Heated gear fit notes
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Heated gear fit notes
Jacket liners should "fit like a glove", you want them to be snug against your torso. The jacket over that should seal nicely at the waist, collar, and Cuffs but have a little room under it to maintain a micro climate. At 35 degrees switching from my medium leather jacket to my large leather jacket I had to turn my jacket liner back to its lowest of 5 settings and was still warmer than my liner on setting 2 of 5 with my tighter fitting medium jacket.
You want your gloves to fit the exact opposite. I wound up going up 2 sizes form a Large which fit perfectly to a 2xl which is kind of a sloppy fit. The difference being at 35 degrees with the controller set position 4 of 5 and my heated grips on max the large gloves were colder than my unheated winter gloves. The XL still fit a little too glove like so I went to the 2xl. With the 2xl I ran them on the lowest setting position 1 of 5 and had to turn my heated grips down to 50%
I think I am now ready to put some serious winter mileage on.
You want your gloves to fit the exact opposite. I wound up going up 2 sizes form a Large which fit perfectly to a 2xl which is kind of a sloppy fit. The difference being at 35 degrees with the controller set position 4 of 5 and my heated grips on max the large gloves were colder than my unheated winter gloves. The XL still fit a little too glove like so I went to the 2xl. With the 2xl I ran them on the lowest setting position 1 of 5 and had to turn my heated grips down to 50%
I think I am now ready to put some serious winter mileage on.
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Just recently got the T-5 Gerbings gloves and the large size fits just right as I wear large gloves.......got the socks too and the large size are a bit snug but do their job cant wear my regular riding boots as they are TOO snug in there.......looking to get the pants next but very worried about sizing with those.....as well as the jacket liner.....
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Just recently got the T-5 Gerbings gloves and the large size fits just right as I wear large gloves.......got the socks too and the large size are a bit snug but do their job cant wear my regular riding boots as they are TOO snug in there.......looking to get the pants next but very worried about sizing with those.....as well as the jacket liner.....
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Before you go on that big trip get yourself to the auto parts store and buy a small package of 15 amp fuses to add to your tool kit.
I will blow a fuse about once every season and a half, on average.
carl
I will blow a fuse about once every season and a half, on average.
carl
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Good advice, I already carry spare fuses, that accessory fuse is actually a 20amp.
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You have the pigtail that hooks to the battery with the inline fuse for your heated gear? This is the fuse you are blowing? Just wondering. I have jacket liner and gloves and have not blown one "yet".
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I have the gloves and jacket liner. Seems to blow the inline fuse if I plug it in while the controller is turned on.
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Heated gear is good, heated gear with correctly fitting outerwear is great. Without that micro climate you just don't get the full benefit of heated gear. I am thinking the only way to make cold weather riding better would be a heated seat. I have seen heated seat inserts for your car for about $60.00 on sale every once in awhile..........New project.
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