HEATED CLOTHING

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Heated Clothing - Nice now I can carry warmed apple bars...

Hypothermia can happen very quickly if you're not dressed properly. What happens is your body senses the core temperature drop and begins cutting off blood supply to your hands, feet and your head. When the blood flow to your brain slows down, your decision making abilities start to slow down as well. Just like an intoxicated person has problems performing two tasks at the same time, as in clutching and braking, so does a person with the beginnings of hypothermia. You would usually first notice your hand getting numb then your feet and last but not least, your forehead, which can even make you feel like you've eaten too much ice cream too fast. If you've got all these symptoms, I guarantee your judgment has become impaired. If you prepare for a cold weather ride, you should never have to worry about or suffer from hypothermia.

Hands - Find good pair of insulated gloves. Look for gloves with Thinsulate in them and made of Deerskin Leather or install heated grips, or electric gloves.

Feet - For boots try to find some with a special waterproof insulation which will keep your feet warm in the winter.

For your head - a Balaclava or ski mask will do the trick especially when combined with a full face helmet.

Torso - Main goal - Keep the torso warm and prevent air from entering your jacket. When the torso gets cold, the body pulls the blood in from the arms and legs to circulate within the torso in an effort to maintain body temperature, so keep it warm and it won't reroute the blood from the limbs and make them any colder than they need to be.

The WarmGear™ Heated Jacket Liner is designed to keep you warm when plugged into a 12 volt DC power source, like that found on most vehicles, motorcycles, auto, snowmobiles, ATV's, etc. Wear it layered over a base layer garment and under your outer shell garment. Heating pads on the chest, back, sleeves, and collar, Light weight, coated, soft nylon shell for minimum bulk, Fleece lined inner collar for comfort, Zippered inside and outside pockets, Form-fitting snug fit to go under your outer garments and optimum heat transfer to body. Glove plug pockets placed on the sleeves to store the plugs when not in use, 3.7 amp draw, Lifetime warranty on the heating elements.

Heated Jacket Liner Sizing Chart (in Inches)
Size	Chest*	Hip	Arm Length**
Small	36-42"	40.5"	36"
Medium	42-48"	42.5"	37"
Large	44-50"	44"	37"
XLarge	48-52"	44.5"	38"
XXLarge	52-56"	47"	38"
* For your chest size, measure around the fullest area of the chest, holding the measuring tape level and firm. ** Since this is a liner it is not as important that the arm length be perfect.

Today's test consisted of 30 degree morning weather, no rain or frost, speeds up to 55MPH for under 30 minutes. I found that the gloves were more than warm under my mildly insulated gauntlet gloves. The gloves would be best described as good for temps down to maybe 50 degrees before your fingers feel the effects of the cold. I found myself turning the temp controller down. Cool, "turning it down", so I will see how they do when the temps tumble into the teens.

As for the heated jacket liner, I didn't have it all the way up and I was sweating. Now that isn't what I want at all and will have to play around with the best setting for that. Thank goodness I bought the controller unit. I have a Teknics jacket with some really good polyfil quilted liner in it. It also has a snap in dickie which with the heated liner was overkill since the heated liner has it own Fleece lined inner collar. On the ST1300 my arms are what get the coldest due to the shape of the bike and riding position. I ended up turning off the liner because it worked a bit too well. Morning drive to work traffic, had to drive the bike, couldn't fiddle with it since the controller was in my left jacket pocket. I had to crank the windshield all the way down and open my helmet visor to cool off while driving in the 30 degree temps....LOL. I guess I just need to barely have the liner turned on for it to be comfortable.

The main trick to this liner is that in order to get the best transfer of heat out of it, it need to be tight to the body. This is of the utmost importance. If it fits too loosely, it won't touch you.... get it?

Gerbing's is a trademark of Gerbing's Heated Clothing, Inc. (Gerbings™), Harley-Davidson is a trademark of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company

The WarmGear™ Heat-Troller Dual Portable Temp-Controller is designed for one person to regulate the heat output for two different articles of 12-volt heated clothing, such as for your heated gloves and heated jacket liner, so you can dial in your level of comfort. It plugs between the battery harness and your heated clothing. We do not recommend sharing one dual control unit for two people.

Dial in your level of comfort, Flashing L.E.D. provides Visual Feedback, You can attach this controller to any solid surface with provided Velcro®, or attach to your belt with our convenient, optional Belt Pouch, Size: 1" x 2" x 3" or 25mm x 50mm x 75mm, Two Year Warranty. Includes: Fused Battery Harness, Max Load in Standard Configuration is 15 amps at 13.8 volts.

WarmGear™ Premium Heated Glove Liners are designed to be worn under your existing unheated gloves or mitts. Our heated glove liners are designed to keep you warm when plugged into a 12 volt DC power source, like that found on most vehicles, motorcycles, auto, snowmobiles, ATV's, etc. Our heated glove liners are wired to heat the entire length of each finger as well as the back of your hand. Mesh backing for breath-ability and optimum heat transfer throughout the hand, Lycra stretch panels between each finger allow a form fitting close fit without sacrificing comfort, Same heating system as found in our Heated Leather Gloves, 2.3 amp draw at 12.8v & Lifetime warranty on the heating elements.

The warranty is a good thing since the left gloved failed after 1hr of use. No idea why. Called CozyWinters.com and they are sending another pair.

After several time of use, I must say that I probably should have just bought a pair of heated gloves. The liners work but it is difficult to find a pair of gloves to go over them which cause the liners and the gloves to fit together so that the heat is distributed evenly. I get hot spots on my hands when using these. That is not to say they don't work well, they do. Just a word to the wise, I guess. Never the less, it sure is nice having these on my hands when the temps are in the 20's as they do make all the difference between a miserable ride and a really pleasant one.

Without getting carried away with mounts and what not, I used Velcro to mount the controller unit to the tank. I lengthened the cables which go to the jacket so I could have the wires running around the right side of the tank since the jacket plugs are your right side. A piece of colored tape on one of the plugs and the jacket liner connector make it easy to visually plug things into the same place it was in before you got off the bike to take a break when your all suited up. That way, color matching the plugs, upon your return, allows you to brainlessly have the same controller knob control the heat to the liner.