Quitting From a Young Persons Perspective

[BCer]

While the story is funny, I have to wonder about the safety issue if the weather was a terrible as you mentioned. Getting hypothermia is no laughing matter - especially for a 7 or 8 year-old.

[wwcfoa43]

I guess it is a matter of being prepared and being watchful in such weather. A veteran college official told me one story of the Canadian University Championship (called the Vanier Cup) being so cold that whistles would not work. At a certain temperature, the water vapour from your breath will freeze in the whistle!

[sj]

I've heard that there weren't any whistles ever blown in the ice bowl- Dallas/Green Bay game back in the 60's. -15 degrees and you have to stick a metal whistle in your mouth. I don't know if it's true but it makes sense.

[Texas Aggie]

Whistle issues in very cold games are true, at least with the use of metal whistles. Freezing in the mouth and tearing out lips have happened. Even guys with cracks in the plastic cover have had problems.

I think the foxes will still work in very cold weather. The pitch may be different and there may not be as much sound. I'd recommend the CMG version for below 30.

[Forksref]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

Whistle issues in very cold games are true, at least with the use of metal whistles. Freezing in the mouth and tearing out lips have happened. Even guys with cracks in the plastic cover have had problems.

I think the foxes will still work in very cold weather. The pitch may be different and there may not be as much sound. I'd recommend the CMG version for below 30.

I used mine in 9 degrees once. No problem. When Fox came out and the pea was gone, it made all the difference. When I first started, the standard was the Acme Thunderer.

[RIRef]

tape your whistle

[tjones1]

The CMG works, taping works, or putting a pipe bit on your whistle works. All the same...