Hot weather safety

[OldDog]

I certainly don't need to remind anyone about dehydration and heat exhaustion while riding in this extreme heat. Been there, done that, got the shirt. Ride safe. :lecturef_smilie:

 

[Riker]

Considering this is my first summer riding....thanks for the tip :2thumbs:

Although I have found myself not being wise in what I where with this heat ( shorts and a T-shirt ), I know ... :lecturef_smilie: I asking for it...

 

[Firefly]

Always carry a few bottles of waters in your trunk as you never know when you could get stuck in traffic or have a breakdown

 

[pauly1]

Typical hydration can be estimated by the formula:

(body weight in pounds)/2 = ounces of water

to remain hydrated in normal conditions. Normal = 75 degrees, no physical exertion, just breathing.

If one weighs 200 pounds, then one should consume 100 ounces of non-alcoholic, non-caffeinated beverage. (Yes, 3+ quarts on a 'normal' day) Caffein and alcohol are diuretics.

If sweating profusely due to temp or exertion, then add electrolytes, and more liquieds, to the menu: a product like Gatorade(tm) or electrolyte tablets (I carry the later all the time).

Wayne

 

[Dochands]

Might I suggest an electolyte beverage mix called Endura. Comes in lemon/lime and orange and is the real deal not just sugar water with a bit of salts.

 

[3pod]

Hydration

Pauly 1 : Neat formula which I never heard of. I certainly will use that as a guide when summer heat blazes. Gatoraide replaces lost electrolytes I'm told but as a diabetic I need to watch sugar which Gatoraid has.

 

[NancysToy]

Pauly 1 : Neat formula which I never heard of. I certainly will use that as a guide when summer heat blazes. Gatoraide replaces lost electrolytes I'm told but as a diabetic I need to watch sugar which Gatoraid has.

.....besides, it tastes like donkey piddle! :roflblack:

 

[Bob Denman]

Pauly 1 : Neat formula which I never heard of. I certainly will use that as a guide when summer heat blazes. Gatoraide replaces lost electrolytes I'm told but as a diabetic I need to watch sugar which Gatoraid has.

Didn't they used to have a sugar-free version? :dontknow:

"Donkey Piddle"... :roflblack::thumbup:

 

[Yazz]

"Didn't they used to have a sugar-free version?"

Usually, "sugar free" versions have a different types of sweetener in it to keep it palatable. Sorry to say, but my body responds to fake sugar the same at real sugar.

Pauly 1 : Neat formula which I never heard of. I certainly will use that as a guide when summer heat blazes. Gatoraide replaces lost electrolytes I'm told but as a diabetic I need to watch sugar which Gatoraid has.

I put a pinch of sea salt in my water bottle when its real hot out. Helps replace lost electrolytes.

Yup, it tastes kinda like donkey piddle, but at least it doesn't look like it.

 

[Raptor]

Might I suggest an electolyte beverage mix called Endura. Comes in lemon/lime and orange and is the real deal not just sugar water with a bit of salts.

Good suggestion. :thumbup: I have been using Accelerade and it works well also... Gatorade has too much sugar and sodium in it. But it will certainly do if that is all that is available for sure!

 

[BikerDoc]

Using a hydration back pack or vest (depending on which way you put it on) can allow you some body cooling from the ice you put in the unit, plus the ability to have a drink every 15 or 20 minutes while riding without needing to stop that frequently.. I prefer plain old tap water to donkey piddle but I guess you can drink whatever pleases you..

 

[boborgera]

Always carry a few bottles of waters in your trunk as you never know when you could get stuck in traffic or have a breakdown

:agree:I have bottles of water in my Bike , Spyder, Car/Truck, And if going on a long ride I'll freeze some and take them along.:thumbup:

 

[RTGENE]

smile time

YAZZ---- NANCYS TOY

How did you know that it tastes like donkey piddle.

 

[Bob Denman]

I don't think that anybody wants to really know the answer to that! :roflblack:

...and a Type one diabetic for 46 years. Testing my Blood glucose levels 8 times daily for the past dozen years has shown that if it's made of carbs, fats or proteins it's gonna affect the numbers... The fake stuff don't count though...(JMHO)

 

[Yazz]

YAZZ---- NANCYS TOY

How did you know that it tastes like donkey piddle.

Its an adult beverage. Tastes somewhere between Gatorade and salt water.

Because this is a family site, will pm you the recipe.

 

[NancysToy]

YAZZ---- NANCYS TOY

How did you know that it tastes like donkey piddle.

Didn't I tell you that I once worked as a mule skinner? :roflblack:

 

[2WCKED]

I carry Smart Water. Water with electrolytes but, no sugar!

 

[Yazz]

Didn't I tell you that I once worked as a mule skinner? :roflblack:

:2thumbs::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:

 

[daveinva]

Oh, how I wish we had a dry heat here so the ol' "soak the t-shirt/vest" deal did the trick for me...

After riding around this brutal summer, I'm 95% certain that next year I'm going to splurge for a Veskimo vest-and-cooler rig for my Spyder.

http://www.veskimo.com/personal-cooling-motorsports.php

Cumbersome? Sure. Comfortable? ANYTHING must be more comfortable than riding in this slime.

 

[Sny]

I learned the hard way a few years ago. I got the t-shirt and a trip to the ER. I was at the Vintage Races at Barbers and didn't drink the right things during the day. Just south of Indy on the way home that night I started to feel what I thought was abdominal cramping so I made a quick pitstop and continued onto my hotel. Several hours later the pain hit and I rolled up into a fetal position. A trip to the ER showed I had developed a kidney stone.

Exact same thing happened to me on my way back from Cuba, MO last year.

I'd rather break both arms and half my ribs *again* than go through another kidney stone.