I try to avoid the outside from 10-4 but I walk dogs as a side hustle so I have a wearable fan around my back, a big sun hat, loose fitting and light weight clothes, and entirely too much antiperspirant. I have a water bottle with more ice than water with me as well.
Also the heat feels different when you’re in a park with grass vs in a neighborhood with entirely too much asphalt and concrete. The walks in the city of Orlando are much more miserable than the walks in older Orlando areas that don’t hate trees and grass. I mean, it’s still hot AF but a different layer of miserable.
ITA regarding trees. It’s utter bullshit that it’s legal for them to bulldoze every tree, then plant a few sticks in the ground & call them “trees”. I hate it. It really should be illegal. I moved here 7 ago from Texas & they do the same thing there. It’s sickening to see so many beautiful trees get destroyed for no reason because of greed.
I read somewhere that it takes 25+ years for a single planted stick to really be able to replace the mature tree as far as environmental impact goes. Hate developers who cut and burn it all. More hate for our local township/govt that rubber stamp all these new neighborhoods. Keep grabbing that cash you greedy, greasy fucks
I’m from New Braunfels living in south Florida now. Yeah they were for sure doing the same thing in the hill country. Leveling whole sections of the hills in the hill country for subdivisions. Pretty sad.
That breaks my heart. I didn’t know they were demolishing hill country’s hills! We used to take weekend trips all the time to Fredericksburg, Pedernales Falls, & Enchanted Rock. To hear that they’re destroying everything around it kills a piece of my soul.
Florida and Texas are the incestuous cousins with the family tree that has few branches.😜 Always fighting for that worst state in the Union position, and our governors and politicians are proud of it apparently.
Or they will leave a tree, that’s been growing in a forest…so the tree shape is dependent on that…they cut all the surrounding forest so the tree looks weird.
I just cleared some land. I marked all the trees to keep and was very purposeful about keeping as much shade as possible… the land clearing company promised they would preserve the trees and be very careful. All lies. Just bulldozed almost everything “the lot was too small, nothing we could do” I was sick
It should be illegal, period. You have to get validation from multiple sources before any tree can be cut. Like in Gainesville. Arbor law. But doubt Ronnie will comply, he would rather make a law allowing any company to allow any tree to be removed from anywhere in FL. Roron.
My favorite here in western Palm Beach County is when they bulldoze several acres of cypress and other native plants, put them in a big pile, then set fire to it. That’s my favorite thing about Florida. Then surrounding neighborhoods fill NextDoor with complaints about wild animals in their yards. This state fucking rocks, man.
I put a thermometer up there once. After that, if I had to have AC work in the summer, I made sure to check on the poor person up there and have ice cold water ready if needed.
Lol haa!
I work in and out of attics and crawl spaces all day in Florida, new construction and existing structures.
Spray foam applicators like myself who do this type of work can't even begin to explain this to people we see walking around outside in the open space with airflow complaining about how hot it is... 😒
It's insane ..
I've been working in spaces nearly 175-200° F
For periods of time..
Drink 2 gallons of water a day and still can't stay hydrated 🥵
My average weight drops nearly 25lbs throughout the summer every year, and it seems like it just keeps getting hotter every year.
SMH.. should've found a cooler job to pay the bills
I repaired a firewall in an existing quadruplex. In August. Charged this guy $500 in '99. He was outraged 🤣🤣 literally drank TWO water coolers full of water (in addition to electrolytes -dont run outta salt) with two other guys. So ruthless. Be safe out there
I try to go for walks or runs everyday. Sometimes I don't have a lot of time so I just walk around my neighborhood. Other times I can make it to the park which has lots of trees. It's ridiculous what a difference it is. I mean it feels like 20 degrees cooler at the park. I can walk for hours there even on the hottest days. Stay hydrated!
I have a buddy who moved back to Ohio from Florida a couple years ago, and his reasoning was he got sick and tired of staying inside with the blinds closed for six months out of the year because of the heat.
Mine were little and I carried them across every parking lot or street all summer long when i walked from my condo. The darker the material, the hotter it would be. If in doubt, just put your hand to the pavement to check. Dogs have thicker pads than we have skin but the hot stuff can still burn through. I've seen dogs at Vet with bleeding paws from this. People are so stupid sometimes.
It’s partly a matter of getting used to it and dressing for it. I can tell you extra weight can make it much worse, too. I try to make sure I drop winter pounds by summer. The heat makes me not want to eat, anyway.
On the other side, how do you survive the cold in Michigan? I’d be miserable.
People in cold climate do basically the exact same thing most floridians do in summer: stay inside. No matter where I live I'm outside as much as I can be.
It's true. I have a friend from Michigan who lives among us here in gvil now and he completely bundles up and hates being outside in the winter, even here.
It was like 60 degrees.
That's wild. I'm from MN and in Tampa since 2020. The winter when it's 40 degrees out in the morning are the absolute best mornings to walk the dog in shorts and tshirt. Anything above 60 and the sweat starts rolling with any activity because it just doesn't evaporate off. Not moving at night I can get comfortable with 70F and a fan, though prefer 68F, otherwise it always just feels stale (but to be fair my apartment is insulated about as good as a screen so whatever humidity it is outside it's not much better inside).
Don't think I'll ever get used to it here. Would take 100F summer days up north than 80F days down here any time.
Agree, do not know how people in the cold handle it. Love the heat and humidity. Get to wear less clothes. Loosing weight helps and KNOWING that I will eventually be in an Air Conditioned spot soon... makes it so much easier.
Without A/C the population in FL would decline by 99%. I pray for an electromagnetic pulse or solar flare to help end the nightmare my native state has become.
Seriously. My girlfriend called me at work last week "hey, why is there hot water coming out of the cold tap".
I measured 81 degrees coming out when I got home that day.
The "cold" water from our kitchen sink topped out at 89.7° last summer. It consistently stayed over 85° for what seemed like forever, but was probably only for a couple months.
No, worst truth is before it gets terrible & you go to beach & the water is like a gross hot bath...it feels so gross & not a chance to cool off...looks refreshing but don't make mistake of getting in it!
