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The Heat Is On

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  • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

    @Aqua-Letifer said in The Heat Is On:

    @Mik said in The Heat Is On:

    I think I’d prefer too hot to too damn cold.

    SAME.

    Would you rather be camping/backpacking when it’s 20 degrees at night or 90 degrees at night?

    I’ve done both. I would rather the 20 degree nights. The 90 degree nights were miserable.

    Aqua LetiferA Offline
    Aqua LetiferA Offline
    Aqua Letifer
    wrote on last edited by
    #20

    @LuFins-Dad said in The Heat Is On:

    @Aqua-Letifer said in The Heat Is On:

    @Mik said in The Heat Is On:

    I think I’d prefer too hot to too damn cold.

    SAME.

    Would you rather be camping/backpacking when it’s 20 degrees at night or 90 degrees at night?

    I’ve done both. I would rather the 20 degree nights. The 90 degree nights were miserable.

    I've humped it 38 miles without drinking water because it froze.
    I've pissed on my hands so that I'd have enough dexterity to start a fire.

    Gimme the heat.

    Please love yourself.

    LuFins DadL 2 Replies Last reply
    • jon-nycJ Offline
      jon-nycJ Offline
      jon-nyc
      wrote on last edited by
      #21

      Several of you don’t know when to go camping.

      "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
      -Cormac McCarthy

      Aqua LetiferA MikM 2 Replies Last reply
      • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

        Several of you don’t know when to go camping.

        Aqua LetiferA Offline
        Aqua LetiferA Offline
        Aqua Letifer
        wrote on last edited by
        #22

        @jon-nyc said in The Heat Is On:

        Several of you don’t know when to go camping.

        "Everything went great, the end" is the worst possible outcome for a hiking trip.

        Please love yourself.

        jon-nycJ 1 Reply Last reply
        • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

          @LuFins-Dad said in The Heat Is On:

          @Aqua-Letifer said in The Heat Is On:

          @Mik said in The Heat Is On:

          I think I’d prefer too hot to too damn cold.

          SAME.

          Would you rather be camping/backpacking when it’s 20 degrees at night or 90 degrees at night?

          I’ve done both. I would rather the 20 degree nights. The 90 degree nights were miserable.

          I've humped it 38 miles without drinking water because it froze.
          I've pissed on my hands so that I'd have enough dexterity to start a fire.

          Gimme the heat.

          LuFins DadL Offline
          LuFins DadL Offline
          LuFins Dad
          wrote on last edited by
          #23

          @Aqua-Letifer said in The Heat Is On:

          @LuFins-Dad said in The Heat Is On:

          @Aqua-Letifer said in The Heat Is On:

          @Mik said in The Heat Is On:

          I think I’d prefer too hot to too damn cold.

          SAME.

          Would you rather be camping/backpacking when it’s 20 degrees at night or 90 degrees at night?

          I’ve done both. I would rather the 20 degree nights. The 90 degree nights were miserable.

          I've pissed on my hands so that I'd have enough dexterity to start a fire.

          See? You found a way to stay warm…

          The Brad

          Aqua LetiferA 1 Reply Last reply
          • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

            @Aqua-Letifer said in The Heat Is On:

            @LuFins-Dad said in The Heat Is On:

            @Aqua-Letifer said in The Heat Is On:

            @Mik said in The Heat Is On:

            I think I’d prefer too hot to too damn cold.

            SAME.

            Would you rather be camping/backpacking when it’s 20 degrees at night or 90 degrees at night?

            I’ve done both. I would rather the 20 degree nights. The 90 degree nights were miserable.

            I've pissed on my hands so that I'd have enough dexterity to start a fire.

            See? You found a way to stay warm…

            Aqua LetiferA Offline
            Aqua LetiferA Offline
            Aqua Letifer
            wrote on last edited by
            #24

            @LuFins-Dad said in The Heat Is On:

            @Aqua-Letifer said in The Heat Is On:

            @LuFins-Dad said in The Heat Is On:

            @Aqua-Letifer said in The Heat Is On:

            @Mik said in The Heat Is On:

            I think I’d prefer too hot to too damn cold.

            SAME.

            Would you rather be camping/backpacking when it’s 20 degrees at night or 90 degrees at night?

            I’ve done both. I would rather the 20 degree nights. The 90 degree nights were miserable.

            I've pissed on my hands so that I'd have enough dexterity to start a fire.

            See? You found a way to stay warm…

            IMG_3463.jpeg

            Please love yourself.

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            • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

              @LuFins-Dad said in The Heat Is On:

              @Aqua-Letifer said in The Heat Is On:

              @Mik said in The Heat Is On:

              I think I’d prefer too hot to too damn cold.

              SAME.

              Would you rather be camping/backpacking when it’s 20 degrees at night or 90 degrees at night?

