I prefer swimming in my pool, however it gets really tepid up on the deck.
The poolside is all concrete and the sunshine heats the concrete up to where my poor feet are roasting if I don’t wear my thick sandals.
I was playing a game online, and I had to watch an advertisement to get a free play. Normally, I put the iphone down until the ad is done playing, however this one interested me. They were talking about a portable air conditioner unit that could cool the air around you, even at poolside. I kept the ad on my iphone for a couple of afternoons until I was sure I wanted to learn a little more. I then started doing research and I also inspected all the reviews on the air conditioning unit! Unfortunately, I saw more exhausting reviews than good. The cool water mist helped for a while, however I had to continue filling up the water well every ten or fifteen minutes. One woman said the cooling mist just made it warmer because of the added humidity, then she said the a/c worked fine if you were under cover, however it didn’t bring the temperature down and laying down under an umbrella. I decided to buy thick soled flip flops and then I purchased a giant sized patio umbrella that covered all my poolside furniture. I was protecting my furniture from the brutal sun, and providing me with some relief from the sun. I will continue to look for a portable a/c for the deck, although I don’t feel I’ll ever find anything for the heat, like my patio water boiler works in the winter.