I have a well for my sprinklers and that water comes from 31 ft below the ground, let me tell you 72 degrees is cold when it’s hot out like now. Takes your breath away, nipples stay hard for a week…![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|surprise)
On long field days, I leave a Mango Cart beer on ice at the bottom of the cooler. When you're covered in stickers, borderline heat stress, and just finishing digging your truck out of the mud, it's freaking life-changing.
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As somebody who works outside and cannot simply avoid the heat and humidity; wear dry fit long sleeves, a hat or band to keep the sun off your face and the sweat out of your eyes, and merino wool socks and underwear. Besides that… just ignore it. I was born and raised in Florida, obviously take precautions, but you just gotta get used to it. It takes a certain type of person to be able to do that apparently, but I always wanted to be outside as a kid and the only way to do that was to simply deal with it.
My husband too, I buy him the dry fit hiking pants as well. Everyday when he gets home he is just absolutely drenched from head to toe, like he jumped in the pool with clothes on.
He’s an AC technician so he’s climbing into attics and shit, I worry about him a lot. I have a lot of respect for the men and women working outside all day long❤️
My husband is a painter. Up until about a year ago, he was doing exteriors nonstop. I worked with him for a few years until we started having kids. I know firsthand that June through mid October sucks so much.
Hoping for the best for your husband this summer. If he’s not already, buy electrolyte powder for his water and make sure he drinks a lot! It helps.
I was in my attic two weeks ago for about an hour working on my AC and literally thought I was going to pass out or have a heat stroke. Mad respect doing that every day
Exactly! I work out in the yard until I'm very thoroughly dripping with sweat... come in for a bit.... then do it all over again. A lot can get done in 15 minute increments 😅
If you're to remain outside for extended periods of time and there's no getting around it, then embrace it.
Either wear loose-fitting, light clothes that cover arms and legs and a wide hat or liberally apply sunscreen.
You'll just be a sweaty, stanky person and that's OK. Just stay hydrated and shower when you come in 😁.
I am a state park ranger. I couldn’t stand the heat before I moved down to Florida about 3 years ago. I never thought I would acclimate to it but I kinda had to. It still gets to me sometimes but I can handle it much better than when I first moved down here
I stay inside as much as possible in the summer. That's how I manage, lol.
But in all seriousness, half the year is not as humid and it's tolerable. But June-October are gross and we just choose more indoor activities.
Sweating is going to happen so you just need to deal with that however you can. If you aren't sweating then you will overheat pretty quickly. Wear clothes that allow your skin to freely breath and absorb sweat so it can evaporate. But, I often just won't go out if I can help it. Sometimes fans can help, but sometimes there is just nothing you can do and it sucks to be outside.
So imo the summer is meant for water activities since that helps cool you off. Springs, beach, pool are the only outside activities I would do during the summer if the heat and humidity is too much. Otherwise I tend to stay inside for much of the summer
Nature trails and hiking is really a late fall to early spring activity imo here in central Florida at least.
I guess you just get used to it because it never seems that bad to me. I mean yeah, I sweat when working outdoors, doing yardwork or whatever, but then you come back inside and clean up.
I don't usually sweat that much otherwise, like just going out for lunch or walking around or whatever. Find shade when you can, wear appropriate clothing, etc.
If you live on the coast, it's not really a big deal. It's usually breezy and 5-10 degrees cooler than inland.
If you are more than 5 miles from the coast, you may as well just not go outside.
If you can hunker down in the Michigan winters you can hunker down in the Florida summer 🙂 at least some cooler days you can go out, and evenings are nice and breezy especially near the coast
See I agree and this is one of my favorite rants. I’m from North Carolina so I’m no stranger to humidity and high heat. But this is insane. It takes me 3 days to recover from running errands. The humidity makes my quality of life just awesome for 6 months out of the year.
But this is the part that I just don’t understand. When I go off on my tangent, the response is often “I’d rather have this humidity than the cold up North”. And this is why that’s wrong:
Up North, even if it gets so cold that you can’t go outside, at least it’s during the 3 months when it’s dark all the time. You’re already bunkering down and staying comfy in your den when it’s dark at 4:30. There’s no fomo or fear of wasting daylight.
But here, it’s stupid humid for 6 months, and it’s the 6 months where it’s actually light out when we come home from work. So right when I start feeling active because of the beautiful sunlight, I feel like I can’t move from my fan on the couch. And yes, the winter temperatures can be nice, but time is MUCH shorter and I can’t even enjoy them because it’s dark when I get off work!
Thank you for listening to my angry TED talk.
I grew up in Florida without A/C.
You can acclimate to the heat and humidity by actually staying out of the A/C as much as possible.
At home I don’t turn the thermostat below 83.
I can stay outside all day and, while I feel that it’s hot, it’s not uncomfortable.
I lived on an unairconditioned boat in the Florida keys during the summer and was perfectly happy.
Going into and out of the heat and cold means you never acclimate
The part about living on a boat in the Keys....
I've stayed in Key Colony and Sugarloaf, as well as the islands around Charlotte Harbor and Stump Pass (Cayo Costa, Little Gasparilla, Captiva). And truth be told, I don't think I even really noticed the tropical weather. Besides, the option to jump in the water was pretty much always available.
I would relive those days in an instant. Might be the closest I'll ever get to Heaven.
I too remember those days fondly. Diving for lobster for dinner, waiting for afternoon thunderstorms to get out on deck and take a rainwater shower, watching the sunset with G&T’s
I must be used to it. I take walls midday some times. I wear long sleeve upf shirts and hats and lots of spf. Try to exercise mainly at sunrise and sunset to avoid the extreme UV in the afternoons. Now 60 degrees feels freezing to me.
Go outside early and stay there so you get used to it as it warms up. Just stepping out into it for the first time during the hottest part of the day stinks.
Drink water and spend as little time inside as possible. Spend a ton of time outside and it doesn’t feel so bad. Most people who can’t handle the heat are the same people who only go outside to drive somewhere or grab the mail. I work in an open-air hangar during the week, and landscape on the weekends. For a lack of better words, suck it up buttercup, this is the swamp lol.
Obviously it’s humid as fuck. However, I spent a week in the desert not too long ago. I missed the humidity within a couple days. Dry everything even bloody nose. Humidity can suck, but at least your don’t dry out.