              I’ve done both. I would rather the 20 degree nights. The 90 degree nights were miserable.

              I've humped it 38 miles without drinking water because it froze.
              I've pissed on my hands so that I'd have enough dexterity to start a fire.

              Gimme the heat.

              LuFins DadL Offline
              LuFins DadL Offline
              LuFins Dad
              wrote on last edited by
              #25

              @Aqua-Letifer said in The Heat Is On:

              @LuFins-Dad said in The Heat Is On:

              @Aqua-Letifer said in The Heat Is On:

              @Mik said in The Heat Is On:

              I think I’d prefer too hot to too damn cold.

              SAME.

              Would you rather be camping/backpacking when it’s 20 degrees at night or 90 degrees at night?

              I’ve done both. I would rather the 20 degree nights. The 90 degree nights were miserable.

              I've humped it 38 miles without drinking water because it froze.

              Seriously, though, was this the water you carried with you or the pool able refill spots that were frozen? I assume you mean the refill spots?

              The Brad

              Aqua LetiferA 1 Reply Last reply
              • George KG Offline
                George KG Offline
                George K
                wrote on last edited by
                #26

                OK...

                Lemme direct the narrative a bit.

                Cold outdoors, in a tent, might be worse than heat outdoors in a tent.

                But, in a house? Gimme cold and unlimited blankets.

                Camping outdoors ≠ being in a house in frigid/sweltering weather. My theory is that you can always get warmer, but it's damn hard to get cooler.

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

                Aqua LetiferA taiwan_girlT 2 Replies Last reply
                • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                  @Aqua-Letifer said in The Heat Is On:

                  @LuFins-Dad said in The Heat Is On:

                  @Aqua-Letifer said in The Heat Is On:

                  @Mik said in The Heat Is On:

                  I think I’d prefer too hot to too damn cold.

                  SAME.

                  Would you rather be camping/backpacking when it’s 20 degrees at night or 90 degrees at night?

                  I’ve done both. I would rather the 20 degree nights. The 90 degree nights were miserable.

                  I've humped it 38 miles without drinking water because it froze.

                  Seriously, though, was this the water you carried with you or the pool able refill spots that were frozen? I assume you mean the refill spots?

                  Aqua LetiferA Offline
                  Aqua LetiferA Offline
                  Aqua Letifer
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #27

                  @LuFins-Dad said in The Heat Is On:

                  @Aqua-Letifer said in The Heat Is On:

                  @LuFins-Dad said in The Heat Is On:

                  @Aqua-Letifer said in The Heat Is On:

                  @Mik said in The Heat Is On:

                  I think I’d prefer too hot to too damn cold.

                  SAME.

                  Would you rather be camping/backpacking when it’s 20 degrees at night or 90 degrees at night?

                  I’ve done both. I would rather the 20 degree nights. The 90 degree nights were miserable.

                  I've humped it 38 miles without drinking water because it froze.

                  Seriously, though, was this the water you carried with you or the pool able refill spots that were frozen? I assume you mean the refill spots?

                  No, the water I carried with me. As for refill spots, do you mean streams and the like? Everything was frozen. There was one hiker's pavillion we got to that had a pump, but no bueno.

                  Please love yourself.

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                  • George KG George K

                    OK...

                    Lemme direct the narrative a bit.

                    Cold outdoors, in a tent, might be worse than heat outdoors in a tent.

                    But, in a house? Gimme cold and unlimited blankets.

                    Camping outdoors ≠ being in a house in frigid/sweltering weather. My theory is that you can always get warmer, but it's damn hard to get cooler.

                    Aqua LetiferA Offline
                    Aqua LetiferA Offline
                    Aqua Letifer
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #28

                    @George-K said in The Heat Is On:

                    OK...

                    Lemme direct the narrative a bit.

                    Cold outdoors, in a tent, might be worse than heat outdoors in a tent.

                    But, in a house? Gimme cold and unlimited blankets.

                    Camping outdoors ≠ being in a house in frigid/sweltering weather. My theory is that you can always get warmer, but it's damn hard to get cooler.

                    In terms of uncomfort, sure. But in terms of extremes, which can still happen indoors depending on where you live, it's easier for the cold to kill you.

                    Please love yourself.

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                    • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                      @jon-nyc said in The Heat Is On:

                      Several of you don’t know when to go camping.

                      "Everything went great, the end" is the worst possible outcome for a hiking trip.

                      jon-nycJ Offline
                      jon-nycJ Offline
                      jon-nyc
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #29

                      @Aqua-Letifer said in The Heat Is On:

                      @jon-nyc said in The Heat Is On:

                      Several of you don’t know when to go camping.

                      "Everything went great, the end" is the worst possible outcome for a hiking trip.

