Survive the Summer Heat: 5 Proven Tips for Maximum Comfort & Productivity at Work

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[@anthonycorrea3479]

1 stay hydrated 2 cover up/Protect yourself from the sun 3 work early 4 be smart about your workflow (harder work in the morning) 5 take time to cool off / cold showers

[@livewhattrulymatters6141]

I know of someone who took a cold shower after an intense workout and he immediately suffered a stroke after his feet came in contact with the cold water due to sudden change in body temperature. Be cautious by letting your body cool down for a few minutes before having that cold blast of water.

[@And5six10]

You can’t get a stroke from cold, you can only get it when a clot in your brain (I think).

[@beautynbrainzxo]

Woah

[@dougreformed8956]

How did the cold shower cause the stroke?

[@MasmydaMusy]

That is nonsense. Why do people jump into ice water after a hot sauna then? Everyone would have a stroke cause of the temperature change.

[@dougreformed8956]

@@MasmydaMusy exactly. In the Philippines I get told weekly not to bathe when I'm hot. And the water isn't even cold. Sometimes folk lore become very powerful because of coincidence and confirmation bias. It doesn't make it true

[@joshsimpson10]

I'm so burned out from the heat ever single day.

[@Glad.Tidings.To.The.Strangers.]

Wear light cotton or linen clothing, they are much more breathable than synthetic fabrics and will keep you cooler in my experience.

[@earledmondson6506]

Thanks for the good tips. I live in North Florida and with the humidity it gets stupid hot here. I'll work right through the rain since it rains here almost every afternoon. I've been very fortunate recently as I have met up with a old friend who is now an excutive chef of 2 restaurants and he is buying everything I can grow and I just wanted to sincerely say thank you for helping me get this started and it's finally all coming together. My dream of growing and selling produce as well as eating much healthier has now come into fruition. I still have lots of work to do. Hopefully soon I will have the coolbot and a walk-in which is much needed. Thank you again Curtis.

[@masonreynolds9920]

Great advice. Awesome Dr. JP shirt

[@rjb6919]

Thought that was him! great Tee

[@atlaslucius]

Tip #6 (i spend hours in 100+) soak ur clothes. If there is a breeze its like walking around with an ac unit. It might be a lil uncomfortable at first but it makes a huge difference.

[@SuperDachshund]

This is pretty amazing. I first heard about Peterson about a week ago. Since then I’ve been staying up late trying to soak up as much of his KZbins as possible. And here you are sporting a Gadsden/JP shirt! DAY-um! I didn’t know such a thing existed! Mad manly props to you, JP, and y’alls business of bringing bottled lightning to the peeps! Keep it up! We’ll change this world, you just watch!

[@seek2find]

Yeppir! Very true! We always had a break to listen to the farm news at noon then quiet time that usually included a shower or a dip thru a slough for the dogs :) Time to refresh is essential. And I carry salt packets in my vehicles at work and home, too.

[@18Rhapsody]

Siesta! Love it, that’s what we do in the summers. Sometimes we actually nap and if not I have “downtime hobbies” like crocheting so that I’m still productive but yet I’m relaxing and taking a good break down in the basement where it’s nice and cool 😎

[@VeganMomVie]

Love this sort of content! Very practical for beginner farmers. Thanks ;)

[@notillgrowers]

Important stuff. Dehydration is no joke. One, it's just damn hard to recover from and can lay you out for several days. But also--to add to your point about making mistakes/slippage--there are a couple recent studies showing that heat induced dehydration can negatively impact one's decision making in big ways--not a good thing around tractors, even small one's.

[@TSGEnt]

Great advice! Here in Central TX we've had 108+ (it hit 116 on one of those days!) for 4 weeks straight. Start early and take siesta until it's sundown. beautiful garden you have there btw.

[@juro468]

When you shower with cold water, body starts to protect organs agains cold and produce heat using sugars and energy - this will lead to overheating your body, when you eventually go to a hot place right after. I would recoment exactly oposite thing on hot summer day, drink warm tea or coffee and shower with warm water - you will not enjoy it at first like cold one, but you will feel much better after :) Have a nice day

[@rivermeadefarm8495]

Love to see a Canadian wearing a Madden snake. Love the content.

