If you are looking for a great little personal fan when you are in the heat of summer and don’t see an outlet anywhere, this O2 Cool portable fan does the trick in a jiffy. My family attended an outdoor concert in the hottest part of summer with each person having their own fan and it kept us from overheating.
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Love this fan! We use this w our newborn son. we have had one of the hottest summers ever and this fan has come in handy several times. I’m going to purchase more and give them as Christmas gifts since everyone in my family tries to steal mine! Great value for the price. and I’ve had mine for three months and still have not had to change the batteries!
A battery operated fan at night is essential for sleep in humid hot Haiti. After last volunteer visit, left all kit gear (tent, etc) including fan with translators. Returning to treat victims of cholera epidemic and fan was priority on “must have” list. Dri Duck Light Weight Hooded Rain Suit may be helpful if heading into monsoon (Bhutan, Sikkim, Borneo, Amazon, Galapagos, India). LRI PWK Photon II LED Keychain Micro-Light, White Beam intensely bright wide light for close jungle, caves, unlit stairwells, hallways, Buddhist temples, mosques, climb down from bamboo hut ladders at night. (Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Viet Nam, Cambodia) Pair of collapsible trekking poles with rubber tips, firm snap lock adustable height (NOT twist, slips), 24″ fits into rollaboard suitcase diagonally (Bhutan, Machu Picchu, Galapagos, Amazon) Bandanas by the Dozen (12 units per pack, 100% cotton) [Grey Paisley ] wet cool the neck (Cambodia, Thailand, Viet Nam, Galapagos, Amazon, Machu Picchu, Laos, Borneo), tied around head (mountain trekking, boat trips, open jeeps, safari), use as wash cloth, towel, face wipe, easily cleaned, replaced, essential keep extra in suitcase at all times.
I got this fan before we went on a beach camping trip hoping it would help circulate a 1 room cabin in case it got too hot. That was wishful thinking I know but it is a great little fan that we set at the end of our bunk and it kept us comfortable over a 4th of july beach trip. It takes 2 D batteries and I think that lasted 2 nights and 2 3 hour naps for our niece on the higher level of the two. The batteries give the base weight so it doesn’t move around and it folds back ontop of itself for storage, also gives you a good range of movement for a portable fan to aim how you please.
I really love the two fans I bought. I use them inside and outside my house and are easy to move. The main reason I bought these fans was to use outside but then I bought a Universal AC/DC Adaptor at my local ACE store and now sometimes plug the fan in at my home office when I know I will be using it for a few hours.
Trekking hat with wide brim for sun, rain, snap up brim on sides for clement weather. Wear it, skin cancer is a risk. Some like long back neck flap to protect from sun, I use bandana tied around shirt neck with collar up instead. When sun is unbearable I soak hat, bandanna and shirt in water put them on, evaporation is cooling. Use swimsuit as underwear when really hot then douse with water when I can. Duct tape to mend torn clothes, suitcases, improvise solutions. Permanent marker pen for identification of items along the way. Journal scotch tape pen to take notes, names, contact information reminders for later. Keep medications with you in carry on luggage, backup prescriptions, contact information for emergencies on printed wallet card. Copy of passport and passport photo in case. If you are trekking above 8000 feet drink lots of water, get a prescription for diuretics and take them daily. Altitude sickness is very unpleasant. Get needed vaccinations (yellow fever, etc). Take malaria prophylaxis, read instructions, some are weekly, some are daily and continue for a month after you leave the jungle.
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