Heat Protection
The problem with fishing in the summer is the heat. Lindsay gets extra hot from the medications she is on and the fact that her body just doesn’t regulate heat very well. It can cause serious problems and is something we have to be very aware of. Lindsay can not sweat, this doesn’t allow her to get rid of her body heat. If we do not keep her cool, she would not be able to enjoy the summer time activities, which we do a lot of.
When we go fishing (or any outdoor activity when it’s hot) we take a spray bottle filled with cool water to keep her wet and cool along with a couple of wet wash cloths or towels. Keeping her head as wet as possible is very important, we will soak her hair down. We also have about 2 dozen reusable cooling bandanas we wrap around different parts of her body or just lay on her skin. we keep them fresh throughout the day.
We also have a patio table umbrella that we put up for shade. We made a removable and adjustable Stake to hold our Umbrella up in a stable position. When you are finished using this for the day, just pull the Stake out of the ground. It works great. Drill some 5/16″ holes about 6″ apart in a 5′ long piece of metal Pipe or a Rod that is smaller then the inside dimension of the umbrella tubing. Slide the umbrella over the Pipe or Rod for the height needed, then just put a 3″ bolt through the hole and set the umbrella down on top of the bolt. The bolt is the stop, so the umbrella wont slide down the Pipe or Rod that you knock in the ground. We can move it wherever we want and can adjust the position based on where the sun is. You can find patio umbrellas at garage sales or ebay and craigslist at a reasonable price.
We also take a 12” fan with us, set it next to her, and plug it into the DC-AC inverter which is hooked to the 12 volt battery that her fishing pole is connected to.