                      Yes, but the peak experience is closer to that than ‘and then I pissed on my own hands to be able to light a match’.

                      "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                      -Cormac McCarthy

                      Aqua LetiferA 1 Reply Last reply
                      • JollyJ Offline
                        JollyJ Offline
                        Jolly
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #30

                        Two words...

                        Attic. Fan.

                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                          @Aqua-Letifer said in The Heat Is On:

                          @jon-nyc said in The Heat Is On:

                          Several of you don’t know when to go camping.

                          "Everything went great, the end" is the worst possible outcome for a hiking trip.

                          Yes, but the peak experience is closer to that than ‘and then I pissed on my own hands to be able to light a match’.

                          Aqua LetiferA Offline
                          Aqua LetiferA Offline
                          Aqua Letifer
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #31

                          @jon-nyc said in The Heat Is On:

                          @Aqua-Letifer said in The Heat Is On:

                          @jon-nyc said in The Heat Is On:

                          Several of you don’t know when to go camping.

                          "Everything went great, the end" is the worst possible outcome for a hiking trip.

                          Yes, but the peak experience is closer to that than ‘and then I pissed on my own hands to be able to light a match’.

                          That is possible.

                          Please love yourself.

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                          • RenaudaR Offline
                            RenaudaR Offline
                            Renauda
                            wrote on last edited by Renauda
                            #32

                            I have tent camped in all seasons up here. As a teen and young adult my friends and I would winter camp at least three or four times a year between November and February. We prepared for the cold and camped accordingly. Nighttime temperatures would drop to 30 C on occasion. Don’t recall anyone getting frost bitten. Was pretty challenging getting the smell of woodsmoke out of our bedding when we returned home after two or three days and nights out in the bush.

                            It was fun. No biting bugs to pester you.

                            Elbows up!

                            George KG 1 Reply Last reply
                            • George KG George K

                              OK...

                              Lemme direct the narrative a bit.

                              Cold outdoors, in a tent, might be worse than heat outdoors in a tent.

                              But, in a house? Gimme cold and unlimited blankets.

                              Camping outdoors ≠ being in a house in frigid/sweltering weather. My theory is that you can always get warmer, but it's damn hard to get cooler.

                              taiwan_girlT Offline
                              taiwan_girlT Offline
                              taiwan_girl
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #33

                              @George-K said in The Heat Is On:

                              My theory is that you can always get warmer, but it's damn hard to get cooler.

                              I agree with this.

                              I do not think that the dew point in Bangkok has been below 75 F since December at all. Every time I check, it is 75+. Its not the heat, it is the humidity. LOL

                              Today is pretty typical, though actually April/May were hotter (and are usually the hottest time of the year). But right now at 2:30 pm, below are the conditions. Feels like 106 F.

                              IMG_1501-1 (dragged).jpg

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                              • JollyJ Offline
                                JollyJ Offline
                                Jolly
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #34

                                To be honest, cold (up to a point) doesn't bother me too much. Heat can, especially on those days 100 degrees with 95% humidity..

                                Probably couldn't do it anymore, but I have spent nights in a tent around 10 degrees. Not a lot of fun.

                                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                  Several of you don’t know when to go camping.

                                  MikM Away
                                  MikM Away
                                  Mik
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #35

                                  @jon-nyc That was my take as well.

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                  • JollyJ Jolly

                                    Two words...

                                    Attic. Fan.

                                    MikM Away
                                    MikM Away
                                    Mik
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #36

                                    @Jolly said in The Heat Is On:

                                    Two words...

                                    Attic. Fan.

                                    That's what I grew up with. They are very, very good at cooling a house at night.

                                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                    • RenaudaR Renauda

                                      I have tent camped in all seasons up here. As a teen and young adult my friends and I would winter camp at least three or four times a year between November and February. We prepared for the cold and camped accordingly. Nighttime temperatures would drop to 30 C on occasion. Don’t recall anyone getting frost bitten. Was pretty challenging getting the smell of woodsmoke out of our bedding when we returned home after two or three days and nights out in the bush.

                                      It was fun. No biting bugs to pester you.

                                      George KG Offline
                                      George KG Offline
                                      George K
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #37

                                      @Renauda said in The Heat Is On:

                                      Nighttime temperatures would drop to 30 C on occasion

                                      You mean -30 C, I assume. That's really cold.

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      • LuFins DadL Offline
                                        LuFins DadL Offline
                                        LuFins Dad
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #38

                                        I love how this thread went from extolling the virtues of smart building design to help cool a home to weighing the relative merit of camping naked in Death Valley vs camping naked in the Yukon…

                                        The Brad

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                                        • MikM Away
                                          MikM Away
                                          Mik
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #39

                                          Used to camp in the Anza Borrego desert quite a bit. It was great.

                                          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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