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HeatMax EverCool Cooling Bandanas. Pack of Three Bandanas - Reusable | 
| Brand: HeatMax
Category: Sports
List Price: $11.97
Buy New: $6.00
as of 9/10/2010 15:58 EDT details
You Save: $5.97 (50%)
Seller: Meyers Custom Supply
Rating:  42 reviews
Sales Rank: 3958
Media: Misc.
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 6.1 x 0.8
MPN: ECB2
Model: ECB2
UPC: 649241866541
EAN: 0649241866541
ASIN: B0007TANLA
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 1 GREEN FERN | | • | 1 DK BLUE PRINT | | • | 1 GREEN TREE | | • | Soak in water for 20-30 minutes. | | • | Can stay hydrated for several days. |
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Product Description
PACK OF THREE BANDANNAS. The EverCool Bandanna will keep you cool whether at work or play. The bandannas have special polymer beads that are sewn into them. When soaked in water, they expand to 100 times their original size. With EverCool, the coolness comes from the polymer beads retaining the coolness of the water and natural evaporation. This process can last several days, providing extended relief from heat elements no matter where you are.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 42
 Comments on Different Brands June 14, 2010
B. L. Parks (Arizona, USA)
54 out of 54 found this review helpful
I bought the HeatMax EverCool set of three, as well as the MiraCool set of four, both on the same day. I did not realize it when I purchased them here at Amazon that both were sold by the same vendor, Meyers Custom Supply. A day or two after ordering, I received an email from them that one of the patterns in the MiraCool set was not currently available. They gave me the option of choosing a substitute pattern from their website. I made a first and second choice, just in case my first choice was also unavailable. To my surprise and delight, when I received the shipment, they had included BOTH of my choices, sending a free fifth bandanna with the set. This was great customer service and I would not hesitate to order from this vendor again.
There are minor differences between the two brands. I also own one of a third brand, Kerchiller, which I purchased earlier directly from the Kerchiller website. The Kerchiller is almost twice as expensive as the HeatMax and MiraCool brands. All appear to be equally effective at what they do. All three brands are about the same length, 34 inches. The biggest difference between the Kerchiller and the other two is that the Kerchiller has a longer area for holding the polymer beads, thereby making the ends that you tie in front of your neck shorter than HeatMax and Miracool. This presents both an advantage and disadvantage, depending on how you like to use the product.
The longer puffed up ("inflated") area of the Kerchiller makes it easy to wear that one around your neck without tying it. It is not as easy to do with the other two brands because most of the weight is behind your neck (not that these things are heavy or anything). The Kerchiller is balanced better with more weight hanging in the front than the others, so it stays around your neck without being tied.
On the other hand, the HeatMax and MiraCool look nicer when they are tied because of the longer ties. Untied, they don't hug the sides of your neck as well as the Kerchiller, and initially felt like they wouldn't stay on unless they were tied. Depending on the size of your neck, this may well be the case. But I think the Kerchiller looks a little dorky when it's tied because of the shorter tie straps. So, pros and cons for each.
Now for the other differences. Between the MiraCool and the HeatMax, the MiraCool inflated faster, but not enough to make a big difference. You'll want to leave them in the cold water at least 30 minutes, no matter which one you have. Forty to 45 minutes is more my experience for the beads to swell up and fill the tube properly. I find a large diameter serving bowl to be good to use for soaking them in, with the ties draped over the edge of the bowl so they don't get wet. Soaking them directly in the sink would work great, too, but it might be harder to keep the tie ends dry. In the larger bowl or basin, the beads expand without any crimps or folds in the bandanna tube, allowing expansion throughout the length of the tube.
The MiraCool and the Kerchiller are about the same width of fabric (and same diameter when expanded). The EverCool is narrower and doesn't get as big around as the other two. However, this might be more comfortable and more desirable for smaller necks.
Finally, we also have a fourth brand, but I don't know what the brand name is, except that it was made in Australia. It is similar to the Kerchiller, but the tie ends of the fabric were not doubled and sewn together, so it is basically just a one-sided fabric. It does not look as "finished." Works just fine, though.
If you've been wearing it for awhile and don't think that it feels as cool as it was, simply rotate it on your neck (like a rolling pin) so that a different part of the fabric is contacting your skin and it will feel cool again. If you wear it tied, you'll have to untie it to do this. It does last an amazing long time.
Ladies, these are a Godsend for hot flashes. When I use it only in the house, taking it on and off as needed for hot flashes, it lasts three or four days. If you put it in the refrigerator when not using it (I put it in a plastic bag first), it will last even longer before needing to be "re-puffed" in water, and be icy cold, too! I also carry it with me, in a plastic bag or Ziploc, in my purse when I go anyplace. If I'm walking around a store, sitting in a restaurant, or at church, and I get a hot flash, out comes my cool bandanna! They are great.
Who would have thought one person could have so much to say about pieces of bandanna material stuffed with polymer beads!
It really works! July 15, 2006
Lauren Martin (San Leandro, Ca)
26 out of 26 found this review helpful
I got these not really knowing how well they would work but they are awesome! I love them and they really do stay cool for days especially if you put them in the fridge for a bit. Let me tell you that trying to sleep while 9 months pregnant in the dead of California's summer is not easy because it gets really hot at night, but now I put one of these around my neck and wear it to bed and it is an awesome relief! I can actually sleep at night now! I wear them in the day too and they really help. Thank you for such a great product and for making a very pregnant woman very happy!
Great gift for summer DIY-ers July 18, 2007
Tracy Clinton (Los Angeles, CA)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I ordered these as part of a Father's Day gift for my step-dad and he's raving about it now. He's always out fixing this and that around the ranch in East Texas and these things are giving him a second wind in the stifling summer heat. I got some for myself and they take some (not all!) of the dread of driving around Los Angeles in traffic and doing walking errands during the day.
cooling bandanas are awesome September 10, 2009
Angel (California)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I love my cooling bandanas. I bought all three of mine as the blue ones. You need to soak them longer than the 30 minutes they say. I soak mine for an hour or two. I also put them in the fridge to make them even cooler. They do not drip. They stay wet and cool for many hours, at least five hours. If I could give more than five stars I would. And if mine ever wear out, I will buy more of these!
Great for beating the heat July 14, 2008
adoption creates families (NC)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
These bandanas sure help to combat the heat. My husband is out in the heat all day and takes one with him daily. We store it in the fridge overnight so it is cool for the morning. WORKS GREAT!
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