Now I'm used to wheeling a lot of places with the top down,
while I do have air conditioning in the Jeep, it just doesn't work the greatest
when you are stopped in the heat. Now I've had some water misters in a few
places that I have worked and they really did cool the air down
considerably. They work on the basic idea that if you spray atomized water
into the hot air, it will instantly vaporize, this cools the air around
it. Now since I had 2 personal misters sitting on my shelf that I have
used hiking, I decided to see if I can install these in the Jeep, for some
cooling. This will also give me the capability to carry these around all
the time, so if I want to do some impromptu cooling, or I need to use these in
an emergency I can.
Additional
Parts:
2 personal misters
2 Bell adjustable water bottle holders
4 (3") stainless steel hose clamps
Tools
Needed:
Flat tip screwdriver or appropriate sized socket for hose clamps
Installation:
I
decided that the best place to mount these would be to the roll bar
behind the front seats. There is a section of exposed roll bar
that will allow you to tuck the bottles right along the wheel well.
Here are the 2 major parts.
1. Install the Bell adjustable water bottle holders with 2 (3")
stainless steel hose clamps. This will allow you to adjust them
or even remove them later. You can put a small strip of rubber
between the hose clamp and the roll bar to further protect the paint.
2. Once you have that installed it is simple to insert the mister's
pressure bottle and tighten up the holder strap.
3. Now run the hose up underneath the roll bar cover and have it
exit right at the top of the roll bar. This will put the nozzle
over your head.
4.
Once you fill and pressurize the bottle all you will need to do is
give the valve a little twist for some nice cool mist.
