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Old 05-25-2014, 01:00 AM   #12 (permalink)
some_other_dave
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I made a two-day trip though the middle of a Nevada desert summer. In a car with no AC, and a thin black plastic roof panel. The air was so hot that opening the window made it feel hotter inside the car than out. I had a dish-towel and a cooler full of melting ice in the car with me. Soak the towel in the ice water, then wrap it around my neck. I would need to refresh the towel every 10-15 minutes, but it only took a few seconds to do so.

That's not a trip I would like to make again, though. (Having the car break down a couple of times didn't help.)

-soD
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