So, we've decided that we WILL be at TRF opening weekend... but...
I don't do well in heat at all- I know it'll likely not be over 90, but hubby keeps kinda taunting me with his 'concerns' that I'll be able to cut it with it being so hot.
It's REALLY frustrating!
My plan is to wear all linen, have my hair up (either taped, or I have this nifty gauze that may work as an Italianate turban) and just keep pouring water on me as the day goes on... and probably buy a bodice chiller if I can find one there...
Any other suggestions? (yes I have already read how not to get heat stroke at faire thread)
Braid your hair - Consume large quantities of water - Watch all the shows that are shaded - Visit the prince of wales pub (its air conditioned) when you get too hot - Bring gatorade (Actually I think they sell gatorade now inside)
If I think of more I'll add on.
Hang out with my Lovely Lady... she is a pro when it comes to knowing about heat exhaustion
Our first date (at faire), she got overheated... very overheated... I suggested she eat something, she did... we sat on a nice cool bench... she then threw up and passed out on me.
She figured if she can throw up and pass out on me, and me not leave... I was a keeper.
Seriously speaking though... she really knows about heat... a lot. She has long been very sensitive to it and knows tons of ways to keep from over doing it.
*rum never makes me overheat... it's a good thing too*
Try wearing long sleeved cotton. The trick is to capture your body's natural coolant (sweat) in something breathable so it can do it's job of cooling you off but not evaporate too quickly.
Try salt tablets. I'll warn ya that these do make some people smell funky.
You sound like a marvel at sewing. You can make yourself a Rennie neck cooler. Basically take a hankerchief (garb appropriate of course), fold and sew it around some polymere beads (find at garden centers) and then put it in the fridge before heading out.
Don't forget to take a parasol and a fan. They are both practical and dress up a lady's garb as well!
Wait a minute. "Bodice chiller"? ??? Won't that make things a bit......nippy?
Herc- are you REALLY complaining about that???
Also- yes, have a parasol- need to rig a gauntlet to hold it in like LadyElizabeth uses. have two fans, as well (usually wear either green or blue, so i have choices...)
Any ladies who would like some improvised yet effective cool down methods...I offer my services...A swig of peppermint schnapps for the ladies, I shall apply some water to the area that ails you and then blow a refreshing breeze on you if you wish...just as a friendly service of course. Keep in mind I shall have to be no less than three inches away at all times and may smell of cloves and excitement, so be warned. Also, I can be paid in compliments, mead, and shiny baubles. The...chest area is my specialty. I hear I come highly recommended, but I'm my own publicist so I wouldn't trust that guy..just see for yourselves.
Quote from: bellevivre on August 28, 2009, 03:22:28 PM
Herc- are you REALLY complaining about that???
No complaints just never heard of such a thing.
A bodice chiller?
Is it a little A/C unit that goes under the goodies or what?
no, but i HAVE dreamed of an under-corset liquid radiation system... no, it's essentially a metal tube that goes between them and is filled with ice or a cold liquid.
Quote from: Hercules on August 28, 2009, 03:32:45 PM
Quote from: bellevivre on August 28, 2009, 03:22:28 PM
Herc- are you REALLY complaining about that???
No complaints just never heard of such a thing.
A bodice chiller?
Is it a little A/C unit that goes under the goodies or what?
Betwixt and between, darling. If you're ever at TRF, ask to see mine - I double dog dare you.
Quote from: bellevivre on August 28, 2009, 03:35:39 PMit's essentially a metal tube that goes between them and is filled with ice or a cold liquid.
Sounds more like a boobcicle then a bodice chiller. ;D
ummm... I'll not say what it really sounds like to me, save that it involves Spike from Buffy and the notion that Vampires much have cold.... hands...
Hmmm I may have to invest in one for my little bodice filler. Do they sell them at faire or does one have to scour the inter-webs?
Oh no - Another Buffy Fan - You and my wife will bond, I can already see it (o:
Do you need a moment Bellevivre? All you fangophiles.....that's okay. I own a "Smile Time" Angel puppet..Sorry, me heart lies with the Angel series, but I have seen all the Buffys. And that radiator idea sounds like the tops....I smell a patent in the future...and percentage for having encouraged you.
