Thread: Cooling Vests
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Old 05-08-2007, 09:51 PM
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We are in eastern Pennsylvania. Oh, it gets brutally hot and humid here. My ancestors were Swiss and German, if that makes a difference. I've got a low tolerance for heat. My brain starts to malfunction when the temp gets above 85F. Humidity makes it 10 times worse. My few workers share the same weakness. Hell, we started to complain when we had to work in the sun yesterday afternoon. It was in the 70's.

We've talked about the cost and maintenance of these vests. It would indeed take a lot of energy and time to store and prepare these garments. We'd have to build an economical system.

Having icewater on hand is a must, for drinking and pouring over one's head. That's what we've always done. Problem is it seems that the focus is more on these head showers every ten minutes than the task at hand.

Raj, that's hot.
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