Keeping cool for the Tenters

[Katiegirl3]

I'm pretty sure every one and there mom knows this trick but put all the bandanas you have into an icy coolers and when u get to camp wrap one around your neck and fore head. Instantly cooled off, a must for waka.

Maybe they do, and maybe they don't but it never hurts to remind people. Plus there are newbies coming and some people who are coming from very different climates and aren't used to dealing with pretty rockin heat. So thanks for the great addition to the thread.

[Squale4200]

^ if they don't now they do. We did this in highschool football summer three a days and it was our ONLY escape from the 100 degree weather with 80-100% humidity. Pleaseeee I wanna see every happy and cool. It's cheap and easy so let's get cold!!!!

[BeFree]

Me and my boyfriend just picked up a misty mate. It's a portable mister. You clip the hose onto the top of your canopy, there are 4 holes the water mist comes out of. We found it at dicks. Tested it out already and its actually better than I expected. You can turn your canopy into your own misting tent! Gonna be a life saver! I'll try to post a link.

[.eureka.lover.]

Me and my boyfriend just picked up a misty mate. It's a portable mister. You clip the hose onto the top of your canopy, there are 4 holes the water mist comes out of. We found it at dicks. Tested it out already and its actually better than I expected. You can turn your canopy into your own misting tent! Gonna be a life saver! I'll try to post a link.

Does it have it's own water tank, or do you need a hose and spigot?

[tink]

There are also these little mat like cooling things that you lay on your pillow. They don't need to be refrigerated or anything. They reactivate at some point after laying on them for awhile. I got one at Walgreens for $20 or so. It worked great....made my head cool just like when you turn you pillow over, but it was not very comfy. It was stiff & was segmented into three sections. My head didn't like those seams at all. I've seen other "cooling mats" online for your whole body, but they are upwards of $100. I hope to someday find a more comfortable one for my pillow, because the coolness was dreamy!

[BeFree]

It has it's own tank. I believe it holds about 3 gallons of water.
Here's the link.

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/pr...uctId=12327767

[DBIZ]

We have got it somewhat figured out. You take the best of both worlds, fans and no rain guard. The trick is puttin a tarp from your EZ-up to the ground and having your tent be under it. It will block the rain and still leave room for air to flow if done right. Takes a few minutes to get it how ya like it but well worth the good sleep youll get the next 4-5 nights and blazing hot mornings. For the fans, the more the merry IMO. Im one of those kids that kinda randomly stalks up for festi equipment year around and grab a few extra fans a year so my sh*t be like a wind tunnel. Nothing well ever make it cold but hey ya do what ya gotta do.

Thats my 2 cents

That's what I've been doing. It works. Remember that the sun rises on the east, so block of the east side of your tent and canopy and you'll have some premium shade. Reflective material also helps

[sharpie]

Don't count on the thin mylar emergency blankets, those didn't do crap for us last year. Every time the wind blew, it sounded like a potato chip bag crinkling.

[DBIZ]

Don't count on the thin mylar emergency blankets, those didn't do crap for us last year. Every time the wind blew, it sounded like a potato chip bag crinkling.

Duct taping the edges down, so that wind can't travel in between the tarp and mylar, would probably help with the noise. I haven't tried it before so I'll try it before waka to make sure. If not I'll just buy more silver tarps instead of the blue ones. They do sell reflective mesh tarps that stop 70-80% of sun rays, but they cost ALOT more.

[elby001]

cheep stickey back velcro.