Camping accessory reviews

[Leo Tanner]

Very true, very true.

[Arcey]

Yer an ole cop, Tex. When I started I didn’t drink coffee. ‘Fore I made probation I was walkin’ ‘round with a cup like e’erbody else. ‘Fore I left they was walkin’ ‘round with bottles of water. I do too these days in the daytime after coffee.

Read articles ‘bout the crash from sports drinks. Never bothered me ‘til one real hot day it Black Creek, Finished up ‘n grabbed a bottle of Propel ‘bout the third of the day. Opened it while I was talkin’ ta Sod Buster in the parkin’ lot. Took a big ole gulp ‘n thought I was gonna pass out, throw up or both. Went for water real quick. Truck was runnin’ with the A/C on. I got in ‘n left. Felt like it never happened by the time I got home. Don’t use sports drinks no more.

Yanno, don’t think I ever explained my fast departure that day. SB, ya didn’t stink er nuttin’. Just that I got sick in a hurry. Bein’ rude weren’t intended.

[Leo Tanner]

I'm leary of sports drinks too, but the real joke these days are those energy drinks.
     First off they sold em in little bitty cans, now they come in cans the size of grain silos.  They give em "cool" names like Rockstar and Monster.  The kids out here love em.  All a sudden the school folks are wonderin why the kids are destractive an unattentive in class.  Call it ADHD.  No moron, it's all that caffine an ginkowhatever flooding itno there developin bodies.  I'll stick with the coffee, no sugar an a little half 'n' half.


Leo

[Arcey]

When Andi was werkin’ it Curves she was on ‘n off the machines all day. Didn’t take her long at all ta drop the sports drinks ‘n go to water. Said it made ‘er feel weak. 

[Texas Lawdog]

Arcey, I smoked about 2 or 3 packs a day back then on top of the black coffee. The first 10 years or so I was a cop, I didn't know any other shift but nights.  Cigarettes and black coffee got me throught the night along with catchin' an occasional burglar or an occupied stolen car.

[Delmonico]

Arcey, was that a cold drink?  Gopher Grease taught us to never drink those cold, reason why we always drink them tepid.  That's the way they taught him to do it when he trained at 29 Palms.  Folks sometimes think I'm nuts, but if they give me a cold one on a hot day, I'll put it in the sun to warm a bit.

Have never had the problems others have had with them, I can tell when the electolites start to drop and it only takes a few minutes to fell better when I drink that thick syrupy stuff the way he taught me.  I do loose a lot of water and electolites when it's hot and working around a fire.

Wish I would have known that one years ago, used to blow the tops out of thermometors in paint booths sometimes in the summer.

[Texas Lawdog]

I will sip on Gatorade if I have cold and not plannin' get out. That stuff goes through me like coffee or iced tea. I'm startin' drink more water to flush the kidneys. I always carried a canteen on the tractor or combine in the fields. When I worked in that zinc smelter, they gave us handfuls of salt tablets to take. I wouldn't think about doing that these days.

[Delmonico]

I will sip on Gatorade if I have cold and not plannin' get out. That stuff goes through me like coffee or iced tea. I'm startin' drink more water to flush the kidneys. I always carried a canteen on the tractor or combine in the fields. When I worked in that zinc smelter, they gave us handfuls of salt tablets to take. I wouldn't think about doing that these days.

I carry them in the gear when I can find them, but don't have to worry about the salt.

Guess I need to make up some "Switchel" found the recipe in one of my old cookbooks.

1 quart barley water
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup of mollasses, black strap or sorghunm is best

Yep has all you need to keep the electolites up in the heat.  How does it taste you ask, don't know, ain't tried it.

[Leo Tanner]

A quarter cup a black strap will hide any nasty flavors.  I'm guessin even vinager.
     Ya should try it, it'd keep the gatorade container outta the period photos


Leo

[Arcey]

It was ice cold. Been drinkin’ ice cold stuff all day. Some times, I’d go thru a half gallon of Gatorade, ice cold. Still like the Lemon-Lime taste. Still keep it here for when I don’t have lemonade ‘n I get tired of water. That was back a couple years ago when I ran the clock ‘n chased the shooters around. I won’t do that now. Afraid I’ll aggravate this darned back.

Hadn’t had that brand before. Think it hit me just right, or wrong. Still drink stuff ice cold but it’s water. I take 8 oz. bottles frozen. A couple full sized. Carry an apple or two for a snack ‘n a banana I force myself to eat

Back when we’d get detailed to outdoor stuff the bosses would make the rounds ‘n load ya up with salt tablets.

Do appreciate the tip though.

[Delmonico]

A quarter cup a black strap will hide any nasty flavors.  I'm guessin even vinager.
     Ya should try it, it'd keep the gatorade container outta the period photos


Leo

Would have to make a heck of a lot of it up, Gatorade is goin' in a zinc lidded, blue-green canning jar, got plenty of both in my supply stash.

It was ice cold. Been drinkin’ ice cold stuff all day. Some times, I’d go thru a half gallon of Gatorade, ice cold. Still like the Lemon-Lime taste. Still keep it here for when I don’t have lemonade ‘n I get tired of water. That was back a couple years ago when I ran the clock ‘n chased the shooters around. I won’t do that now. Afraid I’ll aggravate this darned back.

