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Originally Posted by krtw
How does one cool down the face in these conditions? I'm in the Mojave Desert.
Thanks.
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This question has been exhaustively addressed in relation to every activity known to humankind, including but certainly not limited to motorcycling. A site search might be helpful, but so would a general Google inquiry.
First, get out of the heat. That means don’t schedule rides on the Mohave during hot times of day or year. Ride early, ride late, ride during summer monsoons or only during cooler times of year: whatever it takes.
Second, quit riding
before you start to overheat. I don’t know whether your face hurt because you were sunburned or because that’s how you registered an overheated core, but whatever the case it indicated you were already well past personal safety limits.
Third, in a dry climate wear permeable clothing, wet it down, and keep moving. Evaporative cooling is powerful stuff (although note this won’t work very well in humid places), and it’s vastly enhanced by air movement. Light colors also help.
Fourth, yes of course hydrate fully—not excessively—while bearing in mind that this alone will not be enough for serious heat.
I can’t resist sermonizing that there are people actually
working in that same heat—highway crews, roofers, the people who harvest our food, etc.—and that they deserve our sympathy and respect.
Hope that’s helpful.
Mark