Would you rather hot or cold?

Would you rather wear winter clothes on the hottest day of summer or summer clothes on the coldest day or winter?

For me, this one is easy. I hate hot weather, so I would take the summer clothes on the coldest day of winter.

i love hot, and half the time i'm wearing long pants and sleeves and a scarf in the summer anyway, so bring on the winter clothes in summer! put all that cold aside for Matt.

I can’t count the number of times I have run outside less than fully dressed in below freezing weather to feed the livestock or get firewood.   But, I have never put on a winter coat in 90 degree weather to do those chores.

Of course, I live in Sunny Texas which has mild winters.

I have always said I prefer winter because I can layer clothing to stay warm.

There is not much I can do when it is 110 degrees outside except sit in an air conditioned house.

I love the heat. It's literally about 90 degrees to cold here. I don't mind sweating my behind off all day, as long as I have access to water it's no problem.

I'll take wearing summer clothes in winter, I'll just stay inside that day and turn up the heater.

Since hot on the coldest is at the very least limb loss and most likely suicide I would have to go with winter clothing is summer as it is miserable but survivable.  summer clothing at 40 below and 30 to 60 mph winds doesn't leave much survival time.

It depends on whether I have to go outside or not. I’m fine going out into the cold for short periods, but if I try for an extended time, I easily start shivering and feeling sluggish. So maybe I’ll take winter clothes in summer. I don’t want to freeze. On hot summer days, I cope by moving slowly. That day I could find a cool corner, maybe a cave, a mountain, or a cool streamside, and stay mostly stationary until evening.

This one is a little hard. If we assume it includes going out and doing any serious amount of outdoor work, I'm probably dead either way. And if I'm just forced to stay inside and regulate the house temp in weird ways, I can probably get by with either. But in the second case, Dressing for summer in the winter and just firing up extra sources of heat sounds more pleasant than bundling up mid-summer and having to lie down on the basement floor and hold still.

I guess I have to go with wearing winter clothes in summer.
Often when moving in and out of air conditioned houses in summer the temperature difference is jarring to me. It wouldn't be too strange to be bundled up indoors on a hot day in that case. And I often find grocery stores to be chilly.

Matt McSpadden wrote:Would you rather wear winter clothes on the hottest day of summer or summer clothes on the coldest day or winter?

Summer clothes, more comfy!

Sandy

Do we have to go outside wearing those clothes? If we stay inside, I'll wear hot clothes in summer.

Cold weather for me.

I often forget to notice the cold weather and wear summer clothes.  Although frostbite is annoying, I haven't lost any toes yet.

I can always come inside at the end of the day and warm up.  But when the weather is hot, there is nothing that cools me down.

I have had many conversations with my students about dressing for cold weather as I love the cold and melt in the heat.  

I like to emphasize a couple of points if any of them get REALLY serious about dressing for REAL cold (conditions that rarely apply in Southern Illinois).

1)  Layering is Magic!!  You can always shed a layer if you get too hot, but you can't put on the layer if you didn't bring it with you.  Also, one very warm coat over simple clothing underneath probably won't work in the worst conditions.

2)  1st layer is meant to keep you dry, not keep you warm.  It should be skin friendly, but probably not cotton as cotton loves to absorb moisture which will make you cold.  Ideally, this layer should also be smooth so that other layers easily slide over without bunching.

3)  2nd layer is meant to keep you toasty warm!  Could be wool, fleece, down,....basically anything that will create dead air--little pockets of air that are trapped and can't escape, thereby retaining your own body heat.

4) 3rd layer is meant to be durable.  This one should be resistant (or proof) to wind, water, not tear at the slightest branch or twig.  It is the final layer on the outside.


There can be many versions of this, but the three layer system works well.  Some of my students understand the principle, but few have ever spent any time outside when the temperatures are below zero and the wind is blowing fiercely.  Some are duck hunters and do understand some of the principles well from first-hand experience.  Overall, it makes for a good conversation.




Eric

I have been known for wearing summer clothes on the coldest day or winter.

So I chose that option.

We moved from Oklahoma in January to Texas.  I could not believe that we saw girls at the local convenience store wearing short shorts.  I would not be surprised today.

It is way to hot here to wear winter clothes in the summer, even if they were wool.