Good ways to stay cool at the range?

[jakemccoy]

Oh yeah, that's a good point about not eating/drinking at the range. I was speaking above in general terms about my preferred method.

 

[hso]

Thanks, Larry, for pointing out the error of consuming anything on an indoor range.

The suggestion to use a camelbak filled with ice is a good one though. I've used that for field work before phase change vests became reasonably priced.

Alternately, freeze small water filled balloons and drop them into your trouser's pockets. You'll need to bring a cooler of them, but they're much tougher than ziplocs with ice.

If you do have the money to spend, purchase a phase change cooling vest. They are effective.

 

[deltastorm11]

Huh bringing a portable fan sounds good, do most indoor ranges allow people to bring portable fans with them? (With portable fans I mean small hand held battery operated ones not huge industrial sized ones)