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The key to managing high heat effectively involves adopting techniques used by Arabs and other desert peoples for centuries: wearing robes to cover yourself and create a moist, manageable micro-climate next to your skin. Uncovered riders have suffered from severe heat stroke, with some even requiring weeks of hospitalization to recover. With an R-3 suit, you can control sweat evaporation through the microporous membrane and zipper vents. Stay cool by using a frequently re-wetted silk scarf or other evaporative layer. For a demonstration, check out the video titled "A Modern Bota" below.
More Blog Posts on Heat:
8 Tips for Beating the Heat
Rand Rassumusen, SEDALIA:
A Primer Focused Mostly, but not Exclusively, on Riding and Camping in the Heat
One-Hundred-and-ten degrees. Fahrenheit! That’s what the thermometer affixed to my windshield says...
Aren't You Hot?
My reply, whenever people ask, “Aren’t you hot?” is “Yes I am.” But my
favorite reply to any question about wearing Aerostich gear on a hot day
came from my friend John Chase. Thirty years ago, we were riding back
roads and cross-country dirt trails...
A Modern Bota
…Or How to Ride Through 90º+ Temps (More or Less Comfortably)
A) Ride a minimally faired/windscreened bike...
What do you do to stay cool on hot rides?
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