Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
My fat ass would be on a diet to get in and out. 
Camping Gear Thread
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Broken Wrench
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Back then I didn't run doors, it was tight but you could squeeze out
SamSter0077
Frack me..
BAD ASS Ray! Hmm... Pull it with a Tundra? 
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
For the winter months.
Disagree on any difference.
Once it hits 100 or so, the humidity burns off here anyhow...
TacoXpo
HOAX DENIER
Move to the desert and report back. Once the humidity goes above something like 75 or 80% the body can no longer cool itself through evaporation. You may have to drink more water but I'll take the dry heat any day of the ... summer.
TacoXpo
HOAX DENIER
Hot Climate Responses
Adapting to hot environments is as complex as adapting to cold ones. However, cold adaptation is usually more difficult physiologically for humans since we are not subarctic animals by nature. We do not grow dense fur coats nor do we usually have thick layers of fat insulation like polar bears. Despite this reality, more people die from heat than cold in the United States every year. Those who succumb are usually babies left in locked cars on hot days and the elderly poor who cannot afford air conditioning.The effect of heat on our bodies varies with the relative humidity of the air. High temperatures with high humidity make it harder to lose excess body heat. This is due to the fact that when the moisture content of air goes up, it becomes increasingly more difficult for sweat to evaporate. The sweat stays on our skin and we feel clammy. As a result, we do not get the cooling effect of rapid evaporation.
hands and water on the back of the other. Wave them in the air. Feel the difference as they both evaporate. What did you learn about evaporative cooling? (HINT: alcohol is more volatile than water--it evaporates more rapidly. Therefore, the hand with alcohol replicates sweating in a very low humidity environment.) |
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( Source: U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter, Aug.1996) |
While evaporative cooling is very effective in dry climates, there is a major drawback. That is the rapid loss of water and salts from the body through sweat. This can be fatal in less than a day if they are not replaced. It is common to lose a quart or more of water through sweating each hour in harsh summer desert conditions. Commercial "sport drinks" are designed to help people in these situations rehydrate and replenish lost mineral salts. It is easy and inexpensive to create your own equivalent drink without the unnecessary food coloring and sugar that the commercial drinks often include to make them more appealing to customers. Diluted lemonade with added salt can satisfactorily serve the same purpose.
Most people have the ability to physiologically acclimatize to hot conditions over a period of days to weeks. The salt concentration of sweat progressively decreases while the volume of sweat increases. Urine volume also reduces. In addition, vasodilation of peripheral blood vessels causes flushing, or reddening, of the skin because more blood is close to the surface. That blood brings heat from the core body areas to the surface where it can be dissipated easily into the environment by radiation.
Evaporative cooling also plays an important protective role when vigorous physical activity results in overheating of the body. Researchers at Osaka International University and Kobe University in Japan have discovered recently that men generally are more effective at sweating than women when they do strenuous work or exercise. Men usually begin sweating earlier and sweat more than women in response to the same amount of exertion. This would imply that men and women are not equal in heat tolerance. However, further research with different populations around the world are necessary to verify this conclusion.
NOTE: Sweating is not only a mechanism for getting rid of excess body heat. Our sweat contains a number of different substances, including pheromones
that can have powerful effects on the hormone systems of others who are physically close to us. Researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia have shown that pheromones in the sweat of men can cause an increase in the amount of luteinizing hormones released from a woman's pituitary gland at the base of her brain. This in turn can shorten the time until the next ovulation. Subsequently, human male pheromones are now being considered as potential future fertility drugs for women. Pheromones released by sisters and other women living together can cause a synchronization of their menstrual cycles. It is likely that human males also respond subconsciously to female pheromones in a way that affects their reproductive systems.
Most people have the ability to physiologically acclimatize to hot conditions over a period of days to weeks. The salt concentration of sweat progressively decreases while the volume of sweat increases. Urine volume also reduces. In addition, vasodilation of peripheral blood vessels causes flushing, or reddening, of the skin because more blood is close to the surface. That blood brings heat from the core body areas to the surface where it can be dissipated easily into the environment by radiation.
