Should I pee or hold it to stay warm?

  • Thread starter gary350
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In summary, both the TV show and the advice from the Boy Scouts advise that you should pee to conserve heat. However, you should also try to keep yourself as comfortable as possible by removing your hat if it is cold outside.
  • #71
Pee. Staying warm is only one aspect of survival. Making good decisions is much more important. The stress induced by not peeing is an enemy of good decision making. The heat loss issue is minor by comparison.

Pee. Take a deep breath. Consider what to do to improve survival odds.
 
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  • #72
Well, how would one go about testing this more carefully? Fitbit data, then regress it to a 5th degree polynomial? Again, do we have reason to believe peeing is a factor of high importance?
 
  • #73
I think we about to go off the edge of the world here so I think its time to close this thread.

Thank you all for participating.
 
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