> > > > > > The desert is like one great, big
> oven..........are
> > > you
> > > > > > aware of that, Scribbler??
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I get the feeling you're not.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for the snarky reply. But unlike the illegal
>
> > > > aliens,
> > > > > he had shade (his vehicle), presumably knew that it
> > > would
> > > > be
> > > > > more than 100 degrees, and therefore took water with
>
> > > him.
> > > > I
> > > > > take plenty of water with me when it's 70, 80, 90,
> or
> > > 100
> > > > > degrees.
> > > > >
> > > > > And I've experienced 100+ degree temperatures in the
>
> > > past,
> > > >
> > > > > in the desert and elsewhere.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm not trying to blame the victim here. I was just
>
> > > > > wondering if anything more was known. Sorry if I
> > > ruffled
> > > > > your feathers.
> > > > >
> > > > Perhaps you have never lived in the west, so you do
> not
> > > > understand how it is. In temperatures such as those
> > that
> > > > occurred last month in the Black Rock Desert, you
> would
> > > need
> > > > a MINIMUM of one gallon of water per person per day to
>
> > > > prevent dehydration. The relative humidity out there
> > > would
> > > > only be between 5 and 15% - so you dry out fast. And,
>
> > > that
> > > > alone would not protect you from heat stroke caused by
>
> > the
> > >
> > > > hot temperatures and exposure. The Black Rock Desert
> is
> > a
> > >
> > > > place with no trees or bushes to offer shade. It's
> all
> > > > open. And, no drinkable water of any sort either.
> > > Nothing.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Not to mention that a vehicle DOES NOT offer
> reasonable
> > > > protection. Do you realize that the temperature
> inside
> > an
> > >
> > > > exposed vehicle (with doors/windows open) would still
> be
> >
> > > at
> > > > least 120 degrees during the day? You can thank a
> > version
> > >
> > > > of the "greenhouse effect" for that. That car would
> > truly
> > >
> > > > be like an oven. You could not stay there during
> > > daylight.
> > > > However, the desert is so vast that the car would be
> > your
> > > > only hope of being seen. So, you would want to stay
> > > close.
> > > > Any attempt to walk out would be futile under those
> > > > conditions.
> > > >
> > > > Many of the pioneers died in places like this.
> Without
> > a
> > > > car or cellphone, people today stand no better chance
> of
> >
> > > > survival than they did. I hope that this adds a
> little
> > > > perspective on how a tragedy like Doug suffered could
> > > easily
> > > > occur. None of us would have fared any better than he
>
> > > did.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Great post! Very true!
> > >
> > > By the way, Scribbler insists that "he's been out in the
>
> > > desert before and he knows what it's like..."
> > >
> > > Yeah, sure.
> > >
> > > Somehow I find that hard to believe!
> > >
> >
> > From what I have heard, the desert is a very dangerous
> > place. Why would Scribbler think a car would be a good
> place
> > for shade? Thats even worst!
>
> Scribbler said: "...he had shade (his vehicle)," he did not
> say anything about getting shade from being in the vehicle.
> Shade can found underneath the vehicle (though it would be
> very uncomfortable) or next to the outside of the vehicle on
> the side opposite the sun, except during the mid-day when
> the sun is directly overhead.
>
Ok, I guess I misunderstood.
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