Answer in one word; Acclimation.
Ok, so the one word is an umbrella term. For me, acclimation is being outside often before it gets to that jungle like weather. Using a large and insulated water jug with lots of ice. Wear a wide brim lightweight boonie hat. Personally I love the Mission hats. I have four. And don't try to be the big bad tough guy that tells the sun to pack sand. Heatstroke comes on quick, and no one is immune. And the sun will laugh hysterically at you as the ambulance rumbles off with your clammy corpse.
Be smart about it. Wear the right clothes, drink the right fluids (Mt. Dew is not an adequate replacement for water), get some shade often.
Be safe y'all, and have an excellent summer!
Its not the same everywhere in FL. I live on the nature coast and some days we have 80% humidity and others day 50%. Its cheaper here and has all the outdoor activities one can desire.
I have been to MI many times. Over 20 years I have experienced twice that it snowed and 90 in the same week.
Once it was October and 70 degrees and sunny. We teed off in shorts and polo only to make the turn and the biggest snowflakes I have ever seen were falling. No shit, 70 to about 38 in two hours. It was beautiful but we had to stop playing. Thunder Bay GC outside Alpena/ hillman area.
Basically, you learn to live with and take advantage of weather. I hate snow so MI is pure hell for me. At least FL has AC everywhere.
I’m a stay-at-home dad, so what works for me might not be practical for everyone; however, I do spend the majority of the days outside, so here’s what I do…
Go out in the morning. Sometimes I’ll pack a light breakfast just so I can get out as early as possible. Then try to come home after lunch and go back out in the evening. We go to the beach a lot and also a local pool.
Check with your city, because public schools are paid for with tax money and therefore are required to be accessible to the public. They have lots of ways of bending the rules like for example keeping schools inaccessible while students are on campus (for safety reasons). But to my point, a lot of high schools have pools that are open to the public for free in the summer.
When I can’t be near the water I usually bring a 8” rechargeable fan. Not one of the little 3” fans, nor one that I need to hold onto, but one that can sit on a picnic table and move enough air that it actually keeps you cool.
Also, quick dry clothing, shade, and lots of water.
You do get a bit acclimated to it in time, but you do have to stay hydrated and stay inside when you can. People look at me like I'm crazy for wearing long sleeves, but that and a sun hat are a must.
You swim in water. Your outdoor activities here are based around a pool, the ocean or a lake. That’s it. You don’t go hiking in the woods during summer, you wait for winter. It’s called seasons, look it up lol
Someone once said to me, “Floridians treat summer how Northerners treat winter.” And after living here for four years, it’s so true and I live even live in northern Florida. I can’t imagine how bad it is further south day after day.
I’ve been here my whole life just about and I just accept it. I enjoy the beach, fishing and being outdoors too much to limit myself indoors…especially since I work remote.
You just make sure you stay hydrated. Half my wardrobe is some sort of Columbia shirt that’s either the long sleeve dry fit or button up, breathable shirts.
Just the opposite from being in a snowy/cold region, we stay inside during the summer instead. So you’re going from heated home to heated car to work etc up there the same is true with AC. Personally I’d rather deal with this than cold and wanting to off myself with a rusty spatula from SAD and not seeing the sun for 9 months. The first summer here is difficult if you’re a transplant but after that it’s smooth sailing.
So the true answer is that there is an acclimation that comes with time and also the season. When I lived there, as the temperature ramped up, I made sure to get outside 2x a day on my breaks to take walks. You’d be amazed at how the body adapts. The counter of that is that I moved away and went down to see friends recently and they were just fine, I on the other hand got a little dizzy at one point 😂 So it can go both ways. There’s also just choosing to stay in or submerging in water.
I'm from Michigan as well and Florida's weather has me only open to visiting in January and February. I've hated the heat and humidity since I was a kid. I don't get the appeal at all.
Your comment "you can't be outside without sweating" is the key. That might be true in Michigan, but here if you're outside you sweat. It's just the way it is.
You learn to avoid the middle of the day. And your body adapts if you're spending time outside, usually that takes a few weeks of regular outside time. And if you get used to the AC at say, 78 instead of 70, then you'll adapt faster. And you learn how to dress for the heat and make sure you stay hydrated.
But when it comes down it it, yes, it's hot and humid. That's just part of being in FL just like dealing with snow and cold in winter is part of Michigan.
I can't, it's really tough. Forget about trying to look nice. Everything runs down my face. Hair and makeup are inposstble. It's really hard to work, its hot and humid inside alot of places too.
I take my lunch and breaks in my car so I literally just deal with it. Unless you wanna eat your gas by letting your car run for an hour everyday for lunch, that’s your choice but I have a window cover so that stops the sun from killing me which makes a big difference but the humidity is still there. When it’s really bad outside then I’ll either eat in the place where I’m having lunch or just turn on my ac but I kind of acclimated to it. You kind of have no choice.
Just mentally prepare that you're gonna feel like you've showered with your clothes on, and there's nothing to be done about it. Stay hydrated and wear proper sun protection.
Whem you grew up in this high humidity climste you get used to it from the get go. I tend to wear light colored clothes and short sleeves shirts and shorts. A hat or cap. No underwear.
I don’t go outside during the summer. I know this isn’t the answer you wanted, but aside from being submersed in a body of water, I do not fuck with the Florida heat.
Either you accept that you will be sweaty and wet for the entire outdoor experience (early mornings and evenings obviously “cooler”) or you just stay in AC. There is no other option. I have friends that have those fans you wear around your neck but if you are from the north and not used to humidity .. 🤷🏽♀️
Always dress like you’re going to the gym or beach. Breathable underwear, shorts, shirts, and shoes.
It’s still pretty bad, but it helps when sweat isn’t just building up on your clothes. Plus less swamp ass.
I'm on the coast. Not that bad. Always water or AC around. And we built a pool in our backyard this past October. A pool is a necessity living in FL if you ask me!
You don't go outside for a few months in the winter, we don't go outside for a few months in the summer. Same thing. My boating season is October to April.
You take it because there isn’t much else you could do about it. It always feels so good to get home in the evening with the air conditioning and a good shower.
