Heated Vest!

[deanm (Dean)]

My better nine-tenths must have noticed how I suffer outside on cold, dark viewing nights.

So, she found and bought (c.$150) me a battery powered, electrically-heated vest!

Apparently, motorbike buffs like them, as do skiers.

I don't have any connections to the company that produces these vests, but I can certainly attest to how warming they are! And up to 4 hours of it - centred on the lower back. Bliss!

http://www.jett.us.com/news.htm

My only criticism is the use of the 'off' switch to change the heat output - seems rather illogical!

Dean

[alistairsam]

Hi Dean,

That looks really good.
Are the heating elements just at the back or at the Chest as well? Does the whole vest get warm?

[Poita (Peter)]

I need heated socks

That looks pretty good for $150, would mean many of us would get a lot more use out of our investment in scopes etc.

I wear a snowsuit I got from the Salvos in Goulburn for $30. They have lots of 2nd hand ski gear, and it is the best thing I ever bought, keeps me toasty even on the coldest nights.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Nice vest.

Originally Posted by Poita

I need heated socks

Here you go Poita.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Grabber-H...#ht_500wt_1287


I just took delivery of a pair of USB powered heated fingerless gloves.
They work a treat. But you are tethered to the lappy while wearing them, unless you source a portable usb power supply.
But while I'm imaging I'm at the lappy most of the time anyway.

[Poita (Peter)]

New friend for life!

Thanks JJJ!!

[ZeroID (Brent)]

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

Nice vest.



Here you go Poita.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Grabber-H...#ht_500wt_1287


I just took delivery of a pair of USB powered heated fingerless gloves.
They work a treat. But you are tethered to the lappy while wearing them, unless you source a portable usb power supply.
But while I'm imaging I'm at the lappy most of the time anyway.

I've got one of those emergency solar powered, crank handled radio torch lights at home which also has a USB output for charging cellphones etc. Could be the answer for a portable and useful power source. Quite small, vest pocket portable I'd say and you can crank charge it if it needs a boost. Keep you amused while you wait for imaging sessions to run ...

[deanm (Dean)]

The vest that I have is only heated at the back: however, the heater element sits over the largest artery in the body, the aorta.

This means you pump warmed blood around!

[deanm (Dean)]

Oh - and one other thing: my Kendrick dew control set-up failed the other night, so I took the vest off and positioned the heater element over the scope aperture for 10 minutes....

Bingo! Dew control!

Dean

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Originally Posted by deanm

Oh - and one other thing: my Kendrick dew control set-up failed the other night, so I took the vest off and positioned the heater element over the scope aperture for 10 minutes....

Bingo! Dew control!

Dean

I thought of the same thing for these gloves. The elements are removable too.