How do you camp in this heat?

[SnrMoment]

Right now, I'm digging for my wool watch cap to have along this weekend.
http://www.hookandbullet.com/fishing...-absarokee-mt/

[airbornehippie]

Those chill pad things that you can find at bed bath and beyond or dicks are amazing. (frogg toggs i think) It's stiff as a board when dry, but as soon as you soak it in your own sweat, its your own personal air conditioner. I'll lay one under me and another under my neck as i go to sleep and it's like I'm chillin out in 70 degree weather.


Edit: also, just picking a spot that's in a breeze, or better yet, near a body of water and a constant breeze... makes all the crazy heat go away

[G.L.P.]

I'm waiting till this heat goes away ... the sec it does i'll be out on the trail
too HOT to backpack here in PA
i don't mind heat during the day but at night it's a killer

[sunny]

I second putting something cool on the chest and/or back of the neck. Goes a long ways to making the heat more bearable. Also, just being in a hammock as opposed to in a tent is a vast improvement on the comfort level when dealing with heat. At least in the hammock the air moves all around you.

Sunny

[kacz2664]

"How do you camp in this heat?" you rig up your hammock in your living room, turn on the air,put in a c.d. with those nature sounds on it. make sure theres a storm one.shut off the lights, catch some sleep.lol

[Cali]

I was out last weekend with temps at 106, high humidity and no breeze. I also have hot flashes on top of all that heat. After not being able to sleep (2 am) I soaked a towel down with water and laid it on top of me. That is the only way I could get any rest. The next morning I went home and slept in the AC.

[spaceweaseal]

I turn on the TV and turn down the air.
BIAS MICRO

[Duffy]

The only time in recent memory I've enjoyed camping in the heat was last summer when Gumbo and Timber invited me to hang with them beside the Sante Fe River (spring fed cold water). It was surprisingly cool near the water.

[rcurry]

I only kayak camp so I’m next to the water.

[Loki]

What are some tips and tricks to help make a trip enjoyable in the heat?

If you can, then Hike UP to cool off (the views are better too).

Not an expert, but a little googling says:

Actually, the temperature drop with height (called lapse rate by meteorologists) is 6.5 degrees Celsius per 1000 meters (not feet) or, in English units, it is 3.57 degrees Fahrenheit per 1000 feet.

David R. Cook
Atmospheric Research Section
Environmental Research Division
Argonne National Laboratory
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasc...0/wea00131.htm

(Note: Some others say -6.5* per 1000 feet)
Your results may vary by day and hour...

PS: Want a natural air conditioner?
Find a feeder stream cascading down a hillside, underneath dense growth. There will be a rush of cool air exiting at the bottom of the hill on a hot day ().