Suggestions for surviving the summer heat in our golf cart
 

We just recently purchased our house in the villages, and this will be our first time coming back during July/August. We would really appreciate any suggestions from first hand experience of how to best cope with the heat and humidity while out in our golf cart. We will certainly try getting tee times early, but we’re afraid we will be really overheated out on the courses. We also especially enjoy the evening Square shows, but once again, hot is hot! Are there any fans/misters that you have been pleased with? What about cooling towels/bandanas/etc? We have a new Yamaha EFI gas cart if that helps. Thanks for any suggestions!

Physical acclimation to the climate is the only thing I can think of. There are golf carts that have A/C.

Leave golf cart at home, and use car, unless golfing, would be my choice

Keep the windshield down, keep the cart moving, and keep the cold water handy.

Riding in the cart never seemed hot. Even a 20mph breeze keeps things comfortable.

At the squares, shade is your best bet. The fans at Brownwood help a lot but aren't enough if you are sitting in direct sun.

I haven't tried one but my wife swears by her cooling towel.

You really dont need anything for the golf cart.
If you play championship, try to wait for your shot in the shade
Put the windshield down, youll be fine.

Stay hydrated, early or late T times. Over time , you will acclimate to the warm weather.

So I’m sorta new too - first full summer here - but I was here twice last summer on lifestyle visits. Even when hot, I find the breeze coming through the golf cart to be cooling and a welcome relief- not bad at all. I know it’s still early in the summer season, but so far I am digging this weather, and acclimating better than expected to the humidity. I do my physical activities first thing in morning. When music starts at the squares at 5pm, it can still be blazing hot. Make sure you have a shady spot to sit, and you will be OK, if not, I’d wait to show up later when there is more shade at the square.

Agree. We bought a windshield screen that helps keep bugs out too.

Acclimating to the heat will get you only so far down here. Some folks are simply not hot-weather people. Just like some folks are simply not cold-weather people. On especially hot, humid days, you will absolutely need:

Cold - but not ice-cold - water. Carry an insulated thermos with you. You want it between 45-60°F
A clean dry washcloth, or two, or a hand-towel.
A baseball cap, visor, or straw hat with a short brim. This is to shade your face and head.

You can both drink the water, AND pour a little on one end of your towel to wipe your face and neck and cool them off, and use the other end of the towel to wipe the sweat off the back of your neck.

Also, you could get a little personal fan; I recommend the O2COOL battery powered one that hangs from your neck, they're around $10-12 at Walmart and Home Depot. Lowes carries the same brand, but a misting fan, with a reservoir for you to put ice and water in, it's also very small. I have three O2Cool fans - two are 10" tabletop ones that will plug in or use 6 C batteries, and the other is a little 3" 2-speed one that plugs into a usb port.

You could get a USB port installed in your golf cart, and use one of the mini fans that way.

I have never got used to the humidity. The heat is bearable, but the humidity is a killer. On the other hand my other half loves the heat and the humlidity. When I travel it is in the car with AC blasting, or stay home with the AC up high.

We bought several small fans on Amazon. They have flexible legs which wrap around the bar near the top of the windshield. They recharge using a normal USB connection.

I played gold with a guy who had one of these. I was amazed how cool it made the air blowing out of it...

Not sure which one he had...

https://fresair.com/installations/golf-carts/

Golf Cart Air Conditioning | Kool Air Tops | Indio

You go out in the heat, enjoy it and don’t focus on it.

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