MUAHAHAHA!!! Smile Time!!!
Actually, i havent watched much buffy because I cant STAND her- get rid of Buffy and i will gladly watch everyone else... I will gladly admit to having crushes on:
Spike
Zander
Willow
Tara
AND Dawn (I know, i'm a dirty old man in a big boobed girl's body)
I have actually WATCHED more Angel, because it came on when i was getting dressed for work... But yes, i HAVE seen Once More With Feeling, and at a theatre no less. I'll watch Buffy when it's on, though.
We have the entire Angel series on DVD. She has just started her Buffy series collection. I'm not sure she likes one more than the other.
Yes Willow is definitely a hot little red head. Me likie the red heads. Just ask the wife. The one I really found captivating is Spikes vampire gal, the crazy one, but I can't recall her name. Oh and Fred (o:
That Once More WIth Feeling was BURNED I TELL YOU, burned into my head..into that part that provides the background music in my head...without my consent of course. I still remember go around randomly singing "GRRRR ARRRGH"....And It's okay Bellevivre...I'm a man trapped in big boob loving man's body...I feel your pain. And umm...Dawn. I'm the gatekeeper to her keymaster (YES. DOUBLE NERD POINTS FOR CROSS OVER REFERENCE), but I have a special place in my heart for Angel's Amy Acker (Fred)...I'm old fashion in my love for curvacious women, but every now and then along comes a Carpenter's Daughter who just drives me wild.
Lets not forget Possessed Fred - didn't her hair turn blue? She was Freakin Awesome to the Nth degree then
Did you mean Drusilla? The nun that they drove absolutely insane? Oh yes indeed.
Quote from: Mouse on August 28, 2009, 04:01:12 PM
Did you mean Drusilla? The nun that they drove absolutely insane? Oh yes indeed.
Thats her. And now that I think of it, she wasn't with Spike was she. She was just kind of there. There in all her insane beauty
And that we've completely veered off topic - Where does one get a bodice chiller again?
I have been keeping up with the mythos and canon via a canon recognized comic they produced to detail what happened after the attack of Legion...*Angel tames a dragon*Swoon* Goddess Fred continues to kick much Nth degree
Alliria- OOOH fred was GORGEOUS, and i dont dig skinny girls either... but WOW, and just the SKILL with which she portrayed that character...
I Hate that we never got the Fred/Wes love we all wanted...
An yes, sing with me, GrrrrrAAARrrgh!
(they GOT the MUSTARD OUUTTT!!!)
And I forgot to mention my everlasting adoration of Giles...
BODICE CHILLER: http://www.medievalproductions.net/perth-pewter-bodice-chillers-bodice-coolers.html
Seee, we're on topic, really!!!
Giles...reminds me alot of the guy in Repo: The Genetic Opera.....which is awesome..I'm a Wes post-Angel betrayal fan myself. The Wes/Fred/Alliria love was rehashed and being handled in the canon comic. Trust me...there is a logical reason it's still continued...or maybe she likes to crack open a cold one every now and then. Back on topic...umm...see that link she posted.
Ya don't hafta be a dirty old (wo)man to know what that really looks like......
(http://www.medievalproductions.net/images/category_images/inspector_w_tube.jpg)
Dare I ask (DARE! DARE!) does a "Kilt chiller" of the same principle also exist?
Those are cool
Herc - I had the exact same thoughts - And kilt chiller, now yer talkin
Herc- thinking of the logistics of a similarly shaped kilt chiller...
I didnt know you had it in ya! ::)
Actually I was thinking of a hollow donut type design.
*Attempts to contain laughter*
Sure. SURE YOU WERE!
besides- I'd think the breeze would be plenty air conditioning?
a 'ring' might slip off if it chilled too well... unless you had a prince albert, that is... (OK STOP ME NOW- ITS FRIDAY AND I"M FULL OF IT!!!)
Ya got a point with the slippage...hmmmmmm maybe put vitamin "V" in the booze? :o
that might work, but then your sporran might stick out at a wierd angle...
I say a litle Vitamin V, I can lay down and we can all play Throw the Kilt Chiller Ring around me rosey....a bit much, but I felt it must of be suggested. I get hot easily.