Too Hot To Hang

[OneClick]

Is that 14% the humidity? I've never seen the humidity that low in my life. Let us send you some moisture. It's been a pleasant day here in the south with humidity levels about normal for summer.

AHHHH I love that dryness! Can't stand the weather here in the midwest. I can open my door and take a drink of water by breathing thru my mouth right now. Heading out this weekend and I'm afraid it's going to be cooler, but still moist. MOIST!!!

[KevinMyhre]

It had been wonderful here lately until last weekend when I actually got out camping. Nothing like camping in a heat advisory and storms

[Trail Runner]

No relief in sight... the Climate Data Center predicts that for the entire US, Aug-Sep-Oct will see temps 10-20F above average with summer-like temps persisting thru October.

[OneClick]

No relief in sight... the Climate Data Center predicts that for the entire US, Aug-Sep-Oct will see temps 10-20F above average with summer-like temps persisting thru October.

I saw that on the weather channel...headline was "Fall lovers are not going to like this". NOOO!!!! Hopefully they're wrong, but I doubt it. It's a busy time for me and I don't want to be sweating my butt off hunting and hiking in the fall. I was looking forward to some cool 50s during the day. Hopefully winter comes in full fury with some big snows and cold, COLD air!

[Namtrag]

Ah, might as well get used to 98 with a heat index of 111. I think here in Va Beach we have had two straight weeks in the mid to upper 90's, and I believe the next two weeks is the same forecast. I can remember summers here when we only broke 90 a couple of times. I think the normal high is 87.

[Squid In The Woods]

Ah, might as well get used to 98 with a heat index of 111. I think here in Va Beach we have had two straight weeks in the mid to upper 90's, and I believe the next two weeks is the same forecast. I can remember summers here when we only broke 90 a couple of times. I think the normal high is 87.

Hey neighbor! I'm right here with you. Wife and I hung in Shenandoah this past weekend. Hot during the day but very comfortable at night.


-D.B.

[durunner]

Had a nice couple days hanging in Hickory Run SP in the Poconos this past week. Now, it is back to being sucky. I slept outside last night and my little fan hanging from the ridge line worked pretty well. I bought the fan for 5 bucks at Target. One of those hanging neck fans. Saw it suggested in another thread I think. I decided to start learning to sew, so I took one of those drawstring bags and made a small items pouch and also a fan holder. I wasn't sure how I'd do the fan holder, but turns out it is a lot like a bat hammock. Works pretty good, even if it looks amateur for sure. I was only concerned about the functional aspect of both items. I'll worry about looking good when I get better and make more important gear like tarps.

[Namtrag]

Hey neighbor! I'm right here with you. Wife and I hung in Shenandoah this past weekend. Hot during the day but very comfortable at night.


-D.B.

Hey D.B.! Nice seeing some others on the forum from the area! Yeah, my wife and I went with Gunny85 up to the WV-VA border in Highland County over this past weekend and it wasn't too bad. Kind of hot during the day, but I ended up with my lightweight top quilt on me in the middle of the night as it got in the 60's. Sure beat the heat here in Va Beach!

[Slack Packhiker]

Friends of mine, part of my original trail family, reported a heat index of over 100 degrees and they're not too far south of Harper's Ferry. I'm doing a little trail hiking in AR starting later today and hiking the AT out of Hot Springs NC the middle of August. It's gonna be tough, going from being stationary (healing a fractured heel) in AC to backpacking in the dead of summer. It's kind nuts, but hey...

[durunner]

I need to get out and backpack bad. Normally like to do over 10-15 MPD, but thinking of just an 8 mile loop over 2 days, so I do something.