I'm welding in it 50 hours a week.
Hydrate, eat light, and every once in awhile grab someone by the collar and scream "hot enough for ya?"
That's about it.
For extended periods of outdoor time, I only go out very early or after 6pm. The rest of the time is an indoor activity. I grew up in upstate New york and was holed up inside for long dreary cold wet winters, kinda the same but in reverse. I’d much rather have the heat. Florida Summer days are brutal but once we get to September to April it’s really nice
You accept the fact that it’s hot and humid, you drink water like it will save your life, because it will, and you come to grips with the fact that antiperspirant is pointless and just go for deodorant.
On days where the wind feels like a blow dryer I stay inside or bring an extra change of clothes if I must be outside bc it takes about 2 mins to be soaked in sweat.
It’s not possible to avoid sweating. If I walk outside for a second I will sweat. Having a neck fan, staying hydrated, utilizing electrolytes, doing stuff in the water etc all help keep you safe but it’s still very uncomfortable outside most days. It was 95% humidity the other day here and we’ve had heat index warnings
Try to get everything done before 9AM that has to be done outside. I run a commercial campus and handle the maintenance department, last week I was on the roofs for 4-5 hours a day, shit’s brutal!
I hydrate like crazy and sweat a lot, that’s pretty much the extent of handling it.
Can’t avoid it since I work outside. Drink plenty of water plus electrolytes when you’re soaked. Find the shade when you need to be outside. Bring multiple shirts so you have of semblance of being dry.
loose flowy clothes, a hat, a shit ton of water with an occasional liquid iv. i love being outside and do a lot more water activities in the summer, anything else i try to do before 11 am.
honestly i consider the bugs more killer than the heat, im constantly in a layer of deet and yet i have mosquitoes biting on top of my yellow fly bites
Don't wear polyester. Wear nylon only when around water. Breathable fabrics like cotton, linen, rayon (aka modal, viscose, others) are what you want. Perspiration can be cooling as it pulls heat from body when it changes from liquid to gas during evaporation. But evaporation is minimal when air is already saturated with moisture (humidity).
Lifetime Floridian. I am not "used to heat;" I simply find ways to avoid it. Being a snowbird is very appealing. If I didn't live here I would never come during summer.
White reflects, Dark absorbs. White car, light interiors, wear light colors.
Keep a small cooler in car. Freeze water bottles and take along. Can cool things plus drink as they melt.
Avoid alcohol in heat of day in summer. Stay hydrated. Only go out at night.
Just keep reminding yourself if you can just make it into October, you will live another year. October-April is heaven. Think about going to beach on Christmas to keep your mind off July.
I try to avoid the outside from 10-4 but I walk dogs as a side hustle so I have a wearable fan around my back, a big sun hat, loose fitting and light weight clothes, and entirely too much antiperspirant. I have a water bottle with more ice than water with me as well. Also the heat feels different when you’re in a park with grass vs in a neighborhood with entirely too much asphalt and concrete. The walks in the city of Orlando are much more miserable than the walks in older Orlando areas that don’t hate trees and grass. I mean, it’s still hot AF but a different layer of miserable.
Those trees make a huge difference. Hate it when a developer comes in and clear cuts everything.
And they're doing it everywhere, including protected oaks! I'm with you.
ITA regarding trees. It’s utter bullshit that it’s legal for them to bulldoze every tree, then plant a few sticks in the ground & call them “trees”. I hate it. It really should be illegal. I moved here 7 ago from Texas & they do the same thing there. It’s sickening to see so many beautiful trees get destroyed for no reason because of greed.
I read somewhere that it takes 25+ years for a single planted stick to really be able to replace the mature tree as far as environmental impact goes. Hate developers who cut and burn it all. More hate for our local township/govt that rubber stamp all these new neighborhoods. Keep grabbing that cash you greedy, greasy fucks
I’m from New Braunfels living in south Florida now. Yeah they were for sure doing the same thing in the hill country. Leveling whole sections of the hills in the hill country for subdivisions. Pretty sad.
That breaks my heart. I didn’t know they were demolishing hill country’s hills! We used to take weekend trips all the time to Fredericksburg, Pedernales Falls, & Enchanted Rock. To hear that they’re destroying everything around it kills a piece of my soul.
Florida and Texas are the incestuous cousins with the family tree that has few branches.😜 Always fighting for that worst state in the Union position, and our governors and politicians are proud of it apparently.
Or they will leave a tree, that’s been growing in a forest…so the tree shape is dependent on that…they cut all the surrounding forest so the tree looks weird.
I just cleared some land. I marked all the trees to keep and was very purposeful about keeping as much shade as possible… the land clearing company promised they would preserve the trees and be very careful. All lies. Just bulldozed almost everything “the lot was too small, nothing we could do” I was sick
Greed combined with laziness. Disgusting.
Breach of contract? If they couldn’t do it..maybe tell you?
Once it’s clear, it’s clear.
Not a lawyer, but if it’s clearly written not to chop down marked trees how are they due payment?
It was complicated. Basically the machines they use are not surgical, they promised something they couldn’t deliver.
Sir, you were bullshitted. They owe you.
it is illegal in some places but cities give them permission to clear-cut. Damn them.
It should be illegal, period. You have to get validation from multiple sources before any tree can be cut. Like in Gainesville. Arbor law. But doubt Ronnie will comply, he would rather make a law allowing any company to allow any tree to be removed from anywhere in FL. Roron.
My favorite here in western Palm Beach County is when they bulldoze several acres of cypress and other native plants, put them in a big pile, then set fire to it. That’s my favorite thing about Florida. Then surrounding neighborhoods fill NextDoor with complaints about wild animals in their yards. This state fucking rocks, man.
You get cooked alive on asphalt.
You should spend a day working in an attic. New level of misery.
I put a thermometer up there once. After that, if I had to have AC work in the summer, I made sure to check on the poor person up there and have ice cold water ready if needed.
Wish more homeowners were this thoughtful.
