[Sca-cooks] dealing with the heat at Pennsic

[Kirsten Houseknecht]

linen.
lots and lots of linen.  yes the stuff is THAT much cooler than cotton.  i
have been known to pay RETAIL to get good linen, and i am a fabric
merchant!!!!!

hats and veils
water
layers
water.
the new "electrolyte waters" , unsweetened.

i get out of my tent as early as possible, and go to work at the merchants.
it is cooler than my tent ANY day....

showers, even cold, to get the grime off and let your skin breathe...
this is much more important than people think.  many lotions can inhibit
proper skin functon and sweat, so i only use them on my hands (which need
it)

one of those neck things with cooling gel in it? you can make them. go to a
plant store or a Franks or a garden center and look for water holding
crystals for planst. the kind that swel up and release moisture slowly..
that is what they put in those neck bands.  buy one or make one.

work a day shift in the chirurgeons tent.  they can use the help, and they
have fans.......

mnake sure you eat enough salt.  this is rarely a problem for me, but it is
for some folks.

even if you wont (or cant) drink the unfiltered pennsic water, you can pour
it over a chemise before you get dressed.....or after...


Kirsten Houseknecht
Fabric Dragon
kirsten at fabricdragon.com
www.fabricdragon.com
Philadelphia, PA     USA
Trims, Amber, Jet, Jewelry, and more...

I worry about you, wear a reflective sweater...
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stefan li Rous" <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com>
To: "SCA-Cooks maillist SCA-Cooks" <SCA-Cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 4:21 AM
Subject: [Sca-cooks] dealing with the heat at Pennsic


> Kirsten Houseknecht commented:
> > also, my list is colored by the fact that i am a heat stroke and
> > hypothermia
> > survivor... and have ever  after been more succeptable to extremes of
> > temperature....
> So, how do you deal with the hot weather? I can deal with the cold
> weather by adding more layers, although there have been Pennsics where
> I never used my cloak. But get real uncomfortable in hot weather. It's
> not like I can spend all of my time in the period swimming hole.
>
> I've started switching to using linen for my outer clothing layers
> because it breathes so much better. The heat is also one reason I moved
> off the Serrengetti (where even the 9am sun can turn a nylon tent into
> an oven) down to the lake, even though it is further from most classes.
> You can actually feel the temperature cool as you walk down the hill
> from the Serrengetti.
>
> I have my red, folding broad-brimmed hat, which some of you have seen
> to help keep the sun off of my head.
>
> So, any other suggestions? I liked last Pennsic because it didn't have
> that many really hot days.
>
> Stefan
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