Another one is to immerse your forearms in cool (not cold) water or wrapping them in a wet towel. We use this to manage heat exhaustion when firefighting.
@jimshaw8992 жыл бұрын
A veteran moto-traveler taught me this trick for when you *just have to cover some miles* but it's really hot. It's in addition to your tips: Leave very early in the day, and cover miles before it gets hugely hot. Avoid Bambis. When it does get too hot, find a truck stop. Truck stops usually have an AC TV room for drivers -- and a shower if you want. Use ear plugs and a sleeping mask to get some rest. When the sun gets lower and you need to get started again, soak your shirt and go. Cover as many miles as you can before you stop for the night.
@OldGuyonaBike2 жыл бұрын
I always worry much more about coping with heat than with cold. Good tips.
@Loiczzr2 жыл бұрын
I camped around Vegas, Arizona (close to Oatman on route 66) and southern UT. The best, when possible is a hammock and a tarp as a "roof" plenty of air around you to keep you comfortable.
2 ай бұрын
I’ll add a couple more hard earned tips: Take a spoonful of salt and or keep dehydration mixes ready. It lowers the core temp and heart rate. Also, use a buff to cover face and neck, you’ll notice the difference only after you do. Remember that in the extreme heat your body loses water faster than it can absorb. Idea is to postpone fatigue, not to replace the lost fluids. Practise water discipline.
@wyattblessing70782 жыл бұрын
I'd like to add always carry extra water. Water is weight but the lack of water is death. I always carry twice the water I think I will need. The lack of drinking enough water can also cause your body to overheat. Monitor your urination, if your not going to the bathroom regularly and your urine changes color your not drinking enough. I carry a Kelti tarp on my desert trips to provide shade. Shade and water, relaxing during the hotest part of the day, riding at night, avoiding strenuous exertion during the hotest part of the day are all part of your kit to staying alive in the desert. There is a excellent TV show called Walking the Nile. During one of the episodes a strong and healthy American unacclimated to the heat, overheats and dies. They try to cool him down but it was to late and his organs shutdown. When I was in the Army several soldiers had to be airlifted out due to overheating. It's no joke.
@FTAAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Great tip! Heat is no joke, especially if you aren’t used to it. I’ll have to check out that show, sounds interesting
@49Roadmaster2 жыл бұрын
@Wyatt Blessing as you say, water is important. Had the very unpleasant experience of almost getting heat stoke in the WA highland plans during a 114F day. I learned more than a few things after that day: 1) Hot dry weather is no joke. Coming from Northern Canada we are not aware of the issues or acclimatized to these temperatures. 2) Mesh riding gear is second to worst to no riding gear as you dehydrate faster. Think of dehydrator, but instead of little fan, you are with a 50+mph fan. Learned after that trip to zip up all my vents at 38C. 3) Get a bladder water system and DRINK OFTEN while riding and off the bike. Talked to a coworker whose sister works for doctors without borders and DWB suggest only drinking/sipping 50ml of water at a time, but often. If you drink more than 50ml at a time your body cannot process it and it just passes through you, wasting precious resources. 4) Check your pee. If it is not light in colour you are dehydrated. 5) Heat stoke is no joke. Had two guys working on my Soffits and roof and got heat stoke. They were sent to the hospital via ambulance and spent 2 weeks in the hospital. One of them almost died. 6) Reduce your alcohol consumption as it will dehydrate you. 7) The expression "Mad dogs and Englishmen" originated from India. The expression comes from the only two things out during the heat of the day...
2 ай бұрын
Totally. I got stuck on the mountain once when it got too hot to move. Climbing up took more time than estimated. On the way down I realised I can’t make it in the heat. I had to wait for a couple of hours under a rock. If I would not had the extra water, I probably would still be there.
@rbrown13392 жыл бұрын
Hey Tim! All excellent tips, especially the one regarding the fan. I have the exact same fan and it saved my bacon one night in Missouri when it was 105 degrees with I stopped to camp for the night. Good to see you back and looking so healthy! Keep it up guy! Regards,
@FTAAdventures2 жыл бұрын
That fan is a life saver! Good to be back
@MeAndMyRoyalEnfield2 жыл бұрын
Thanks to your tips I learned about & bought a sleeping bag liner. Absolutely love it. Won't be without it. Thank you so much!
@FTAAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful for you!
