Day 26: How to adapt to heat in survival…
Living in the heat makes every human tired even survivalists…
If you get well sleep you can withstand the heat longer
Grab my favorite survival mattress on the market for a massive discount above^^^
How to deal with desert heat: How to deal with desert heat. Heat means something different to everyone. Heat for someone in Alaska might be anything above 80°, Heat for someone born and raised in the Gobie desert might not start until above 100° Fahrenheit. For purposes of explanation I am talking about the latter and not the former. So how do we deal with extreme heat? The quickest answer is salt and water. Yes I said salt because that is the most overlooked and unprepared for Desert item I've ever seen. People bring all sorts of stuff to the desert, tons of water, tons of different things and forget salt. When you are sweating heavily, you are losing salt and electrolytes at an extreme rate. The average survivalist book suggests to keep at least one gallon per person per day in a survival situation. This may not be enough in the desert. While deployed with the military I used to do Seven Mile runs in extreme heat. This isn't a massive amount of distance but as an example to help you understand, I would go through one gallon in the first 2 miles. This means I am dumping massive amounts of water while trying to keep myself cool and losing tons of salt as well. So if you’re trying to function normally in extreme heat, you need to intake extreme amounts of water and salt to function. So what do we wear? As with all things survival there is a ton that we can learn from the people who live there year around. If you've ever seen the clothing of the Bedouin people or desert people or even watched Star Wars and seen the sand people you already know. This is a system where you have underclothing that you sweat into that retains your sweat to keep you cool and stop dehydration at the hands of evaporation. The under clothes work in conjunction with extremely loose flowing outer clothing that allows a cooler microclimate to exist and shields you from the sun. When it gets above 115°, you want more clothing not less because it's just like reaching your hand into an oven. Just like how you use an oven mitt to protect yourself from the heat in an oven, you need long shirts and long pants that are loose and flowing to protect you from the Sun in this kind of a desert. You should also add something for your face and eyes. When the sand gets whipped up by wind you need to cover your face with some sort of Schemog or cloth in order to breathe without sand going into your lungs. You also need goggles or sunglasses at a minimum to protect your eyes from sun glare and wind blasting them as well. So how do we prepare for heat? Lots of water, lots of salt, full length shirt and pants, loose flowing clothing, a super reliable vehicle communication and a get out of the desert plan. The desert can be one of the most hostile and beautiful places in the world if you are willing to visit it. Especially at night when the Sun goes down.
