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STAY ALIVE/ when winter strikes 5. Don't fight the environment. Conserve your energy. Go around obstacles, not over or through them. Wait out high winds and other adverse weather. Dress properly. Avoid snowblindness. Take advantage of all natural and ready resources. By Vickie Josi Staff Writer Are you prepared to face the possible perils of winter traveling? It's important to be well dressed if caught out in the cold winter climate. Wool is the 6. Know basic first aid. Only by chance best material to wear for keeping warm. "The layer system should be used, with would a doctor be available in a survival wool next to the body, then a layer of situation. You must be prepared to make either down, dacron or fiberfill for insula decisions and take action that will sustain tion, and then a water repellent wind shield life -- your own as well as others. for protection," stated Chuck Adams, regis 7. Know how to prepare a shelter. Snow trar at Clackamas Community College and snow survival and mountain rescue expert. is an excellent insulator. Learn how to use When purchasing clothing it should be it for protection. kept in mind that if you'll be wearing gloves, fasteners and zippers should be easy to open. Also be sure that clothes have proper ventilation if you'll be working up a sweat, because it's important to stay dry. (Wet clothing loses heat 250 times faster than dry clothing.) Also avoid tight boots and socks. "Remember to keep the youngsters bright ly dressed so they can be easily kept track of," said Adams. A wool stocking cap should be worn, be cause 75 percent of a person's body heat is lost through the head. The following information is a conden sation from "Staying Alive in the Arctic," by the American Petroleum Institute, and revised by Frank Heyl of the Oregon Mu seum of Science and Art. Ten Rules for Survival 1. You must help yourself. Don't depend on someone else to think and plan for you. In a survival situation, confidence in your own abilities and your will to live can make the difference between life and death. 2. Always prepare yourself for a possible emergency whenever leaving camp and travel ing beyond the normal lines of communi cation or roads of civilization. Protective clothing and emergency equipment left at home or in camp won't help you when you need help in the bush. 3. Tell someone where and when you are going and when you expect to return. Make a trip plan. If you travel away from a downed aircraft or other vehicle, leave a message telling the time you left and the direction in which you were heading. 8. Obtain water. You can live for days without food as long as you have water. Do not eat snow. Eating snow cools the body inner core temperature, invites overall cool ing of the body and predisposes hypother mia. Although snow and ice are excellent sources of water, they should be melted and consumed warm. 9. Conserve heat. Your body is continu ally producing and losing heat. You will freeze only if the air is carrying away more heat than your body can generate. 6 generates heat, but overexerting lea perspiration and loss of heat. If ft available, eating will add fuel to the fl generate body heat. If you are weariJ tective clothing, you won't freeze. 10. Use your head. Take time to: plan, organize, Analyze the weathe- terrain, the energy you have availabB all possible resources. Then plan thfl| course of action. Your head is you,gn( survival gear -- use it, don't lose it! fll Automobile Emergency Equipmen I The emergency and survival equi^M carried tends to represent the indiviB of the owner. Assembling and puttiB gether your own gear will keep costs' \ and familiarize you with What you haiB how it is used. The following equiH lists are offered as a guide. Limiting flI in assembling your equipment and ■ mining its worth to you will be: flI bulk and your ability to use effective® safely the equipment you have set In an emergency these items coulfl make the big difference. Consider :'a with you: rat< ------ Map ler ---- Survival Manual -----Spare tire - check its inflation bne departing------------------------------------1 ---- Jumper cables for battery /as ---- Tire chains - be sure they fit (c«ex used for towing, better tracticqoi mud ixt -----Flashlight - check batteries -----Fusee flares (can be used alstfl starting a fire) ---- Quart of oil - type used in car -----Shovel - recommend minimuir blade and 36" handle ---- Pruning saw - to cut small firewoc —Axe -- recommend minimum 2pfl head and 26" handle -----Tow chain or cable ,re loc -----10" crescent wrench -----8" file -----Pliers ,lic ---- Knife - sheath type, big enough fofl )e$ job :lo —Screwdriver, multiple set ---- Fanbelt - be sure it fits your r ie and model car :o ---- Spare links for chains ---- Roll of electrical tape ---- Sheet of plastic 9' x 12' -----Medical kit with manual -----Two wool blankets packed in pl|| garbage can liners Wooden matches watertight L «^Sir Sporting Goods Stoij Sport Centt Bi Oregon’s Largest and Ski Hai 4. 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