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So we are seriously trying to find a new home as some of you know. I’ve been following the temps in the general area were searching in. I know short term what the temps are like as it can be similar in our hunting area. But actually living in them is going to be different. Taking care of our livestock etc is different in conditions like that also. I’ve been following everyone’s posts on cold weather and taking care of critters and it’s been helpful. I know it will be a live there and learn but I’d like some recommendations, tips, tricks and advice.
So one of my questions for y’all that live in colder and more humid areas is what recommendations on clothing etc do you have? Things that we/I can feed and care for the animals in while still attempting to stay warm.
Any other advice would be greatly appreciated as well.
Let me have it! 😉 Thanks in advance everyone!
 
Lots of construction workers wear them, so I would think so. Our Tractor supply carries a similar brand named Schmitt. Pretty much Carhardt knockoffs. I've had my coat for maybe 8-10 years. It's still in pretty good shape.
I expect their temps are probably colder on average than ours are. Not really sure. Layers are a big plus for sure. But staying dry is important
 
We wear carhartt here but they aren’t a daily wear during winter for sure. We still have and wear 20+ year old carhartt jackets. Only problem with them is they aren’t water resistant at all.
I can see layers being helpful and will note the cotton. Guessing that will hold in moisture? The staying dry is a concern since we have issues with that here and it’s not cold here vs Missouri.
 
Double R said:
So we are seriously trying to find a new home...
Any other advice would be greatly appreciated as well.
Let me have it! 😉 Thanks in advance everyone!
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When you get older and decide you are DONE with the cold, we got plenty of room down here! :thumbs:
Being cold sux!:mad:
Yes, you do get accustomed to the humidity and heat in the summer.
Rich fertile soil everywhere with no rocks and abundant rain.
We have 2 seasons: t-shirt, or jacket.
Friendly, like-minded people are everywhere.
What more could you ask for?:)
 
Well, I grew up in Michigan but it would probably be similar to Missouri. For starters they make winter clothes a bit better now than they did when I was a kid. Somehow we all survived with cotton long johns and blue jeans, even though those are claimed to be the death wrap by todays standards. Yes, after a day of playing outside out jeans pant legs would be frozen stiff but we survived.
A good waterproof jacket will not only keep you warm and dry it will block the wind, just don't ever wash it with soap or the water proofing will go away. If it ever needs to be washed just used cold water and no detergent. A decent pair of snow pants, or coveralls, will be more than enough to keep your legs warm and and dry even on the coldest days. But unless you are super sensitive to cold a sweatshirt and good jacket should be enough for most days of too and from activities. Cattle are capable of adjusting to the weather, baring extreme weather and artic blasts. I know you didn't mention chickens but from what we have learned is as long as they have a roost out of the wind and rain/snow they can survive most any storm, and even in the coldest of storms they still need a bit of ventilation to limit the moisture build up. Animals will survive as long as they have food.
Good luck.
 
Sorry, I don't remember where you're at. How cold does it get? What is the relative humidity in winter? What are the winds like? In -20℉ with low humidity and no wind I'd wear gloves, a ball cap, street shoes, and a short sleeve tee shirt. In the same weather running around on my snow machine, insulated Sorel boots, down pants, down jacket, heavy gloves, beaver hat, goggles, and a neoprene mask.
 
Supervisor42 said:
When you get older and decide you are DONE with the cold, we got plenty of room down here! :thumbs:
Being cold sux!:mad:
Yes, you do get accustomed to the humidity and heat in the summer.
Rich fertile soil everywhere with no rocks and abundant rain.
We have 2 seasons: t-shirt, or jacket.
Friendly, like-minded people are everywhere.
What more could you ask for?:)
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Friendly like minded people are what we’re wanting. Sure do miss that. But want privacy too.
 
