Pool & Patio
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[ Tubing Dry Bag ] Earth Pak 10-Liter Waterproof Dry Bag
Phones, keys and the car fob go in this before the tube goes in the Salt River. Roll-top, floats, clips to the tube, and comes with a phone case that works through the screen. Ten liters holds everything two people need.
[ Salt River ] Merrell Hydro Moc Water Shoe
The Salt River bottom is rock and the put-in is gravel; flip-flops come off in the first riffle. A closed-toe water shoe that drains, grips wet stone, and rinses clean in the sink afterward. Also the pool-deck shoe for the rest of the summer.
[ Cooling Towel ] Mission Original Cooling Towel
Wet it, wring it, snap it, and it runs cold on the back of the neck for an hour of evaporative cooling. Works on the golf cart, the ballpark berm and the walk from the far parking lot. Stops working when the monsoon humidity arrives.
[ Pool Hours ] O'Neill Basic Skins Long-Sleeve Rash Guard
The resort pool in August is a six-hour sun exposure with water reflecting half of it back. A UPF 50 rash guard covers the shoulders and back that sunscreen never quite reaches, and it dries before the walk to the room.
[ Patio Misters ] Orbit Portable Patio Mist Cooling Kit
Once you live here
Old Town patios run misters all summer for a reason: in dry heat, a fine mist drops the air temperature under it by twenty degrees. This is the twelve-foot starter kit that hangs from a patio cover and screws onto a hose bib.
[ Scorpion Sweep ] TrixHub 365nm UV Flashlight
Once you live here
Scorpions glow under UV. A cheap blacklight on a summer night shows you exactly where they are on the patio, the block wall and the pool deck, which is the first step to keeping them out of the bathtub.