My cottage is in Arizona so I see some hot, if its 100F in the air temp, the reflected heat off the pavement is about 400F, try and pull over and park on hardpack gravel if you can when stopped and stand on grass, dont stand in the parking lot.
Everybody makes some kind of wicking undergarment now, but they aren't all equal, get a brand you've heard of , usually get what you pay for
Not all drinks effect everybody the same, enough Gatoraid will also give you the runs, its the sugars. Switching up your beverages is tasty and the safest. You can never go wrong with water, unless your in Mexico.
If you havent peed in hours your probably dried out, drink till you pee. You can tell from the color and smell if its too concentrated. Stopping to pee beats getting the bonk from dehydration.
Consider light colored gear if you'll do this alot, nobody races the Paris-Dakar in black leathers. Black helmets are particularly bad.
In the wind you feel cool, you dont even know your drying out.
Sugary fountain drinks like wendys and McD will give you the sugar rush and make you feel like crap when you heat up.
Travel early or later and avoid mid day sun
A beer at lunch will look awesome, I'd probably avoid it.
In places where it gets very hot, shade is hard to find, carry a white plastic tarp or reflective foil tarp and make some if you need it.
If you wrap some water bottles in a towel and soak it in a creek/lake the evaporative effect will cool the water bottles somewhat
put sunscreen on any exposed skin and even your nose and lips under a visor. I dont know how but they sunburn.
Everybody makes some kind of wicking undergarment now, but they aren't all equal, get a brand you've heard of , usually get what you pay for
Not all drinks effect everybody the same, enough Gatoraid will also give you the runs, its the sugars. Switching up your beverages is tasty and the safest. You can never go wrong with water, unless your in Mexico.
If you havent peed in hours your probably dried out, drink till you pee. You can tell from the color and smell if its too concentrated. Stopping to pee beats getting the bonk from dehydration.
Consider light colored gear if you'll do this alot, nobody races the Paris-Dakar in black leathers. Black helmets are particularly bad.
In the wind you feel cool, you dont even know your drying out.
Sugary fountain drinks like wendys and McD will give you the sugar rush and make you feel like crap when you heat up.
Travel early or later and avoid mid day sun
A beer at lunch will look awesome, I'd probably avoid it.
In places where it gets very hot, shade is hard to find, carry a white plastic tarp or reflective foil tarp and make some if you need it.
If you wrap some water bottles in a towel and soak it in a creek/lake the evaporative effect will cool the water bottles somewhat
put sunscreen on any exposed skin and even your nose and lips under a visor. I dont know how but they sunburn.
