It's Hot Out There! (Couple of Kilt Observations)

**Bugbear** · 3rd August 09, 11:04 AM

Just to be fair, the rooster down the road did start crowing again around five this morning.

**Spartan** · 3rd August 09, 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by Foosinho

but I was sweating less than I do back here in Ohio, and was way more comfortable.

It's not as bad as you might expect going in, and it's the lack of humidity that makes all the difference.

You were probably sweating as much or more than in Ohio. It's the rapid evaporation from the low humidity that helps keep you cool and dry. It makes you think that you are not sweating enough. That's also why you need to keep your water intake high. A little bit of shade and a little breeze helps a lot.

Yesterday, I was out in my 16oz tank with no undue discomfort. (high 113F). If I could have taken something off it would have been the kilt hose.

**MacKay71 Wife** · 3rd August 09, 12:15 PM

Thanks for your observations, Ted. This is a fact, no offense, that some of us girls have known for many moons!

This summer during all of June and most of July, I was on staff at a Boy Scout camp teaching rock climbing, challenge course, etc. Hat and a LOT of water are absolute musts! Add to the outfit the required Boy Scout pants (which I hate!), socks and closed toe closed heel shoes (which I also hate!), climbing helmet and harness and you have the perfect recipe for the ultimate Sweat Factory!! Several of our management staff took to wearing their kilts whenever they could get away with it (which made me very envious!) - but of course they didn't have to teach climbing!!

Although.. Utilikilt does make a kilt with privacy straps, Hmm............... never mind - still doesn't solve the problem of the harness!

**Mr. bone** · 3rd August 09, 04:19 PM

Cripes Ted! I guess I won't complain about our 108 here in Lewiston. Our station is starting a golf promotion tommorrow and I'm wondering if I should wear my UK Workmans. It's black and heavy so it may be no better than p@nts. I'm hoping to have a Stillwater by the time we hit the second or third week of the contest.

**Brother Falldown** · 3rd August 09, 04:34 PM

Originally Posted by Ted Crocker

You can literally fry an egg on the concrete sidewalks during the summer... It works better with a cast iron skillet that's been sitting in the sun for a while, though.

This isn't the hottest desert in the Americas or in the world, however; I think it gets up in the 140s over in the Middle East.

Most traditional desart garb is made from loose multi layers that are open for air flow while providing tent like shade for the wearer. A kilt does that better than shorts.

I need to get a giant sombrero.

I relocated from the California Coastal Redwoods to Needles, California in June of 2004 only to discover it was not uncommon for the daily high to be in excess of 125F for two to three weeks in row. My stay there was short lived. Kilt or no, you can only tolerate so much!

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**starbkjrus** · 3rd August 09, 04:35 PM

Well....just.....harumph. Dry heat indeed...

Two words....AIR CONDITIONING!

**Bugbear** · 3rd August 09, 04:37 PM

No... Go ahead and complain. I was just reporting what I noticed.
I don't know a lot about the UK, I have a Buzz Kidder.

I wonder what the sun does to wool and the dyes over time... I don't wear my wool kilt too often.

**Foosinho** · 4th August 09, 05:36 AM

Originally Posted by Spartan

You were probably sweating as much or more than in Ohio. It's the rapid evaporation from the low humidity that helps keep you cool and dry. It makes you think that you are not sweating enough. That's also why you need to keep your water intake high. A little bit of shade and a little breeze helps a lot.

You're probably right. I was drinking a lot of water. And it's hot - just not uncomfortable.

Back here in Ohio it's like being in a sauna at 90 degrees. It's miserable.

When I visited Houston a number of years ago, it was even worse.

The desert is a bit of an odd place if you are used to living in high-humidity areas. We're conditioned to start thinking about turning the AC on at about 80 degrees F because the sweating makes us uncomfortable. So the idea of 110 degrees sets off alarm bells. I don't like "heat" (I hate Ohio summers), and always wanted to move to somewhere that had an annual high temperature somewhere around 65 deg F, so I was surprised at how much I liked Arizona (especially the area southeast of Tucson) climate-wise. You could probably build a nice little off-grid ranch there and if you did it right, never once have to turn on air conditioning.

Like I said, I bet the only time you really wouldn't want a kilt is if a dust or sand storm blew up. That could get a little abrasive!

**Bugbear** · 5th August 09, 06:46 PM

It was hot and just a little humid today.

Anyway, I'm happy to report that I have finnished putting in the new planting bed for the garlic et al, that will be for the end of September, and it is on the other side of the aluminum cottage. I also moved several tiger aloe plants today.

I'm still thinking of putting in a hedge of inedible flying dragon (citrus relatives) with their claw like thorns on that other side of the cottage, back there where the old garden was.

All will not be lost because I can eventually use them as bonsai. I did have to skip this years crop of okra because of the situation. I still have the fall to spring seasons, though.