Well, I've heard this time and time again on the forums, and its that wearing Halo is just too fething hot. And its true, as any person on the forums will tell you! Myself, my ODST suit makes me start to sweat as I'm still putting it on. O wanted to design a cheaper cooling device, and with some help, I was able to design a good cooling system "Substitute" However, this explanation gets long, and If you just want the Jist of it, just skip to the BLUE TEXT
My first idea was to just add a means of easy access hydration. Obviously, Spartans and ODSTs do not have the luxury of canteens or water bottles. So the way to go seemed to be with a "Camelbak", as seen in The Office (USA).
As anticipated, the watter supply helps you to feel a bit cooler, BUT WAIT! There's more! I decided to fit this into my armor vest and walk around for awhile. To my surprise, my back felt remarkably cooled down and I was comfortable in my armor. It turns out that the water resivior near the body acts as a cooling system. This operates on three essential properties of SCIENCE!.
An Endothermic Reaction
As you walk, the water moves around in the pouch, releasing kinetic energy. Since energy is required for the water to move, it takes that energy from the most abundant source, your body. Water is a horrible insulator. Thus it readily absorbs energy. Thus, as you move around, the water in the pouch absorbs energy from your body to supply kinetic energy, making you feel cooler.
Concentration Gradients
Unless your'e nuts, water you pour is usually cooler than 33 °C or 91 °F. As a result, to maintain equilibrium, the temperature from your skin will transfer via osmosis to the water (which readily avbsorbs temperature as a poor insulator) thus, cooling your body down.
Relative Temperatures
Your body is hotter than the bladder. When you put it on, it feels cold.
I went to a Halloween "Rav3" and essentially danced around for 4+ Hours with this on. Although still hot, I was actually comfortable enough. Definitely a success imo.
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Supplies:
Hydration Bladder ~$20USD
Some kind of mounting tools ~5 (Roughly) dollars.
-Find some way to attach your bladder to your armor while having the bladder in relative close contact to you, your undersuit, etc.
enjoy.
My first idea was to just add a means of easy access hydration. Obviously, Spartans and ODSTs do not have the luxury of canteens or water bottles. So the way to go seemed to be with a "Camelbak", as seen in The Office (USA).
As anticipated, the watter supply helps you to feel a bit cooler, BUT WAIT! There's more! I decided to fit this into my armor vest and walk around for awhile. To my surprise, my back felt remarkably cooled down and I was comfortable in my armor. It turns out that the water resivior near the body acts as a cooling system. This operates on three essential properties of SCIENCE!.
An Endothermic Reaction
As you walk, the water moves around in the pouch, releasing kinetic energy. Since energy is required for the water to move, it takes that energy from the most abundant source, your body. Water is a horrible insulator. Thus it readily absorbs energy. Thus, as you move around, the water in the pouch absorbs energy from your body to supply kinetic energy, making you feel cooler.
Concentration Gradients
Unless your'e nuts, water you pour is usually cooler than 33 °C or 91 °F. As a result, to maintain equilibrium, the temperature from your skin will transfer via osmosis to the water (which readily avbsorbs temperature as a poor insulator) thus, cooling your body down.
Relative Temperatures
Your body is hotter than the bladder. When you put it on, it feels cold.
I went to a Halloween "Rav3" and essentially danced around for 4+ Hours with this on. Although still hot, I was actually comfortable enough. Definitely a success imo.
BLUE TEXT
Supplies:
Hydration Bladder ~$20USD
Some kind of mounting tools ~5 (Roughly) dollars.
-Find some way to attach your bladder to your armor while having the bladder in relative close contact to you, your undersuit, etc.
enjoy.
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