Just take one beach umbrella…stick it between the seat foam and the plastic frame…and tada! Now you can mow in a little more comfort!
Works great for keeping rain off too! The only caveat is if the wind starts getting gusty, take it down or you might mess up your umbrella. Then again, if it’s windy, you probably do not need the umbrella.
It got a little warm. Yes…that says 102. And no…it is not in the sun!
Then this happened…
And within 20 minutes, the temperature dropped 18 degrees. Now if it would only stay there…..
And so far, all the animals are OK despite the heat.
It gets hot here in Florida. The dogs have their own end of the porch with an outside covered enclosure for potty and guarding purposes. I put up sunshades, they have a huge bowl of water changed daily, and there’s a fan that runs all day in part of their area that they can choose to lay in front of.
After noticing how often they hang out on the concrete steps, I decided to see if they’d use some concrete pavers as a cool spot to lay down….
Result? They LOVE them!
Nine blocks at $1.50 each is what I would call cost effective cooling! Some days I also dampen the blocks with water for evaporative cooling. This only works if the humidity isn’t over 90 percent though.
Even with the blocks, if I see them panting heavily they come inside for some a/c until it starts cooling back down. If they’re too hyper to be inside, I’ll rub them down with a wet cloth and put them back out-usually they calm down and can come back in shortly.
I may try this out in the pig pens too, couple of pavers in the shade to see if they’ll use them for heat. Whatever works!
Powered by WordPress & Theme by Anders Norén