I’m a pretty heat resistant individual but not excessively so, people are warning me against it….will I die? I’m planning to go to Broken Bow / Beaver’s Bend, Oklahoma. Maybe camp near a lake.

  • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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    1 year ago

    https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=pallbearers+song#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:67f3924b,vid:pwgiYchxIFs

    The national weather service says hell no. IF you do I'd plan to spend the whole day from ~8am to ~6ishpm hiding under thick tree cover, under a shade structure, and preferably on or maybe under ground, while drinking water and eating snacks/drinking diluted gatoraid to manage your water and electrolytes, then if you're going to hike or anything do it around dusk or during the night.

    I have no idea if I'm reading these temperature calculators right because prior to a few years ago "It will get so hot and wet that your body will cook in your skin and you will fucking die" was not really a problem that occured on planet earth very often so this is actually an extreme weather situation where I don't know how to evaluate the degree of danger.

  • abc [he/him, comrade/them]
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    1 year ago

    If you're prepared for most outcomes and at the very least, some unexpected ones - sure why not.

    If you're just gonna go out with a tent, ziploc bag of trail-mix, and 32oz of water? rip-bozo

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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      1 year ago

      If you go out without good hot-weather gear this song is going to start playing like five minutes in to your hike.

      https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=pallbearers+song#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:67f3924b,vid:pwgiYchxIFs

  • john_browns_beard [he/him, comrade/them]
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    1 year ago

    I'm an experienced hiker and recently hiked in a humid (>60%) scrubland at like 95 degrees. It was miserable and I will not be doing it again any time soon.

    My fiancée was with me, she is less experienced and I was nervous that I might have to carry her to the car at some points. Every hill we had to go 30 feet and then rest for a minute until we reached the top. It wasn't even 2 miles and it felt like 10.

    I would strongly recommend against it, but if you still go, take an absurd amount of water with you and don't leave cell phone range. Wear a long sleeve sun shirt and a huge hat.

  • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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    1 year ago

    https://www.calculator.net/heat-index-calculator.html?airtemperature=103&airtemperatureunit=fahrenheit&humidity=70&ctype=1&x=24&y=35

    If I entered the numbers right this calculator says you're going to fucking die.

    Weds is supposed to be 103 with 70% (relative?) humidity. Which is a good temperature for sous vide and a bad temperature for people.

    I would suggest finding a deep basement and hiding down their with an A/C system until, like, November.

    Like the coldest part of morning just before dawn is going to be miserable. When mid-day comes around you should already be hiding in a ranger-grave with some kind of tarp above it and that should be under thick tree cover, and you should try not to move much.

    Holy shit.

    Fuck.

    We need something better than this "Heat Index" bullshit.

    • JuneFall [none/use name]
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      1 year ago

      Weds is supposed to be 103 with 70% (relative?) humidity. Which is a good temperature for sous vide and a bad temperature for people.

      chefs-kiss

  • Aryuproudomenowdaddy [comrade/them]
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    1 year ago

    It's probably fine if that seems appealing to you? I assume you're going to set up camp early in the day and if you get too hot you'll be near a body of water?

  • RangeFourHarry [they/them]
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    1 year ago

    Went camping at mt diablo two or three summers ago, 101 during the day, and 85 at night. Hanging out was with my friends was good, but it was miserable. My gf and I chugged Gatorade the next day, we had water, we were just sweating nonstop

  • Bloobish [comrade/them]
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    1 year ago

    It's a bad idea especially if it's humid and you're not prepared to bring your own body weight in water with you to drink

  • Cummunism [they/them, he/him]
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    1 year ago

    ive done it for festivals, but i basically did nothing but hydrate and stay in shade until nighttime. the worst thing is the heat makes my heart race. ill be sitting and still have a high pulse.

  • EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]M
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    1 year ago

    If you're prepared, have appropriate gear, and have some experience with hit weather camping, it should be fine.

    Not for me though, I don't deal well with the heat.

  • build_a_bear_group [he/him, comrade/them]
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    1 year ago

    If you are in shape, don't push yourself too hard, and have a lot of water, I don't think it will be dangerous, just unpleasant. The main danger is that there is a decent amount of humidity, so you should be careful and really not push hard on any hiking.

  • Zoift [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    If its above 60% humidity, thats above a survivable wetbulb temp. Seek lots of shade and stay hydrated by the gallon.

  • Coolkidbozzy [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    it won't be pleasant, and might get deadly if the lake doesn't provide sufficient cooling