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Hizzo3 10-23-2006, 07:30 PM http://www.webbikeworld.com/r3/heated-vest/battery-heated-vest/ i am curious as to what elements this thing is using.... its gets 6 hrs on a 3 amp battery.... and apparently it keeps you toasty... i want those elements for my own vest!!! Ccspinner 10-23-2006, 07:42 PM Not to bad looking. norsseman 10-23-2006, 10:52 PM Nice vest, but my only body part that gets cold are my fingers and I'm working on that. Once I install my large windshield and use laytex gloves under my thinsulate gloves my fingers shouldn't freeze up. cegodsey 10-23-2006, 11:05 PM thinsulate? It's good to know that someone else wears gloves with this stuff. Most fantastic material I've ever had. Prevents your hands from getting burned from the windchill (chill?) in the 100+ degree heat. And, my hands haven't gotten cold yet this season. What I have were actually meant for hunting, 'cause WalMart didn't sell motorcycle stuff then. Yeah, I don't have any trouble with my body getting cold, so why would somebody need a vest? The only trouble I have is my legs and the air that seems to always go up my sleeves. Hizzo3 10-24-2006, 01:57 AM well the reason you heat your core vs ur extremities is simple....as you get cold, ur vesels contract. this keeps blood in ur core...like a thermostat on a radiator. when your core gets hot, then the vesels relax letting more blood flow to the hands and feet. Its a trick used by hikers to reduce the amount of weight that is carried b/c a full thermo suit can get heavy with batteries. but as i said what interests me is the material they used... i want it. 6 hours on med off a 3 amp poly-ion battery which is said to be plenty? on high, it hits 122 F and runs for 4 hours. The equivialent in regular heating technology would only get 2-3 hours on normal.... maybe 1 on high. | |