Best thing: velcro - keeps my cashel sun visor on my helmet, (should
        have just bought a bike one with velcro attachment), made a wool
        fleece cover for my gel pad, wouldn't buy splint boots w/o 
        velcro straps.
     
Best tip: freeze containers of really salty water for extra cooler of ice.
          (colder freezing point - keeps regular ice frozen longer
Worst tip:  freeze containers of salty water instead of using ice for the
            cooler (froze everything in the cooler)
Worst:  SM jumping/open front splint boots - gap horribly, twist, outside
        attracts grass seeds and stickers.