Wow, a pickle juice drink. Who would have thought!

 

I have been trying this with shop rags and the freezer at work and it's nice, I'll start taking bandanas here soon.
thanks
-matt

 

Okay, you guys were right about cutting the Gatorade and too much sugar!

I experimented for two days cutting out adding any sugar and cutting the gatorade mix by about 1/2 (about 6 scoops per gallon instead of 12 as recommended on the can).

I lost about four pounds of fat and water in two days working outside. Only a tinge of cramps in my hands and I was able to work a full six hours in the heat vs. five and cramps in the hands and feet.

The only drawback was my energy level was lower, but without the cramps I was able to work longer until I was exhausted. I guess I need a better drink mix.

re:welding stuff request

For the headbands, coolers, etc.

www.galeton.com

From their paper catalog (havent checked on-line)
pg.13
9400-608 hard hat insert
9400-606 bandana
9400-607 headband

 

There is a new Gatorade out with less sugar or no sugar. You might check into that. as far as cooling down whenyou take a break take the cool we towels and put them under your arms also. Your arm pits are very vascular as are your neck and groin. Although youmight get some strange looks stuffing cold towels down your pants. On the ambulance when we run into a heat related emergency (heat exhaustion or heat stroke) we use cold packs on the neck armpits and groin. Keep hydrated and if you are really hot and stop sweating you have already gotten into a bad position do something about it quickly. Its easier to cool a body from the inside out, thats why we cool the vascular areas. Works just like a radiator in a car wicking out the heat and recirculating cooler fluids. Most people that get themselves into a heat related emergency dont realize they are in a crissis state until they are so far into it that they cant do anything about it them selves.

 

Never thought about using ice packs like that, that makes sense. I usually carry at least two in my truck for emergencies, never had to use them for myself thankfully.
I do keep watch on my sweating to make sure I haven't stopped.

That brings up a point of contention I have had with people. I say its pretty stupid to use anti-perspirant when in hot weather outside because it decreases the body's ability to cool itself because it can't sweat and evaporate to cool your body like it should. Think that might contribute to heat stroke?

Besides, I don't trust the aluminum link to aging diseases.

 

That brings up a point of contention I have had with people. I say its pretty stupid to use anti-perspirant when in hot weather outside because it decreases the body's ability to cool itself because it can't sweat and evaporate to cool your body like it should. Think that might contribute to heat stroke?

Besides, I don't trust the aluminum link to aging diseases.[/QUOTE]

I dont know that I have ever heard that. It could be possible, but I dont think it would make a lot of difference. The armpits and groin have the highest consentration of heat in normal condition. The body wicks heat away through the sweat being cooled by the air in turn cooling the skin. So the surface to mass ratio of the skin and the air being able to flow across it is where the cooling effect comes in. That cooling works from the outside in. You dont usually have air flow across the armpits and groin. Also heat is exchanged when you breath in and out, cool air in, warm air out. You also lose moisture in exhale air. A small child can easily dehydrate themselves simply by breathing. You really need to watch small children outside in hot weather. If you dont believe that put a rag over your mouth and breath normally through it for 15 minutes. You may be suprised by how wet it will be and every bit of that moisture come from the inside. In a 2 year old a 100 cc fluid loss can cause early stages of shock. The 2 year old has approximatley 600cc total blood volume. Thats about a 20 oz. coke bottle so you can see 1/6th of that bottle is not a lot of fluids to be lost. They also dont have the compinsatory mechanisms we have to regulate body heat. Hope that inormation can help somebody.

 

I use anti-perspirant all the time. By the time I'm sweating enough to get my whole body wet, I have long overcome the ability of the A-P to absorb moisture. The whole "clog your pores" rumor about A-P is nonsense. If that were true, on a hot day, my armpits would be the size of grapefruits. All it does is sit on the surface and absorb moisture. The more you put on, the more moisture it can absorb.

Jason

 

I use Ultima replenisher. Gets all your electrolytes back in with no sugar. Comes in a powder form, I get it from the grocery store. It is a little sweet, tastes a bit weird but nothing too bad, it reminds me of something sweetened very lightly with Splenda. I got used to it very quickly.

If possible, and much preferred, you want smaller amounts of liquid more often rather than large amounts every once in a while. If you are sweating like crazy, water alone won't cut it unless you are eating the right foods all day too (very unlikely for most people).