Abnormal heat in Thailand - how do you cope?

[Joinaman]

its the humidity that kills me here on Koh Phangan 

was 37c at 08.15 this morning , riding the bike was like having a hot hair dryer in your face

But even worse, we have very little water here. The turn it on about 6am and then off again about 9 am, then no water till around 17.30 till around 19.30 9r 20.00 if we are lucky

but because everyone is filling there tanks, filling buckets, having showers, the water is just a dribble most of the time, have to crouch down to get enough water out of the shower

The property is rented and has no tank system so not good , not in this heat

[Lacessit]

1 hour ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

Not a pretty sight ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Doesn't matter, as long as I am comfortable. My GF doesn't seem to mind.

[JimTripper]

1 hour ago, Joinaman said:

its the humidity that kills me here on Koh Phangan 

was 37c at 08.15 this morning , riding the bike was like having a hot hair dryer in your face

But even worse, we have very little water here. The turn it on about 6am and then off again about 9 am, then no water till around 17.30 till around 19.30 9r 20.00 if we are lucky

but because everyone is filling there tanks, filling buckets, having showers, the water is just a dribble most of the time, have to crouch down to get enough water out of the shower

The property is rented and has no tank system so not good , not in this heat

Plenty of water around. Walk out into the sea and stop complaining. Salt water is healthy.

[owl sees all]

1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Good idea!

 

Not necessarily like that OMF.

 

I was keeping with the thread on how to deal with the heat. Frogs sit on the lily pads, but in the shadow of the flower.. Buffaloes go in the ponds. Elephants cover themselves in mad. Dogs find a bit of shade. Those creatures don't have fans or air-con. Some big cats lay in the tree during the heat of the day.

 

They eat less and do their exercise early and late.

 

Any carp fisherman knows that the carp lay still just under the surface and only start to feed when the temperature drops.

 

 

 

 

[jak2002003]

If you have a swimming pool, go it the water and then come out, lay on a damp towel in the shade..and have a fan blowing on you at low to medium speed. 

 

Also drink cold water. 

 

If no pool then use a wet towel to soak yourself down and use the fan. 

 

Also those water sprinkler systems are great on the house roof to really bring the temp down.  Water can cool the roof and then collect on a tank to be pumped back over the roof again.  

 

 

 

 

Edited May 7, 2023 by jak2002003

[phetphet]

How about getting one of those spray bottles and filling it with water?  Then give your self a light spray while sitting in front of a fan. Evaporative cooling should help cool you down a little bit. Just don't overdo it.

 

I recently saw a swimming pool with two pumps sucking the pool water and spraying it in the air over the pool. I asked what it was for, and was told it was to cool the pool water. Apparently it works very well. The spray cools down and drops back into the pool.

[owl sees all]

5 minutes ago, jak2002003 said:

If you have a swimming pool, go it the water and then come out, lay on a damp towel in the shade..and have a fan blowing on you at low to medium speed. 

 

Also drink cold water. 

 

If no pool then use a wet towel to soak yourself down and use the fan. 

 

 

 

 

Wet the grass and lay on it. If you are in the sun, place a wet cloth over your eyes and forehead. Better to lay in the shade of a tree if possible.

[Gweiloman]

When at home, I abuse my solar system as much as it can stand, AC set to 23 degrees C. On other days, I take my PHEV to a free charging station and sit in my car with the AC on and watch videos/movies on my iPad, something that I would be doing at home anyway.

[MrJ2U]

8 hours ago, Dario said:

How do others cope with this unbearable heat? Please let us know. Thank you.

Air-conditioning with a floor fan.

 

40 Celsius 10:00 PM.

 

Next week will hopefully bring a respite in this especially Hot year in the northeast, and much of Thailand. 

 

Hottest on record. 

Edited May 7, 2023 by MrJ2U

[Hummin]

I left Thailand and will plan to do the same in future during the hottest and burning time.

Edited May 7, 2023 by Hummin

[KhunLA]

????

 

Edited May 7, 2023 by KhunLA

[OneMoreFarang]

59 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

Not necessarily like that OMF.

 

I was keeping with the thread on how to deal with the heat. Frogs sit on the lily pads, but in the shadow of the flower.. Buffaloes go in the ponds. Elephants cover themselves in mad. Dogs find a bit of shade. Those creatures don't have fans or air-con. Some big cats lay in the tree during the heat of the day.

 

They eat less and do their exercise early and late.

 

Any carp fisherman knows that the carp lay still just under the surface and only start to feed when the temperature drops.

