zack0109
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It will be a three day trip, in Corolona in June,with two other friends. It will be extremely hot at that time.
Thought the three day trip would be a good benchmark test to see if I want to continue camping in extreme days.
So I thought I would ask the pro's what can I do to make this an enjoyable experience.
And was planning on using a 2-3 man camping tent.
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Wills250psd
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Is there electricity? if so I have seen people get a small ac and put it blowing in the door of the tent usually sitting on top of a 8" cinder block. there is a 5k btu ac at lowes for $99 I would do it in a heartbeat.
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Opie431
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If we have electricity we take fans along. We also have a fan that runs on batteries, lots of them. When we camp we always try to pick sites that have lots of shade.
If you are camping where the nights will be warm also, take a light weight blanket along to cover up with at night instead of your sleeping bag.
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snowdance
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We have done a lot of warm weather camping. The only answers for us have been fans and spray water over your body to cool down. Sleep on the sleeping bag with a light blanket. However most of ours has been dessert so needed to get in sleeping bag in the mornings as it cools off.. Also store sleeping bag over the ice chest. makes the ice last longer..
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coolmom42
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The only way to make that an enjoyable experience is to NOT do it.
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cm
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coolmom42 wrote:The only way to make that an enjoyable experience is to NOT do it.
Based on this statement then you should never camp when it is cold or when it is raining. Don't camp if it might be windy. Don't camp if there is high humidity (I probably would agree with this idea). Don't camp at a high altitude.
Only camp when you can sit inside a RV with the heater or air conditioner running. Don't leave the RV unless the weather is just the perfect temperature, humidity, wind, etc.
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SteveAE
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Have done plenty of hot weather tent camping.
- If ground is hot (picture Colorado river in the Grand Canyon in August), put something between you and the ground (in addition to thermarest or foam pad) such as a sleeping bag or sleep on a cot.
- Bring along a cotton sheet to cover up with. (have something warmer close at hand should it cool off)
- If your location allows, don't set up a tent. Just enjoy the stars.
- Wrap ice chest in blankets, put a piece of refletix inside the ice chest (on top of food), minimize opening the ice chest, pack your lunch in the morning (when it's cooler) and put it on top of the reflextix inside your icechest.
- If you have more than one ice chest, plan ahead and duct tape one closed until you have to get into it.
- Bring your own shade in the form of a tarp (I like the Parawings as they do better in the wind than just a "blue tarp")
- If you have it avaliable, pour water on the ground under your tarp.
- Play in the mornings and find shade or water to hang out in the afternoons
- Bring, and drink, lots of water.
- Have fun.
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gmajane
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We are big chickens here in Kansas. If it is going to be over 100 or maybe over 105 and is not going to cool off at night, we give up. For the 90 degree weather and low 100's we use spray bottles and fans. The boys love to spray each other and of course we go swimming. Sitting around in a wet bathing suit really helps. You can also spray your sheet until it is damp and cover up with that at bedtime. I don't like that, but some of us do.
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DutchmenSport
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Depending on who you are camping with and where... don't forget about your birthday suit! If it's that HOT, you may discover an alternative life style!
All joking aside, whatever you do, make sure you have access to LOTS of fresh drinking water. You can probably withstand the heat, sun, and even sleeping on the bare ground! But water is critical to survival ... even it is only 3 days. I'd rather take a jug of water on my back than a tent. Find shade too.
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skipnchar
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Best advice I can give is to choose your camping LOCATION with heat in mind if that's an option. Get up around 3,000 feet and 100 degrees on the flats will turn into 85 where you are. Find a nice shady site, preferably where the shade is "high shade" so you can still get lots of air movement. Good luck / Skip
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