Hot-weather work

[JonnyHart]

you should have a groundie anyway bro. even if it's one of friends that can't start a chainsaw to save his life.

No doubt. I saw on your profile that you prefer to do things alone, but climbing should not be one of them. There is a number of different bad things that can go wrong, even with the best arborists out there, and nobody would know. You could be knocked out in a tree with a head wound for hours before somebody noticed. You could be going into shock from dozens of bee or hornet stings, and nobody would know. I wouldn't do much more than split firewood alone.

 

[pmuscato]

Did anybody mention pickle juice for cramps, works for me I cramp bad in the summer, tried Gatoraid makes me feel sluggish and didn't help my cramping. Worked 4 hrs. Sat. was soaked to my boots with sweat. Pickle juice and water for me.

 

[BranchWalker74]

I felt the heat last week. I was removing a large Maple when we were pushing over 90 degrees. With high humidity. Myself and my groundie both had two one liter bottles of water each. We were out by 11 am. Unfortunitly the home owner keeps the out door water spickets shut off. We had to go next door and steel some water from there spicket.
Why is it that the richest people always shut those off from the inside? I think I just need to start bringing a large water cooler with me on the hot days.

 

[texasnative]

A five gallon watering cooler is a good investment

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

Almost sounds nice. 130 here lately.

But it's a dry heat

Take care.

 

[Big A]

I've been using dioralyte electrolyte powder in bottled water in our warm spell to replace essentials lost due to perspiration, to be honest cant say if I feel any better for them or not, but maybe better safe than sorry I suppose.

 

[teressa green]

bottle of water and salt and vinegar crisps ,loverley,

 

[Al Smith]

About that leg cramp thing,been there.Old Charleys horses would get me right out of bed at 2 in the morning .The old doc prescribed old fashion quinine tablets,they worked.Not being a medical professional,I have no idea what was in them to counteract the cramps,but it sure was nice to be rid of them.When you drink about 2 gal of water a day,without visiting the John,you know,for a fact,you are loosing water.