Cooling Vests - Evaperative Vests
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Cooling Vests - Evaperative Vests
Have had a few riders tell me how good they work. It gets in the high 90's to low 100's here, low humidity. Are they worth the time and getting wet? Would you get one with a collar?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00V14P4C8...ing=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00V14P4C8...ing=UTF8&psc=1
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Get one. Seriously. It could save you from heat stroke.
Do NOT wear it on the outside. It goes next to your t-shirt, and then you wear something like a mesh jacket over it. That keeps it from drying out too fast, and allows it to do its best at cooling.
It's like wearing an air conditioner.
Do NOT wear it on the outside. It goes next to your t-shirt, and then you wear something like a mesh jacket over it. That keeps it from drying out too fast, and allows it to do its best at cooling.
It's like wearing an air conditioner.
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From: The Town of Saint Joseph of Guadalupe
It's worth the money. I have the Bilt cooling vest (Bilt is Cycle Gear's store brand), and it works really well. I didn't get the collar as I don't like the look. The cooling vest allows me to ride in comfort when it's super hot out.
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I had the HD one, it made a huge difference, wore that one out and got one from soundrider.com this is 10x better. I ride the southwest deserts for 10 days at a time every September and it has saved my *** hands down. No everyone in my group has one. If it gets hot I carry a big ziplock bag, but a quart of cold water (doesnt have to be cold either) at a gas stop and soak it for 15-20 mins and good for a few more hours.
They have a long sleeve one that has a warning that wearing it below 90* may cause hypothermia. I have the collor, it helps keep the jugular blood flow cool.
I wore one once under my leather jacket and it was 102 out, I went to a dealer and walked around with my jacket zipped up to make others feel worse :O)))))
They have a long sleeve one that has a warning that wearing it below 90* may cause hypothermia. I have the collor, it helps keep the jugular blood flow cool.
I wore one once under my leather jacket and it was 102 out, I went to a dealer and walked around with my jacket zipped up to make others feel worse :O)))))
Last edited by bagman1; Jun 2, 2016 at 07:39 AM.
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