Anyone seen a good used Dialysis machine on eBay?
Could coil the tubes through the ice water. :lol:

(No folks only just kidding)

 

Hi all,
The Ice bucket cooling method will not work as well as simply cool water. When your hand goes in the bucket the capilaries will constric blood flow and prevent circulation. Only by using water slightly cool will it work.
Cheers,
Steven

 

Aaaah, yes...this makes sense!

 

Hm, I have an '04, but the glass looks clear to me.... I don't expect it'd hurt at all; the film isn't dark enough to hinder my view. Plus, the film goes on the inside of the windows, so any heat-rejecting properties of the glass should still work. I suppose the question is more along the lines of, what happens to the heat the glass lets through and the film tries to block. ( Visions of heat waves bouncing back and forth forever in the infinitesimal space between glass and film....) I tried the black screens on the rear side windows and didn't notice much improvement. OTOH, I haven't put one on the rear window, which would probably make a BIG difference, since the rear window "leans" quite a bit more than it does in a wagon.

I've been thinking of getting a wireless indoor/outdoor thermometer set; put one in the trunk and one in the center console, to get a baseline before I do anything (more-or-less) permanent. I'm not sure it'll take the interior heat, though.... Does anyone know whether the trunk is cooler than the passenger compartment of a car? Assuming, of course, one is not using a/c.

Hank

 

Today I tried the ice bucket suggestion.
About 2 inches of cold water & an ice tray in a small cooler.
Sure works like a champ in 92 degree 95% humidity!

I left late and in a BIG hurry so I took the freeway 53-70MPH for 40 miles.
(When I do this while working the A/C on & off I get about 55MPG max.)
When I left the house I could only dip my hand for a few moments in the freezing water which was fine.
ALso wiped some cold water over neck, arms etc. Ahhhh so nice :o

25 minutes later and 1/2 the ride is over and the ice is gone and now can keep the hand submerged. Still cooling effect with wiping.
10 minutes after that the water is only cool and I'm getting hot.
45 minutes into my ride and the water is luke warm and I'm tempted to work the A/C again.

Resisting temptation I park the car with 62.9MPG. Very much a rounding success!

Tomorrow I plan to leave on my usual 10 minute earlier time, take my usual good route along with my cooler with 2 trays of ice and "see what she'll do"

 

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I would fall over myself if I found any one I actually know who carries a cooler for this purpose.
Not really a hastle but rater odd indeed....along with other things we do.

Still get to astonish people with my +60 MPG's.
"Oh shuuuuuut uuuuuuup" a co-worker who commutes in a Yukon always tells me

I'm envious, coming from an ex-Minnesotan. It's going to be a "Hot Georgia" summer.

 

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Steve,
I feel you man...now that its stopped raining...i wish it would start back up...this humidity is killing me.
Cheers,
Steven

 

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