Milwaukee electric jacket $165 @toolup.com

[gogo]

I'd like to check this out, but not for $165.
Milwaukee electric jacket

 

[dnmun]

this is the solution to the problem of using an electric heater in an EV. instead of wasting a lotta juice to heat the cabin, the driver or passenger could wear a heated jacket inside the vehicle. the capital costs for the jackets would be covered by the increased range, and reduced battery pack capital and mass.

i wonder if you could make a swamp cooler for a car to handle the heat loads. fill up with water at a gas station, or charging spot.

 

[gogo]

this is the solution to the problem of using an electric heater in an EV. instead of wasting a lotta juice to heat the cabin, the driver or passenger could wear a heated jacket inside the vehicle. the capital costs for the jackets would be covered by the increased range, and reduced battery pack capital and mass.

i wonder if you could make a swamp cooler for a car to handle the heat loads. fill up with water at a gas station, or charging spot.

I've used half a Kool Koosion bent over a motorcycle seat. It might be possible to duct an evaporative cooler discharge through one. I looked up ventilated seat covers for patents and there were thousands.

How about an electric snuggie for EV's? :lol:

 

[dnmun]

it really is a sensible alternative for those in the ice belt. i still think ebikes and EVs will actually have the best penetration in the warmer climate markets. ebikes especially, imho.

maybe a seat cover snuggie that you could wrap around you and velcro up, unzip to exit the EV.

 

[dogman dan]

That's got to be the bomb for snomobiling etc.

For summer cool suits do work great. My wife has a vest of popsicles that she wears when fully suited up for hazardous chemical handling. Without the vest, you pass out in minuites wearing a space suit in 100F. Not sure how efficient really, having to freeze all the posicles over and over. It works great for about 3 hours at a time.

Race drivers use the water suits, where tubes in the suit lead to an ice chest to get cool and a pump circulates the water. Adjustable by regulating the flow.

 

[Ykick]

Widder used to make good electric motorcycle/snowmobile vests, gloves, chaps, etc. and they were fairly affordable. My vest only cost about $50 ten years ago. Unfortunately, Widder went out of business and recent offerings seem to cost much more money.

Electric is the way to go for best warmth in cold weather but at those prices? The vest is about all you really need under whatever coat you feel like using. Heated chaps are pretty useful too but keep your torso warm and all the extremities seem to do better.

Maybe check eBay for some older Widder stuff? PS - just checked and there's quite a few listed:

http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=widder+vest&_sacat=See-All-Categories

 

[wineboyrider]

i wonder if you could make a swamp cooler for a car to handle the heat loads. fill up with water at a gas station, or charging spot.

In a car type application you could pre-chill glycol insulated in a container for circulation later?

 

[Gordo]

I'd like to check this out, but not for $165.
Milwaukee electric jacket

My wife and I have had electric pants, vest and gloves for at least 15 years. Even at -5C I never plugged in the pants because they are just too warm. I also have 1000' of the wire used to make this electric clothing. It was very difficult to find but IIRC, it takes about $1.20 worth to make a vest. The tricky part is connecting the heat wire to the supply wire. We used brass fishing crimps.

http://gerbing.com/

 

[amberwolf]

Race drivers use the water suits, where tubes in the suit lead to an ice chest to get cool and a pump circulates the water. Adjustable by regulating the flow.

They do something similar for actors wearing full-body monster suits and the like in movies, so they don't die under the stage lights. :lol: