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    FIU reacted to Nice65's post in the thread Coping with the heat. with Like Like.
    Had to steal this off the pump many years ago :)
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    FIU reacted to Nice65's post in the thread Coping with the heat. with Like Like.
    Yep, that's the one. Not highly effective but it makes a difference. I've got a large wet towel hanging on the back of a couple of...
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    FIU reacted to GreyCat's post in the thread Coping with the heat. with Like Like.
    I was out doing a basket course yesterday. We were set up in the shade of a big tree next to a river (uplands of Wales). The place I...
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    FIU reacted to HorseGuy's post in the thread Coping with the heat. with Like Like.
    Same ingredients. Just mixing them internally rather than externally. :D
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    FIU reacted to HorseGuy's post in the thread Coping with the heat. with Like Like.
    This reminds me of another hot weather trick which I sometimes use to cool bottles of drinking water while out in the field. Put the...
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    FIU reacted to Woody girl's post in the thread Coping with the heat. with Like Like.
    I wasnt being critical. My neighbour indeed use towels, so you are right about that. My post was realy just a general reminder for dog...
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    FIU replied to the thread Coping with the heat..
    I'm that guy! I also drink the dead yeast that settles down.
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    FIU reacted to Nice65's post in the thread Coping with the heat. with Like Like.
    I like your style. You're the sort of guy that used to drink the homebrew kit beer a few days early and suffer 48hrs of flatulent...
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    FIU reacted to Nice65's post in the thread Coping with the heat. with Like Like.
    This has nothing to do with a dog sweating, and is an effective way to cool literally anything. Like her wet coat, evaporation from the...
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    FIU reacted to HorseGuy's post in the thread Coping with the heat. with Like Like.
    We put damp towels on our horses when the weather gets this hot. That seems to keep them happy. Regarding rehydraton solutions I'm...
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    FIU reacted to TLM's post in the thread Coping with the heat. with Like Like.
    Evaporative cooling works whether it is water or sweat and a fan helps a lot. Full body immersion in cool water should be the most...
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    FIU reacted to Woody girl's post in the thread Coping with the heat. with Like Like.
    Rich, and all other dog owners, please remember dogs cant sweat like us, so covering them in wet towels doesnt realy work..vet advice...
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    FIU reacted to Nice65's post in the thread Coping with the heat. with Like Like.
    If I buy electrolyte soluble powder or tablets I always look for some Mg content. Cramp is a problem for me. Currently lying on a...
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    FIU reacted to Keith_Beef's post in the thread Coping with the heat. with Like Like.
    Mum sent me a picture of the thermometer that she put out in the sun in her paved patio for ten minutes... In the shade it was...
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    It is an excellent point. In my mind the question refers to knives, yet, my pockets also contain a Glock 19, extra magazine...