The Heat Is On
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@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’.
@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.
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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!
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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.
@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.
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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.
@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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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…
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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…
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We had no AC in TEXAS when I was born, none in Ohio, where I lived 2-9. We had it in Florida where I lived 9-14 (but my school didn't, and we started in August). No AC in upstate NY where I went to High School either. None in the dorms in college.
So I had AC for 5 years of my first 20.
Oddly, my maternal grandfather worked for the Air Conditioning division of GE in the 30s through the 70s. It was later sold to Carrier.
@jon-nyc said in The Heat Is On:
We had no AC in TEXAS when I was born, none in Ohio, where I lived 2-9. We had it in Florida where I lived 9-14 but my school didn't, and we started in August.
No AC in upstate NY where I went to High School either.
What's your preference?
Too cold or too hot?
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It’s 91 and I’m in front of the grill making some hamburgers and bison (!) dogs, along with corn and grilled peppers. I would rather do this at 10 degrees than 90…
Even in my Columbia shirt…
The Brad
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@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.
@George-K said in The Heat Is On:
@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.
Yep, -30 C or - 22 F. Any colder then too many things could go wrong real fast especially at night.
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@George-K said in The Heat Is On:
@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.
Yep, -30 C or - 22 F. Any colder then too many things could go wrong real fast especially at night.
@Renauda said in The Heat Is On:
@George-K said in The Heat Is On:
@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.
Yep, -30 C or - 22 F. Any colder then too many things could go wrong real fast especially at night.
I’d be tempted to try, but with really good gear and a really good and full proof backup plan….
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In other words, I’d do it in my backyard with an excellent cold weather specific tent, bag, and a damn good fire 10-15 feet from the tent…
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Back then we had no such luxuries other than the nearby fire. Summer bag with a heavy wool blanket and flannel sheet laid inside. Wear a dry old style track suit and unworn dry wool socks to bed. Some wore a toque to bed. Outside clothes, only if dry and free of snow, went underneath the sleeping bag. Trick was to always work to stay dry.
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It’s 91 and I’m in front of the grill making some hamburgers and bison (!) dogs, along with corn and grilled peppers. I would rather do this at 10 degrees than 90…
Even in my Columbia shirt…
@LuFins-Dad said in The Heat Is On:
It’s 91 and I’m in front of the grill making some hamburgers and bison (!) dogs, along with corn and grilled peppers. I would rather do this at 10 degrees than 90…
Even in my Columbia shirt…
Imagine how hot you'd be if you put your shorts back on!
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Agree it often comes down to humidity (dew point). I can do 90 degrees if it's breezy and I'm under the shade of a big tree. That's down-right pleasant.
Otherwise, I'm in George's camp. You can only get so naked... give me very cold over very hot any day. Luckily here in Minnesoooooota they have lots of indoor facilities during the winter where you can run track, play baseball, playgrounds, etc. Most fields get one of those temporary white pressure domes over it during the winter.
Plus hot food tastes amazing after coming in from the cold.
