Teach me about heated gear
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If your hands get cool/cold before the rest of your body does, you might want to consider just the heated gloves.
Gerbing is probably the most popular choice and the G3 glove in particular. And if you go that route, just get the basic on/off switch until you decide if the glove gets warm enough to warrant the additional cost of a temp controller.
FWIW, the cold weather season is not that far away and Gerbing does sell out rather early in the year...I wouldn't wait too long.
Gerbing is probably the most popular choice and the G3 glove in particular. And if you go that route, just get the basic on/off switch until you decide if the glove gets warm enough to warrant the additional cost of a temp controller.
FWIW, the cold weather season is not that far away and Gerbing does sell out rather early in the year...I wouldn't wait too long.
I wound up going with the heated liner the year after I got the gloves for a couple reasons: First is the simplicity of connecting the gloves to the liner; it makes wiring much easier. The second reason was that your arms in the wind can really make you cold; the liner takes care of that.
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I have the harley heated clothing made by gerbings, jacket liner and pant liner with heated gloves, get gerbings heated gloves less bulky than harley version...duel controler, ordered all from zanotti's
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Is the Harley jacket just a branded Gerbings? I see that you can get a break at Zanotti's for the HD stuff, but is there a place that sells Gerbings a little cheaper than retail. I have two to buy so I would like to save a little coin.
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I appreciate all the responses - this is the information I have been looking to find. I have no friends in Florida with heated gear so it is difficult to get opinions.
Looks like the consensus is to get the jacket liner over the vest, so I will look into that. Regarding the temperature controller - is it really worth the extra money over just turning the unit off when it gets too warm?
Looks like the consensus is to get the jacket liner over the vest, so I will look into that. Regarding the temperature controller - is it really worth the extra money over just turning the unit off when it gets too warm?
Btw, I also have a Gerbing. Heat-troller convenience aside it's a good jacket but I still prefer the fit of the Warm & Safe as it's a bit longer and doesn't have knitted cuffs and waist like the Gerbing, which can ride up.
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I got confirmation that the Harley Jacket is made by Gerbing's. If anyone has one, can you tell me if the Harley version comes with the temperature controller or something at least to change the heat level? I know that the Gerbing's version has theirs sold as an accessory.
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Gerbings does make Harley heated gear, but not necessarily to the same specs. Harley's heated gloves have been "de-tuned", they don't have as much heating elements in them. Gerbings has a lifetime warranty on heating elements but through Harley only one year warranty.
More clothes can always be put on but more gloves can't. Extremities with high surface area, that must remain on the bars and in the wind. When I say in the wind keep in mind I ride behind a batwing...they still get wind! I bought Gerbings heated gloves a few years ago and they are incredible! I plan to buy a jacket liner this fall, so I do not have to layer/bundle, b/c people say I don't know what I'm missing, and mostly so I no longer have to mess with wires b/c they are built into jacket.
If you don't buy a thermostat AT LEAST buy a switch. These F-ers get hot!!! Turning a switch on and off is annoying enough, but actually unplugging/plugging them could be deadly.
Lastly, I have not forgotten where you live and are only talking about one trip. If ya got the money, wanna do it right, and think you'll have future need, by all means do it up. If not, bundle up, and slide a heat packet in your gloves for a couple bucks.
More clothes can always be put on but more gloves can't. Extremities with high surface area, that must remain on the bars and in the wind. When I say in the wind keep in mind I ride behind a batwing...they still get wind! I bought Gerbings heated gloves a few years ago and they are incredible! I plan to buy a jacket liner this fall, so I do not have to layer/bundle, b/c people say I don't know what I'm missing, and mostly so I no longer have to mess with wires b/c they are built into jacket.
If you don't buy a thermostat AT LEAST buy a switch. These F-ers get hot!!! Turning a switch on and off is annoying enough, but actually unplugging/plugging them could be deadly.