Hadn’t had that brand before. Think it hit me just right, or wrong. Still drink stuff ice cold but it’s water. I take 8 oz. bottles frozen. A couple full sized. Carry an apple or two for a snack ‘n a banana I force myself to eat

Back when we’d get detailed to outdoor stuff the bosses would make the rounds ‘n load ya up with salt tablets.

Do appreciate the tip though.

I've seen it happen with Gatorade also, Rita drinks that Propel stuff by the case, was recomended after her surgery, don't have any balance proplems.  wish they'd come up with a more modern heat tablet, less salt but enough and more of the other stuff.

One has to be real careful in the heat as we get older, also always read the sheet that comes with meds and don't be afraid to ask the druggest, antibiotics and sun light can be a real nasty one, skin rash and sunburn bad.

[Ozark Tracker]

My Dad was always warning me against that ice cold water when I was working,  but that's how I like it,  we got one of them ice machines that sits on a little table there in the kitchen and I keep everything iced I drink.
had to get the ice machine cause the refridgerator ice machine couldn't keep up with our ice use in the summer time.  

Del, I think yer right about that as you get older,  I sure can tell it slows me down from what it used to.  that going in and out of the air conditioning makes it tough on ya too.  we always keep ours set a little higher so it won't hurt so much,

[Delmonico]

that going in and out of the air conditioning makes it tough on ya too.  we always keep ours set a little higher so it won't hurt so much,

When I go out for one of those weekends I almost can't stand to be in the house whenI get back, when I got back from RCS I snuck down and turned the air to warmer, cause all but one of my quilts was in the shed. Rita thought I got up to pee.

[Ozark Tracker]

It does make a difference what yer used to.  we're always in and out of heat, winter and summer,  the birds always start out at 90 or over, in the winter time it's really rough going from 90 to freezing then back again.
the houses now are about 90 degrees, in the mornings we spend a couple of hours in there checking and feeding the birds, it's kinda like  being in a steam bath,  yer kinda sweated out.

[Arcey]

What I do is put on dry clothes before I leave the shoots if I can. Almost always take the shirt off for a dry t-shirt. Grab a bottle of water ‘n get in the truck that’s had the A/C runnin’ with the windows cracked. These days when it’s this hot I rarely go anymore.

For the last few years the A/C was so weak here it wasn’t a danger comin’ in all hot ‘n sweaty. Now that we have one that feels like a freezer, she’s too cold if it’s set below 72. For meanness, I set it at 68 while she’s out ‘n keep my mouth shut when she gets home..

[Ozark Tracker]

when we come in from feeding the birds, I always grab a dry T shirt,   it'll usually be wringing wet this time of year.

[Leo Tanner]

Our A/C consists of a fan settin on top of our bedroom laundry basket.  I keep finding maself wakin up turned around 180 degrees on the bed with ma head as close ta it as possible.  Thing sounds like a B-17 but makes me sleep like a baby.  I'll miss the noise while camping.


Leo

[Ozark Tracker]

Jackie's always talking about her swamp cooler she used to have in California,  we see em out here quite often,  she's alwasy saying she want's to get one and try it here.

[Texas Lawdog]

OT, I think those swamp coolers probably wouldn't work very good in a place with a lot of humidity. We had those water coolers in the Panhandle.  This new AC unit of ours is a 3 phase 220 volt commercial, and it keeps thos big ol' ranch house COLD!

[Ozark Tracker]

I can remember the water coolers,  my grandma used one in the hottest part of the summer,  it seemed like it worked pretty good when it was real hot and no humidity.

In the big turkey houses we have what they call foggers,  pressurised water line, spray nozzels shoot a fine mist down in front of all the fans in the house, 15 fans per house,  it'll cool down the temp about 15 degrees, but it has to be less than 40% humidity before they recommend using it.  we seldom if ever use them up here, it just usually doesn't get that hot.

[Leo Tanner]

Done a lot of work on swamp coolers.  Gotta say you need low humidity fer them ta work right.  They're pretty high maintenace too compaired ta the A/C.  Have ta rplace the floats on em every spring it seems.  Lots of other stuff ta go wrong in there as well.


Leo

[Texas Lawdog]

THe pads need to be changed yearly.  The side panels also rust out.

[Leo Tanner]

The lower pan also rusts.  They should be lined but most aren't.
     Then there's the cheapo plastic pumps...

[Texas Lawdog]

Humidity up in the Texas Panhandle is low enough that the water coolers work pretty good. I lived in a 6 room house with one water cooler. I guess it kept things cooler inside than outside. It was the best that we had, on I didn't know any better.  We had a double panel gas wall heater for the winter time. It gets cold up there in the Panhandle during the winter.  That's the main reason I live at DFW and it pays more as a cop down here than up there.

[Leo Tanner]

Geez Tex, I had a layover at kthe DFW airport.  Went outside ta have a smoke and the humidity 'bout knocked me on ma @ss when the doors opened.  I got used ta it when I lived in Missouri, but dang that was a slap in the face.

     Still waitin on my buddy and his new bride ta show so I can go campin.  They need one of them smiley guys up there that represents "impatient"


Leo