"Pitstarter" <pitstarter@naespam.hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<cf51di$48e$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk>...
> "Harold Buck" <no_one_knows@attbi.com> wrote in message
> news:no_one_knows-60DD74.10483506082004@comcast.dca.giganews.com...
> > I often hear people complain about how hot they get during tournaments.
> > Has anyone ever considered fencing with one of those ice vests they use
> > to cool athletes before competition in hot weather?
> >
> >
> > --Harold Buck
>
> One thing I always have, don't know about it's availability outside the UK,
> is something called 'Kool Strips'. They're a strip of gel with an adhesive
> backing. Peel and stick. Very cold, and good for a few hours.
>
> Haven't tried them during/after fencing, they only seem to get used when
> I've got a hangover 
I have seen and even worn the vest in question. John Moreau uses one
while giving lessons in hot South Texas, under his Coach's jacket,
plastron, extra padding, and over a tee shirt. I don't see why you
couldn't fence in one, since they don't leak. Because they are
vulnerable to puncture, I guess a hard plastron would be pretty smart.
The core "stuff" is cooled by a relatively short period in a bucket
of ice water. The vest costs about $200.00, I think, but the core
"stuff" seems to be what is expensive - I seem to remember hearing
they were way over $100.00 to replace. But gosh, it felt good on a
hot Texas night! It was not very heavy, and it didn't chill me, just
cooled me.
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