85 is often our OVERNIGHT LOW!
acclimating to heat - tips, please
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A baggy white linen shirt and pants, floppy Panama, saddle shoes. with a wet rolled up bandana on your neck. I used to frame houses in a pair of cut offs and work boots. Then I used sun block. Now, I just keep covered and drink water and black coffee.
85 degrees F is a pleasant summer day. Double digits do not qualify as heat in the South.
Drink lots of water, and don't forget about electrolytes, otherwise, you'll cramp up.
If you need to cool off fast, run cool water over your wrists from a hose or a faucet - it's like a radiator for your blood to exchange the heat. If you are actually going to be working in the sun, it's best to wear long sleeves and pants, and let them get saturated with sweat. The evaporation will cool you, and the fabric protects your skin from the sun. Both tips for survival in the South taught to me by my late grandfather, an oil field roughneck among many other talents.
Drink lots of water, and don't forget about electrolytes, otherwise, you'll cramp up.
If you need to cool off fast, run cool water over your wrists from a hose or a faucet - it's like a radiator for your blood to exchange the heat. If you are actually going to be working in the sun, it's best to wear long sleeves and pants, and let them get saturated with sweat. The evaporation will cool you, and the fabric protects your skin from the sun. Both tips for survival in the South taught to me by my late grandfather, an oil field roughneck among many other talents.
Originally Posted By: Astro14
Seriously?
That's not very hot....
Google the temperature anywhere in the Middle East today...and then put on 40 lbs of battle rattle, and carry a weapon and ammo, and then make certain that you've got on long sleeves....long pants...boots...and helmet...
You could do what those guys do: carry and drink lots of water. Stay in shape.
Having actually grown up in Middle East I disagree. While it gets significantly hotter temperature wise the humidity is very low so it does not feel as oppressive due to lack of humidity. The warmest I have been in is 130f walking to school as third grader in Kuwait however it was dry but hot wind. Seeing my grandparents summers in New England felt comparatively hotter to me due to humidity even though temp rarely exceeded 90f.
Seriously?
That's not very hot....
Google the temperature anywhere in the Middle East today...and then put on 40 lbs of battle rattle, and carry a weapon and ammo, and then make certain that you've got on long sleeves....long pants...boots...and helmet...
You could do what those guys do: carry and drink lots of water. Stay in shape.
Having actually grown up in Middle East I disagree. While it gets significantly hotter temperature wise the humidity is very low so it does not feel as oppressive due to lack of humidity. The warmest I have been in is 130f walking to school as third grader in Kuwait however it was dry but hot wind. Seeing my grandparents summers in New England felt comparatively hotter to me due to humidity even though temp rarely exceeded 90f.
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