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Maybe 2022 was the outlier with "patchy rain" (still rain I guess) but after just getting caught in the fricking heavy rain (the big-butt gay umbrella I was using didn't work because the rain was relentless) I seemed to remember how every Christmas was the same shitty weather every year so I decided to check if I was right and 
Maybe if we had freezing weather I'd be seeing snow here 
Source: https://www.worldweatheronline.com/singapore-weather-history/sg.aspx
I know the end of the year is the monsoon season here but that's still quite the record
And I left my home when it was so sunny and hot out fricking tropical weather
Anyway have a blessed and happy Christmas dramatards, just ranting because I'm soaked
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Huh, I hate Christmas and love rain. I'm also interested in orderly, crime free societies. Perhaps I should visit Singapore.
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it's the kind of rain where you'll be stuck indoors though lol
or get drenched like me because i got cocky when i saw the sunny skies
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Does Singapore prohibit rain gear? Would people look at me weirdly if I wore Gore-Tex or something? What about a stylish soft shell?
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of course not but you just made me realise that i rarely see anyone wearing raincoats
i have no idea why that is
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Does Singapore have a strong outdoor culture? Such a tiny (and boiling hot) nation may not. Malaysia is cool but it's not exactly REI territory. Singaporean mountaineers are not uncommon, but you don't see many on Denali etc.
I assume that may account for it - your outdoorsmen dress for big mountains which are usually fairly dry. So even if they're somewhat poor, they'd be disinclined to wear any of their gear in Singapore because it's hot and wet…
I dunno.
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But because it's hot and wet it's honestly not the greatest feeling to be hiking or doing some outdoorsy stuff as compared to like doing the same thing in South Korea where it's cooler IMO
I mean I personally still do it because I don't want to get fat but god darn do I wish it wasn't in a tropical climate
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tbh tropical climate hikes aren't so bad, if you just accept that you will 100% soak one way or another. I don't bother protecting myself from rain if it isn't going to get cold, I'll just stay wet. Move fast enough and you'll dry out anyway. Mandatory conscription is always a great idea and I hope Singapore, like Japan, correctly considers fatasses to be subhuman.
Most sources give bad advice for tropical climates, focusing instead on mountains or on desert environments. For tropical climates, I do a few things differently. In desert environs, you're advised to like, put a wet handkerchief around your neck, which doesn't work at all in humid environments. Instead of technical fabrics, I think linen (real linen) is the shit. Nothing makes me feel better than linen. Sun protection is much less important than in the desert. I wear strictly non-Gore-Tex trail runners in tropical environments. If you have to cover your legs, the thinnest softshell you can find is ideal. If you're a super fast boy, use shorts and bring gaiters for deep mud. In the case of shelters, in a tropical environment I'll always choose a hot-shit hammock over a tent or bivy. If you carry a machete, leave it sheathed and just use a stick to clear cobwebs instead. I'm sure you know all this, but that's what I have learned to be the most useful.
Those are dipfrick's best hot/humid environment tips.
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Sorry ma'am, looks like his delusions have gotten worse. We'll have to admit him.
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