Hey, it's a jungle out there and in the summer months it can get even worse. So finally visionary inventors, designers and engineers have done something about it. In fact today more then ever before there are more choices and options for people who wish to keep cool by way of outdoor patio fans.
New types and styles in an incredibly wide range of prices. Fans that don't even look like fans any more. So just what are some of the most notable newer developments that the market now has to offer, if your looking to keep cool outdoors?
For sure this list would have to include new misting fans that use an ultra fine plume of water, combined with a steady stream of air to heighten the cooling effect.
They work great! Particularly in drier climates. The real surprising thing though is their prices, with some selling for around $150. Of course they move up in price from there, with some of the larger high powered commercial misting fans that can cool a whole crowd selling for upwards of $1000 and even more.
Then there are the broad range of outdoor patio fans that as mentioned above, don't even resemble fans any more. These would be the “tower” fans that pretty much look just like what their name would suggest. They're more stable, quiet, energy efficient and lack the large blades.
Of course, just like every other appliance out there on the market manufacturers have contrived to cram every convenience feature they could think of into today's fans. Remote control, programmable, timer. It's all out there if you want it.
The real prize in design innovation in outdoor fans though, has to go to Lasko Co. They have in fact designed and have for sale a small series of fans that are designed to look like a wooden post, complete with crown cap molding.
It's pure genius. I can remember back to a time when people were happy to see a nice big hefty fan sharing their company on a hot day. Well now it seems that there are folks who feel that good outdoor patio fans should be felt and not seen and now Lasko has just the fan for them.