Rabbits have big ears which work like heat exchangers. The ears get hot and with wind and movement the heat dissipates. Really. 

[OneMoreFarang]

Did anybody mention already the "Thai solution" to this problem?

 

 

[still kicking]

What gets me in Thailand is not heat but humidity, where I live, we had 12 days in a row well over 40 followed by another 14 days in the high 30this. I didn't even use a fan and no aircon either.

[Lorry]

5 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Most of humanity uses thermometers to measure the temperature

Not Thais

[SeaBee]

Abnormal heat in Thailand - how do you cope?

 

I don't. I'm a tropical boy but for the last couple months I've been fighting the urge to move to Alaska.

[still kicking]

8 minutes ago, SeaBee said:

Abnormal heat in Thailand - how do you cope?

 

I don't. I'm a tropical boy but for the last couple months I've been fighting the urge to move to Alaska.

Poor you

[SeaBee]

23 minutes ago, still kicking said:

Poor you

You don't say

[it is what it is]

11 hours ago, Gecko123 said:

Would just like to say that the assumption that anyone who doesn't have air conditioning is a cheapskate isn't necessarily true. Ecological and climate concerns also factor into the decision.

true enough, personally i hate sleeping with AC so use fans and through flow of air, does the job. some people are more able to cope with adversity than others, i do ok in adversely hot weather and ok in adversely cold weather, being fit, healthy and having a positive outlook helps i reckon.

[scubascuba3]

Last night tried the cool the bedroom then switch to dry mode for the sleep, works really well, probably cheaper too and quieter i think

[jerrymahoney]

Went for swimming just now at 6 AM. 2 minutes in the pool and I heard thunder. Out of the pool.

 

There was a LOUD lightning strike a few weeks ago not more than a few hundred meters from my house. Knocked out the power in my house but not a general local power outage.

Edited May 7, 2023 by jerrymahoney

[Mickeymaus]

9 hours ago, jak2002003 said:

If you have a swimming pool, go it the water and then come out, lay on a damp towel in the shade..and have a fan blowing on you at low to medium speed. 

Our pool here in Central Pattaya has 35 degrees (measured). Not much help at this heat. 

[JimTripper]

5 hours ago, it is what it is said:

true enough, personally i hate sleeping with AC so use fans and through flow of air, does the job. some people are more able to cope with adversity than others, i do ok in adversely hot weather and ok in adversely cold weather, being fit, healthy and having a positive outlook helps i reckon.

I think being overweight makes you much hotter, or at least any exertion makes you tire out, sweat and overheat.

 

I follow a blog about an expat in Bangkok and the guy is very overweight. He walks around and is sweating all over and you can hear him struggling in the heat. It’s because he is overweight. It’s funny in a mean way, but also concerning.

Edited May 8, 2023 by JimTripper

[scubascuba3]

5 hours ago, Mickeymaus said:

Our pool here in Central Pattaya has 35 degrees (measured). Not much help at this heat. 

Water conducts heat away from the body 25 times faster than air so it will probably still cool you down 

[owl sees all]

Not hot today.

 

Moaning over. Ditch the air-con.

[lopburi3]

9 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

Not hot today.

 

Moaning over. Ditch the air-con.

Perhaps not there - but here it is h o t

[owl sees all]

6 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

Perhaps not there - but here it is h o t

UdonThani has been the hottest province for the last month. All seems back to normal now. BKK getting what is traditionally theirs; very warm weather.

 

I think you are just round the corner to the old Bansumran fishery in Babg Kapi. Now filled in and no more. I'll not be going anywhere near that area again.

 

[lopburi3]

8 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

I think you are just round the corner to the old Bansumran fishery

Actually Chok Chai 4 since 1976 but have spent about 6 months in Udorn (Udon) when US had a Consulate there and it did get a bit warm there too.  But this year has been exceptional in that normally Songkran brings some rain showers to start cooling things off - that did not happen this year.  If forecast right should cool down a bit tomorrow.

[jak2002003]

11 hours ago, Mickeymaus said:

Our pool here in Central Pattaya has 35 degrees (measured). Not much help at this heat. 

Mine too. It's not the water in the pool that cools you down. It's just to get your body wet for when you get out and have the fan on you.  The water evaporating off your body is the thing that cools you down. 

[Mickeymaus]

1 minute ago, jak2002003 said:

Mine too. It's not the water in the pool that cools you down. It's just to get your body wet for when you get out and have the fan on you.  The water evaporating off your body is the thing that cools you down. 

It is really bad. I always asked the management for a user manual and never got one ????.