Hot,Hot, Hot How to survive the heat!!!

[Mark Cattell]

:angryfire:

 

How are you all coping with the heat?

 

Any tips?

 

Out if interest how many of you have slipped on your front protection trousers? especially the climbers?

 

I'll kick of with some simple ones...

 

• plenty of breaks
  
• keep hydrated (plenty of water, isotonic drinks if you sweat a lot like me)
  
• take you boots off when having breaks
  
• Stay in the shade when resting
  
• Air con full on
  
• Take some loose joggers or shorts to slip on at break time or for the ride home
  

 

Be good to hear some unusual techniques espeically from those of you who work in hotter climbs...

Edited May 26, 2012 by Mark Cattell

[Rich2484]

Go diving in the giant paddling pool when get home fully clothed. Can't beat it.

 

Just need to dig the pool out the shed.

[Pedroski]

Pee on your workmate's T-shirt and wrap it round yer head.

[Mark Cattell]

Go diving in the giant paddling pool when get home fully clothed. Can't beat it.

 

Just need to dig the pool out the shed.

 

That's my plan tomorrow,

 

Paddling pool BBQ and lounging around in my speedo's...,,

 

Sorry for the graphic image...

[Mark Cattell]

Pee on your workmate's T-shirt and wrap it round yer head.

 

Is the urine a better coolant than plain old water?

 

or do your reabsorb the lost salt in the pee via your scalp

[Pedroski]

Is the urine a better coolant than plain old water?

 

or do your reabsorb the lost salt in the pee via your scalp

 

I reckon there's some re-absorption going on resulting from an osmotic gradient. It probably also draws out water which then evaporates. So, drink water, pee on t-shirt, re-absorb the salts, lose water through evap which cools you down, drink more water to replace lost water, pee on t-shirt again, and so it goes no. Pure science

[Mike Hill]

Harden the "Fox" up.

 

Its not that hot.

[Mark Cattell]

I reckon there's some re-absorption going on resulting from an osmotic gradient. It probably also draws out water which then evaporates. So, drink water, pee on t-shirt, re-absorb the salts, lose water through evap which cools you down, drink more water to replace lost water, pee on t-shirt again, and so it goes no. Pure science

 

Sounds like a robust theory Dr...

[Rich2484]

That's my plan tomorrow,

 

Paddling pool BBQ and lounging around in my speedo's...,,

 

Sorry for the graphic image...

 

Think I'm going to be sick.

[Mark Cattell]

Harden the "Fox" up.

 

Its not that hot.

 

Oh your so manly.....

 

Wish I was....