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Thread: Anyone Ever Used Cooling Vests in the Summer While Fishing or Other Cooling Clothing?

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    Default Anyone Ever Used Cooling Vests in the Summer While Fishing or Other Cooling Clothing?


    The heat in Louisiana is starting to really crank up this week and by 9a.m. the other day on the water it was already getting so hot that fishing was not comfortable. Usually by Noon, even the breeze of the wind feels like someone pointing a gigantic hot hairdryer at me.

    With 100+ degree days on the horizon this time of year, fishing can start to become difficult except for several hours in the early morning and very late evening.

    Now like a lot of you dedicated fishermen I have bought the umbrellas that attach to the boat seat and I take a towel and dip it in the icewater of my cooler and wrap it around my neck to try to beat the heat. I know some of you even dip your hat in the water and put it on your head.

    I have a buddy that works on a construction crew in Louisiana that builds and repairs roads. They work all day long even on the hottest days and around big machines that are putting out more heat as well as the black road top as it reflects heat up at them. He told me he has seen many men just fall out of heat exhaustion and have a heat stroke before his company started using cooling vests and caps.

    The cooling vests have some type pf crystals in them and what you do is soak them in icewater for 20 minutes and then the vest will stay at 59 degrees for 2 1/2 hours. Same with the caps and they also make leggings that go around your ankles and wraps for your neck.

    Supposed to reduce your core body temperature making you feel cool throughout the day. He tosses 2 bags of ice in his ice chest and then adds water and places 2 vests and 2 caps inside. As he's wearing one, the other is still in the chest ready to go. As his first vest loses it's coolness after 2 1/2 hours or so his spare is ready to go and the first one goes back in the ice chest to begin recharging.

    I know my ice chest can keep ice in it for 24 hours even in the hottest weather and I priced the vests at around $79 each. I'm just curious if anyone has used this type of clothing for fishing and if so do you have a particular brand that you like? The vests are made by a ton of different companies and all of them claim to have the best technology.

    I plan to purchase 2 vests and 2 caps and along with my umbrellas I'm hoping it's enough to allow me to fish throughout the hottest days. I'd love to know if anyone else actually uses stuff like this though. I'd figure Crappie fishermen would have jumped on this a long time ago.

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    Never heard of that but it sounds interesting. We'll have 90+ degree heat for the rest of the summer.

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    I used to have a rolled up bandana that would form a tube when soaked in cold water, and you would tie it around your neck. The cold part would rest on the back of your neck and keep you cool. I used it a lot while I was hauling hay and it helped, but it was a pain to tie on, and it would slip around and get coated with dirt. Haven't ever thought of finding one to use while fishing.

    Vests and caps sound like they would work better....I wonder how heavy they are?
    J

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    Never used this before but after your posting I found this site with much info on cooling vest.

    The Original Cool Vest - Body Cooling Vest Ice Vest - Glacier Tek
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    Never seen these, but sure would help. I know once it gets this hot (and when my boat can get to the water) I only go for a couple hours in the early morning or maybe a couple time very late afternoon, say last hour or two before dark.

    Interesting idea and here it gets so hot it would be nice at the same I fish, early and late or even nights as they can be pretty hot here.

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    We use a bath towel filled up with ice and rolled up then use rubber bands or something else to tie the ends closed. Will get ya a little wet but its like wearing an air condidioner.
    Stick yo jig in there!

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    Quote Originally Posted by LBM View Post
    Never used this before but after your posting I found this site with much info on cooling vest.

    The Original Cool Vest - Body Cooling Vest Ice Vest - Glacier Tek
    Yeah they make them for the military too and they can be worn under your other clothing or armor. I googled around and found some on Amazon for a bit cheaper but by a different company. I even saw a vest someone was selling where you insert those blue square frozen gel packs but those are much bulkier than the crystal technology vests. As far as weight goes I saw vests at 5lbs-9lbs depending on the size you wear. For me personally even if I wear a 9lb vest, I'll be sitting on my boat seat and not walking around with it too much so the weight won't bother me as long as it can really keep me cool.

    I think I'm going to order one and see how well it works and if I like it I'm gonna get another so I can swap them out during the day.

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    a fellow backpacker turned me on to this product (see link).

    it works !!

    i use one all the time in the summer...brad

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    When it gets that hot i just go swiming!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brad in MS View Post
    a fellow backpacker turned me on to this product (see link).

    it works !!

    i use one all the time in the summer...brad

    Kafka's Kool Tie at REI.com
    That's what I was talking about too.
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