Snow and Ice, to drink

[Scythe13]

A really odd one for this time of year, and I don't know why I started to think about it, but I just thought I'd post it up incase I forgot to do it later in the year.

Snow is 90% air and 10% H2O
Ice is 10% air and 90% H2O

In the cold, you're better off putting ice in a water bottle than you are snow, because not only does snow produce less water when melted, but it also means you'll be gathering up more snow more often to get the same amount of water that a single portion of ice would provide.

To defrost it, have it in a bottle and place that bottle between your second and third layers of clothing. This way your body will be insulated against the ice, while providing enough heat to melt it. You might feel a bit of cold, but it shouldn't be enough to do you any harm.