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Beating the heat doesn’t have to require upping your electric bill but it does require a little bit of clever thinking, especially when you’re out and about. Portable ACs may make it easier to keep your home cooler on a budget, but taking an A/C on the go isn’t feasible.

One of our favorite options during the hot summer months: keeping a portable fan in our bag for an instant pick-me-up breeze when we need it. This one from Amazon is currently just $12.99 and lasts for 12+ hours on a single charge. The best part: when you don’t need it, it folds down to the size of a portable charger for easy storage in your bag or pockets. The mini fan is sure to come in handy during the heatwave or sweltering summer months.

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Guirngou Portable Handheld Turbo Fan

$12.99 Buy Now On Amazon

This handheld fan uses a six-blade turbo design that helps to move air faster and more powerfully than similar units on the market.

The fan comes with three pre-set speeds though a scrolling dial on the side lets you quickly amp it up or down, depending on how cool or powerful you want it to be. In our testing, a single charge has lasted us up to 12 hours of use — enough for an entire day at a festival, beach or running errands around town (it fully charges in about 2-3 hours). We also like how the portable fan folds down for easy storage, and it’s lighter than our cell phone.

Amazon reviewers can’t seem to stop praising the small but mighty gadget saying they “love the digital display that shows the battery health” as well as how it’s “very easy” to use.

This Amazon deal gets you the handheld cooling fan plus a lanyard that lets you wear it around the neck, hang it from your wrist, or tie it to a bag. Choose from five different color options online.

EASY TO USE

FrSara Portable Handheld Fan

$9.98 $19.99 50% off Buy Now On Amazon

Amazon also has this more basic portable fan model on sale for under $10 (as of this writing). Almost 808% of shoppers have given this handheld fan a full, five-star review on Amazon, with reviewers raving about how lightweight it is, the mini size and the surprisingly powerful breeze.

The mini fan charges up via USB and in our experience, it gets to a full charge in about two hours or so. The manufacturer, FrSara, says the fan can stay powered for up to 14 hours, though in our experience it’s been closer to 10-12 hours on a single charge. Still, that means our portable fan can take us through an entire day at a music festival or at the beach, and it’s great for travelers too.

What we like: the handle doubles as a power bank, with the ability to charge your other devices too. And when you’re done, everything folds down into a tiny tube that tucks away easily.

Regularly $19.99, get this portable handheld fan on Amazon for just $9.99 here. Choose from three colors on sale online.

Looking for another option? Amazon also sells this portable fan that you can wear as a fanny pack or necklace. The gadget has already been catching shoppers attention with more than 400 purchased in the past month alone with a 4.6-star review out of five. Reviewers describe it as wearing a “portable AC unit” and say it’s surprisingly cool.

TARGETED COOLING

Personal Portable Neck Fan

$28.99 Buy Now On Amazon

Need something a little more powerful? Amazon sells this wearable neck fan, which rests around your neck and over the shoulders to quickly bring down your body temperature.

In addition to providing a consistent cool breeze, the Wonder Family Personal Neck Fan also comes with a long-lasting battery that can get you up to 14 hours of use on a single charge. Like a personal air conditioner, the fan is no bigger than a pair of headphones — only minus the large earcups. Instead, a flexible headband wraps around your neck to deliver a cooling blast of air from the vents at the end.

Choose from five speeds, from a gentle breeze to “arctic blast.” This set includes the wearable neck fan, a storage bag, cleaning brush and a bonus cooling eye mask.

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