I guess that's high? Beads of sweat on Martin's forehead. Very sticky.

That's normal for me 😂

Try the Caribbean... or my hometown.

" VKB Gladiator NXT Premium Left "

I have VKB Gladiator NXT Premium Right coming in the mail. From what I read and see online, it is better than a TM Warthog and much cheaper. Under $200 including tax, shipping.

Humidity can be terrible. I have to go to the wall and push a button on the thermostat to get rid of it. An option that the richest Pharaoh in ancient Egypt did not have.

 

6 minutes ago, Fielder said:

An option that the richest Pharaoh in ancient Egypt did not have.

I understand he had other options for dealing with that (apart from slaves fanning him) 😝

7 minutes ago, Fielder said:

I have VKB Gladiator NXT Premium Right coming in the mail. From what I read and see online, it is better than a TM Warthog and much cheaper.

I never tried a Warthog, so I can't confirm. But I can confirm the Gladiator is a good stick; you'll like it. If you feel it's too stiff, even when using the lightest springs, you can remove the grease and apply a lighter one. I did so. Even VKB has YouTube videos guiding you. If only all OEMs were like them...

 

5 hours ago, Luis Hernandez said:

That's normal for me 😂

Try the Caribbean... or my hometown.

 

Well yes... but you have very special genetics that enable your special biology to handle it.

But how would you handle minus 20C? 🥶

1 hour ago, Luis Hernandez said:

Never tried a Warthog, so I can't confirm. But I can confirm the Gladiator is a good stick; you'll like it. If you feel it's too stiff, even when using the lightest springs, you can remove the grease and apply a lighter one. I did so. Even VKB has YouTube videos guiding you. If only all OEMs were like them...

 

 

Virpil are the ultimate. Springs can be changed, cams changed, all manner of stick extensions etc. Expensive though.

How did my sweaty forehead turn into a joystick conversation? Although I admit, MY "joystick" is currently sweaty too..

3 hours ago, martin-w said:

How did my sweaty forehead turn into a joystick conversation? Although I admit, MY "joystick" is currently sweaty too..

🤣🤣

My bad, I was replying to a comment about my stick. The VKB one, of course 😂

3 hours ago, martin-w said:

But how would you handle minus 20C? 🥶

We don't: we have no seasons in the Caribbean. It's always spring/summer there and, in coastal locations, seldom below +20°C.

Now that I'm in Argentina, I have a hard time when the temperature goes below +10°C.

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13 hours ago, martin-w said:

I guess that's high? Beads of sweat on Martin's forehead. Very sticky.

Lucky you. Four days in a row the actual temperature in Hot Springs, Arkansas was 104 F. Together with the humidity, the "feels like" temperature was ~115 F!  😱

7 hours ago, n4gix said:

Lucky you. Four days in a row the actual temperature in Hot Springs, Arkansas was 104 F. Together with the humidity, the "feels like" temperature was ~115 F!  😱

 

That's about 40C isn't it? 😮

Cool yourself down immediately, my boy. Strip off all your clothes, and have a gorgeous blonde women spray you with cool water. Ask her to rub you down with ice cubes too. That should work. 👍

8 hours ago, Luis Hernandez said:

We don't: we have no seasons in the Caribbean. It's always spring/summer there and, in coastal locations, seldom below +20°C.

Now that I'm in Argentina, I have a hard time when the temperature goes below +10°C.

 

Exactly! When we UK people face such cold conditions our bodies generate a force field that keeps us warm. And sometimes we drape our furry 🐈 around our necks and benefit from their body heat. 

In Guernsey, it seldom drops below freezing of course, hence why many Guerns swin in the ocean on a cold winters day, in order to activate the life extending sirtuins. It does have a negative dimensional impact on certain aspects of our bodies, but it soon recovers.

6 hours ago, martin-w said:

And sometimes we drape our furry 🐈 around our necks and benefit from their body heat

That's a nice one. I only need a cat, and making my rig cat-proof.

2 minutes ago, Luis Hernandez said:

6 hours ago, martin-w said:

And sometimes we drape our furry 🐈 around our necks and benefit from their body heat

That's a nice one. I only need a cat, and making my rig cat-proof.

When I utilize this feature, I call it “living heating pad mode”.

18 hours ago, martin-w said:

That's about 40C isn't it? 😮

Cool yourself down immediately, my boy. Strip off all your clothes, and have a gorgeous blonde women spray you with cool water. Ask her to rub you down with ice cubes too. That should work. 👍

Ah, I stayed indoors since my little cottage has two reverse cycle air conditioners, and the landlady supplies all of the utilities as part of the rent. As for your suggestions, what are clothes?

75% humidity is pretty normal here in the UK. See my website in the link below.

You have to balance humidity with temperature. 100% humidity with a temp of 10°C is not uncomfortable. But if the temp is 20°C+ it will be.

At that point it’s the dew point temp which is critical. The most uncomfortable day I can remember was when the air temp was in the 20sC but high humidity made it a killer. The dew point was 23°C. Awful.

6 hours ago, n4gix said:

Ah, I stayed indoors since my little cottage has two reverse cycle air conditioners, and the landlady supplies all of the utilities as part of the rent. As for your suggestions, what are clothes?

 

No air conditioning in British Isles. Except in shops and businesses. 

Battling cold is the priority. Although the Channel Islands is quite a bit warmer than UK.