[meteorite-list] "Death by GPS" in desert

From: meteoriteguy.com <mike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:27:24 -0500
Message-ID: <7FF86E6F-F6AA-4CE5-9FF2-30336C8E9377_at_meteoriteguy.com>

Working for 8 years in the Arabian desert taught me everything about safety.
Water, you can never have too much in desert areas. Tucson for example 110 daily from June to august. You should Always have water, do not leave town without it as even changing a flat tire in that heat can be fatal. We always have tourists who run out of gas or get flats and then realize that a couple hours in that heat without water can kill you. We have had prime die in the city limits just hiking on A mountain without water. you overheat and go into shock then brain damage sets in when your body gets too hot. You can die in view of homes.

never leave without supplies.
An for the worst possible scenario and you will always do ok. Fail to plan in the southwest and you may pay with your life.
Michael Farmer

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On Apr 14, 2011, at 10:06 AM, Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi Jim and List,
>
> You are about 60 miles away and you are right about it cooling down to only 110
> degrees at night in the Summer. A friend of mine sent me a meat thermometer
> since he could not find a temperature gauge that exceeded 120 degrees.
>
> The National Weather Service shaves off 10 degree during the summer when
> reporting weather here in Laughlin. I think the real temperatures would scare
> off most people. They must have buried the Laughlin temperature gauge 20 feet
> underground in order to report these kind of readings. It is funny that the
> reported temperature here in Laughlin is sometimes 10 degree different from
> Bullhead City, Arizona when I can throw a rock from Laughlin, NV and hit
> Bullhead City, Arizona. It is a joke around here that you will not see a single
> temperature gauge on the Nevada side of the Colorado River because it would be
> bad for tourism.
>
> I can turn off the hot tap water in my house in the Summer since the cold water
> is hot enough to shave with. It is not wise to store metal detectors and
> electronic equipment in your garage during the summer months. All my LCDS were
> destroyed from the heat and anything that is glued will become delaminated. I
> had to replace all of the fishing line on my poles since 50 lbs test could not
> even support 1lbs after being left in the garage for a few weeks.
>
>
> Be Careful,
>
> Adam
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Received on Thu 14 Apr 2011 11:27:24 AM PDT