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Keep cool this summer with the best neck fans of 2024
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Cooling down this summer is easy when you’re at home and have access to an air conditioner, ice maker or swimming pool. But while in transit on your own two feet outside, cooling down can be a challenge. Carrying around a reusable water bottle to stay hydrated will keep you standing, but that won’t cool your hot skin down.
There’s a solution that you may not have considered that we think will be a game changer for you as well as others who will be experiencing record-high temperatures this summer: a neck fan.
You can wear a neck fan to provide much-needed airflow to your neck and face. Wireless neck fans are very affordable and provide lasting battery life that, according to some customers, can survive a work shift or day at Disneyland.
Best neck fans of 2024
We rounded up the best neck fans that are highly rated by customers and provide an adequate breeze to keep you cool this summer.
Best overall neck fan: Jisulife neck fan
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This neck fan offers a whopping 78 air outlets throughout, providing all-around air movement that will bring relief to the overheated and sweaty. Not only that, but the fan also comes with three speed settings (low, medium and high) and can generate between four to 16 hours of continuous cooling (depending on the speed setting you select).
Given all these effective features, you actually may find yourself getting cold while wearing this, which will make outdoor activities and even commutes during the summer much more bearable. You can get this in one of six colors, including black and a pastel yellow.
The Jisulife neck fan has a 4.3-star rating on Amazon out of more than 50,000 ratings. One reviewer wrote, “We live up north and visit Disney World in Florida once a year. This year, I was pregnant and needed additional cooling. This was the answer! It’s light so you don’t feel like something is weighing down or getting stuck on your neck. There are different levels of power that worked beautifully in the Florida heat. I have purchased this brand for gifts and recommend it to clients of mine (I am a travel agent that specializes in Disney). Highly recommend this for vacation or just making a hot day more manageable.”
Best portable: OLV neck fan
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Unlike some other popular neck fans that market themselves as portable, the OLV neck fan actually is thanks to its ability to fold in half, allowing for easier packing. In addition to being convenient to carry around, the OLV neck fan comes with functionality that will cool you down. These include four sources of wind flow and three speed settings that, combined, will provide a comprehensive breeze.
This neck fan lasts about four to 18 hours on a single charge and will take about 2.5 hours to charge up again. To check on the status of the battery, all you have to do is refer to the LED screen located on the exterior side of the fan, and it’ll list the percentage left.
The OLV neck fan has a 4.3-star rating on Amazon. One reviewer wrote, “The Florida heat this year has been awful but this neck fan makes it much more bearable. Both my wife and I have one and love them. Battery lasts a decent length of time too. Definitely recommend it to anyone who lives in the south.”
Another customer said, “I wear this working in a warehouse 10 hours a day. One charge lasts the majority of my shift. It also helps with the perimenopause hot flashes.”
Best front-facing neck fan: Amacool neck fan
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The Amacool neck fan veers from the traditional neck fan in that it provides a more direct airflow to your face, which for some people, may provide greater relief from the heat. It also differs in that it’s much more adjustable; the band of the Amacool neck fan can be bent or twisted to get the fans in your preferred position.
The fan also offers three wind speeds and can last up to six hours on a single charge (run time varies by the speed setting used). This comes in three colors and, just in time for summer, is 33% off for a limited time on Amazon.
This Amacool neck fan has a 4.5-star rating on Amazon. One reviewer wrote, “I live in Florida, and this is an amazing fan to have. I have purchased several of them.”
Another customer said, “Great product. I absolutely love this. I’m going through menopause and I get bad hot flashes. This helps tremendously. I take it with me on the bus, train [and] even when I’m walking down the street and as soon as I get a hot flash I turn this on to be completely cooled off. You won’t be disappointed.”
Best handheld neck fan: Aocool handheld neck fan
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Traditional neck fans might feel too weighty for some people to wear for long periods of time. If you’re looking for something lighter in feel, get the Aocool handheld neck fan. Keep in mind though that because it’s small and doesn’t wrap around your neck, you won’t get as much airflow. However, it’ll still provide a breeze that’s more concentrated on the front of your neck.
The Aocool handheld neck fan is attached to an adjustable lanyard, allowing you to easily lift the fan to your face to get a much-needed blast of air. This has three speed settings, can last up to 12 hours on a single charge and takes about three hours to charge back up again. Plus, you can see how much battery life you have left on the front of the fan.
