[pct-l] Switchback's Anti Heat Recommendations

[matt maxon]

Yes
Take a hint from nature, you don't see animals out in the heat of the 
day. They lay low and come out Evening, Night, morning.

You should too....

Pea Hicks had stated it was his observation some people tolerated heat 
better than others, well I don't tolerate it well. I go early AM or 
evening, never during the heat of the day.

Noel Coward said it best
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_Coward

His song "Mad dogs & Englishmen" says it all....
http://sniff.numachi.com/pages/tiMADDOGS.html

Trail90

Hiker97 at aol.com wrote:
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> _reinholdmetzger at cox.net_ (mailto:reinholdmetzger at cox.net)   writes: Another 
> option is hike at night.....sleep during the day.
> Like  Switchback said drink lots of water, but not to much, and eat food 
> containing  salt like salted nuts and potassium like banana chips......to replace 
> the salt  lost due to sweating. I remember in the Marine Corps we always took 
> a salt  tablet every 2-4 hrs on our forced marches. Oh yes, there is safety in 
>  numbers.....hike with a friend or two.
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> Yes, that is another great idea to hike at night.  That is why I  recommend 
> you take a paper copy of the moon phases with you on your hike.   See 
> _www.moon-phases.net/calendar/index.php_ 
> (http://www.moon-phases.net/calendar/index.php) .   Hiking with some partners in challenging areas is good too.  I would 
> start  hiking at 4-5 in the morning if I faced a difficult section.  By 10-11 AM 
> I  could set up camp for a nice rest after some good miles on the trail.  Then 
>  around 5 PM I would start hiking again until 9 PM.  No problem.  You  have a 
> nice 10 hour hiking day, which might equate to 20 miles on the  trail.  Not 
> bad at all.
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> Of course, if you really wanted to make miles you would  divide your hiking 
> day up into thirds.  From 5 to 10 AM you hike 10  miles.  From 11 to 4 PM you 
> hike another 10 miles.  Then the last  third you hike from 5 to 10 PM for the 
> last 10 miles for a total of 30  miles.  That is how I would do it at a 2 MPH 
> pace.  If you hike  faster, then the mileage would be much greater.  I would be 
> very careful  about putting these types of miles together back to back.  You 
> need to  rest.  Also, you need to ramp up to this type of hiking routine over 
> a  period of time on the trail.
>  
> You want to break into the trail  (Rhythm) and not have the trail break you.
>  
> Cheers, Switchback
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