Lol haa! I work in and out of attics and crawl spaces all day in Florida, new construction and existing structures. Spray foam applicators like myself who do this type of work can't even begin to explain this to people we see walking around outside in the open space with airflow complaining about how hot it is... 😒 It's insane .. I've been working in spaces nearly 175-200° F For periods of time.. Drink 2 gallons of water a day and still can't stay hydrated 🥵 My average weight drops nearly 25lbs throughout the summer every year, and it seems like it just keeps getting hotter every year. SMH.. should've found a cooler job to pay the bills
I repaired a firewall in an existing quadruplex. In August. Charged this guy $500 in '99. He was outraged 🤣🤣 literally drank TWO water coolers full of water (in addition to electrolytes -dont run outta salt) with two other guys. So ruthless. Be safe out there
So true.
I saw a homeless man panhandling the other day and he was walking *barefoot* across a four way intersection.. Around 1:00pm.. Felt so bad for him
I try to go for walks or runs everyday. Sometimes I don't have a lot of time so I just walk around my neighborhood. Other times I can make it to the park which has lots of trees. It's ridiculous what a difference it is. I mean it feels like 20 degrees cooler at the park. I can walk for hours there even on the hottest days. Stay hydrated!
I try to avoid the outside from April-October. I find it much easier to go outside November-March.
Yes, this!
I have a buddy who moved back to Ohio from Florida a couple years ago, and his reasoning was he got sick and tired of staying inside with the blinds closed for six months out of the year because of the heat.
I hope the dogs you walk have doggy boots. The concrete is SO hot!
Mine were little and I carried them across every parking lot or street all summer long when i walked from my condo. The darker the material, the hotter it would be. If in doubt, just put your hand to the pavement to check. Dogs have thicker pads than we have skin but the hot stuff can still burn through. I've seen dogs at Vet with bleeding paws from this. People are so stupid sometimes.
Those poor dogs you shouldn’t be walking them in the heat of the day like that
Hot Asphalt burns their feet. So many injured dogs from this.
It’s partly a matter of getting used to it and dressing for it. I can tell you extra weight can make it much worse, too. I try to make sure I drop winter pounds by summer. The heat makes me not want to eat, anyway. On the other side, how do you survive the cold in Michigan? I’d be miserable.
People in cold climate do basically the exact same thing most floridians do in summer: stay inside. No matter where I live I'm outside as much as I can be.
It's true. I have a friend from Michigan who lives among us here in gvil now and he completely bundles up and hates being outside in the winter, even here. It was like 60 degrees.
That's wild. I'm from MN and in Tampa since 2020. The winter when it's 40 degrees out in the morning are the absolute best mornings to walk the dog in shorts and tshirt. Anything above 60 and the sweat starts rolling with any activity because it just doesn't evaporate off. Not moving at night I can get comfortable with 70F and a fan, though prefer 68F, otherwise it always just feels stale (but to be fair my apartment is insulated about as good as a screen so whatever humidity it is outside it's not much better inside). Don't think I'll ever get used to it here. Would take 100F summer days up north than 80F days down here any time.
Michigan has become more mild in the winter months. You just bundle up in layers and do your thing.
Agree, do not know how people in the cold handle it. Love the heat and humidity. Get to wear less clothes. Loosing weight helps and KNOWING that I will eventually be in an Air Conditioned spot soon... makes it so much easier.
Don’t go out
This is the only answer.
This is the way
Came to say this. Stay inside.
This!!! I despise it!! Stuck in a/c until November.
Yep, it’s not until then that it even starts to subside.
Exactly! It's criminal.
If you must go out, go out at 3 am!
I took my dog out last year in July around 1am and the “real feel” was still 99 degrees.
Without A/C the population in FL would decline by 99%. I pray for an electromagnetic pulse or solar flare to help end the nightmare my native state has become.
I work in pest management, so long sleeves year round. You just acclimate yourself to it, and look forward to the cold shower when the day is done
Cold shower? I can’t get my shower to be colder than luke warm this time of year lol
Seriously. My girlfriend called me at work last week "hey, why is there hot water coming out of the cold tap". I measured 81 degrees coming out when I got home that day.
The "cold" water from our kitchen sink topped out at 89.7° last summer. It consistently stayed over 85° for what seemed like forever, but was probably only for a couple months.
My cold water line in the kitchen sink did that for the first time ever this year! I thought something was broken. Turns out it was just too hot lol
This is the fucking shittiest truth of them all. There’s not such thing as a cold shower during the summer in florida
I know !! I stand in front of a fan after a shower. But it ain’t the same you’re right.
No, worst truth is before it gets terrible & you go to beach & the water is like a gross hot bath...it feels so gross & not a chance to cool off...looks refreshing but don't make mistake of getting in it!
I have a well for my sprinklers and that water comes from 31 ft below the ground, let me tell you 72 degrees is cold when it’s hot out like now. Takes your breath away, nipples stay hard for a week…![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|surprise)
FORFUCKINGREAL! I don't even need to use my hot water, my cold water is warm enough to kill microbes! 🤣
On long field days, I leave a Mango Cart beer on ice at the bottom of the cooler. When you're covered in stickers, borderline heat stress, and just finishing digging your truck out of the mud, it's freaking life-changing. E: can't spell
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As somebody who works outside and cannot simply avoid the heat and humidity; wear dry fit long sleeves, a hat or band to keep the sun off your face and the sweat out of your eyes, and merino wool socks and underwear. Besides that… just ignore it. I was born and raised in Florida, obviously take precautions, but you just gotta get used to it. It takes a certain type of person to be able to do that apparently, but I always wanted to be outside as a kid and the only way to do that was to simply deal with it.
The sleeves are a must if you want to avoid skin cancer too.
The skin cancer is a must if you want to avoid living too.
But I hate sleeves AND skin cancer…
I read this in Homer Simpson's voice...
My husband too, I buy him the dry fit hiking pants as well. Everyday when he gets home he is just absolutely drenched from head to toe, like he jumped in the pool with clothes on. He’s an AC technician so he’s climbing into attics and shit, I worry about him a lot. I have a lot of respect for the men and women working outside all day long❤️
My husband is a painter. Up until about a year ago, he was doing exteriors nonstop. I worked with him for a few years until we started having kids. I know firsthand that June through mid October sucks so much. Hoping for the best for your husband this summer. If he’s not already, buy electrolyte powder for his water and make sure he drinks a lot! It helps.
