How you Skinny Southerns Should Deal With The Cold.

Mme. Meril,

While your analysis of the chemical composition of alcohol does indeed ring true (at least that's along the same vein of talk that Targus always bothered me about), you forget one important factor:

Beer puts hair on your chest, and there's nothing better than a hairy chest to stave off Winter's chill. Except, perhaps, a hairy chin.

Another thing to add to the useful advice posted above.

Armor. It's often useful for keeping blades and the like out of your insides. But it's not always as good at keeping in warmth. If you wear metal armor in winter, be sure you are well insulated from the cold steel (surprisingly, not even meteoric fire armor will help you). Put on the toasty wool underlayers before dressing for battle, and keep your skin well away from your armor. Also, layering a tunic or cloak over chainmail can be a wonderful idea, as the top layer traps the heat in with the metal, and keeps you warmer.

Vast amounts of heat escape because of an unguarded neck. Wear a scarf! However, in these colder months, warmth should come before fashion sense.


--Nalick

From my experience with the cold and snowy conditions this past Feast Day I would also recommend that those of us who burn easily in the gentle months not neglect to find some sort of salve to rub on our faces and any exposed skin that prevents damage from the sun. The snow reflects the very rays of the sun itself and it is possible to find your face even more burnt than you might expect in Summer.

Ltotal(λ)= E(λ)[Ti(λ)*Te(λ)*Ro*cos(i)+PA(λ)]

Hey, now... My fur faces outward and I do just fine!