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Dunno....but living in a washer ain't a picnic either!
I'm frugal enough that I layer on three cheap ($1) store gloves to keep the fingers warm. Splurged this season and got skier gloves. They were rubbery. At first I found them uncomfortable. Now that I had them out in our chilly snow ridden driveway....they are heavenly! They don't get wet....my hands grip the shovel better...and the tips of them have a texture for using my iPhone.
Once the temp hits 55 degrees or lower my body extremities are sensing the "bone' chill.
Sure, you could get used to it and last longer without gloves. But...if your hands are cold, wear gloves! Or don't take your hands out of your pockets.
If the wind is light and my upper body is very warm, then I can keep my hands warm without gloves. A t-shirt and fleece is probably not enough layers to do that. Not for me.
Not if you are acclimatized. In my part of the world it's below freezing for pretty much 4 months of the year. And goes much colder than -4C!
It's all about what your body is used to.
Ah okay then. Also the average high and low for you this month seens to be -11.3C and -21.4C. For my new town it is -8.7C and -20.3C. Do newbies from warmer climates eventually acclimatized to a climate like these?
I have to wear thick winter gloves below 15C. I see some idiots in t shirts and flip flops here in winter if it’s a mild 12C day but it seems to be American tourists mostly.
40s vs 20s is a big difference especially when you arent used to it. Im betting your body adapted to the warmer climate and may have an issue ,at first, to acclimate to the changing (colder) temps.
However, usually hands and feet are the first to get cold even for those in cold climates. Start taking OPC supplements get that blood flowing to the joints better. Or buy those hand/feet warmers.
Ah okay then. Also the average high and low for you this month seens to be -11.3C and -21.4C. For my new town it is -8.7C and -20.3C. Do newbies from warmer climates eventually acclimatized to a climate like these?
My husband and daughter were from the west coast, where it's quite a bit warmer. We moved here in 2012, when we had two winters in a row that set records for cold. It did take them a couple of years to adapt. Our summers are quite warm, and the seasons change more quickly than they do on the milder coast.
I have a lot of coworkers and acquaintances from hot climates (India and the Philippines mostly), and they struggle with the cold, I won't lie. Some wear winter clothing when I'm still in a hoodie and shorts. But every person feels temperature differently - they often handle the heat better than I do, because they grew up with hotter.
Welp, I have finally made the move to a colder climate. Today it was 24F/-4C with a wind chill of 15F/-9C. I have lived in a warmer climate all my life, and I thought I could handle it. I have been outisde at 48F/9C in t-shirts without issue before. So I went out for a walk in that weather I described above (the 15F/-9C windchill). I was wearing a warm hat, a short sleeve t-shirt, a light fleece over the shirt, boxer briefs, jeans, some regular socks, and some high top shoes. No gloves though. I was outside walking for 10 minutes. The first of the 5 I was walking with my hands in the fleece pockets. Then after that I used my phone for a bit then my hands started to feel cold, weak, and numb I suppose. I had a hard time bending my fingers, and it felt weird going into my pocket. Then when I got inside after that, my hands started to get very red and they felt full. Does anyone else go through that? That temperature shouldn't be cold enough to do that to me. It is probably slightly warmer than average for this time of year here. Can I get use to this, or do I have Raynaunds or something?
Some gloves are made for this temp or colder, and they're not expensive. Helps very much. Skin on my hands gets very rough and bleeds if I go outdoors in sub-freezing weather. Fingers sting with frostbite. Almost anything is available with thermal insulation, good for below zero temps. It's not an illness, you just need special clothes for winter, sometimes multiple layers. They should have the closeout sales on winter outerwear by sometime in February. Best wishes.
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