O2COOL 5-Inch Portable Fan, Gray

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Powerful two speed offers quiet cooling
Tilts for directional air flow
Compact folding design makes it great for travel; easy to carry and store
Perfect for office, camping and outdoor activites
Uses 2 D-Cell batteries (not included)

Color:Grey O2COOL’s 5-inch portable fan is perfect for indoor or outdoor activities, use in a hot office or at school, on a picnic and especially during a power outage.

Product Reviews

Super quiet, but not as powerful as other small fans

I’m a little surprised that this fan doesn’t put out more wind on the highest settings, especially considering it uses 2 huge D batteries. On the low setting you can barely feel it. I have a 3” and a 4” fan that puts out a much stronger breeze. BUT, this one is very quiet. See my photos to see how far this one blows the scarf, compared to another I have (but it IS much louder).So if you are looking for a small QUIET fan, with a decent breeze, this is a good choice. But don’t expect to feel the breeze further than your arm’s length away. So it is good for working on my computer/desk.

FAN COMPARISON

I purchased 2 fans to see which one I would like better. I needed something light and portable to carry with me. I bought these 2 fans.OPOLAR Portable Rechargeable Fanhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DZYUL6A/ref=cfb_at_prodpgO2COOL 5-Inch Portable Fanhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B001AVMSEY/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_0After receiving them the first thing I noticed was the weight which was a big Factor for me as I’m disabled and carrying heavy items doesn’t work well with me. The OPOLAR is much lighter. I still haven’t even put in the batteries yet. So, I opened the boxes and to my surprise the OPOLAR again came with a battery that was light weight. The O2COOL required 2 heavy D batteries. Another Negative for the O2COOL. Not that I have many things that use D batteries I had to have someone go pick me up some. So anyways I got the batteries later that night and begin the Fan test. So, I was checking the power of these 2 fans and to my surprise the much lighter and smaller OPOLAR literally blew the O2COOL away. Now the O2COOL only has a 2-speed motor and the OPOLAR has a 3-speed motor. But even on the second speed the OPOLAR is much stronger and much lighter the winner of these 2 small fans in my opinion is the OPOLAR by far. The OPOLAR is also lighted by a pretty nice blue led. And also has a pretty strong led flashlight on it as well.OPOLAR Portable Rechargeable Fan, Mini USB Fan with Upgraded 2200mAh LG Battery, Personal Cooling for Traveling Hiking Fishing Camping or Desktop, 3 Speeds, with LED Light

Great as baby beach fan

These fans are awesome - great value for the price. We bought two for our beach vacation to use in a beach tent with our 4 month old. They worked perfectly. I even bought tons of extra D batteries because I planned run the fans the whole time we were down on the beach. I did run them the whole time we were out for 5 days, and I never had to replace the batteries. Highly recommended.

Good little fan, hacked to use a usb cable for power.

Was able to hack this good little fan and connect a USB cable for power. Now I use a rechargeable lithium ion battery pack, hours and hours of powers. I use it for my tent while camping. Much better than using expensive and wasteful D batteries.

Great little fan!

I bought a couple of these a few years ago. Like what another reviewer said, they are fragile. I dropped one and that was it for it. The other one I had for a year or two and it just stopped working. They were such great little fans and I work in an area where they don’t have the air conditioning on in the summer and they keep the heat way too high in the winter… I also have a very small tight work area with lots of things being tossed here and there such that something big and bulky or that needs to be plugged in, just won’t work. So I purchased a couple more of these. What would probably be considered a cheaper version is actually a better version. The fans are now made of a softer (almost rubbery like) plastic. Heck, I’ve already dropped one and it came out fine (knock on wood). The Battery compartment is also an improvement as it is on top of the base rather than underneath it as it was in the old version. It also now has a screw to hold the compartment on, if need be (most of the time I don’t bother with this as I use it often and change batteries often - it holds pretty well without it - but if you are taking it camping or boating, I would suggest using this feature). The battery compartment itself holds up better than the old ones which would sometimes slip off, get caught on something when you were transporting the fan and you would either drop the thing or just have batteries falling all over. It seems to have just a tad more power as well… probably because it is also lighter than the older version. This little gadget is going to go over great when I start using it at work.. it’s a godsend!

OBNOXIOUSLY DIFFICULT TO OPEN

EDIT 5/2/17: I finally gave up and bought a plug-in fan. What a relief! My hands just couldn’t take the beating with every battery change–and it was needing fresh batteries constantly. It’s a cute little fan but geez! Save your sanity. Get something else.——————————–It is testimony to the fan’s otherwise greatness that I am giving it FOUR STARS, because the battery compartment is an absolute MONSTER to open. In all my 52 years I have never encountered such a bloody bear of a thing. I actually injured my finger trying to prise the acursed door to the compartment open. The screw was not screwed into anything; it spun round and round uselessly until I finally stuck a regular screwdriver in between the fan’s case and the battery compartment door and saw what was going on. It was then I realized I’d have to bust it open, using the screwdriver for leverage; but even then the dastardly thing held fast. Finally, I tried wedging a metal file into the opening and pulled it and the screwdriver in opposite directions. This did the trick, and the fan itself blows plenty of cool air at me just exactly as I hoped it would.I’m very happy w/ its size and stability on my table top. I’m happy as can be with the amount of cooling air it moves. But it was almost–not quite but almost–not worth it. Needless to say I won’t be putting the battery compartment door back on. EDIT: As you might expect, it is also a Herculean task to get the dead batteries OUT–which sucks because the dang thing is a battery hog. If the amazon algorithm will let me, I’m taking this frustrating thing down to three stars.

Compact and light weight until you insert the heavy batteries …

Compact and light weight until you insert the heavy batteries. PCorners and edges of the pastic molding can ne sharp and potentially cut you.

Five Stars

Love it!!!

Five Stars

excellent kettle …. just as described

Great portable fan!

I needed a portable fan for my vanity and there is no plug in close to it. The fan is surprisingly powerful for running on batteries, it has 2 speeds and each speed gives you…

Portable and Easy to Use

Great for the beach. Portable and easy to use.

Five Stars

I love it

Eats batteries like crazy and a pain to get them in/out

Wanted this for carrying with me on trips. The battery compartment is secured with a phillips screw so make sure you always have a jewlers phillips head screwdriver with you as…