Ay regarding this post ^ are blankets warmed in the dryer direct heat and therefore dangerous? Sorry if this is annoying, you seem knowledgeable. No pressure to answer me at all

No problem at all!

Honestly, I wouldn’t want to risk direct heat from warmed blankets. Part of the issue is that the person needing warmth may have decreased ability to determine what’s too hot. There’s also the risk of warming someone too quickly. During hypothermia the blood vessels in the extremities constrict, which helps send blood to the core/trunk of the body and all the good stuff there to keep core temperature up. If someone is warmed too quickly via direct heat, the body can open those constricted vessels too quickly, dropping blood pressure to possible shock levels.

Once you have the person in a safe, warm place, the best thing to do is to get them out of any wet clothes, give them warmed, not scalding, decaf and nonalcoholic liquids (if they are coherent and can drink them unassisted. If someone is in an altered mental state, low responsive or unresponsive, do NOT give them anything by mouth as they could choke), and get them under some dry blankets/sleeping bag, with something underneath protecting them from the cold floor/ground.

Then you do the awkward bit. Climb under those blankets with them with you both in your skivies! The whole movie cliche where two people have to get naked to get warm isn’t that far off, though you can keep your delicates on. Sharing body heat is a good way to warm someone up, and just laying under blankets or in a sleeping bag with bare backs pressed together can help quite a bit! The surrounding blankets/bag insulate and prevent much of the body heat from escaping so it’s much more efficient that way, and it decreases the time for the patient/cold person’s body to warm up with your added heat.

If you’re interested in survival stuff like this, I would recommend the book ‘Will to Live: Dispatches from the Edge of Survival’ by Les Stroud. He goes over several real stories and experiences by usually regular people forced to survive in unexpected circumstances, analyzing them with his professional knowledge and explaining why some things worked, why others didn’t, what else could have been done to improve the situation, and other tips. He mentions hypothermia frequently in the chapter on the Andes crash if I’m remembering correctly, but there might be more instances of it coming up.

-Pilgrim

I spawned in a relatively calm area during the day, mystery lake, having picked it myself. with pretty much anything I needed for the first night or two- emergency supplies, a coat, etc. I wandered around, slipping and spraining my ankle which I promptly bandaged up just fine, and snuck by some wolves who were probably more scared of me than I was them. I then climbed a hill that made claim of a fire ranger tower, found its collapsed remains which I looted, and curled up inside the roof which sheltered me from the wind. I managed to collect wood scraps to start a fire, and survived the night.

-Interloper

I spawned somewhere I was mostly unfamiliar with, Blackrock, It was cold, nighttime, and I had nothing but the clothes on my back (A t-shirt, jeans, and sneakers) and a tin can. I rapidly lost what warmth I began with, desperately started searching for the prison which I knew was in the area from playing Wintermute, kept wandering for pretty much the entire night until morning. I somehow hadn’t gotten frostbitten or hypothermic yet, and after following some signs, I’d found shelter. The small building on the perimeter wall brings me no warmth like I’d expected it to, so i promptly made for the main building. I didn’t make it very far. I was thrown to the ground by a wolf and mauled to death.

One brought me wonder and awe of nature.

One brought me terror and hopelessness of the wilderness.

@tldsurvival I just realized. The said in the update for everyone when the expansion comes out that it’ll change the loot locations and loot tables.

@tldsurvival I’ve been toying with this the last two weeks. Maybe once they’re done with the Canadian one, Hinterland could try a Florida version. :3

@tldsurvival You know I’m really glad we don’t have in TLD?

Alright, @tldsurvival​. I have a problem.

With THESE 

THESE WILL. NOT. BURN. IN. REAL. LIFE. 

In a game that is nearly hyperrealistic in some of its survival mechanics (I’ve gushed about the fact that cattail heads are used for tinder and stalks are used for food before), the fact that they chose this shape and the most common material for it (newspaper) has irked me for years.