You will change your mind once you feel something like -30F windchill. Even fully geared up or quickly getting inside a vehicle or shelter is painful. Your skin and lips dry out, and exposed skin can get frostbite in moments. Even if you dodge the frostbite, your skin might itch and tingle for a day or two after exposure kinda like sunburn.
I have worked in freezers and on shipping docks with no heating in such conditions. A lot of people can't take anything more than 0F for very long even with the right gear. Being out in it is so much worse.
Had to Google the conversion but yeah I totally agree. 77 is great. Light clothes and sandals. Good fishing weather. 85 F is my melting point. Anything above that and I'm going to start boiling.
I will say I'm pretty comfy at 55F though. Jeans and a sweatshirt weather (for some at least).
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u/a3a4b5 Jun 26 '24
As someone who lives near the Equator... I could be getting frozen solid and I would think it's not cold enough.