Heat Stroke?

[Azik]

It's a nice 14 knot wind blowing from the North right now but just too hot outside around at least 32 Celsius in the shade with humidity around 40-50%, obviously much more under direct sunlight. Should I just man up and go, or is there really a danger of me getting a heat stroke?

 

What is the hottest weather you kited in?

[yorkierob]

man up, slap o the factor 50 and fry like a motherfucka!

been out in some heat wearing shades and finished up lookin like tonto!! its pissin down here so stop rubbin it in and fuck off out and play with the wind

[redmark]

get some of that p20 stuff i am a redhead and burn at the first sign of sun i get sunstroke when the sun comes up but it dosnt stop me plenty water and fluids and sun cream and then you are sorted tell you what send the sun and wind here and you can have the rain and no wind i have here then you can start a thread asking which umbrella to use to go kiteboarding

[Scribbler88]

Took my blurr out in the Moroccan Sahara - temps must have been similar (didn't have a thermometer, but 100F is the rolling average).

 

Managed about an hour, but it was the most fun I had all holiday (dune jumping is awesome). Had factor '50+' suncream (mud), and drank about 2 litres of water. Any more time, and I think I'd have probably got heatstroke, but it was actually a freak rainstorm that blew in and stopped me!

 

As long as you don't stay out for hours, it seems criminal to waste good wind.

[Father jack]

man up, slap o the factor 50 and fry like a motherfucka!

been out in some heat wearing shades and finished up lookin like tonto!! its pissin down here so stop rubbin it in and fuck off out and play with the wind

 

so i`m not the only bogged down with rain then other than that i have the kids all day i hate when she dose 12 hour shifts lol

 

i`d say slap on some sun cream drink plenty and go play

[Azik]

Yeah, i found that water can keep you going. Once I unpack i put on the kite backpack on, and have 1L bottle in the side pocket, and another bottle waiting for me in the car. Sounds like good practice to me

[Batz]

Loads of water needed, wet the padding in your lid too! I carry 4 litres with me. Just cheap stuff in plastic bottles, when I'm boarding leave them next to my stake under a clost, usually they get warm, but it's still wet. When I'm in the buggy they go in my buggy bag!