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Home made cooling vests

Discussion in 'Hangout Lounge' started by wamaxim, Jul 30, 2009.

  1. wamaxim

    wamaxim Active Member

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    I HATE HEAT!!!! (emphasis intended)

    I wanted to buy a cooling vest for riding my scooter and found them for either a good price but I would have to buy 2 or 3 to meet the minimum order or the exact same vests were 2-3 times as much to buy but made it easy to meet the minimum order.

    Found a website with plans on how to build one. With enough polyacrylimide crystals to make two vests plus the other items needed to make one vest I have just under the cost invested required to buy one. This is before $10+ for shipping.

    http://www.watersorb.com/polymer_cool_neck_bands.htm

    Just scroll down and you will see the instructions for the vest. I got the crystals at Lowes for $12.95. They can be found on line at water sorb for even less and they ship free!

    I also figured out last night how to make an active ice water cooling vest for less money than the crystal vest.. I work in a hospital and we use circulating warm water heating pads because of the burn danger associated with electric models. The radiator pads are disposable and with a little judicious application of Clorox will clean up very safely. An ice chest of water, some hose and a small 12V pump and I will be in business!

    I'll let you know how they work out.
     
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    RickCoMatic Well-Known Member

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    Followed your link Rick....huh, are you sure thats the right one???
     
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    Hey Wamaxim...I wasnt doing too bad yesterday until I went through downtown The Dalles and all the thermometers there were reading between 111 and 114. And Im comfortable at 55-60 degrees.
     
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    I'd love to see pics and such when you're done! That sounds like a great idea. The HEAT isnt too bad over here in VA Beach, but the HUMIDITY! OMG!
    I'll take a ride and be like, "Oh well the air will cool me down as i ride" Nope! I just get blasted with hot air off the pavement.. Sucks.. Especially cause I wear full face
    -Chris

    Rick.. I was excited about that link, but I dont think it was quite what you meant to post :D
     
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    I'd be interested except that it's decided not to get hot here this summer. Figures, last year, no A/C at the house, and it's 90+ degrees constantly. This year, central air, and it rarely gets above 75....

    Oh well, it makes riding the bike more comfortable....
     
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