For every plea whistle, the blog says, "Pea froze, but whistle still worked." I don't know what that means because "frozen pea" implies the whistle is not making a sound. As far as I am concerned, a whistle that works does not have a frozen pea.
For my Acme 660 and Storm, I froze the whistles in a freezer after dunking them in frigid water (like the test he ran). I also took the whistles with me snowboarding on Colorado summits, and I buried the whistles in the snow for awhile. I repeated those tests several times. The peas never froze. In the end, I trust my experiments the most.
hmmm... so worst case scenario, your whistle is frozen like an ice cube, how long does it take to melt an ice cube with your hands? with your body? while floating next to some ice in an immersion suit?
A whistle frozen in an ice cube would be a problem for any whistle, pea or pea-less. However, I'm guessing a smaller whistle (like the Acme 660) will thaw faster than a larger whistle (like the Fox Sharx).
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