[@mikee5208]

Old lady walks in "is this where I go to buy my- oh my!" Sees curt taking a shower in the back. Haha nice vid great idea too! I work at a ford dealer (wanting to start me own farm so badly) and we have no air conditioning and no company provided fans, and no shower. I often think how nice it would be to take a mid day shower to keep nice and fresh! Love that idea!

[@minkademko2335]

East Texas here, and it's early June. Already, I'm avoiding going out in the middle of the day. Thanks for this video. I've got to get my shower wand situated outside to get a brief reprieve from the heat.

[@christinejjones3068]

Good info... I've been coming to that realization also... Thanks for confirming and articulating!

[@nickneighbor4169]

CS, the apparel game is going to new heights. Keep the shirts coming!

[@tinkbig5689]

Hey ! Curtis for years I've worked in the heat and a wet hankey around my neck did the trick. I've even rapped ice in it!

[@PepeFassos]

Good tips Curtis !! Thanks ! All of these should stop you "bolting" in a hurry 😉👍.

[@55commodore]

***** Important ***** as a trained fire fighter I must point out how important it is to replace electrolytes. Usually this would be 2 bottles water to 1 bottle electrolyte every hour or so. If you drink water only you will most likely end up in hospital, if someone finds you past out in your farm. Otherwise things are going to be bad.

[@wemcal]

Great video and great information

[@FourHornsFarm]

Very helpful! Thanks. 🚿🚿

[@cacaman17]

Very smart using the water wand and hook, seems simple but I never would have thought of that 😂

[@schaefercofarm2584]

Loved it.

[@anthonysuarez7416]

I'm originally from Vancouver and used to think 90 was hot until I moved to Vegas where 90 in the summer is like springtime... Try 115 during the day and 101 at 2am

[@GardinersPlot]

great tips!

[@GodblessAmerica617]

Im a pipefitter working in the new LNG project in between Houston TX and Louisiana. It gets up to 112/115...feels like 120° F... i often climb 13 stories on top a boiler 3/4 times a day, this aint no joke jack !!! Im in the marshlands , its a sauna..carrying a 20lb harness , maaaan...fk my life !!!😅

[@KittKatt123]

Not a big fan of having long sleeves in the heat. Going to a baseball game soon and it's going to be about 105 degrees. Great info though

[@mathews238]

Lol, and one of my favorite Canadians talks about heat...🤠

[@mgfons]

i don't like sunscreen either. I recently bought some beige linen pants and they are really great. Linen is a lot lighter and cooler than cotton. You can order long-sleeve collared linen shirts on amazon too, and probably straw hats.

[@ourfloridagarden4191]

Its miserable out there for sure. I have to go out real early or real late. It works out here because during the day we have rain.

[@rlund3]

Leave your clothes on when you take a cold shower. The evaporating water acts like air conditioning. A little known trick for bikers (motorcycle riders) is to wear a wet sweat shirt under your leathers. Most leathers have vents, and with the vents open you can keep cool for a couple of hours.

[@davidmizzell]

Love that shirt

[@thefaeryman]

remember when it was -20 F and we complained about it, but we could breath!

[@ElCompaQuique]

Thank you for noticing my people viva la raza

[@jrumbel]

Last summer we had several days where it was 113 Fahrenheit in our house in Australia (45 degrees celsius). It just seems to be happening more frequently. Even hotter outside of course. I've been thinking of making a polypipe igloo with shade cloth covering to move around with me when I am in the garden :D

[@kingbrad6482]

Bruh here in Kuwait it reaches 60 and it’s nothing, 45 is peanuts🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@jrumbel]

@@kingbrad6482 are you talking about 60 degrees Celsius inside your house? Wow

[@kingbrad6482]

jrumbel I mean outdoors.

[@thesimulacre]

Yeah!

[@bizudamarasengan]

No, it is 41 Degree Celsius for me and I just emptied two bottles of water in a row.

