CHAPTER 5 



CLOTHING AND PERSONAL EQUIPMENT 



"It is quite a mistake to suppose that one becomes hardened to the cold; 

 however, one becomes expert in keeping oneself warm.." — Scott. 

 "Keep dry is the fir^t law of the North." — Carlson. 



The arctic winter is not very different from the winters in 

 northern Wyoming, Montana, or the Dakotas — except that it lasts 

 longer. Some parts of the Arctic, of course, are much worse 

 and every part is always subject to extremes of climate. If the 

 few basic principles are known and applied it is possible to live 

 and work in the Arctic without serious trouble, and still be com- 

 paratively comfortable. 



CONSERVE BODY HEAT 



The first problem facing men assigned to duty in the Arctic is 

 adaptation to cold. The main objective is to keep comfortably 

 warm. If that is not done, energy is wasted and it will be im- 



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