Author Topic: Summer outfits (Read 593 times)

Cheyenne Ranger · « **on:** June 06, 2004, 09:29:56 AM »

What are ya'll doing to combat the heat on our wonderful summers? Right now it's 90* with a heat index of 95* and it's not even the hottest part of the day yet!

Thanks,

ÇR

Stan_TheGunNut · « **Reply #1 on:** June 06, 2004, 11:32:58 AM »

At the range I go to, they are starting the matches earlier. This fall when things cool down, they're going back to the normal time. I'm not sure it'll help much htough, when summer really hits.

Big Hext Finnigan · « **Reply #2 on:** June 15, 2004, 09:31:02 AM »

Howdy,

Texas CAS should NOT be a survival sport!
1. Drink lots of water.
2. Wear a broad brimmed hat, consider one of big palmleaf straw hats.
3. Drink lots of water.
4. Wear the long sleeved shirts, loose.
5. Drink lots of water.
6. Get in the shade as often as possible. If you can get those pop-up shelters, do it.
7. Drink lots of water. If you stop sweating, you are all ready in trouble. At the end of the day, if you feel like you need to visit the little boys outhouse.. then you've had enough to drink.

Adios amigos!

Cheyenne Ranger · « **Reply #3 on:** June 15, 2004, 09:34:55 AM »

Thanks Big Hext,

But should I drink water?? :grin:

ÇR

Big Hext Finnigan · « **Reply #4 on:** June 15, 2004, 09:38:36 AM »

LOTS.. I mean GALLONS of it!

The Shrink · « **Reply #5 on:** June 16, 2004, 01:09:12 AM »

Yeah, water. Save the flavored stuff for after the shoot and cleaning!

Will52100 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 16, 2004, 03:18:13 PM »

Not to beat a dead horse but, what Big Hext Finnigan and The Shrink said, Drink Water. I haven't shoot SASS that much, just getting into the sport, but have been in some pretty hot locations. You can't drink too much, when I was stationed in Yuma they had color charts on the urinal walls with how much to drink for differant shades, if it ain't clear or pretty close ya need to drink some water. Gatorade and such is fine, but drink only a little to go with a lot of water, drinking Gatorade alone can actualy dehydrate you. If you feel yourself getting "foggy" or light headed go cool down and drink water, heat exhaustion and heat stroke ain't purty.

Camille Eonich · « **Reply #7 on:** June 18, 2004, 10:52:50 AM »

Salt tablets don't hurt any either on really hot days. When you sweat you lose more than just fluid and the tablets help with that a lot.

The Shrink · « **Reply #8 on:** June 19, 2004, 05:14:46 AM »

Actually, for extended stays in the hot, I believe you are better off with one Gatorade or other sport drink to four or five bottles of water. Make sure your sport drink supplies ions if it's not Gatorade. You get a more complete ionic support this way than from salt tablets.

Wayne the Shrink

Lorelei Longshot · « **Reply #9 on:** June 21, 2004, 09:12:53 AM »

Repeat of previous warnings - DRINK LOTS OF WATER.
Drink after you shoot while you're scoring, or watching the loading or unloading table and between times when you're picking up brass. By the time you actually feel thirsty, it's too late.

Some of the first symptoms of dehydration are headache, sick to stomach, dizziness. By then you need to remove yourself from the heat if possible and drink water or Gatorade, etc.

Cool off by removing your hat and putting damp bandana on your head if you don't want to pour water over your head (which is faster, but wetter). Remember you lose lots of body heat through your head. Drink water.

Sponge your face, neck, and wrists with cool bandana also. Drink water.

I have some of those neck coolers that you soak in water that swell up and stay cool of an hour or so, but they can be messy and drippy and don't work as well in high humidity. I sometimes take ice and wrap it in my bandana and place it on my head and neck to cool off when I start getting too hot.

The main thing is to drink lots of water. Don't wait until you've started to get dehydrated, and don't drink Coke and other carbonated beverages thinking that you're hydrating yourself. Actually you're doing the opposite. Drink water or Gatorade.

Have I said Drink Plenty of Water?

Cuts Crooked · « **Reply #10 on:** June 25, 2004, 04:27:17 AM »

Add to that, wear lighter colored clothing! My hot weather CAS clothes are whites and light tan colors. Stay away from the dark stuff when it's hot because those neat looking black "Paladin outfits" soak up sunlight and the associated heat like nobodies business! :shock:

Oh yeah........drink water too! :lol: