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ainmsiul81 Member
Joined: 02 Apr 2019 Posts: 15 | TRs | Pics
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Has anyone here ever found a good fine mist spray bottle for keeping cool?
I looked on the web, but I don't see any that seem right for backpacking.
Not looking for one of those personal "misting systems" ($100+).
Thanks.
Mac
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Randito Snarky Member
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Randito
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Thu Apr 25, 2019 6:33 am
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Franco Member
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Franco
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Sat Apr 27, 2019 5:04 pm
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how about a wet bandana arond the neck instead ?
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MyFootHurts Huge Member
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Anne Elk BrontosaurusTheorist
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Anne Elk
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Sun Apr 28, 2019 2:36 pm
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I found lightweight plastic spray bottles in different sizes/configurations at my local Bartell's Drug Store in the section where they have all the tiny size toiletries for airline carry-on bags. Doesnt get lighter or cheaper than that!
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ainmsiul81 Member
Joined: 02 Apr 2019 Posts: 15 | TRs | Pics
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Thanks for all the suggestions.
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BigBrunyon Member
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I forego this type of gear!!!
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Randito Snarky Member
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Randito
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Tue May 07, 2019 3:55 am
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IME misters are nice in low humidity environments. They work on a similar principal as a swamp cooler.
They use a bunch more water than drinking and sweating, but for someone that hasn't heat adapted yet (which takes a couple weeks) they are comforting.
For hiking in sunny weather, I would personally bring for a reflective umbrella before a misting bottle.
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jimmymac Zip Lock Bagger
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Mon May 20, 2019 8:35 pm
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I'm an early morning hiker. So, by the time it's starting to heat up, patches of snow become available. I stash a good fist-size wad of snow into a sandwich-sized Ziplock. After flattening it a bit, I pack it inside a tall, broad-brimmed straw hat. The human scalp is superb heat exchanger. Since I'm not consuming the snow, the patches I scoop from can be tiny and debris laden.
For most of the summer, as far as my body is concerned, I'm doing sunny, fall hikes. The downside: I find it a little too easy to delay sunscreen reapplication when I'm trucking along in relative thermal comfort. I have not, however, found a way to ease those hot afternoon exits along low elevation trails. I refuse to haul a supply of snow down the mountain with me. On the way out, when it's gone, it's gone.
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