[@Cristian_D63]

If possible might get yourself a camel pack and put some ice to sip more frequently instead drinking that much volume at once because especially if its cold at once could cause some stomach upset

[@johnnylamuelo2102]

Great info Curtis, how are the greens holding up with the heat?

[@offgridcurtisstone]

They're good.

[@rocksteady6793]

ugh hate stepping outside at 6am and feeling the humidity, the humidity is the worse to me

[@eriksurbanfarming5924]

I know this is going to sound crazy but Babe Ruth the famous baseball player would put a cabbage leaf under his hat and that would keep his head cool. I've done it myself several times and it works especially you guys/gals that wear baseball caps...

[@Abdulrahman-no1cd]

I’m know in Saudi Arabia and the weather is 50 C on 1 PM and night time will go down to 42 C on 8 PM, we are in June, just imagine September

[@farazahmedkhan7907]

1- Stay hydrated 2- Keep covered (light coloured breathable clothes) 3- Start early in the morning 4- Do all field work early in the morning and do indoor work when its hot afternoon 5- Bath yourself in super cool water

[@betsysiegmund198]

You are so "cool." Thank you

[@HladniSjeverniVjetar]

I liked the video just 'cos of the shirt you were wearing :D

[@Toy2Boy]

Light weight large brim SUN HAT, vented top, mesh is best. Almost all ballcaps actually makes you warmer! For clothing, NO COTTON whatsoever anywhere on your body including underwear and socks. Learn something from extreme athletes [me!]. Clothing can be all UV protected [though somewhat expensive] but all should be very lightweight, covering is good, light colors obviously. IF you profusely sweat OR sweat a LOT throughout the day, plenty of water is only HALF the solution - you NEED salty snacks [throughout the whole day!] which replenishes electrolytes and gives you MUCH more energy. [Btw, routinely depleting and not adequately restoring electrolyte levels WILL eventually catch up to you and help create various blood disorders later in life.]

[@hunnilove4153]

Shoot I need to tell my boss we need to start the siesta shift today. But for real working 8am to 5pm in a shop when it's 100 degrees is miserable.

[@johnoshea9619]

Great tips man and cool topic to cover...excuse the pun

[@e.h.1010]

Hey Curtis, love your videos! I went to one of your workshops in Puerto Vallarta and ended up applying a lot of your business practices towards my wife and I’s Kombucha Brewery. Thank you for teaching us so much!

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Right on Emiliano, I remember you!

[@bradleyboe4911]

a t shirt dipped in ice water draped over your shoulders is great.

[@lightdark00]

Wow this is late. There's been a week over 40C here. Best thing is to be outdoors nude if you already have a full tan. Have a kiddie pool with hose access and have a cool shower whenever you want then reuse the water. Being outdoors in the full sun nude at 40C is wonderful unless you are laying out to get a tan.

[@ryanduckering]

no. it's not wonderful, in any way. especially for Caucasians. You get skin cancer, head exhaustion and ruins your physical appearance.

[@lightdark00]

Ryan Duckering I am caucasian. Skin cancer is from improper sun exposure, not methodically tanned skin. I can be out the full hours of high sun, there's no heat exhaustion, no dehydration. I'm not a wimpy or fat guy, it is wonderful.

[@ryanduckering]

+lightdark00 radiation damage is radiation damage. doesn't matter how methodically it happens. I can guarantee if you live anywhere even 'kinda' in proximity to the equator, and you're a white person like myself, you look older than you would if you are a white European who's lived there their whole life.. the sun is very different on different parts of the planet and is pretty harsh on Caucasian skin which evolved from northern Europe.

[@lightdark00]

Ryan Duckering I have always looked way younger than I was. If I happen to catch up from feeling vibrant and full of sexual energy from the sun, so be it. I eat right, so I should be repairing damage, instead of waiting to die. There is a method to acclimate yourself to hot temperatures and to the sun and most any genetic European should be able to it. My eyes even started out as blue. Sure we have limited genetic data compared to plants, but learning your own body is probably the key to handling what our genetics have not been used to.

