Svengoolie Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 My Kid and I are headed to the "D" tomorrow. We'll take our old Jeeps with no AC. I'll record the air and sand temps. I'll post what changes to the sand that I find. Anyone is invited along although I don't expect any takers! Check back for pics and temps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svengoolie Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 Starting to feel better. Definitely got overheated. Felt sick and had the shakes when we were leaving. It was 120* at the South Pole and 122* at comp hill. Measured in the shade in the back of the Jeep. The sand temp was 166* at the South Pole. The sand has dark sand grains. Everywhere else it was in the 150's. It was too hot for me to walk around much. I was wearing flip flops and the temps at ground level was burning my feet. The dunes were sharp with witch's eyes all over so we stayed out and just cruised around. I did go up Banshee hill. Lots of soft spots. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svengoolie Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 (edited) That's the sand temp at the South Pole. ^^^^ This was the air temp. 120* Edited July 20, 2020 by Svengoolie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svengoolie Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 We opened the hoods and let them cool for 15 mins at the North Pole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svengoolie Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 The mailbox is down at the North Pole. I would have put it back up but it's too hot to touch without gloves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Svengoolie Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 My phone overheated and I had to keep it in the cooler. The cooler blew open and I didn't see it and everything melted and warmed up. I thought I was well prepared but it didn't go as smoothly as expected. There was no sign of recent visitors. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svengoolie Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 (edited) Even though the Jeeps are about 30 years old, the radiator is custom and hand made so no temp problems. It's a typical 4.0 automatic with a 15K trans cooler. Edited July 20, 2020 by Svengoolie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svengoolie Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 (edited) All three of us ended up a little sick from the heat. I was kind of dizzy and felt like I was going to barf. It's easy to see how people can die. We were RIDING in Jeeps and had water and Gatorade (even though it was kinda warm) Next time I do this I need to bring a better cooler with more ice. Edited July 20, 2020 by Svengoolie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Thanks for sharing! It gets ridiculously hot out there. The sand holds and radiates so much heat from the sun. It's like being on another planet. Glad you guys didn't have any issues. Sucks about the north pole. We'll get it put back up if no one else does. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dune Cruzer Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Boy, you guys are lucky everything went ok. Dumont is NOT the place to be in the summer. Sounds like you guys were suffering from heat exhaustion. It gets worse from there. Glad you all got back safely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrnBear Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 Next time you get this idea..... Please, Please, Please wear Shoes, Better Yet Boots... IrnBear 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevydot Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 (edited) I also plan to visit Dumont next month if the surge in the pandemic subsides. It is still too risky to go outside right now. I have things to do now on my garden, need to carry rocks and stones using Jackson wheelbarrow https://gardeningfacts.org/best-wheelbarrow/jackson-wheelbarrow-reviews/, to make it more clean. Edited September 1, 2020 by Bevydot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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