Ideas for coping with the HEATWAVE - share your ideas

[Cuddles]

It´s getting warm where I´m located too now. Sadly, so far it´s actually been kinda cold for spring/summer time.

But many parts of the world are practically melting away and experiencing a really record breaking heatwave.
People have died from heatstrokes, ended up in hospital due to dehydration and so on.

So what can people do to keep as cool as possible?

BTW suitable food and drink recipes are also welcome!

 

[Cuddles]

Okay, here is my first suggestion and it really does work:

how to lower your body temerature:

Do cold wraps on your lower legs (or even on your lower arms too)

- soak 2 average size handtowels in really cold water and wrap them around your lower legs, like a bandage.

- Next, wrap another dry towel around on top of them.

- Leave on, lie down, sit and relax for 30 minutes - or longer if needed.

This is usually done when you´re sick and have a fever, so it really does help to cool your body off.

- Keep a bowl of water in the fridge so the water you use will be nice and cold

 

[Three Berries]

I grew up with no AC and never had any until 1980. I can tell you some stories about working hard physical labor in hot humid factory with full PPE.

They use to give out salt pills till they decided it wasn't a good idea. We did get free lemonade at break time. Sure kept me in shape though.....

Water, water, water. Either in you or on you.

 

[Frosty Nuggets]

Man up, it gets to 44C (32C regularly) here in South Australia and the best I have is a portable evaporative cooler and ceiling fans and I cope OK, insulation in the building is key to escaping the heat.

 

[Ca++]

I provide lots of ice-poles and ice-creams at work. I also freeze bottles of water and put them in my pockets. A frozen hot water bottle was an interesting suggestion. I also considered a spray bottle for dampening my clothing.

Out in the fields I wear a comedy hat

While fashion seems to reject such a hat, there is no other hat that doesn't smother your head. I have tried what the military use in desert and jungle, and it's woefully inferior to a sun shade that lets the breeze through still. As a girl, you can easily get away with a small sun umbrella. I have bought a couple of great ones for people I know. Ranging from cute to gothic.

The best compromise for lads seems to be the bucket hat with mesh sides for ventilation.
I have this

Though the theme here is obviously gorilla related, there are one's more suited to town

 

[Rider420]

It might look like a strange solution, but it can be very effective for cooling the air quickly. Position a shallow bowl of ice, ice packs or a frozen hot water bottle behind your fan, and it will soon spread the cool temperatures around your room.

 

[CannaRed]

Supposedly eating cucumber is supposed to help you keep cool as a... Pickle.

 

[revegeta666]

Coping with the heat wave? Easy: just think about how much hotter it is where @Montuno lives

Seriously though keep hydrated and minimize physical tasks.

Also if you have a dog consider buying a cooling jacket for them.

One of my dogs is getting old and is very sensitive to heat. I bought one of these and he can at least take a walk in the garden. It works in similar fashion to the method you described @Cuddles I guess. You drench it in cold water and it stays cool for a couple of hours.

 

[RobFromTX]

It´s getting warm where I´m located too now. Sadly, so far it´s actually been kinda cold for spring/summer time.

But many parts of the world are practically melting away and experiencing a really record breaking heatwave.
People have died from heatstrokes, ended up in hospital due to dehydration and so on.

So what can people do to keep as cool as possible?

BTW suitable food and drink recipes are also welcome!

Freeze your water bottles before you leave for the day. Wont last long but it helps

 

[RobFromTX]

Coping with the heat wave? Easy: just think about how much hotter it is where @Montuno lives

Seriously though keep hydrated and minimize physical tasks.

Also if you have a dog consider buying a cooling jacket for them.
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One of my dogs is getting old and is very sensitive to heat. I bought one of these and he can at least take a walk in the garden. It works in similar fashion to the method you described @Cuddles I guess. You drench it in cold water and it stays cool for a couple of hours.

Thats awesome man. Its hard to watch your dogs reach that point in life where they get heat exhaustion. They get so limited. That should be some great relief

 

[troutman]

One time, I took a cooler, filled it with cold water, put it at my computer desk and then
plunged my feet into it. Talk about a cold shock to the body when you're dying of heat.
Feet went numb after a while. Do be careful if you try something like this.

 

[Montuno]

My remedy against the heat is an extreme survival psicological technique that I learned one summer in Montoro town at 47'5°C (117°F) in the shade....: To think that there will be someone further South going through more heat than you...

...and that on top of that someone tells you that if he/she has to choose, prefers an electric guitar to an air conditioner...


Suerte, salud, sombra y botijo.

 

[Switcher56]

It´s getting warm where I´m located too now. Sadly, so far it´s actually been kinda cold for spring/summer time.

But many parts of the world are practically melting away and experiencing a really record breaking heatwave.
People have died from heatstrokes, ended up in hospital due to dehydration and so on.

So what can people do to keep as cool as possible?

BTW suitable food and drink recipes are also welcome!

Turn your clothes into a refrigerator, keep 'em wet. Same principle as a wine skin. I once had to prove the concept in the tropics. 1hr in the wine skin (you have to keep it wet) and you had chilled wine

 

[Switcher56]

Okay, here is my first suggestion and it really does work:

how to lower your body temerature:

Do cold wraps on your lower legs (or even on your lower arms too)

- soak 2 average size handtowels in really cold water and wrap them around your lower legs, like a bandage.

- Next, wrap another dry towel around on top of them.

- Leave on, lie down, sit and relax for 30 minutes - or longer if needed.

This is usually done when you´re sick and have a fever, so it really does help to cool your body off.

- Keep a bowl of water in the fridge so the water you use will be nice and cold

all good suggestions @Cuddles but its your core temp you want to bring down, simply wear a wet t-shirt.

 

[Ca++]

I have wondered about these. A huge amount of heat is lost through our heads, so it does make sense. As nobody can see your hair, there is the option to wet it.

I got one of these as a matter of survival on holiday

I have well over a dozen hats lol

 

[VerdantGreen]

Dry cider with ice cubes in it.

Wear a hat, don't charge about.

you're welcome,
VG

 

[mr.brunch]

2ft deep paddling pool has been saving me… if I feel overheated I dunk myself totally, if it’s just hot I’ll position a chair next to the pool, then sit with my feet and lower legs in the water- iced coffee in one hand, spliff in the other.

 

[Chi13]

Gin and tonic.
Beer.
Hot curries (really).

Most of my summers used to be spent working in a glasshouse in 40+ degree heat. A town near where I used to live got up above 48C last summer. Coping with heat is mostly psychological, but if you wet a t-towel and put it in the freezer for a bit and wear it around your neck it can make things easier.

 

[VerdantGreen]

 

[exploziv]

Drink cool water. Use Hats. Avoiding mid day heat when going out. Use shadows to your advantage.