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19 September 2012, 08:25
jdollarcooling sheet
awhile back someone here posted about a "towel/sheet" that you soak with water, then lay over you at night to make it easier to sleep when it is REALLY hot. can't find the thread. i bought a synthetic "towel" at REI that might work but it seems a bit heavy and is designed to be used as a towel, not as an evaporative cooling device. anyone got any suggestions? i figure it will be plenty hot in the Caprivi next month( already bought a small battery powered fan).
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19 September 2012, 09:40
Mark ClarkGrandma told me here in Arizona before there was air conditioning they would drag the beds out on the porch to have a breeze and dunk cotton sheets in water. There would have a bucket beside the bed to rewet the sheet during the night.
So a simple cotton sheet works.
Mark
19 September 2012, 09:55
jdollarthought about that and if the towel i bought doesn't work, that will be plan B
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19 September 2012, 14:18
larryshoresFrogg Togg Chilly Pads.
They work very well.
19 September 2012, 17:13
safari-lawyerquote:
Originally posted by larryshores:
Frogg Togg Chilly Pads.
They work very well.
+1
Chilly Dana is good to wear around your neck too.
Will J. Parks, III
19 September 2012, 17:27
retreeverJerry Walmart has battery operated fans takes 2Dcells works great my wife took to Tanzania for our two safaris name of fan is O2cool and she also had a cooling towel from Travelsmith.
http://www.travelsmith.com/32-...ibvalue=&listIndex=0http://www.walmart.com/ip/O2-C...ed-Desk-Fan/15992435 I also took with me gatorade packets for hydration the G2 not to much sugar.
Mike
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19 September 2012, 17:47
Wendell ReichThe Fan will be your best friend!
Any towel should do. I remember some Namibians telling me they would lay one down on the floor and sleep on a wet towel.
When it gets stupid hot here in TX, I wet a bandana and tie it around my neck, it helps. Have also laid a wet bandana on top of my head, unfolded and put my hat on over it. That actually works well for 15 min or so. Keep wetting it.
Also, dont be afraid to completely soak your hat in water. It makes enough of a difference between miserable and tolerable.
Good hunting.
19 September 2012, 18:34
Lhook7quote:
Originally posted by Wendell Reich:
Also, dont be afraid to completely soak your hat in water. It makes enough of a difference between miserable and tolerable.
Safety Note: Be sure and take the hat off first, Wendell nearly drowned the first time he tried this.
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19 September 2012, 18:44
Frostbitquote:
Originally posted by Lhook7:
quote:
Originally posted by Wendell Reich:
Also, dont be afraid to completely soak your hat in water. It makes enough of a difference between miserable and tolerable.
Safety Note: Be sure and take the hat off first, Wendell nearly drowned the first time he tried this.
19 September 2012, 19:09
BEGNOI use the Frogg Tog Chilly Pads down here when fishing, they are a great. I can also recommend the O2cool 5" fan. I used the fan in Oct. in Zambia and this March in Malapati. It works great. I kept it on low all night and it lasted all 10 days of each trip on one set of D cell batteries, but I bring extras.
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20 September 2012, 00:00
LionHunter+5 for the Chilly Pads. Wear them over your head and neck while riding in the back of the truck through the sand river canyons in the afternoon when it's 110+ degrees!
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20 September 2012, 06:23
jdollarwell i already have the fan, electrolyte supplement, and the "towel" i bought at REI looks just like the "chilly pad", so i guess i am as ready as i will ever be.
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20 September 2012, 07:00
retreeverNeed a gun bearer? I'll carry it in front of you like the old days and you can take it off the shoulder.
I'll bring my double for you to shoot.
Mike
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20 September 2012, 07:06
justanotherhunterWhen I lived in Brazil, a wet cotton sheet draped over you while you slept was the only way to survive the summer!
20 September 2012, 07:25
jdollarquote:
Originally posted by retreever:
Need a gun bearer? I'll carry it in front of you like the old days and you can take it off the shoulder.
I'll bring my double for you to shoot.
Mike
Mike, you know i only use camp rifles anymore!!
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20 September 2012, 08:11
Mike SmithThat frog tog sheet worked great at CMP nationals when it was over 100 and humid every day. Takes up little room.
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20 September 2012, 11:22
Andrew McLarenI'm so gald to have read this thread - it taught me some new uses of English words to describe hot weather:
In increasing order:
Hot.
Very hot.
Tolerable.
Miserable.
Stupid hot.
That's a good one Wendell!
More on topic, one year a bunch of us went on a family camping holiday over 16th December in the middle of the Botswana Kalahari. It was [B
stupid hot[/B] during the day, and just a bit less in the early evenings. Wet sheets and towels does work, but the best is a shower with clothes on, and don't even try to dry off!
Just remember that in humid conditions you will still suffer!
Andrew McLaren
20 September 2012, 19:08
Michael RobinsonAndrew, you left warm and toasty off your list!
They'll have towels and water in camp, and that's what we've used when things have heated up a bit.
Mike
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21 September 2012, 00:28
AnotherAZWriterquote:
Originally posted by Andrew McLaren:
I'm so gald to have read this thread - it taught me some new uses of English words to describe hot weather:
In increasing order:
Hot.
Very hot.
Tolerable.
Miserable.
Stupid hot.
That's a good one Wendell!
More on topic, one year a bunch of us went on a family camping holiday over 16th December in the middle of the Botswana Kalahari. It was [Bstupid hot[/B] during the day, and just a bit less in the early evenings. Wet sheets and towels does work, but the best is a shower with clothes on, and don't even try to dry off!
Just remember that in humid conditions you will still suffer!
Andrew McLaren
My daughter has one: Africa hot.
I used to go out and run 4 miles when it was 106 degrees outside; I brought two water bottles filled with mostly ice but some water. I started off with a completely wet t shirt and a wet head. As my hair died I would squirt the bottle on my head, getting both conductive and evaporative cooling. (And if you fart you get convective cooling to boot.)
Nowadays, I run first thing in the am. But here in PHX, it is often still above 90 - the water bottle trick works.