[@skmahhmudulhasansahadi9622]

today here in Kolkata, India it's 42°C..

[@janew5351]

What about offering your Green Acres shirts with long sleeves?

[@Kristoffceyssens]

i realy love that t shirt :p

[@robertserrato3596]

Have you ever tried those cooling products that they sell like towels and cold vest that you wear? I tried that towel when you soak it in water it turns cold but once I had it on it got hot very quickly.

[@offgridcurtisstone]

No, but I dump my head in cold water frequently during the hot days of summer.

[@MicroUrb]

What is that red tool you are using? I think I have seen it before somewhere

[@MicroUrb]

Urban Farmer Curtis Stone ahh yes.

[@rocksteady6793]

i usually sweat all day and dont even pee much

[@22ndaccountduetocensorship57]

Bro. I am on 14c and the sum started shining so i put a fan on.... 30c at 7am? Bro. I just had one of those AHA moments... i am moving to the south pole

[@kimcgraves]

Three things to add. Wear a damp cotton T-shirt. As the heat dries it out, rewet it. 2) Freeze water in plastic bottles. Drink the cold water as it melts. Drinking cold water is better than warm because it cools you from the inside and it's more palatable. 3) wide brimmed straw hats.

[@markhook499]

Why do you sleep in so late? Up at 3 job brief in the field working by 5 indoor work after 10.

[@MrAvidOutdoorsman]

Does anyone do just the opposite? Ive been in this routine of headn out into the heat around 1,2,3, pm and workb til dark. People think im weird but animals similar aren't they. Ill go to bed at dark lil later then be back up at 3:30-4 am. I dont set any alarm for that early.

[@charlesaaroncamp8546]

HOLY CRAP! Is that a Jordan Peterson libertarian gadsden flag tshirt on one of my favorite KZbinr's most recent videos!?!?! This made my day. Also, I like the point about what people wear around the world in hot climates. You don't see tank tops and massive burns.

[@charlesaaroncamp8546]

Dude, google "ENforced monogamy". Once you have the word right, you may not like the idea, but at least you'll understand what it actually means. Hint: It doesn't mean forcing anyone at gunpoint or threat of courts to marry anyone.

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Forced monogamy? Nice work dude, you didn't even go beyond the Buzzfeed headline.

[@jamesc.2054]

Urban Farmer Curtis Stone Curtis, I gotta say, man... I totally figured you'd be one of those guys that HATED Peterson. I mean, I respected your know-how and the service you provide by sharing your tips and tricks, but now that I know you don't buy into all of the alt-left CBC bull... man... Manly hugs, bro. Manly hugs.

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Thank you for that, but I'm curious, what would lead you to think I was alt-left? Have you heard my libertarian view points on many issues?

[@jamesc.2054]

Urban Farmer Curtis Stone Well, I mostly hit up the channel for techniques. Basically: Search ---> "weed control curtis stone" ----> GO. I've never really heard any of your political views, and, let's face it, you're, like me, a dude from a Canadian city. For example, most folks that I come across in my daily life (especially folks around my age in my seed swap group) just assume that because I'm a dude that lives in town, wears sandals, gardens, hangs out with old hippy-looking dudes, etc. that I'm a fellow "woke" traveller (see: low-information socialist rube) like the folks they tend to encounter in their day-to-day. Stereotypes, right? Anyway, it's nice to know that there are a few of us lurking about out there.

[@markmeadows7093]

I work outside, I can’t stay hydrated, I’m always being rushed. By 10:30ish I was am dizzy and have a pounding headache. I keep everything covered.

[@22ndaccountduetocensorship57]

Your problem.

[@markmeadows7093]

@@22ndaccountduetocensorship57 not anymore.

[@kybassfishing856]

Lord I hope we do tobaccer in late fall

[@justing1810]

I just cant get up that early.

[@davidlee0817]

Who’s that on your shirt..?

[@SuperPenguin5495]

i'm not sure if your shirt is meant to be a troll or if it has some type of humor in favor of J.P?

