How To Stay Cool When Camping Out

Whenever I have been camping or even on a long days hunt you never know what the weather might bring you. There are days in October in Iowa that it could be 30 degrees one day and 80 degrees the next. This makes it difficult for preparing for a hunt. Whenever I pack my equipment I always pack for the best of weather and the worst. Staying cool when out camping in any area is very important to make your trip successful. If you don’t stay cool and become over heated there are many health problems that can go wrong that can put you in a life threatening situations. The number one rule is to always have fresh, clean water. Having water when you are in an area that you are uncertain about will be your best friend. If your water is not properly cleaned, this can make you sick and cause even bigger problems. Drinking water is a cooling system for your body. There are other ways that you can help your body stay cool when in the outdoors.

• When sleeping in a sleeping bag and you become to hot, unzip your sleeping bag first and put it over you like a blanket. After that if you get to warm, slip the sleeping bag off of you before you take off any clothing. This will help keep your vapor off your body in and prevent you from becoming over heated. It will also help your sleeping bag from getting wet, also.
• If you are on a hike, it is better to walk early in the morning and take a long break and have a big meal in the afternoon. Start walking again after that and for your meal once you stop have a smaller meal. Switching around super and dinner will help you with managing your energy levels.
• If you are feeling over heated when walking, take a towel or piece of clothing and drench it in water and tie it around your head. This blocks the sun from your head and also hits many arteries to cool your blood that circulates through your body.
• Always be wearing a hat. Protecting yourself from the sun is a must because it drains your body of energy faster than if you were protected. Wearing clothing to protect yourself from the sun is always better then wearing sun block. Sun block can alter how the body cools itself by making you not be able to sweat. Sweating is crucial when you are hot because it is the body’s way of releasing heat and is the cooling system.

Staying cool is just as important as staying warm when it is cold. Stay warm or cool and always be prepared for anything.

Emily Flory

Born and raised in Iowa, I have been an enthusiastic outdoors woman from a very young age. From the very beginning my dad had me throwing a line in the water and following him out into the woods to sit and wait for that big Iowa buck to walk by. By doing all of this, I was raised country and always will be.

 

With my home being positioned literally in the boondocks surrounded by timberland and no one else around, I had a pretty good opportunity to make the best out of my resources and my love for the outdoors came when I scored my first whitetail from my backyard.  Seeing that 8 point buck come hiking up the path from the riverbed, this little girl’s life was changed forever. Since then, I've had the chance to score some nice whitetail and have also developed a love for bird hunting as well. If it flies, it dies in my case. I love the challenge and will continue broadening my trophy room around the United States.

 

If it wasn't enough to grow up in an area of heaven like this, we of course needed to put some of our experiences on TV as well. Starting in November of 2010 my family aired the first episode of Outdoors on the Farm, a Farm Journal production. Hosted by Chip Flory, aka the wonderful dad who is the reason why I am the way I am, my family along with our pro staff have been able to put a unique twist on the usual hunting show. OOTF brings farmers and hunters together to maximize their habitat by explaining and teaching what they can do around the farm to increase their profits and quality of their land and even more importantly, how they can have more fun outdoors on the farm. The most important people in my life are my family and to be able to experience this with them is more than I could ask for.

 

Outdoors on the Farm airs every Thursday at 7:30 a.m. (central time) and Saturday at 10:30 a.m. on RFD TV. You can also view any of our episodes on our website at outdoorsonthefarm.com at any time. Be looking out for our 2nd season to start in Fall of 2011 and check out our blogs to keep up with the Flory family and our pro staff!