A lightweight, non-bulky personal cooling device consists of a (1) first length of flexible tubing adapted to fit around the wearer's torso or another of the wearer's body parts, which tubing contains at least two perforations and desirably a series thereof that are situated to facilitate air cooling of the torso or other body part and connect at both ends to (2) a T or Y-shaped connector having an additional inlet to which is connected (3) a second length of flexible tubing which is unperforated and is in turn connected (4) to a hand operatable air aspirator member whereby air is drawn in through the second flexible tubing and through the T or Y connector to the first flexible tubing from which air exits to the skin of the wearer and cools it. The preferred air aspirator is a sphygmanometer which can be carried in a pocket, or in a pouch attached to the wearer.