http://www.harplighthomes.com/2009/01/new-years-day-2009-polar-bear-swim/ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.harplighthomes.com/2009/01/new-years-day-2009-polar-bear-swim/comment-page-1/#comment-29 admin Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:17:21 +0000 http://troy.aronscode.com/?p=215#comment-29 Thanks for the insights, Lots of great ideas! I will pass this onto my wife so she can start making her plans now. Maybe we can even do a test run this summer, lol. I would be up for the Cabana Boy duties for her. Thanks for the insights, Lots of great ideas! I will pass this onto my wife so she can start making her plans now. Maybe we can even do a test run this summer, lol. I would be up for the Cabana Boy duties for her.

]]> http://www.harplighthomes.com/2009/01/new-years-day-2009-polar-bear-swim/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Kim Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:33:11 +0000 http://troy.aronscode.com/?p=215#comment-28 Well Troy - I was one of those brave souls in the cold, frigid waters of Lake Michigan on New Year's Day! Some tips (which I wasn't aware of) to get warmed up after the plunge: 1. An ice shanty w/ a heater - this is a luxury, better yet would be an RV 2. For those of us without an ice shanty or RV - a cooler with warm water to stand in after the plunge looked like a nice idea. 3. Hand warmers - put them in your boots BEFORE you go in the water. 4. Coffee, hot tea, hot totties... anything to drink and hold in your icicles for fingers after. 5. A change of clothes. There are plenty of tents to go into and change out of your wet suit and into dry clothes. 6. Wear your heaviest jacket, snow pants, gloves, socks, hat, face mask before and after. 7. Bring a cabana boy - he can have drinks and warm towels waiting for you ;) 8. HAVE FUN and take lots of pics! Maybe, maybe not you'll be crazy enough to do it again. Well Troy – I was one of those brave souls in the cold, frigid waters of Lake Michigan on New Year’s Day! Some tips (which I wasn’t aware of) to get warmed up after the plunge:
1. An ice shanty w/ a heater – this is a luxury, better yet would be an RV
2. For those of us without an ice shanty or RV – a cooler with warm water to stand in after the plunge looked like a nice idea.
3. Hand warmers – put them in your boots BEFORE you go in the water.
4. Coffee, hot tea, hot totties… anything to drink and hold in your icicles for fingers after.
5. A change of clothes. There are plenty of tents to go into and change out of your wet suit and into dry clothes.
6. Wear your heaviest jacket, snow pants, gloves, socks, hat, face mask before and after.
7. Bring a cabana boy – he can have drinks and warm towels waiting for you
8. HAVE FUN and take lots of pics! Maybe, maybe not you’ll be crazy enough to do it again.

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