Warmer weather and boozy beverages go hand-in-hand.
I say this as healthily as possible: I love drinking during the day.
You never know when a chill outdoor hang might transition into a full-on darty (day + party).
(Not to be confused with the far inferior portmanteau dage; or day + rage.)
Like any endurance event, day drinking is all about strategy.
Here are our tips to help you stay safe and make the most of your sunny, boozy day.
Pace yourself
This is a marathon, not a sprint.
The number one piece of guidance that informs all the tips below is to pace your drinking.
(To really stay on top of it,heres the easiest way to calculate your bevs ABV.)
An age-old tip is toincorporate a glass of water between every boozy beverage.
On that note…
Refuel and rehydrate
Alcohol dehydrates you.
When you drink during a summer day, this dehydration risk is increased due to your enemy the sun.
Hopefully you had a hearty breakfast and didnt begin drinking on an empty stomach.
Food slows down the absorption of alcohol, so its in your best interest to snack away.
Dehydration can make it easier to getheat illness, which in extreme cases can be life threatening.
Additionally, as alcohol impairs your judgment, you make yourself all the more susceptible tonasty sunburns.
Be extra careful on the water
If youre on a boat, first, Im jealous.
Second: Be careful.
If youre drinking around a body of water, understand that alcoholincreases your risk of drowning in many ways.
In fact, asweve previously covered,70 percent of drowning deaths related to outdoor recreation involved alcohol.
Even strong swimmers who jump or fall in the water while intoxicated are at risk.
(Another good addition to any water-based day drinking event:A life jacket.)
It impairs your judgment, balance, vision, and reaction time.
As you get drunker throughout the day, typical midnight shenanigans might go down at 3 p.m.
