thanx...that did a lot to ease some of my anxiety. i just got QF in the mail and have been practicing. so far it seems like as long as i store it in my underwear i can get it to 92 degrees in under 20 min. so i'll probably be running around with this thing in my pants for a good week, seeing as how they never told me the exact date i'll be taking the test, i'm thinking about using compression shorts (under armour) to keep it around my leg rather than under my sack, b/c it gets to be pretty uncomfortable after an hour or so. i'll let you know how it works out.