Staying cool in warm weather

[Murray]

Staying cool - freeze 2L bottles of water and store in a coolbox. Will last for up to 2 days even over a hot weekend, and make your opponents EXTREMELY jealous

[goa dan]

British Home Stores (BHS) Do a great Fan that has a built in water spayer with water storage at the bottom. A really good way to stay cool

[Murray]

from pwiles1968:
Camel Back or Similar style water bladders will freeze, if you get one with a Thermal bag or jacket it will hang on the back of your chair and stay cold all day, you don't even have to open your cool box if you want

[jammed05]

or there are caps with built in solar panels and face fan if you feel fancy

[LineCutter]

Originally Posted by Murray

Staying cool - freeze 2L bottles of water and store in a coolbox. Will last for up to 2 days even over a hot weekend, and make your opponents EXTREMELY jealous

Just don't forget that water expands when frozen. Either fill to just over 3/4 & put the lid on, or go a little further & freeze with the lid off.

[Murray]

I haven't found the need so far. I just stick 'em in the freezer. Most modern bottles have enough space in them anyways, and will expand a little too. never had one bust yet (famous last words!!)

Another couple of tips:

Wet a cloth with cool water and wear it round your neck / on your head (or wet a hat)



Get a small spray bottle (superdrugs do them I think), and fill with water, then just regularly spray your face/neck with water.

[robc]

you can get hats & neckties with a substance in that absorbs water when soaked, then allows it to evaporate slowly whilst you wear it - with quite a good cooling effect. Try outdoor/expedition type shops, like Rohan also for hot weather gear.

[Rik]

I tried the 'frozen bottles' trick for a competition one time, and ran out of drinkable water - it wasn't defrosting quickly enough (damn British summers ).

[Small Monkey]

Originally Posted by Murray

Wet a cloth with cool water and wear it round your neck / on your head (or wet a hat)

Try not to use a red cloth while wearing a white shirt, eh Miles?

[gunmender]

wet sock over a water bottle will keep it cool, old desert trick i believe!

the evaporation cools the bottle