104 degrees, and cabin fever...

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Wizzard · #21 Unread post by **Wizzard** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 6:56 am

Once my t-shirt gets soaking wet with sweat , it's all good after that .....

Wizzard
Of course it helps to soak my bandana before I ride as well .

flynrider · Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:22 am

iwannadie wrote: a spray bottle compared to a preasurized array of nozzles creating a very fine mist is a whole different ball game lol

Either of those sounds like advanced technology. For decades, my method for crossing the desert on 110+ degree days is to stop at a rest area, fill the helmet with water, put on the helmet. Evaporation at highway speeds would keep my head and upper body cool until I reached the next water source.

Wizzard · #23 Unread post by **Wizzard** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:06 am

Check this out . http://www.coolingapparel.com/shop/vests.htm
Regards, Wizzard

ronboskz650sr · Mon Jul 25, 2005 2:27 pm

Toyuzu wrote:Call me old fashioned, but I use the old "soak your t-shirt then put on your vented riding jacket and go for it" trick.

That has the added benefit of being a renewable cooling method mid-ride. Just take one of those water bottles out of your tank bag and dump half down your shirt. Voila! - mobile swamp cooler!

I think this will be the one! My variation is...Take a shower after work, dry off just enough to be comfortable in riding clothes (leave hair wet), and go. This works unless I'm actually going somewhere, like church. A spare shirt fixes that. Still, work is really sapping my energy, so riding is still out until at least tomorrow (forcast to be below 100). Great inputs everybody...there is hope!