[@charlesaaroncamp8546]

In favor. It's a reference to "Don't Tread on Me" (Gadsden flag), and he's saying he won't use compulsory speech (or anything else they bloody well try to make him do - as I picture him saying).

[@justing1810]

Sometimes i pour water in my hat. It seems to help.

[@MlkOfTheS1ren]

The heat. 45 + Celsius, help. Help

[@THUNDERBUSH33]

Salt, potassium

[@gomertube]

Can't believe you can grow lettuce in that heat. It must cool off at night, eh?

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Not too much. It might get down to 65f or 21c at night.

[@seek2find]

Urban Farmer Curtis Stone Do you have much shade on them or do they get cut before they bolt?

[@mynameisnotcory]

Its 102 in houston...more water breaks than working

[@tdcanam1]

love the shirt lol

[@rosegreensummer]

i drank twelve litres of water a day and still peed dark brown.... that's how much i sweat

[@josephs8771]

Be sure to add electrolytes/sea salt to your water.

[@RobertoRodriguez-bw3rs]

I start at 11 am and drink only beer or sodys mexicans dont need no water

[@benjamin7627]

I wish i could work outside with no sun screen you lucky northern hemispherians. European blood dont mix well in Australia with a bloody hole in ozone layer directly above. Skin Cancer is very real here.

[@whmmswt9543]

Slay the dragon eat organic

[@holytaco.]

You still absorb UV radiaton from diffusion from sky and objects if you wear a hat, you should wear sunscreen. If you choose to cover you should research how, light and breathable clothing might not block all UV and poses risks.

[@sararoeth]

When you are sweating that much you should drink a lot of water but you are also loosing a lot of electrolytes which is dangerous. So you should also replenish those by e.g. adding lemon/tea/ minerals into your water in every other portion. drinking up to 6-8 liters of pure water can be dangerous as you are flushing out the good stuff. But yes, definitely stay hydrated !

[@deanwyatt92]

Suggesting to not wear sunscreen is pretty terrible advice for anywhere else in the world, you live in an area with pretty much the minimal amount of UV radiation.

[@charlesaaroncamp8546]

I think his point was cover up. Whether you're a sunscreen person or not, covering your body with light, light-colored clothing is the good part of the advice.

[@DrJones-bb1rn]

To play the devils advocate... the contents of most sunscreens on the market are not the exactly so friendly, ever turn that bottle over and read aloud the list of ingredients.. some of those compounds are not exactly kosher if ya get my drift.

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Don't confuse what I do with advice. I said I don't wear sunscreen. You're free to do what you like.

[@dhunter8286]

Thanks for what you've shown on your channel, I've watched for over a year now. I've gotta unsubscribe though because of that transphobic tee-shirt. Really disappointing.

[@offgridcurtisstone]

A t-shirt cannot be transphobic dude.

[@dhunter8286]

Urban Farmer Curtis Stone Do you just assume that you don't have any trans viewers, or viewers that care about trans people in there lives?

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Not at all. In fact, I know a few personally. I'm not sure what you're talking about being transphobic or where that statement is coming from. I assume that you think Jordan Peterson is transphobic, which is incorrect. However, it's not my job to defend Peterson or his positions. He is his own person and so am I. I can only speak for myself. I have never once made a comment about trans people or any other group for that matter. That is not the subject of my content nor is it my personal intention to do so. I provide content that can help people grow their own food and or make a career out of doing so. That content is not specific to any identity. All people are welcome here.

[@dhunter8286]

I'm glad that your aim is to create content for everyone, but you're prominently sporting a shirt that has Peterson saying he's "not going to do it". Another Peterson supporter pointed out that it refers to his refusal to use his student's appropriate pronouns because he (incorrectly) percieves a state mandate to do so. Your message to trans people via this video "I want to promote the idea that I have the right to intentionally mis-gender you as your employer or professor".

[@offgridcurtisstone]

I have no message for trans people friend. This is something that is in your head. I love Jordan Peterson's work and there's nothing more to it than that. You are aware that he has many outspoken trans supporters right? Blaire White and Teryn Meyer just to name a couple.