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Tom Jones

Joined: 12 Mar 2006 Posts: 752 Location: Ellensburg, WA
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:06 pm Post subject: Heated vest for winter |
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Has anyone tried wearing one of those heated vests for winter flying? I made several attempts at building heaters the last two years and didn't have any satisfactory results.
Here's a link to what I'm talking about.
http://www.gerbing.com/Products/Liners/heatedVestLiner.html
I was thinking about getting the vest. It uses 54 watts. My engine manual says the lighting coils put out 170 watts. I don't have any other electrical accessories except the starter and a battery.
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Roger Lee
Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 1464 Location: Tucson, Az.
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:35 pm Post subject: Re: Heated vest for winter |
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Hi Tom,
Motorcycle riders use them all the time. If you can keep your core body temp up then you tend to stay warm. I know you can get gloves too.
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Lion8
Joined: 21 Jun 2009 Posts: 31
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:19 pm Post subject: Heated vest for winter |
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I have used a vest for a few years now flying my Trike in winter. It works great. The only caveat is you must charge the battery every two or three weeks to keep it from going dead. If you can, get one that plugs into a power port or has replaceable batteries.
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:29 pm Post subject: Heated vest for winter |
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Several years ago C I bought a electric heated seat pad from JC Whitney for�$20.� Has a high and low setting.��Almost all the time I have to run it on low or it gets to hot.� Plugs into a�cigaret lighter socket.� I slip it into my snowmobile suit and sit on it and it also goes up the back almost to the shoulders.� Remember C I live in northern Mn and fly�down to about 0 C and sometimes below 0.� A friend of mine bought one and uses it all the time in the winter also.��Can't beat it for the price.� Take care C� Jim Chuk� Avids C Kitfox�4� MN
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Date: Tue C 20 Oct 2009 17:06:27 -0700
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Has anyone tried wearing one of those heated vests for winter flying? I made several attempts at building heaters the last two years and didn't have any satisfactory results.
Here's a link to what I'm talking about.
http://www.gerbing.com/Products/Liners/heatedVestLiner.html
I was thinking about getting the vest. It uses 44 watts. My engine manual says the lighting coils put out 170 watts. I don't have any other electrical accessories except the starter and a battery.
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Tom Jones
Classic IV
503 Rotax C 72 inch Two blade Warp
Ellensburg C WA
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sdemeyer
Joined: 31 Jul 2009 Posts: 45
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:47 pm Post subject: Re: Heated vest for winter |
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I have the Gerbings full sleeve jacket liner and use it on my motorcycle and in the Kitfox. Its comfortable to wear and provides tons of heat. This is the 4th season with hundreds of hours of use. It is still in good shape and works great. Highly recommended.
Scott
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larry huntley
Joined: 19 Jul 2008 Posts: 149
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Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:25 am Post subject: Heated vest for winter |
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Ahh, makes me appreciate My Subaru and its hot water heater plumbed into
the cabin. ;o) I think this is one BIG advantage of water cooled engines.
Larry
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Tom Jones

Joined: 12 Mar 2006 Posts: 752 Location: Ellensburg, WA
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Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:51 am Post subject: Re: Heated vest for winter |
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Lion8 wrote:
Quote: | I have used a vest for a few years now flying my Trike in winter. It works great. The only caveat is you must charge the battery every two or three weeks to keep it from going dead. If you can, get one that plugs into a power port or has replaceable batteries. |
Tom, is that battery hooked to the engine charging system?
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Tom Jones

Joined: 12 Mar 2006 Posts: 752 Location: Ellensburg, WA
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Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:59 am Post subject: Re: Heated vest for winter |
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Thanks for the replies everyone. It sounds like I should invest in one of these heated vests or maybe a jacket liner.
My Kitfox is bare bones basic as far as accessory equipment goes and I would like to keep it that way.
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Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:58 am Post subject: Heated vest for winter |
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Tom
When I was younger and lacking common sense I used to ride motorcycles all year long.My most prized posetion was a 12 volt�heated vest and gloves.-5 below zero was no problem
They worked great.Problem was stopping on snow'.They worked best with a carhart insulated coverall.
Joe
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Subject: Re: Heated vest for winter
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Thanks for the replies everyone. It sounds like I should invest in one of these heated vests or maybe a jacket liner.
My Kitfox is bare bones basic as far as accessory equipment goes and I would like to keep it that way.
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Ellensburg, WA
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