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Tips to beat the heat.

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#1 ·
I fricken hate being hot. HATE it. So I would dearly appreciate any tips you have that help you feel more comfortable in the heat.

One I discovered last year working in the shop is compressed air in your boot. Omfg it is sooooo cooling. Just stick the blow gun right in there. Its better if you have a wand or hose so you can get the air near your toes. It's also better if you can leave it in for a minute or two so out completely dries your socks. I find if i can do that my feet are cooler and comfortable for about an hour.

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#3 ·
That air gun one is a good trick. I used to just blow it down the back of my shirt collar too.

I would find that while working in Cuba, just going to the head and removing my pants, boots, and socks for just 5 minutes and sitting on a cold toilet seat was great, then I would rinse off my feet...very refreshing. I sometimes would carry a pair of fresh socks in my cargo pants (for after washing my feet) on the long shifts.
 
#21 ·
Yeah. The bathroom at our shop is air conditioned. I learned to sit down to pee for the reasons you give. Dont judge... I hate being hot more than i care about gender appropriate peeing.

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#12 ·
So uhhh no REAL blowjobs?

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#10 ·
I have one in my bedroom for sleeping, but dont usually use it in the van. If its really hot and humid i'll run the a/c with the windows down. The old Chevy van was a different story, since it had a ball vent right under the steering wheel. Wearing shorts, you could twist your leg just right and get a blast of cold air right up to the twins. Stupid Ford.
 
#11 · (Edited)
FWIW...
1) Bandana folded to 1.5" wide on your forehead
2) Rag or cloth under hat, so, it covers your neck (sun)
3) Light long sleeve shirt, keeps direct sun off skin & prevents sunburn
4) Stay hydrated, for every 2-3 waters drink one Gatorade, some people do better drinking cool or cold but not ice cold drinks which may cause cramps or diarrhea
5) Plan hardest/worst work for the morning (heat of the day is 2-4 pm approximately)
6) Small or personal fan
7) Start work at 6am & finish at 2:30 or do an evening shift
 
#19 ·
Heh. Maybe if i can make it out of spare parts.

I do most of your other tips. I have my Ryobi personal fan. Will run a full shift on high with one battery. I bought it for lift work since its always so hot near the ceiling. I use it all over the place though.

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#18 ·
Anyone north of the 37th parallel doesn't need air.
Except old people ... they're ... well they're old and need air :laughing:

I saw the news with 118˚ in Arizona .... WTF :eek: ... I want to see videos of eggs frying in the laneway !
 
#20 ·
I lived there in 90 when it got to 121 or 122 depending on your source. It got to 118 pretty much every year. I never fried an egg BUT my personal monstrous van got egged when i parked it in a Richie rich neighborhood. Guess it wasn't nice enough or something. Any way it was mid July when there's always a week with temps in the mid to high teens. That egg did cook onto my van. It was like varnish, could not be scrubbed off.i ended up leaving it there. It was kinda psychedellic looking so i painted it freaky colors and just went on with life.

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I keep my water whatever temp it is outside. I find that the warmer water hydrates better. Kind of a basic chemistry rule of thumb too. I also don't notice the heat as much right after I drink it.

I work a bit slower. It isn't as rush rush in a 120 degree house. The heat is just too much.

Wear light colored clothing.

This is my first time doing new construction though. I'm used to being inside plants.
 
#38 ·
Bleh. Being inside plants is what i dread the most. Most of them suffer from the oven effect since rarely is the ceiling insulated.

You're prolly right about water temperature and hydration. Your body has to warm up any anything cold you eat or drink so you are getting a thermogenic effect. What happens when energy is used...heat is created as a by product.
This is very interesting. You don't want your body ramping up its heat generating processes when your already feeling icky hot. Thanks for that idea.

I already know for a fact that drinking hot beverages ramps up your bodies cooling mechanisms. This has been studied and documented. Apparently a main conduit for our bodies temperature detection is the tongue. (Kinda like a snake) Maybe counter intuitive for us North Americans but about a billion people living in the hot arid regions of the world know this. It stands to reason that the opposite might also be true.

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#30 · (Edited)
http://kfor.com/2014/05/05/new-cooling-chair-helps-firefighters-cool-off/


Ever notice how your arms always feel hot like they have been burned in the summer?

Sometimes they even feel hot to the touch even several hours after work.

This is a great idea! You could easily adapt a foldout chair like this. Just add two aquarium pumps to circulate the water, poof you're cool!


 
#39 ·
Zombies. Nothing to do with heat But I think yawl are wacked out considering carrying firearms through the Zapocalypse. Like many of you I have thought long and hard about the topic.
The proper course of action is an air rifle. As you noted Hack, the amount of ammo you can carry is of paramount importance. With pellets, especially the alloy ones weighing an avg of 13 grains each, you can easily carry 10k rounds on you. And that's for .22 cal pellets, nearly half again as much if you feel the normal .17 are good enough. Carrying around a scuba tank to refill the rifle might suck BUT they do make a hand pump. Might take a while to recharge but its the better option for mobility. Add a silencer (which works better than firearm silencers) for near zero sound and its an added bonus of not attracting Z's or Thugs.
If you have to climb a tower to escape the horde you are not going to be able to carry enough cartridges to take out a whole small town. you'd need to do that because every shot is a signal to the rest of the dead in the area to come see you. but you CAN carry enough pellets to do so. Add a high capacity sidearm for fast close combat scenarios and your golden. Better add two sidearms.
If your laughing I have to suspect you've not messed with any of the high end air rifles available.
 
#49 ·
Been considering that anyway. Been thinking about working for a school so i can just have summers off.

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#55 ·
Y'all are too funny - half talking about tips and tricks to beat the heat and the rest talking about the possibility of the zombie apocalypse!! Haha! So here is my input on both of these subjects...

I know room temp water is good // better for you for the body to process and I usually have a few water bottles on hand that are "warm" but another thing I do is keep a igloo or coleman thermal water bottle filled with ice and I'll pack a few nectarines, plums, maybe some cherries in that same container with the ice water...it's nice to be able to pull out a ice cold piece of fresh native fruit and snack on it - very refreshing IMO. Just make sure you don't have nasty hands so your water doesn't get gritty!

Another thing I would do is bring a bandanna that can be soaked in cold water and drape it on the back of my neck for a few - that also really helps to cool down!

I agree about the ac, at least in the vehicles...used to love the vent windows in my 94 - f150 && 97 f350, pop those suckers and they beat the hell outta the ac!

Now for the other topic here - have you checked out the Ruger Pac Lite / ultra light series (believe that's the right name) very cool .22 pistol, lightweight, semi auto, can be fitted for a suppressor, and you can carry a ton of .22 on you for it!

I like the thought of having a high powered air rifle to take care of the walkers though. Great idea! Actually I read quite a few great ideas for keeping your local undead neighbors at bay - should I ever find myself in such a situation...I can see that you guys have put a ton of thought into that topic and I might have to get myself and the ol lady seriously prepaired ourselves as I'm way behind the curve far as the rest of you on that subject!! Haha!
 
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