Evaporative cooling also plays an important protective role when vigorous physical activity results in overheating of the body. Researchers at Osaka International University and Kobe University in Japan have discovered recently that men generally are more effective at sweating than women when they do strenuous work or exercise. Men usually begin sweating earlier and sweat more than women in response to the same amount of exertion. This would imply that men and women are not equal in heat tolerance. However, further research with different populations around the world are necessary to verify this conclusion.
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NOTE: Sweating is not only a mechanism for getting rid of excess body heat. Our sweat contains a number of different substances, including pheromones
that can have powerful effects on the hormone systems of others who are physically close to us. Researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia have shown that pheromones in the sweat of men can cause an increase in the amount of luteinizing hormones released from a woman's pituitary gland at the base of her brain. This in turn can shorten the time until the next ovulation. Subsequently, human male pheromones are now being considered as potential future fertility drugs for women. Pheromones released by sisters and other women living together can cause a synchronization of their menstrual cycles. It is likely that human males also respond subconsciously to female pheromones in a way that affects their reproductive systems.
Move to the desert and report back. Once the humidity goes above something like 75 or 80% the body can no longer cool itself through evaporation. You may have to drink more water but I'll take the dry heat any day of the ... summer.
I lived in the fucking desert. Re-read my comment
Good!
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Huck Fumidity
Finally ordered a portable shitter
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0024OAQ3Q/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0024OAQ3Q/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
TacoXpo
HOAX DENIER
I've talked about getting one but until I can't stand up on my own two legs I think I will go without. I do however use the wagbags often in the desert. I once told Z that I would get her one and one of the portable tents. She said that if we needed one of those we were camping in the wrong area.
Squats are good for the butt too! Enjoy.
I've talked about getting one but until I can't stand up on my own two legs I think I will go without. I do however use the wagbags often in the desert. I once told Z that I would get her one and one of the portable tents. She said that if we needed one of those we were camping in the wrong area.
I definitely prefer to squat... but the wife doesn't and it's nice to be able to pack it out in a bag
TacoXpo
HOAX DENIER
Oh I hear you and if I got positive feedback from Z I would have done the same!
I think that we all do things more with a connection of the memories or feelings that we think it will bring (and I am completely okay with that). I think it may help some people think they are in their own bathroom! 
garzanium
Well-Known Member
First time out specifically to camp (have done a few bbq competition this year with the popup) since our first maiden voyage failed attempt...see below from a post a few months ago when we tried to fo to perdenales
loaded up the pup,planned for weeks(loaded up, raises roof days before) and on the maiden voyage, the electric winch failed..battery was charged, switch or fuse failed..manual cranck was stripped....so had to pack up and leave...this was last weekend...wench... I mean winch is fixed now
Everything worked as planned. . Nice and warm in the pup although the heater cutting on and off was a bit loud at night and kept waking us up. Nice waking up to make hot coffee on the stove.
Here are pics of Buescher SP
A bit closer to Bastrop SP that was closed due to flooding
loaded up the pup,planned for weeks(loaded up, raises roof days before) and on the maiden voyage, the electric winch failed..battery was charged, switch or fuse failed..manual cranck was stripped....so had to pack up and leave...this was last weekend...wench... I mean winch is fixed now
Everything worked as planned. . Nice and warm in the pup although the heater cutting on and off was a bit loud at night and kept waking us up. Nice waking up to make hot coffee on the stove.
Here are pics of Buescher SP
A bit closer to Bastrop SP that was closed due to flooding
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SamSter0077
Frack me..
Is that the Cozy Circle?
Furnace in the Pup uses a good amount of Propane.. I set my old pup to a low temp like 50°, and then use a buddy heater to maintain the warmth.. buddy heater doesn't make any noise, and doesn't dry you out like some of the electric heaters. you'll sleep better at night.
or, don't use the heater at night at all.. just get the heated mattress pads from wally world.. don't knock it till you try it!
Furnace in the Pup uses a good amount of Propane.. I set my old pup to a low temp like 50°, and then use a buddy heater to maintain the warmth.. buddy heater doesn't make any noise, and doesn't dry you out like some of the electric heaters. you'll sleep better at night.
or, don't use the heater at night at all.. just get the heated mattress pads from wally world.. don't knock it till you try it!
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