Hydration

[tessiers]

What do you guys use for hydration while tractoring? I got heat stroke last weekend from 12 hours on the tractor and drank a lot of water, gatorade and even soda but nothing tasted good after a while. Wondering if someone has anything different?

Thanks

 

[LeadPoison]

I take salt and potassium pills as well as a powdered electrolyte mix along with water. I'll actually start hydrating before I start working.

 

[Localmotion]

We use isotonic waters - eg: shop brought water which has the salts etc already added. Key thing is to drink lots from first thing in the morning. Because we often work all day 6-7 days a week, we take a cool box, but instead of ice packs we freeze 1 or 2 of the bottles overnight. By lunchtime these are starting to thaw and keep us cool in the afternoon.

Other key thing is to cover up - I'm bad at that one, but all the local farmers around here wear long sleved shirts and trousers, even in +40 degree C.

 

[uglyboywith11fingers]

I make a point of keeping hydrated all the time. Maybe it don't taste so good, but I drink a full glass of water when I go to bed, another as soon as I get up, and another 6 or 8 glasses during the day, along with a couple cups of coffee, and a beer or 2 on occasion. Three years ago I had the pleasure of having to pass a kidney stone. Doctor says drink lots of water, so I do. Sure, I probably pee a dozen or more times a day, but I'm sure not gonna invite another kidney stone to come my way.

Pete

 

[MikeInEburg]

Just remember that drinks like soda, coffee and alcohol are diuretics - in the end they cause you to lose more fluid than they provide.

 

[phiferpharm]

Hydration and I either use a cooling neck scarf or head scarf.

 

[Artisan]

A squirter bottle of water, squirted straight to the face is a real refresher.

During the summer when available I will grab a hose and rinse my hole head
and forearms and hands a few times a day...works for me!

 

[Rustywreck]

I listened to an interview with a doctor from the Korey Stringer institute on the myths and tips of hydration.
You can listen to it, or read the transcript here

 

[adjusterr]

I'm a big fan of Gatorade alternated with water. I ride Harleys on long rides and find that I can drink warm Gatorade but not warm water. If I'm on the bike or tractor for any length of time in the heat I use Mary Kay sunblock...Yeah, Mary Kay, and for long sun exposure I wear white longsleeve shirts from Sam's Club. It's worked for 73 years.

 

[weedpharma]

I'm a big fan of Gatorade alternated with water. I ride Harleys on long rides and find that I can drink warm Gatorade but not warm water. If I'm on the bike or tractor for any length of time in the heat I use Mary Kay sunblock...Yeah, Mary Kay, and for long sun exposure I wear white longsleeve shirts from Sam's Club. It's worked for 73 years.

I used to get really bad headaches and cramps at night. I would drink litres of water during the day. One day while driving home, I had a terrible headache and could not face the 2 1/2 hr drive so I bought a sports drink and parked for a 1/2 hr. This made so much difference that I now make sure I have a few drinks like Gatorade during the day and before bed. I no longer get headaches unless I forget to have a drink of a sports drink.

Weedpharma