Veskimo Endurance

[ricford]

It is so freakin' hot here in North Louisiana that if I ryde further than the local market, I need to have cool to take with me. Daily temps 97 with that 'feels like' temp up to 110. It's the extra high humidity that raises the temp above thermometer level. I use the Veskimo vest and it cools the body core so the rest of me doesn't mind the heat. I've been using a 3/4 mesh jacket. That keeps the arms cool but means that the ice melts after about 80 or so miles and the cooling diminishes. For some reason nobody has block ice any more. That lasts longer than the crushed ice that is availabel just about everywhere. I'm wondering if anyone else uses the Veskimo. If so, how do you make the ice last longer? I mean, how do you insulate the body core from the outside blowing heat?