Caribou said:
Sorry, I don't remember where you're at. How cold does it get? What is the relative humidity in winter? What are the winds like? In -20℉ with low humidity and no wind I'd wear gloves, a ball cap, street shoes, and a short sleeve tee shirt. In the same weather running around on my snow machine, insulated Sorel boots, down pants, down jacket, heavy gloves, beaver hat, goggles, and a neoprene mask.
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Um that gave me chills just thinking about that! Lol! Cold here is 25*f and that doesn’t happen very often. No humidity to speak of either.
 
Double R said:
Um that gave me chills just thinking about that! Lol! Cold here is 25*f and that doesn’t happen very often. No humidity to speak of either.
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Low humidity is easy. High humidity or wind cut right through you. Heavy socks, gloves, a good coat, and perhaps a hat with ear flaps if you're going to be working outside for long periods. 25℉ is spring for me. The problem people have in warm climates is that often they aren't used to cold. What you describe requires a light jacket for me.

Dress in layers, as you get warm unzip or take a layer off. When you get cool put it back on. Don't sweat. Sweating makes you wet and the moisture carries heat away. Work your layers with that in mind. Slightly cool is better than too hot.
 
Bacpacker said:
Can't help with Missouri. But I would assume their humidity is similar to ours. Stay away from cotton in the winter while outside if you will be getting wet. Merino wool works great. Also Carhardt type gear seems to work pretty well
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Missouri weather is very similar to our Oklahoma weather except given to being a trite colder.
 
If you are looking to move Missouri would be a pretty good choice. Our climate is pretty temperate. We have all four seasons, but typically our Winters aren't as cold or as long as others. We do have wild temperature swings which we just live with. Some people say it is because of the confluence of the rivers here but not uncommon to see 50 degree temperature swings in a day. We are in Tornado Alley, so that might be a new natural disaster to factor into your preps. Humidity is just another cross to bear. We have it; not as bad as some, but you just live with it. The Ozarks are very pretty. Plenty of water. Plenty of land. We are basically a Red State. The bookend cities don't dominate the politics as they do in many other states. Schools are very good. Taxes and cost of living are a little below national average.

I have not worked outside or cared for livestock in a long time. Wool and layers are the best recommendations. There are a few prepper websites that are based in the Ozarks. Check out Pastor Joe at Viking Preparedness.

Is WWWIII nigh? COOHMP! Get out! - YouTube
 
Taking care of animals in the winter is challenging for sure. It's 7 degrees out right now and will not get above freezing today, so I hope their is no wind. I start with the rabbits in the unheated room of the milkhouse. Cages are covered with old blankets and the big slide door is covered with a blanket, too. I bring in extra empty waterers with their food because theirs will be frozen and I bring those back in the house. The next room is heated to maybe 45 with a small heater and two heat lamps. A big dog kennel six by six is in the room with 26 french guineas in it that were born in November. So feed and water for them, but it's not frozen. Our dog crates for our two old dogs are in there, too. In this weather, they don't stay outside. I have to walk and water them every 2 hours. I feed them at noonish. Then I put out feed and water for the adult outside guineas by the barn. There's not much for them to scrounge this time of year. After all that, I'm back in the house with the empty milk jugs that I just used up and refilling with hot water. Then the long walk to the turkey area. Their water is impossible to thaw out, so at night it's put into the milkhouse to semi thaw, and I use a new waterer each time for them. Fill it up with hot water. Feed them. We have two chicken houses...so food and deicing water there, too. Barn cats...I try to feed them well in this weather, they hunker in. There's 4 in our old basement. Kevin seems to be on our porch, but he now has a cat cave. I know of another that lives in the roundtop. So water is done a number of times a day for all the animals...maybe do about 9 jugs of hot water carried out throughout the day. I knew weather was coming, so they all had fresh straw to start. I prefer the weekends when I can talk the grandkids into walking the dogs every couple of hours. I use layers for clothes, my old wool coat on top of it all. Heavy scarf wrapped around the top of my head and I cover my face. Sweats under my skirt. Waterproof boots because there's snow out. We don't have cows or sheep at the moment, so what we have is fairly easy to take care of. We don't heat our coops or have electric waterers that keep things warm. I know our next door amish farm neighbor uses a pick axe to break up the cow water. There are ways to make things easier if you want to be on grid with animals and use electricity. Same with the greenhouse. All my greens are inside at the moment, no heating out there.
 