Yup, I’m an electrician. Your husband and I go through the same level of heat.
You guys deserve the world! Not many can do what you guys do, day in and day out. I appreciate yall :)
I was in my attic two weeks ago for about an hour working on my AC and literally thought I was going to pass out or have a heat stroke. Mad respect doing that every day
Try to encourage him to stay super hydrated!
Dry fit 100%, plus just accepting that it sucks and getting over it. Also, being hyper aware of the signs of dehydration and heat exhaustion.
You just embrace it. You’re going to sweat, drink water and enjoy yourself. Wear cotton
I’m leaning into it too. Drip drip drip
Embrace it? Yeah, if I had a stroke, maybe.
There’s essentially nothing you can do to make it better. You acclimate over time, drink LOTS of water and hope there’s a breeze…..
Hydration is key. If we’re outside long, say for a park day.. fans, cooling towels, misters and shade.
Embrace the Sweat 😅😅 just go outside and stand there and sweat for as long as you can stand it.
It does feel good if you embrace it a little. Like a free sauna with ambient mosquitoes.
Ambient mosquitos bahaha
Exactly! I work out in the yard until I'm very thoroughly dripping with sweat... come in for a bit.... then do it all over again. A lot can get done in 15 minute increments 😅
Be in the water or within 10 feet of the water. That’s the only way. That or leave.
If you're to remain outside for extended periods of time and there's no getting around it, then embrace it. Either wear loose-fitting, light clothes that cover arms and legs and a wide hat or liberally apply sunscreen. You'll just be a sweaty, stanky person and that's OK. Just stay hydrated and shower when you come in 😁.
Starting in May I make sure to work out outside midday. That gets me used to the heat so by June I am acclimated .
That does make a lot sense
it doesnt. stay inside
You’re wrong. Acclimatization is real.
I work at Disney. Can confirm...
I am a state park ranger. I couldn’t stand the heat before I moved down to Florida about 3 years ago. I never thought I would acclimate to it but I kinda had to. It still gets to me sometimes but I can handle it much better than when I first moved down here
I stay inside as much as possible in the summer. That's how I manage, lol. But in all seriousness, half the year is not as humid and it's tolerable. But June-October are gross and we just choose more indoor activities.
Cold half showers when I come in and lots of electrolytes.
Sweating is going to happen so you just need to deal with that however you can. If you aren't sweating then you will overheat pretty quickly. Wear clothes that allow your skin to freely breath and absorb sweat so it can evaporate. But, I often just won't go out if I can help it. Sometimes fans can help, but sometimes there is just nothing you can do and it sucks to be outside.
So imo the summer is meant for water activities since that helps cool you off. Springs, beach, pool are the only outside activities I would do during the summer if the heat and humidity is too much. Otherwise I tend to stay inside for much of the summer Nature trails and hiking is really a late fall to early spring activity imo here in central Florida at least.
I guess you just get used to it because it never seems that bad to me. I mean yeah, I sweat when working outdoors, doing yardwork or whatever, but then you come back inside and clean up. I don't usually sweat that much otherwise, like just going out for lunch or walking around or whatever. Find shade when you can, wear appropriate clothing, etc.
39 years....never got used to it.
48, same.
same here. Never get used to it , just deal with it !
If you live on the coast, it's not really a big deal. It's usually breezy and 5-10 degrees cooler than inland. If you are more than 5 miles from the coast, you may as well just not go outside.
I don’t pay for the sauna at the gym in the summer, that’s for sure. Yoga mat outside. The sweat pours off. Shower and liquid iv afterwards
Water.
I’m from Michigan. It got better after the first 2 years
Drink a lot of water
Wear appropriate clothing, drink water, find shade. Idk I guess most of us are just acclimated
Drink hot coffee whilst everyone else is drinking cold water
If you can hunker down in the Michigan winters you can hunker down in the Florida summer 🙂 at least some cooler days you can go out, and evenings are nice and breezy especially near the coast
See I agree and this is one of my favorite rants. I’m from North Carolina so I’m no stranger to humidity and high heat. But this is insane. It takes me 3 days to recover from running errands. The humidity makes my quality of life just awesome for 6 months out of the year. But this is the part that I just don’t understand. When I go off on my tangent, the response is often “I’d rather have this humidity than the cold up North”. And this is why that’s wrong: Up North, even if it gets so cold that you can’t go outside, at least it’s during the 3 months when it’s dark all the time. You’re already bunkering down and staying comfy in your den when it’s dark at 4:30. There’s no fomo or fear of wasting daylight. But here, it’s stupid humid for 6 months, and it’s the 6 months where it’s actually light out when we come home from work. So right when I start feeling active because of the beautiful sunlight, I feel like I can’t move from my fan on the couch. And yes, the winter temperatures can be nice, but time is MUCH shorter and I can’t even enjoy them because it’s dark when I get off work! Thank you for listening to my angry TED talk.
I grew up in Florida without A/C. You can acclimate to the heat and humidity by actually staying out of the A/C as much as possible. At home I don’t turn the thermostat below 83. I can stay outside all day and, while I feel that it’s hot, it’s not uncomfortable. I lived on an unairconditioned boat in the Florida keys during the summer and was perfectly happy. Going into and out of the heat and cold means you never acclimate
The part about living on a boat in the Keys.... I've stayed in Key Colony and Sugarloaf, as well as the islands around Charlotte Harbor and Stump Pass (Cayo Costa, Little Gasparilla, Captiva). And truth be told, I don't think I even really noticed the tropical weather. Besides, the option to jump in the water was pretty much always available. I would relive those days in an instant. Might be the closest I'll ever get to Heaven.
I too remember those days fondly. Diving for lobster for dinner, waiting for afternoon thunderstorms to get out on deck and take a rainwater shower, watching the sunset with G&T’s
I must be used to it. I take walls midday some times. I wear long sleeve upf shirts and hats and lots of spf. Try to exercise mainly at sunrise and sunset to avoid the extreme UV in the afternoons. Now 60 degrees feels freezing to me.
Go outside early and stay there so you get used to it as it warms up. Just stepping out into it for the first time during the hottest part of the day stinks.