@BigDan71142 жыл бұрын
Tim thank you . I subscribe to a bunch of motovloggers a good portion camping ones for many years . Quite a few have veered far away from their original content or dropped out completely. I learn something in every single video of yours . I often go back over them to prepare myself when I can finally get on the road .
@FTAAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, that means a lot to me. Glad you’re finding my videos useful!
@Solo_Moto2 жыл бұрын
Heat seems so much harder to cope with than rain or cold. Thanks for the tips. It's so smart to suggest picking the cool side of a mountain to camp...
@nancyfithian49842 жыл бұрын
Great tips, Tim, considering I'm going to Big Bend in a month! I really like the tip of keeping the rain fly off the tent during the day to help the air circulate. I'm bringing a portable fan. A friend recommended an umbrella to help keep the sun off when you're walking around!
@yurysakovich38632 жыл бұрын
I use a reflective tarp. They have one that's shiny silver on one side, orange on the other side. Excellent to get couple extra minutes of sleep when the morning sun rises.
@FTAAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Great idea!
@jelicoe2 жыл бұрын
The shade amongst trees and shrubs is good when the sun is out; Tree shade is cooler than tent-fly shade. At night, being away from the trees and bushes out in the open will get you in the breeze if there is one. The breeze will blow the mosquitoes so they will have a hard time getting you. The mosquitoes will be denser in the brush. Half a tank of gas is a long time to be on a motorcycle; You need to get off and walk around every so often anyway.
@cliffspicer65552 жыл бұрын
Hey Tim, Hope you are well. There is one topic I seldom see covered in mototravel videos and it is the one thing that makes me prefer car travel at times. I absolutely love to travel by bike and do lots of day trips and camping trips but the one thing that sucks is what to do with all my riding gear when I want to get off the bike and walk around a tourist attraction or town? Locking up the helmet is easy but like you and most of us with boots, jacket and pants I probably have $1K worth of protective gear to take off and figure out what to do with it while I am away from the bike. I currently use a long pac lock that goes through the leg of the pants and arm of the jacket and I put them on the seat and just lock them up and hope for the best. I then shove my tall adventure boots under the bike and just hope people are honest and won't take them. Any ideas or a video in this idea you can make? This is where car travel is so much easier. I just open the door, push a button to lock the car and ready to explore by foot. I've thought about maybe carrying a large empty duffle bag to put stuff in and lock that up but maybe you have some insight?
@FTAAdventures2 жыл бұрын
That’s a great question. I use a pacsafe cargo net that I can bundle everything into and lock up. Your system is good too. Depending on where you’re parking the bike I wouldn’t worry too much about someone snagging your boots. Hope this helps!
@doc650adventures2 жыл бұрын
Excellent tips Tim! Also, I have found that the selection of a tent is also very important. Maximum ventilation (more screen on the sides as low as possible) greatly helps with airflow to keep you cool at night. For shade, set up a quality camping tarp using lightweight collapsible tent poles and stake it out to provide shade. Great video Sir! Cheers!
@MikeGilroyAK2 жыл бұрын
Tim I looked over all of your videos and no Alaska? Time to turn and burn up here!
@FTAAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Soon! Might be heading south first and doing Alaska next year
@MikeGilroyAK2 жыл бұрын
@@FTAAdventures Late May all of June is the best weather. August is Monsoon season starts.
@donyarbrough12572 жыл бұрын
Another great video, thank's Tim! These tips will come in handy this July, I'm taking a solo trip from central Oregonian down to White Sands, then spending a few days in Tucson and Phoenix area.
@FTAAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! You’ll definitely need these tips in Tucson and Phoenix
@leepeffer13042 жыл бұрын
Along the lines of a fan, I have one of the USB rechargeable neck fans with the two small guarded blades. These also have a small light that can be turned on at night for a soft glow and enough charge to be on the middle setting all night. Put mine up in the loft at the top of the tent. Cheers from Tucson.
@FTAAdventures2 жыл бұрын
That’s a great idea for wheee to put the fan!
@MoodyEmu2 жыл бұрын
Love the content as always Tim! I recently picked up a GSA, looking to get into more camping (less car glamping) off the bike in and in the woods. Your videos have been an epic help for planning, what to expect, and how to conceptualize the trip. Let me know if you’re ever in UT/thinking about UT, I’d be happy to throw any road/parks, mirror lake highway just off the top up north.
@FTAAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Congrats on the new GSA that’s awesome
@MoodyEmu2 жыл бұрын
@@FTAAdventures I’m looking forward to putting the new to me GSA through its paces, like I said if you’re in UT I’ll ride with ya!