Amish Heart said:
Taking care of animals in the winter is challenging for sure. It's 7 degrees out right now and will not get above freezing today, so I hope their is no wind. I start with the rabbits in the unheated room of the milkhouse. Cages are covered with old blankets and the big slide door is covered with a blanket, too. I bring in extra empty waterers with their food because theirs will be frozen and I bring those back in the house. The next room is heated to maybe 45 with a small heater and two heat lamps. A big dog kennel six by six is in the room with 26 french guineas in it that were born in November. So feed and water for them, but it's not frozen. Our dog crates for our two old dogs are in there, too. In this weather, they don't stay outside. I have to walk and water them every 2 hours. I feed them at noonish. Then I put out feed and water for the adult outside guineas by the barn. There's not much for them to scrounge this time of year. After all that, I'm back in the house with the empty milk jugs that I just used up and refilling with hot water. Then the long walk to the turkey area. Their water is impossible to thaw out, so at night it's put into the milkhouse to semi thaw, and I use a new waterer each time for them. Fill it up with hot water. Feed them. We have two chicken houses...so food and deicing water there, too. Barn cats...I try to feed them well in this weather, they hunker in. There's 4 in our old basement. Kevin seems to be on our porch, but he now has a cat cave. I know of another that lives in the roundtop. So water is done a number of times a day for all the animals...maybe do about 9 jugs of hot water carried out throughout the day. I knew weather was coming, so they all had fresh straw to start. I prefer the weekends when I can talk the grandkids into walking the dogs every couple of hours. I use layers for clothes, my old wool coat on top of it all. Heavy scarf wrapped around the top of my head and I cover my face. Sweats under my skirt. Waterproof boots because there's snow out. We don't have cows or sheep at the moment, so what we have is fairly easy to take care of. We don't heat our coops or have electric waterers that keep things warm. I know our next door amish farm neighbor uses a pick axe to break up the cow water. There are ways to make things easier if you want to be on grid with animals and use electricity. Same with the greenhouse. All my greens are inside at the moment, no heating out there.
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Just getting dressed to go feed right now, 14°!
 
Sorry she’s still not feeling so great.
@Pearl it is 20 here. I don’t want to get outside either.
I think the humidity is the biggest shock for people moving from low humidity to higher humidity. Texans think it’s humid here. I lived in a mid-Atlantic state most of my life. Summer days frequently see 80% humidity and higher. Truly, enough to make ya feel sick if you’re out in the heat of the day. Missouri and Arkansas have high humidity too.
 
Patchouli said:
Sorry she’s still not feeling so great.
@Pearl it is 20 here. I don’t want to get outside either.
I think the humidity is the biggest shock for people moving from low humidity to higher humidity. Texans think it’s humid here. I lived in a mid-Atlantic state most of my life. Summer days frequently see 80% humidity and higher. Truly, enough to make ya feel sick if you’re out in the heat of the day. Missouri and Arkansas have high humidity too.
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I'm a Jersey girl Patch, moved here when I was 20! East coast humidity is horrible!
 
Here we get some sort of moisture about once every 3 days so staying dry is important. I generally take all my outer layer clothes out and spray them with silicone to water proof them a little, it helps unless you are caught in a downpour. I am not in an area with super cold weather, the worst it gets is an occasional single digit high with wind. As a result I have 3 sets of outdoor gear, one that you would call spring/fall for temperatures just above freezing, winter gear for temperatures from 40 down to about 20, and cold gear for temperatures below that.... Having several layers is very important to control your temperature, I find that when you go from heavy exercise to being totally still it is hard to stay warm for more than a couple of hours, but if you are warm while sitting still you will be roasting if you start doing heavy work.

The silicone works okay at keeping most of the water out, but after about 5 washing it will be gone.. If I come in with wet outer cloths I just throw them in the dryer without washing and they seem to retain their moisture resistance longer...
 
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