The Aocool handheld neck fan has a 4.4-star rating on Amazon. One reviewer wrote, “I work in a medical setting where I’m required to wear a mask and a lab coat and it gets extremely hot. This little fan hangs around my neck and helps quite a bit better than anything else I’ve found thus far.”
Choose from nine colors.
Most stylish neck fan: Asnug neck fan
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If it’s so hot that you need a neck fan to wear while out and about this summer, you might as well get one that looks good. This Asnug model is as sleek as neck fans get, as it more so resembles cool, high-end headphones than an affordable neck fan from Amazon. The exterior of the end fans has a nice bronze trim that enhances the style of the fan. You can choose between a selection of vibrant colors, including a sharp red, rich blue and a shade of purple that could easily match your Stanley cup.
In addition to its good looks, the Asnug neck fan provides nearly 360 degrees of airflow to you. It also has three speeds to choose from and a battery that can last between four to 16 hours (depending on the speed setting selected). What’s more, it’s on sale for 24% off its original price.
The Asnug neck fan has a 4.4-star rating on Amazon. One reviewer wrote, “I bought this neck fan last summer to help me tolerate the Middle TN heat while walking my dogs. It was even more effective today when I was planting annuals. It cools well and lasts surprisingly long on a charge. Highly recommend!”
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Yellowstone hiker burned when she falls into scalding water near Old Faithful, park officials say
Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. — A New Hampshire woman suffered severe burns on her leg after hiking off-trail in Yellowstone National Park and falling into scalding water in a thermal area near the Old Faithful geyser, park officials said.
The 60-year-old woman from Windsor, New Hampshire, along with her husband and their leashed dog were walking off a designated trail near the Mallard Lake Trailhead on Monday afternoon when she broke through a thin crust over the water and suffered second- and third-degree burns to her lower leg, park officials said. Her husband and the dog weren’t injured.
The woman was flown to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho for treatment.
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Park visitors are reminded to stay on boardwalks and trails in hydrothermal areas and exercise extreme caution. The ground in those areas is fragile and thin and there’s scalding water just below the surface, park officials said.
Pets are allowed in limited, developed areas of Yellowstone park but are prohibited on boardwalks, hiking trails, in the backcountry and in thermal areas.
The incident is under investigation. The woman’s name wasn’t made public.
This is the first known thermal injury in Yellowstone in 2024, park officials said in a statement. The park had recorded 3.5 million visitors through August this year.
Hot springs have injured and killed more people in Yellowstone National Park than any other natural feature, the National Park Service said. At least 22 people have died from hot spring-related injuries in and around the 3,471-square-mile national park since 1890, park officials have said.
TRENTON, N.J. — Democratic Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver has defeated Republican small businessman Carmen Bucco in a contest in New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District that opened up because of the death of Rep. Donald Payne Jr. in April.
McIver will serve out the remainder of Payne’s term, which ends in January. She and Bucco will face a rematch on the November ballot for the full term.
McIver said in a statement Wednesday that she stands on the “shoulders of giants,” naming Payne as chief among them.
She cast ahead to the November election, saying the right to make reproductive health choices was on the ballot as well as whether the economy should benefit the wealthy or “hard working Americans.”
“I will fight because the purpose of politics and the purpose of our vote is to give the people of our communities and our nation a bold voice,” she said.
Bucco congratulated McIver on the victory in a statement but said he’s looking forward to the rematch in November.
“I am not going anywhere,” he said in an email. “We still have a second chance to make district 10 great again!”
Who are LaMonica McIver and Carmen Bucco?
McIver emerged as the Democratic candidate in a crowded field in the July special election. A member of the city council of New Jersey’s biggest city since 2018, she also worked for Montclair Public Schools as a personnel director and plans to focus on affordability, infrastructure, abortion rights and “protecting our democracy,” she told The Associated Press earlier this summer.
Bucco describes himself on his campaign website as a small-business owner influenced by his upbringing in the foster system. He lists support for law enforcement and ending corruption as top issues.
The 10th District lies in a heavily Democratic and majority-Black region of northern New Jersey. Republicans are outnumbered by more than 6 to 1.
It’s been a volatile year for Democrats in New Jersey, where the party dominates state government and the congressional delegation.
Among the developments were the conviction on federal bribery charges of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, who has denied the charges, and the demise of the so-called county party line — a system in which local political leaders give their preferred candidates favorable position on the primary ballot.
Democratic Rep. Andy Kim, who’s running for Menendez’s seat, and other Democrats brought a federal lawsuit challenging the practice as part of his campaign to oust Menendez, who has resigned since his conviction.
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