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.
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WOW! Donalb, i can't believe you swam 9 miles in such cold water, tide assisted or not. that is crazy. i can't tolerate cold anywhere near as well as you can. i believe that my body could be trained to do so, but i think in order to get there, i would really have to push myself and test my limits, and i don't think it's safe to do that when i swim by myself, which is 99% of the time.
WOW! Donalb, i can't believe you swam 9 miles in such cold water, tide assisted or not. that is crazy. i can't tolerate cold anywhere near as well as you can. i believe that my body could be trained to do so, but i think in order to get there, i would really have to push myself and test my limits, and i don't think it's safe to do that when i swim by myself, which is 99% of the time.
