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Vest Keeps Him Cool All Summer
Gary Duspiva found a “cool” way to deal with last summer’s heat by wearing an Aqua Vest by Coolshirt Systems (www.coolshirt.net). In spite of 90 to 100-degree temperatures at his Parma, Idaho farm, he was able to work comfortably on his cabless IH tractor by wearing a broad-rim hat and the vest, which connects to a pump that circulates cold water through the surgical tubing in the vest.
  “It’s hard to describe the feeling of this vest to people,” Duspiva says. “But when they try it on, they are appreciative of it. You are just encompassed with cool. Just cooling the core of your body does the job.”
  Duspiva drills water wells and saw an ad for the vest 4 years ago.
  “I bought a unit and liked it so well, that I hooked up to be a dealer for it,” he says. While he believes it’s a valuable product, he says he’s not a good salesman and that people in his area are deterred by the $650 cost. Portability is also an issue for many – though Coolshirt Systems has battery-powered and backpack options.
  Initially designed to keep surgeons cool while wearing Tyvek protective clothing, Coolshirts’ products have become popular with athletes, racecar drivers and emergency workers. One unit is large enough to cool six firefighters at a time to avoid heat exhaustion, for example.
  “What I like about the vest is that it’s easy on and off with quick-connects – like hydraulic connectors. When you disconnect, the water stays in the vest,” Duspiva says. If he’s trimming weeds or doing some other ambulatory chore, the vest keeps him cool for 30 to 45 minutes after it’s disconnected. Then he plugs back in for a couple of minutes to cool it down again.
  Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Gary Duspiva, 25050 Pet Ln., Parma, Idaho 83660 (ph 208 722-5304; vertical.pipeline.specialist@gmail.com).


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2013 - Volume #37, Issue #1