Re:Shemagh/Keffiyeh. (Score 1)

It has been pretty sultry here in western KY the last couple of weeks with many days in the 100-105+, even 110 Fahrenheit range, although the only good thing is the humidity hasn't been quite as oppressive as past summers I recall. Or course, that evil humidity devil seems to be creeping back up here in the past couple of days. I can walk outside and instantly my arms, legs and forehead will bubble up in sweat. I have always had the disadvantage of easily getting hot even in cooler conditions. Where I work, I can easily be exposed to temperatures above 100 for several hours along with having to do somewhat labor intensive work. The way I have been cooling myself off is similar to the first method described in the post above, except I use a water hose to dump water on my head, and I make sure I get my shirt nice and damp. A damp shirt will do wonders in making the heat more bearable. I may get some funny comments from my co-workers saying I'm crazy, but at least I'm not falling on my face from heatstroke. After about an hour I may have to repeat the process after my shirt starts getting to where it is dry.