ASK A VENDOR BRIAN AUGUSTINE Don’t be afraid of being a little cold because the cold will make your blood thicken, and that will help keep you warmer during the really cold days. LANDO ALLEN Dress for the cold, and if you are sleeping outside, avoid drinking, and try to stay off the ground. JACOB MARSH Layers, hand warmers, body warmers. Put newspaper or paper towels between layers. My suggestion would also be to get thermal pants, long-sleeved shirts, and thick, warm jackets to stay warm. JERRY ROSEN The best thing an individual could do is dress appropriately and wear the right clothing. If one does work outside, one should drink a lot of hot beverages and go inside occasionally to stay warm. JOHN ALEXANDER I grew up in St. Paul, Minn, where the temperatures could range from -10 to -60 degrees Fahrenheit. This doesn’t include the windchill, which was often between -60 and -80 Fahrenheit. It would snow – I mean it really snow! What other states considered severe storms were regular snow days for us. I lived well into my adult life thinking that it was supposed to snow one or two times per week. I’ve lived in other states during the winter, but in Minn, I learned winter survival, and one day, it was a real miracle, when I moved from Minnesota to Denver, Colo. And here I am. I would love to share some of the techniques I have learned for winter survival and keeping warm. Step 1: Let’s begin with the upper body. As you start your layers, you want a long-sleeve t-shirt, another shirt or thin sweater, and a heavier sweater or shirt. THIS COLUMN IS A PLACE FOR DENVER VOICE VENDORS TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS FROM OUR READERS AND STAFF. Q What is a tip you can share to help people stay warm during the colder months? A Next, between the layers, you’ll want hand warmers or foot warmers to wear in the middle of your chest. Consider placing hand warmers or foot warmers in the middle of your back between the layers. (Use a safety pin to keep them in place. These warmers should never come into contact with your skin.) Step 2: Tuck in your shirt to keep outside air from coming in through your open shirttails. Step 3: To keep your legs warm, wear two pairs of pants, or one pair made of thicker fabric, like corduroy. Step 4: Always wear two pairs of socks, plus foot warmers. One pair of socks is to keep your feet warm and the second protects your skin from getting burned by your foot warmers. Also, if your shoes aren’t waterproof, or the snow is deep enough to seep into your shoes, wear something like an empty bread bag as a layer over your socks. Step 5: For your hands, wear a pair of gloves, and a layer of hand warmers. (This is the only place it’s safe to have the warmers next to your skin but place them next to your palms.) Even better, put the hand warmers and gloves inside a mitten. (Keep an open package of hand warmers in your coat pockets. If your hands get cold, it will be much easier to warm them in your pockets than to warm cold hands in pockets that aren’t already warm. Step 6: Keeping your head warm is important, so you need a good hat. Hoodies work well when you pull them snug around your face and head. Wear earmuffs or an ear warmer headband to keep your ears and the lower part of your neck warm. Step 7: This last step is very important: Whenever you go to a store, restaurant, or anywhere else inside for more than 10 minutes, take off your jacket and loosen your shirt — or whatever upper layers you’re wearing to cool down your body. You do not want to go back outside with perspiration from being hot indoors, because no matter how many layers you have on, when the persperation on your skin cools down, it will make you cold. What do YOU want to ask? If you have a question or issue you would like vendors to discuss, please email community@denvervoice.org. March 2022 DENVER VOICE 5
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