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CoolShirt - Air conditioning without the dripping ...? - Grumpy Goat - 06-15-2022
I came across this product today - popped up in my FB feed coincidentally after chatting with Darrell in Eureka Springs on Sunday (you know your phone is listening to you ...). Anyone have any direct experience?
https://coolshirt.com/product/white-coolwater-shirt/?fbclid=IwAR1oFa8VURjVamkIKRG7Vcx1_QFENSUB8vuk-uZsWKVzWroQAJ1PPMyw91g
Then there is this guy who discusses a DIY solution ...
RE: CoolShirt - Air conditioning without the dripping ...? - Ray - 06-15-2022
Last year, when experimenting with the bike in the 117 deg F heat of eastern Washington, I found the best solution is to stay hydrated and don't stop moving.... Of course, for Canadians, this might not be enough.
RE: CoolShirt - Air conditioning without the dripping ...? - Ray - 06-15-2022
Also, found this today in an email from the journal Nature:
“If we go to hell, we’ll take a blanket,” is a common joke in Jacobabad, Pakistan, where people are accustomed to hot weather. But during the current extreme heatwave, with temperatures peaking over 51 ℃, even they are finding life unbearable....
Since we don't usually make that conversion - that's 124 deg F. I mean, just in case you thought you were suffering.
RE: CoolShirt - Air conditioning without the dripping ...? - Grumpy Goat - 06-15-2022
(06-15-2022, 11:07 AM)Ray Wrote: Last year, when experimenting with the bike in the 117 deg F heat of eastern Washington, I found the best solution is to stay hydrated and don't stop moving.... Of course, for Canadians, this might not be enough.
Got that right ...
I think I will break out my HyperKewl vest on the way back home. Never use it otherwise ...
RE: CoolShirt - Air conditioning without the dripping ...? - Grumpy Goat - 06-15-2022
(06-15-2022, 12:41 PM)Ray Wrote: Also, found this today in an email from the journal Nature:
“If we go to hell, we’ll take a blanket,” is a common joke in Jacobabad, Pakistan, where people are accustomed to hot weather. But during the current extreme heatwave, with temperatures peaking over 51 ℃, even they are finding life unbearable....
Since we don't usually make that conversion - that's 124 deg F. I mean, just in case you thought you were suffering.
We are too soft here in the "West". Off to the heat tomorrow at the Rally.
RE: CoolShirt - Air conditioning without the dripping ...? - Motorhead1977 - 06-15-2022
We use something like this. Not the exact product but similar. Works very well.
https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/fly-cooling-vest?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIwpCfkNOw-AIVERtlCh13sAGlEAQYBiABEgLqv_D_BwE
RE: CoolShirt - Air conditioning without the dripping ...? - Grumpy Goat - 06-15-2022
(06-15-2022, 05:54 PM)Motorhead1977 Wrote: We use something like this. Not the exact product but similar. Works very well.
https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/fly-cooling-vest?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIwpCfkNOw-AIVERtlCh13sAGlEAQYBiABEgLqv_D_BwE
I have something similar by HyperKewl. Unfortunately, it is not as efficient in a humid heat.