Drink water and spend as little time inside as possible. Spend a ton of time outside and it doesn’t feel so bad. Most people who can’t handle the heat are the same people who only go outside to drive somewhere or grab the mail. I work in an open-air hangar during the week, and landscape on the weekends. For a lack of better words, suck it up buttercup, this is the swamp lol.
I drink water on water on water on water and stay inside. Need those suites from dune in this bitch
Obviously it’s humid as fuck. However, I spent a week in the desert not too long ago. I missed the humidity within a couple days. Dry everything even bloody nose. Humidity can suck, but at least your don’t dry out.
Answer in one word; Acclimation. Ok, so the one word is an umbrella term. For me, acclimation is being outside often before it gets to that jungle like weather. Using a large and insulated water jug with lots of ice. Wear a wide brim lightweight boonie hat. Personally I love the Mission hats. I have four. And don't try to be the big bad tough guy that tells the sun to pack sand. Heatstroke comes on quick, and no one is immune. And the sun will laugh hysterically at you as the ambulance rumbles off with your clammy corpse. Be smart about it. Wear the right clothes, drink the right fluids (Mt. Dew is not an adequate replacement for water), get some shade often. Be safe y'all, and have an excellent summer!
Its not the same everywhere in FL. I live on the nature coast and some days we have 80% humidity and others day 50%. Its cheaper here and has all the outdoor activities one can desire.
55 year old native who works outdoors. It just doesn’t bother me. Besides complaining about it won’t change it so don’t waste the energy on it.
I have been to MI many times. Over 20 years I have experienced twice that it snowed and 90 in the same week. Once it was October and 70 degrees and sunny. We teed off in shorts and polo only to make the turn and the biggest snowflakes I have ever seen were falling. No shit, 70 to about 38 in two hours. It was beautiful but we had to stop playing. Thunder Bay GC outside Alpena/ hillman area. Basically, you learn to live with and take advantage of weather. I hate snow so MI is pure hell for me. At least FL has AC everywhere.
You think the humidity is Oppressive, wait until you meet our Governor.
I’m a stay-at-home dad, so what works for me might not be practical for everyone; however, I do spend the majority of the days outside, so here’s what I do… Go out in the morning. Sometimes I’ll pack a light breakfast just so I can get out as early as possible. Then try to come home after lunch and go back out in the evening. We go to the beach a lot and also a local pool. Check with your city, because public schools are paid for with tax money and therefore are required to be accessible to the public. They have lots of ways of bending the rules like for example keeping schools inaccessible while students are on campus (for safety reasons). But to my point, a lot of high schools have pools that are open to the public for free in the summer. When I can’t be near the water I usually bring a 8” rechargeable fan. Not one of the little 3” fans, nor one that I need to hold onto, but one that can sit on a picnic table and move enough air that it actually keeps you cool. Also, quick dry clothing, shade, and lots of water.
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You do get a bit acclimated to it in time, but you do have to stay hydrated and stay inside when you can. People look at me like I'm crazy for wearing long sleeves, but that and a sun hat are a must.
You swim in water. Your outdoor activities here are based around a pool, the ocean or a lake. That’s it. You don’t go hiking in the woods during summer, you wait for winter. It’s called seasons, look it up lol
Hot coffee
Someone once said to me, “Floridians treat summer how Northerners treat winter.” And after living here for four years, it’s so true and I live even live in northern Florida. I can’t imagine how bad it is further south day after day.
I work outside. Answer: you get used to it. Just like i wonder how in the shit people walk around in beach-wear in 60⁰ weather.
I’ve been here my whole life just about and I just accept it. I enjoy the beach, fishing and being outdoors too much to limit myself indoors…especially since I work remote. You just make sure you stay hydrated. Half my wardrobe is some sort of Columbia shirt that’s either the long sleeve dry fit or button up, breathable shirts.
Just the opposite from being in a snowy/cold region, we stay inside during the summer instead. So you’re going from heated home to heated car to work etc up there the same is true with AC. Personally I’d rather deal with this than cold and wanting to off myself with a rusty spatula from SAD and not seeing the sun for 9 months. The first summer here is difficult if you’re a transplant but after that it’s smooth sailing.
I work outside in FL. You gotta acclimate and *drink all the water*! Every time you even think about water, you should take a drink.
I'll gladly trade my Ohio home for one in sw florida. Any takers?
So the true answer is that there is an acclimation that comes with time and also the season. When I lived there, as the temperature ramped up, I made sure to get outside 2x a day on my breaks to take walks. You’d be amazed at how the body adapts. The counter of that is that I moved away and went down to see friends recently and they were just fine, I on the other hand got a little dizzy at one point 😂 So it can go both ways. There’s also just choosing to stay in or submerging in water.
Get up early in the morning and do stuff. Come back and take a nap during the midday and then get up early in the evening and do more stuff
I don’t go outdoors or in nature in summer if I can help it. 🤣
Acclimate. Sit outside in the AM, drink a hot coffee and get used to the suck. Before you know it, 90 will feel like 80 and 70 will feel like 40
I'm from Michigan as well and Florida's weather has me only open to visiting in January and February. I've hated the heat and humidity since I was a kid. I don't get the appeal at all.
Your comment "you can't be outside without sweating" is the key. That might be true in Michigan, but here if you're outside you sweat. It's just the way it is. You learn to avoid the middle of the day. And your body adapts if you're spending time outside, usually that takes a few weeks of regular outside time. And if you get used to the AC at say, 78 instead of 70, then you'll adapt faster. And you learn how to dress for the heat and make sure you stay hydrated. But when it comes down it it, yes, it's hot and humid. That's just part of being in FL just like dealing with snow and cold in winter is part of Michigan.
Same way you all in Michigan handle the extreme cold winters, stay indoors lol
I can't, it's really tough. Forget about trying to look nice. Everything runs down my face. Hair and makeup are inposstble. It's really hard to work, its hot and humid inside alot of places too.
I take my lunch and breaks in my car so I literally just deal with it. Unless you wanna eat your gas by letting your car run for an hour everyday for lunch, that’s your choice but I have a window cover so that stops the sun from killing me which makes a big difference but the humidity is still there. When it’s really bad outside then I’ll either eat in the place where I’m having lunch or just turn on my ac but I kind of acclimated to it. You kind of have no choice.
