"As protection against the weather of their various seasons, the Eskimos have developed on the whole better garments than probably any people in history."
— Vilhjalmur Stefansson (Arctic Manual, 1945)
Cold Weather Research Resources
There are numerous research centers and universities world wide studying cold weather survival and cold weather travel. Cold weather survival is closely tied into both clothing design, cold weather engineering, and the cold weather injury research. Any individual who wants to travel safely into the wilderness in cold weather should have a solid grasp on these subjects.
- BWI's Cold Weather Research Articles
- Cold Weather Clothing [Article by Gordon G. Giesbrecht, Ph.D.]
- Wet Wool Clothing [Mors Kochanski Showing Benefits of Wool when Wet]
- Cold Regions Bibliography Project
- The Arctic Council
- US Army Cold Region Research and Engineering Laboratory
Cold Injury Information and Treatment Resources
Those who travel in the cold should have an excellent knowledge of cold weather injuries. Everyone should have a basis knowledge of cold weather injury prevention and any guide, instructor, or group leader a Wilderness First Aid Course.
- Frostbite [Wikopedia]
- Accidental Hypothermia [Article by Gordon G. Giesbrecht, Ph.D.]
- Hypothermia [Wikopedia]
- Hypothermia And Cold Weather Injuries [Article by Rick Curtis]
- Wind Chill Index [Environment Canada]