CastCooler - Immediate Itch and Odour relief for all breathable orthopaedic casts. One size fits all. Ships directly from the manufacturer. . .

Yes, it is overpriced if you literally consider the price of the components and what it might cost to make; but if you look at as a 'device' it's bloody brilliant. It is worth the money? Yes! Really helps with the itching and cast surprisingly feels fresh.This is the first time I've felt compelled to write a review, because when considering this as a purchase you might get put off by the 'not worth the money' reviews - I nearly was - but it's worth it for the benefits you get and there simply isn't another alternative that is as effective.

When I received this, I thought "really, that's it?". (It's such a simple thing - blue stretchy stuff, plus a white funnel type thing.) BUT when I put it on my son's cast, and hooked it up to the vacuum, he was SO thrilled!!This REALLY does provide the relief someone in a cast is looking for! It moves the air, creating a cooler and drier environment inside the cast. It is instant relief, and brought a smile to my son's face (and he's not a smiling kid in general). :-) He had been complaining of "stinging" and itching (inside of his cast - probably because he gets sweaty), and he says that this completely relieves it. Yay!!Maybe I didn't read the description, or maybe I just missed something in what I was reading, but... I didn't realize that this needed to be hooked up to a vacuum. It's a bit fiddly to have to hold the vacuum hose to this, and obviously it's loud (hearing your vacuum humming while you have this on your cast), but IT'S WORTH IT.P.S. This company ships quickly and provides excellent customer service. I wish I wouldn't have paid extra for faster shipping - it would've shipped out (and arrived) ASAP regardless. Plus, Amazon had a bit of a glitch with the shipping speed. As I placed the order, it said it would arrive on Saturday (with 2 day shipping). After the order was placed, it said it would arrive on Monday (with 2 day shipping). I was NOT happy about that. I talked with the CastCooler people the next morning - they were VERY nice and helpful (and they had already shipped it out) - and they said it's an Amazon glitch (with telling the date it would arrive with my 2 day shipping). So bummer on Amazon on that one. But it was still worth the price, because the CastCooler is THAT good.

My wife broke her wrist and had several casts over a twelve week period. She broke her wrist whilst out running and didn't want to stop running even with a cast on, but as you might imagine, the cast really smelled bad after the first two weeks, so I bought her the CastCooler to use with her second (and subsequent) casts and it made the world of difference. Not only did it cool her arm down and remove the sweat from under the cast extremely efficiently, I understand the sensation was very satisfying and prevented much of the itching associated with the first cast when she had no CastCooler to use.

This CastCooler is amazing! My husband had surgery on his foot and was in a cast for about 6 weeks. His feet get warm easily as it is, but with the cast, his foot was getting warm to the point of extreme discomfort. We heard about this product on our local news and thought we would try it. Are we glad we did! Not only is this product easy to use, but it absolutely does what it says. Just wrap the cast cooler around the cast, place the vacuum cleaner hose to it, turn on the vacuum, and get ready for instant relief! It will magically suck out all of the warmth and condensation from the inside of the cast. Although it is very easy to use, please note that the CastCooler wrap does not stick to itself when you wrap it around the cast. You must place the hose on the CastCooler and turn on the vacuum. The suction from the vacuum will then "shrink" the wrap to the cast. Once the vacuum is turned off, the CastCooler will release itself from the cast. We highly recommend this product.

Item arrived just in blister pack with label slapped on it. No shipping package. Item was missing the cooling cuff just the valve was in the package. Sending the item for return - for $54 expected more and a complete item.