I need to know what to look for. My feet go numb first. After one or two fingers go numb, i decide it's time to get out. What signs do you look for that tell you it's DEFINITELY time to get out? btw even when just the feet have gone numb, i make sure i'm no more than about 100 meters from shore.
I wrote about hypothermia for both GQ and Boating magazines a few years ago. I volunteered to become hypothermic myself by immersion in the waters off Cape Disappointment in Washington State.
You might find this somewhat amusing and educational: www.boatingmag.com/article.asp
Good luck!
That was a fantastic article! I noticed that it took you over a full hour (maybe two?) to get your core body temp back to normal.
I swam a 1-mile OW swim a few years ago in 56F water, and I was freezing cold for at least 2 hours after the swim. I was downing hot coffee, standing in the sun, sitting on my hands, etc. and trying to warm up. It was almost as uncomfortable as that first plunge in the water!
I wrote about hypothermia for both GQ and Boating magazines a few years ago. I volunteered to become hypothermic myself by immersion in the waters off Cape Disappointment in Washington State.
You might find this somewhat amusing and educational: www.boatingmag.com/article.asp
Good luck!
That was a fantastic article! I noticed that it took you over a full hour (maybe two?) to get your core body temp back to normal.
I swam a 1-mile OW swim a few years ago in 56F water, and I was freezing cold for at least 2 hours after the swim. I was downing hot coffee, standing in the sun, sitting on my hands, etc. and trying to warm up. It was almost as uncomfortable as that first plunge in the water!