@Phoeff992 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget to wear super sweet sunglasses…..😎😎 guaranteed to keep you cooooooooool!
@marcoluoma37702 жыл бұрын
Good to see new content here. (Tip #6: camp at the Hampton Inn.)
@FTAAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Great tip, I use that sometimes too
@mbarr10292 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tim, Nice to view this while I watch the snow outside my window. Made me remember it will warm up someday.
@FTAAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Hopefully the weather turns for you soon!
@helpfulcommenter2 жыл бұрын
Have you seen those little rechargeable pumps for inflating sleeping pads? They only weigh like 3oz and keep you from getting condensation inside your pad.
@FTAAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Great idea!
@ianvl29702 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tim. As always, much appreciated. Have a wonderful day.
@bobbob-yu4tl2 жыл бұрын
Cheers Tim! Next one could be tips for cold? Im just getting into my motorcycle camping. So cold in the uk at night!
@bobbob-yu4tl2 жыл бұрын
Sorry ive just seen the other video on cold haha cheers
@waylonroberts90142 жыл бұрын
Nice job as always. Can you go over/talk about your filming equipment sometime please?
@rickreasoner86642 жыл бұрын
Tim, could you do a vid on Camping Protection? Do you bring Bear Spray or Fire Arms, etc.?
@patrickcooper96412 жыл бұрын
Hello Tim, good pointers/suggestions as always but most important to me is that you sound very good/confident like when you started posting videos back then but you also look good/relaxed should I say. I just love your new attitude/keep it going! Maybe riding in Hawaii helped you............Ciao di Roma
@rustyhunt88962 жыл бұрын
Just saw this video Tim, thanks for the excellent tips! I'm gonna give it another go this year!
@GlobalWalkabout2 жыл бұрын
Always amazing how many people don't drink enough while riding in the heat, you start off your evening dehydrated and then it just goes downhill from there..
@Toddler_Dew2 жыл бұрын
Great episode Tim! Keep them coming!
@FTAAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Todd!
@ridemotos2 жыл бұрын
Awesome content as always brother! You inspire me to create more Moto content
@FTAAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@49Roadmaster2 жыл бұрын
Another great informative video from a great KZfaqr.
@scoutadv45682 жыл бұрын
Spot on advice! Thanks for sharing!
@eprohoda2 жыл бұрын
you did useful sharing~ all the best.
@lordvader20602 жыл бұрын
Awesome, Tim. Thank you so much.
@inthemoment52852 жыл бұрын
Good to hear from you
@FTAAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! It’s good to be back
@donsamford60262 жыл бұрын
Great vid, great to see you doing videos again. Wishing you the best.
@FTAAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Don!
@darrylmoffett83232 жыл бұрын
Very nice tips Tim. I live in South Central Texas and it can get very hot here in the summer but getting into West Texas is completely different. Thanks. Ride safe and have fun. 🇺🇸
@helpfulcommenter2 жыл бұрын
Huge difference in humidity
@mr.solitude33522 жыл бұрын
@@helpfulcommenter Proximity to bodies of water affect humidity. The deeper inland you go with no nearby bodies of water, the less humid. I always prefer riding in places where I'm not always swatting bugs who love humidity.
@helpfulcommenter2 жыл бұрын
@@mr.solitude3352 lol yes thanks i know how humidity works
@norsefalconer2 жыл бұрын
Excellent tips Tim! Thanks.
@FTAAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Thanks my friend!
@davechavis42752 жыл бұрын
good to see you!!
@charlescummings14842 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@bryanreilly41172 жыл бұрын
I see Tim post... I watch... I hit like. Repeat steps again next time
@FTAAdventures2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that Bryan!
@chuckspeer21632 жыл бұрын
common sense❤
@BushKayakersCampingAustraliaАй бұрын
camp next to water and go for a dip
@helpfulcommenter2 жыл бұрын
Hi Tim do you have any trips coming up? Hope you’re doing well
@FTAAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Just got back from a trip, vlogs coming soon!
@shorea272 жыл бұрын
If it's really hot I wear a wet/damp headsock before stuffing my head in my helmet.
@FTAAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Great tip!
@pacopetepnw34342 жыл бұрын
👍🤘🌞❣
@Jeff-xt7xs2 ай бұрын
Smoke lots of weed.
@SuperBajafreshКүн бұрын
Or, don't travel like this in the summer. Travel where it's cool and warm not so hot.