How cold does it get?

Barbie · Post by **Barbie** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 1:30 pm

Gyre are you only up in the daylight hours?? Believe! it can get 47 and below on the playa at night- and it does regularly. And any time a temp. drops 50 degrees its Colddddddd.....

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 2:03 pm

I've been wrapped in five layers of fleece, a hotrodded down vest- Feathered Friends, a coat and two heavy quilts, plus everything else handy and thought I was going to freeze to death.
Hits the coldest right at dawn and then warms up fast.

I meant don't count on it being as warm as 47 on any night.

One night in the fire conclave right next to a big burner, I shivered all night, it was so cold.
Other nights that burn weren't so cold.

I know in Hawaii everyone stays inside if it gets below 75.

Absolut Jeenyus · Post by **Absolut Jeenyus** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 3:17 pm

^^ This is true.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 7:35 pm

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 7:55 pm

gyre wrote:
One night in the fire conclave right next to a big burner, I shivered all night, it was so cold.
Other nights that burn weren't so cold.

That was a big propane burner, just to be clear.
At least 100,000 btus and it was only warm when the wind slowed a bit.
A freezing night, but I was having too much fun to leave.

Barbie · Post by **Barbie** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 9:28 pm

Yep, In Hawaii- we put extra blankets on the bed and close the windows when it gets colder than 70 and 75 we are still in long pants and sweat shirts! Soooooo I always have a big fat coat with me on the playa! and several layers to put on...

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:21 am

It's mostly because people will be dressed for the hot desert = naked and or shorts, T-shirt etc., and be unprepared for any dramatic dip in temperature. Also, I think that in the desert, you get acclimatized to the heat and you may lose your acclimatization to cold.

Absolut Jeenyus · Post by **Absolut Jeenyus** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:43 pm

The things people ingest out there have a lot to do with body temp also...