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In today’s edition of ‘Things you didn’t know existed, but suddenly discover that you need…’ 😁

I was looking through ProjectFarm’s videos for comparisons of something else, when I ran across his “10 best items of 2024”.

“ChillGo neck fan? NECK FAN? Huh…”

Well, for those of you who have to be in the heat, and aren’t fond of the heat, I ordered one, and it’s surprised me. (It’s $30, but there’s a 10% discount at the moment).

For one thing, on the low setting, it’s been able to run for 7+ hours continuously on a single charge (still running) so far (so those of you whose jobs entail being out in hot weather, might consider looking into these).

Even better, I paired it with the Mission Cooling Hoodie Towel (both items available on Amazon), while doing some yardwork in 87f 43%rh (yeah, yeah… not as hot as it gets down South, but I’m not a fan of the heat).

This combo actually worked well, to keep me comfortable. I soaked the Mission Cooling Hoodie Towel with cold tap water and wrang it out so it wasn’t dripping, then donned that under the boonie cap, before putting the neck fan on/around my neck OVER the cooling hoodie.

There are two versions of ChillGo neck fans. One has 4 fans, with two that can be independently turned On or Off to blow air on the back of the neck, and two that can direct air blowing on your face. The other version just has the fans on the end that blow on your face. I got the one with the front AND rear fans.

I had the back fans on, reasoning that having the evaporative cooling hoodie fabric against my skin, the air blowing on it would accelerate evaporation, enhancing the cooling. It did.

It made the damp fabric feel noticeably cool the whole time (I’ve had this cooling hoodie for 2-3 Summers. Soaking it in cold water makes it feel noticeably cool initially, before it warms up. It still provides a mild cooling effect as the water evaporates, but this combo worked significantly better).

*** oh, one caveat. If you don’t like the sound of wind/air blowing in your face (or your hearing is decent enough to hear the little electric motors), you might want to either use ear plugs, or noise canceling ear buds with these. I generally have my AirPod Pros in while doing yardwork, but noticed the sound without them in.
 
bluemax_1 said:
In today’s edition of ‘Things you didn’t know existed, but suddenly discover that you need…’ 😁

I was looking through ProjectFarm’s videos for comparisons of something else, when I ran across his “10 best items of 2024”.

“ChillGo neck fan? NECK FAN? Huh…”

Well, for those of you who have to be in the heat, and aren’t fond of the heat, I ordered one, and it’s surprised me. (It’s $30, but there’s a 10% discount at the moment).

For one thing, on the low setting, it’s been able to run for 7+ hours continuously on a single charge (still running) so far (so those of you whose jobs entail being out in hot weather, might consider looking into these).

Even better, I paired it with the Mission Cooling Hoodie Towel (both items available on Amazon), while doing some yardwork in 87f 43%rh (yeah, yeah… not as hot as it gets down South, but I’m not a fan of the heat).

This combo actually worked well, to keep me comfortable. I soaked the Mission Cooling Hoodie Towel with cold tap water and wrang it out so it wasn’t dripping, then donned that under the boonie cap, before putting the neck fan on/around my neck OVER the cooling hoodie.

There are two versions of ChillGo neck fans. One has 4 fans, with two that can be independently turned On or Off to blow air on the back of the neck, and two that can direct air blowing on your face. The other version just has the fans on the end that blow on your face. I got the one with the front AND rear fans.

I had the back fans on, reasoning that having the evaporative cooling hoodie fabric against my skin, the air blowing on it would accelerate evaporation, enhancing the cooling. It did.

It made the damp fabric feel noticeably cool the whole time (I’ve had this cooling hoodie for 2-3 Summers. Soaking it in cold water makes it feel noticeably cool initially, before it warms up. It still provides a mild cooling effect as the water evaporates, but this combo worked significantly better).

*** oh, one caveat. If you don’t like the sound of wind/air blowing in your face (or your hearing is decent enough to hear the little electric motors), you might want to either use ear plugs, or noise canceling ear buds with these. I generally have my AirPod Pros in while doing yardwork, but noticed the sound without them in.
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Don’t use too many fans, might lift off. :)

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My old apprentice stopped in to the shop to say hello and talk for a bit (he's an excellent painter at another shop now)

He really liked Nathan's truck

Cowl and hood are on and I'm still progressing on wet sanding and buffing

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I super happy with the way this white is casting reflections inside!

(And this truck is actually very dusty right now)
 
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yoko said:
My old apprentice stopped in to the shop to say hello and talk for a bit (he's an excellent painter at another shop now)

He really liked Nathan's truck

Cowl and hood are on and I'm still progressing on wet sanding and buffing

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I super happy with the way this white is casting reflections inside!

(And this truck is actually very dusty right now)
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It looks absolutely great!
 
bluemax_1 said:
In today’s edition of ‘Things you didn’t know existed, but suddenly discover that you need…’ 😁

I was looking through ProjectFarm’s videos for comparisons of something else, when I ran across his “10 best items of 2024”.

“ChillGo neck fan? NECK FAN? Huh…”

Well, for those of you who have to be in the heat, and aren’t fond of the heat, I ordered one, and it’s surprised me. (It’s $30, but there’s a 10% discount at the moment).

For one thing, on the low setting, it’s been able to run for 7+ hours continuously on a single charge (still running) so far (so those of you whose jobs entail being out in hot weather, might consider looking into these).

Even better, I paired it with the Mission Cooling Hoodie Towel (both items available on Amazon), while doing some yardwork in 87f 43%rh (yeah, yeah… not as hot as it gets down South, but I’m not a fan of the heat).

This combo actually worked well, to keep me comfortable. I soaked the Mission Cooling Hoodie Towel with cold tap water and wrang it out so it wasn’t dripping, then donned that under the boonie cap, before putting the neck fan on/around my neck OVER the cooling hoodie.

There are two versions of ChillGo neck fans. One has 4 fans, with two that can be independently turned On or Off to blow air on the back of the neck, and two that can direct air blowing on your face. The other version just has the fans on the end that blow on your face. I got the one with the front AND rear fans.

I had the back fans on, reasoning that having the evaporative cooling hoodie fabric against my skin, the air blowing on it would accelerate evaporation, enhancing the cooling. It did.

It made the damp fabric feel noticeably cool the whole time (I’ve had this cooling hoodie for 2-3 Summers. Soaking it in cold water makes it feel noticeably cool initially, before it warms up. It still provides a mild cooling effect as the water evaporates, but this combo worked significantly better).

*** oh, one caveat. If you don’t like the sound of wind/air blowing in your face (or your hearing is decent enough to hear the little electric motors), you might want to either use ear plugs, or noise canceling ear buds with these. I generally have my AirPod Pros in while doing yardwork, but noticed the sound without them in.
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I just bought a Mission baseball hat to wear while driving with the top down, it cools when soaked in water or sweat. Pretty neat.
 
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