Best Handheld Fans for a Breeze on Demand (2026)

How times have changed. Two years later, curiosity has gotten the best of me, and I have tried both neck and handheld fans. I can say with confidence that, once you've gotten used to having a little fan with you everywhere you go, enduring high temperatures without one will henceforth feel unbearable. I now own an entire bin full of neck fans, and half of my office is now overtaken by boxes of portable fans, misting fans, and all manner of inexpensive, portable cooling devices. And now I have an opinion. Many, in fact.