Outdoor misting systems have become commonplace, thanks to restaurants and theme parks used in warmer climate region where just sitting around can be a test of will. Although there are full sized home misting systems out there, we're more partial to a small footprint solution like this Windchill Misting Fan, merging two low tech components of a fan and hosed in water into an outdoor "air conditioner" of sorts (supposedly up to 950 square feet)...




Bed Bath and Beyond has a similar fan that (online, not in most stores), while not any better style wise, is much cheaper.
We got one a few weeks ago, and have been enjoying it.
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