5 Tips For Camping in High Heat

[@peterk671]

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.

[@jimshaw899]

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.

[@OldGuyonaBike]

I always worry much more about coping with heat than with cold. Good tips.

[@Loiczzr]

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.

[@HiranRana-pm8vw]

❤❤❤I always worry much more about coping with than with cold good tips

[@MeAndMyRoyalEnfield]

Thanks to your tips I learned about & bought a sleeping bag liner. Absolutely love it. Won't be without it. Thank you so much!

[@FTAAdventures]

Glad it was helpful for you!

[@rbrown1339]

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,

[@FTAAdventures]

That fan is a life saver! Good to be back

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.

[@Solo_Moto]

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...

[@nancyfithian4984]

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!

[@BigDan7114]

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 .

[@FTAAdventures]

Thank you, that means a lot to me. Glad you’re finding my videos useful!

[@wyattblessing7078]

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.

[@FTAAdventures]

Great tip! Heat is no joke, especially if you aren’t used to it. I’ll have to check out that show, sounds interesting

[@49Roadmaster]

@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...

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.

[@yurysakovich3863]

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.

[@FTAAdventures]

Great idea!

[@MikeGilroyAK]

Tim I looked over all of your videos and no Alaska? Time to turn and burn up here!

[@FTAAdventures]

Soon! Might be heading south first and doing Alaska next year

[@MikeGilroyAK]

@@FTAAdventures Late May all of June is the best weather. August is Monsoon season starts.

[@donyarbrough1257]

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.

[@FTAAdventures]

Thanks! You’ll definitely need these tips in Tucson and Phoenix

[@jelicoe]

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.

[@patrickcooper9641]

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

[@leepeffer1304]

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.

[@FTAAdventures]

That’s a great idea for wheee to put the fan!

[@mbarr1029]

Thanks Tim, Nice to view this while I watch the snow outside my window. Made me remember it will warm up someday.

[@FTAAdventures]

Hopefully the weather turns for you soon!

[@ianvl2970]

Thanks Tim. As always, much appreciated. Have a wonderful day.

[@MoodyEmu]

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.

[@FTAAdventures]

Thank you! Congrats on the new GSA that’s awesome

[@MoodyEmu]

@@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!

[@rustyhunt8896]

Just saw this video Tim, thanks for the excellent tips! I'm gonna give it another go this year!

[@donsamford6026]

Great vid, great to see you doing videos again. Wishing you the best.

[@FTAAdventures]

Thanks Don!

[@inthemoment5285]

Good to hear from you

[@FTAAdventures]

Thanks! It’s good to be back

[@eprohoda]

you did useful sharing~ all the best.

[@norsefalconer]

Excellent tips Tim! Thanks.

[@FTAAdventures]

Thanks my friend!

[@Phoeff99]

Don’t forget to wear super sweet sunglasses…..😎😎 guaranteed to keep you cooooooooool!

[@Toddler_Dew]

Great episode Tim! Keep them coming!

[@FTAAdventures]

Thanks Todd!

[@scoutadv4568]

Spot on advice! Thanks for sharing!

[@49Roadmaster]

Another great informative video from a great KZbinr.

[@cliffspicer6555]

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?

[@FTAAdventures]

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!

[@lordvader2060]

Awesome, Tim. Thank you so much.

[@bobbob-yu4tl]

Cheers Tim! Next one could be tips for cold? Im just getting into my motorcycle camping. So cold in the uk at night!

[@bobbob-yu4tl]

Sorry ive just seen the other video on cold haha cheers

[@waylonroberts9014]

Nice job as always. Can you go over/talk about your filming equipment sometime please?

[@marcoluoma3770]

Good to see new content here. (Tip #6: camp at the Hampton Inn.)

[@FTAAdventures]

Thanks! Great tip, I use that sometimes too

[@rickreasoner8664]

Tim, could you do a vid on Camping Protection? Do you bring Bear Spray or Fire Arms, etc.?

[@joshmorrisofficial]

Awesome content as always brother! You inspire me to create more Moto content

[@FTAAdventures]

Thank you!

[@darrylmoffett8323]

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. 🇺🇸

[@helpfulcommenter]

Huge difference in humidity

[@mr.solitude3352]

@@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.

[@helpfulcommenter]

@@mr.solitude3352 lol yes thanks i know how humidity works

[@doc650adventures]

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!

[@davechavis4275]

good to see you!!

[@helpfulcommenter]

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.

[@FTAAdventures]

Great idea!

[@GlobalWalkabout]

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..

[@bryanreilly4117]

I see Tim post... I watch... I hit like. Repeat steps again next time

[@FTAAdventures]

I appreciate that Bryan!

[@charlescummings1484]

Awesome!

[@BushKayakersCampingAustralia]

camp next to water and go for a dip

[@HiranRana-pm8vw]

❤❤

[@helpfulcommenter]

Hi Tim do you have any trips coming up? Hope you’re doing well

[@FTAAdventures]

Just got back from a trip, vlogs coming soon!

[@chuckspeer2163]

common sense❤

[@shorea27]

If it's really hot I wear a wet/damp headsock before stuffing my head in my helmet.

[@FTAAdventures]

Great tip!

[@pacopetepnw3434]

👍🤘🌞❣

[@Truth-f2q]

Smoke lots of weed.

[@SuperBajafresh]

Or, don't travel like this in the summer. Travel where it's cool and warm not so hot.