Lastly, I have not forgotten where you live and are only talking about one trip. If ya got the money, wanna do it right, and think you'll have future need, by all means do it up. If not, bundle up, and slide a heat packet in your gloves for a couple bucks.
Last edited by Dew Me; Aug 17, 2011 at 07:48 AM.
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Gerbings does make Harley heated gear, but not necessarily to the same specs. Harley's heated gloves have been "de-tuned", they don't have as much heating elements in them. Gerbings has a lifetime warranty on heating elements but through Harley only one year warranty.
More clothes can always be put on but more gloves can't. Extremities with high surface area, that must remain on the bars and in the wind. When I say in the wind keep in mind I ride behind a batwing...they still get wind! I bought Gerbings heated gloves a few years ago and they are incredible! I plan to buy a jacket liner this fall, so I do not have to layer/bundle, b/c people say I don't know what I'm missing, and mostly so I no longer have to mess with wires b/c they are built into jacket.
If you don't buy a thermostat AT LEAST buy a switch. These F-ers get hot!!! Turning a switch on and off is annoying enough, but actually unplugging/plugging them could be deadly.
Lastly, I have not forgotten where you live and are only talking about one trip. If ya got the money, wanna do it right, and think you'll have future need, by all means do it up. If not, bundle up, and slide a heat packet in your gloves for a couple bucks.
More clothes can always be put on but more gloves can't. Extremities with high surface area, that must remain on the bars and in the wind. When I say in the wind keep in mind I ride behind a batwing...they still get wind! I bought Gerbings heated gloves a few years ago and they are incredible! I plan to buy a jacket liner this fall, so I do not have to layer/bundle, b/c people say I don't know what I'm missing, and mostly so I no longer have to mess with wires b/c they are built into jacket.
If you don't buy a thermostat AT LEAST buy a switch. These F-ers get hot!!! Turning a switch on and off is annoying enough, but actually unplugging/plugging them could be deadly.
Lastly, I have not forgotten where you live and are only talking about one trip. If ya got the money, wanna do it right, and think you'll have future need, by all means do it up. If not, bundle up, and slide a heat packet in your gloves for a couple bucks.
At the end of the day, I know I am probably just worrying over a non worry. But trust me when I tell you that my last two trips up there ended up being totally soaking wet and the only thing that kept us from being totally miserable was good gear and being prepared. I am not opposed to spending some extra coin to make it ok, but I also don't want to go overkill. It gets cold in FL and I know I would use it maybe 1-2 times a year during those times when I really want to ride - but I want to ensure that the right money goes to the right gear if that makes any sense.
So anyway, I am not sure if I got a clear answer to the HD version of whether the switch has any sort of control on it.
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As an update - took the advice from the group and bought my wife a Gerbing branded liner and from their website - they had a clearance one in her size (xs) that fit perfectly (she normally would wear small but I think xs is more of a mans size) for 99.00 and I bought the Harley branded one on discount from Zanotti. Since I saved around 120.00 bucks off, I got to thinking about the controllers and noticed that the Harley controllers are 60.00 retail but the Gerbing one is 69.00 and the case is another 10.00. Called Gerbing up to make sure they were compatible and sure enough they are the same but Harley has a logo on it and the case.
I want to say thanks to everyone who responded here and a big thank you to those who pushed me to get the controller. Being cheap about heated gear (never needed in FL before), I would have never bought it without the advice. I hooked it up last night and it gets hot FAST at full blast and I don't think I could really use it for cooler days here without the controller and not sure it would be practical wearing it for an extended period of time without it either.
Anyway - thanks. I love this bar!
I want to say thanks to everyone who responded here and a big thank you to those who pushed me to get the controller. Being cheap about heated gear (never needed in FL before), I would have never bought it without the advice. I hooked it up last night and it gets hot FAST at full blast and I don't think I could really use it for cooler days here without the controller and not sure it would be practical wearing it for an extended period of time without it either.
Anyway - thanks. I love this bar!
Last edited by TickTock; Sep 4, 2011 at 06:12 AM.