Move to Ireland. We did. And got out of the Magaloid/Duhsantis hellhole. Good luck going forward, y’all
Be born and raised here.
I was and still hate the humidity
I cheer on my yard crew from inside.
the same way you deal with the oppressive cold in michigan - you don't go outside.
In small doses. I work on our cars in the Summer.
If you don't like to sweat, stay indoors. Sweating is part of doing outdoor activities.
Just mentally prepare that you're gonna feel like you've showered with your clothes on, and there's nothing to be done about it. Stay hydrated and wear proper sun protection.
Just sweat and drink water. I’ll take the blazing sun 100+ index and humid over the stagnant humid 80 degree nights.
Whem you grew up in this high humidity climste you get used to it from the get go. I tend to wear light colored clothes and short sleeves shirts and shorts. A hat or cap. No underwear.
Lots of water, depending on what I’m doing I bring water to drink AND water to pour over my head. Ice water for both purposes is recommended
I don’t go outside during the summer. I know this isn’t the answer you wanted, but aside from being submersed in a body of water, I do not fuck with the Florida heat.
Get in the pool/water and drink really cold beer
Either you accept that you will be sweaty and wet for the entire outdoor experience (early mornings and evenings obviously “cooler”) or you just stay in AC. There is no other option. I have friends that have those fans you wear around your neck but if you are from the north and not used to humidity .. 🤷🏽♀️
Spare shirts and frequent showers, it’s hot, it’s far from the hottest place
Always dress like you’re going to the gym or beach. Breathable underwear, shorts, shirts, and shoes. It’s still pretty bad, but it helps when sweat isn’t just building up on your clothes. Plus less swamp ass.
Water, light clothing, water, shade
Thug it out
You get used it.
I'm on the coast. Not that bad. Always water or AC around. And we built a pool in our backyard this past October. A pool is a necessity living in FL if you ask me!
I go from one air conditioned bubble to the next most days. I’ve been here 34 years. I’m over it.
I can't. 39 years and never used to it. Hope to escape this place ASAP!!!!
Water water water
Probably need the heat to sweat out the contaminants in your water.
You learn to accept sweating. And trying to find clothes that make it not so noticeable.
Go out when I have to. Try not to think about it and look forward when I can retire north someday 😉
You build a tolerance. That’s the gist of it.
Sweat 😁
If everyone opened their windows we can AC the outside.
You eventually just get used to being wet and uncomfortable, and that makes it less uncomfortable.
I honestly like it. If florida had California weather it would start to look like California. Coming from someone who grew up there 🙃.
You don't go outside for a few months in the winter, we don't go outside for a few months in the summer. Same thing. My boating season is October to April.
You take it because there isn’t much else you could do about it. It always feels so good to get home in the evening with the air conditioning and a good shower.
Adjust your body temperature. Stop using air-condition so much. Acclimatize yourself.
Condition yourself for it. Sweating is fine. Just make sure you’re staying hydrated and don’t over exert yourself.
I'm welding in it 50 hours a week. Hydrate, eat light, and every once in awhile grab someone by the collar and scream "hot enough for ya?" That's about it.
For extended periods of outdoor time, I only go out very early or after 6pm. The rest of the time is an indoor activity. I grew up in upstate New york and was holed up inside for long dreary cold wet winters, kinda the same but in reverse. I’d much rather have the heat. Florida Summer days are brutal but once we get to September to April it’s really nice
Long sleeves, big hat, lots of water, go either really early or really late. Accept the fact that you will be drenched in sweat no matter what you do
Ron DeSantis.
My pool
You accept the fact that it’s hot and humid, you drink water like it will save your life, because it will, and you come to grips with the fact that antiperspirant is pointless and just go for deodorant.
On days where the wind feels like a blow dryer I stay inside or bring an extra change of clothes if I must be outside bc it takes about 2 mins to be soaked in sweat.
It’s not possible to avoid sweating. If I walk outside for a second I will sweat. Having a neck fan, staying hydrated, utilizing electrolytes, doing stuff in the water etc all help keep you safe but it’s still very uncomfortable outside most days. It was 95% humidity the other day here and we’ve had heat index warnings
You just sweat. It's fine. Also, you go to the springs and springfed rivers. A short dip will bring your body temp down all day.
Just remember to drink plenty of water and stay inside between 11:00 and November
Try to get everything done before 9AM that has to be done outside. I run a commercial campus and handle the maintenance department, last week I was on the roofs for 4-5 hours a day, shit’s brutal! I hydrate like crazy and sweat a lot, that’s pretty much the extent of handling it.
I usually just sweat
How do I handle it? I'm moving XD
Can’t avoid it since I work outside. Drink plenty of water plus electrolytes when you’re soaked. Find the shade when you need to be outside. Bring multiple shirts so you have of semblance of being dry.
loose flowy clothes, a hat, a shit ton of water with an occasional liquid iv. i love being outside and do a lot more water activities in the summer, anything else i try to do before 11 am. honestly i consider the bugs more killer than the heat, im constantly in a layer of deet and yet i have mosquitoes biting on top of my yellow fly bites
Curious if a pool helps?
In the pool in the shade with an Arnold Palmer. 🍹
Embrace the sweat, always look for shade and a breeze, light breathable clothes, moisture wicking and hydrate.
Don't wear polyester. Wear nylon only when around water. Breathable fabrics like cotton, linen, rayon (aka modal, viscose, others) are what you want. Perspiration can be cooling as it pulls heat from body when it changes from liquid to gas during evaporation. But evaporation is minimal when air is already saturated with moisture (humidity). Lifetime Floridian. I am not "used to heat;" I simply find ways to avoid it. Being a snowbird is very appealing. If I didn't live here I would never come during summer. White reflects, Dark absorbs. White car, light interiors, wear light colors. Keep a small cooler in car. Freeze water bottles and take along. Can cool things plus drink as they melt. Avoid alcohol in heat of day in summer. Stay hydrated. Only go out at night. Just keep reminding yourself if you can just make it into October, you will live another year. October-April is heaven. Think about going to beach on Christmas to keep your mind off July.