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07-16-2009, 04:38 PM
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| Track School Dazed  Joined: Oct 2005 From: CENTRAL I Ride: When I can |  Cool Vest's for Hot street riding? No not the 'Gold Wing' crowd with all the 'pins' on them.  But, the evaporative cooling vests! Who uses them? What brand do you use? Any likes, or dislikes? How expensive are they? I saw them at 'Full Throttle' today. I'm curious if anyone is using them? |
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07-16-2009, 05:15 PM
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| Superbiker Joined: Dec 2007 From: Richland, WA I Ride: 03 Superhawk 996 and my new Pocket Rocket | I heard a lot of good things about them. Soak them in the mourning and every time you stop at a gas station. I'm fine with mesh gear and drinking a lot fluids. Let us know what you think after you pick one up and use it. |
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07-16-2009, 09:11 PM
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| Training Wheels Joined: Sep 2006 From: Pasco, WA I Ride: Suzuki M109R | James - I was just at Full Throttle this afternoon and got one of them. Heard good things about them. Haven't tried it yet. Cost just over $50 with tax. I went to get the vest.............and walked out over $1,100 poorer  Gotta love that place and of course the owners kick ass cause they ride M109R's. Yea baby!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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07-16-2009, 09:30 PM
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| MotoGP Champion Joined: Jul 2006 From: Pullman, WA I Ride: '73 CB350F, '86 VFR750F, '00 Aprilia RS250, '04 Aprilia RSV1000 R Factory, '04 Aprilia RSV1000 R Factory, '07 Vstar 1100 Classic | I love mine...I carry it rolled up in a waterproof bag so if I expect it to get hot on a ride (like, say, to the Central area!) I can stop at a minimart, buy a bottle or two of water, dump it in the bag to soak into the vest, put it on and go! When it cools down, I just put it back in the bag and it doesn't drip all over my other stuff... |
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07-16-2009, 09:51 PM
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| Newbie Joined: Oct 2006 From: West Richland, WA | Love my Joe Rocket Sahara Vest I have had a Joe Rocket Sahara vest for three years now. I love it but you need to have wind blowing over the vest. I just keep it soaked in a large zip-lock baggie every hour or so and it does help. My mesh jacket doesn't let a lot of wind through, but I open up my sleeves and the zipper on the front to get some air going through. I have to admit that when it gets above 100F for several hours it is darned hard to ride with the mesh jacket and the vest. On the rare times I can stand to ride w/o all the gear, it works very well in t-shirt weather. I think it is money well spent. Chris |
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07-16-2009, 09:54 PM
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| Superbiker Joined: Mar 2009 From: sutherlin, oregon I Ride: cb750 | ive got a heat/sun sensitivity issue and have tried everyting out there including some make my own deals. the best ive found is VESKIMO. hands down nothing keeps you not hot better then this does. ask for kurt. hes the owner designer and will hook you up. |
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07-16-2009, 10:01 PM
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| Pit Crew Joined: Aug 2007 From: Grandview I Ride: CBR1100XX "Blackbird" | elcome to Veskimo Personal Cooling Systems view your accountlost your password?register with us Important FAQ Product Photos Our Products Complete Personal Cooling System Cooling Vest only Backpack only 9 Quart Hand-Carry Cooler 4.4 Quart Mini Cooler Extension Hose (3.5 foot) Extension Hose (6.5 foot) External Power Cord Power Pack Rechargeable Batteries & Charger Kit Backpack Waist Belt Extension We accept these payments: Online Payment Service Veskimo Personal Cooling System Manufacturer: Veskimo SKU: CS Price: $349.00 Quantity: Select Vest Size: with Small Vest with Medium Vest with Large Vest with Extra Large Vest The Veskimo Personal Cooling System combines a lightweight, breathable Personal Cooling Vest that is worn under your normal clothing, connected to a Hydration Backpack that is worn over your clothing. The body cooling vest is supplied with ice water circulated from the backpack via a high efficiency battery powered pump. The system provides long term heat stress relief, even when worn under heavy insulating clothing, resulting in more effective body cooling than any other cool shirt or cool vest on the market. It creates a microclimate of cool that easily fits under a T-shirt, jacket or motorcycle leathers, providing comfort in a wide variety of activities while allowing maximum mobility. Perfect for sports, racing, motorcycling, bicycling, construction and industrial uses in hot and humid environments, it is convenient and economical to operate using ordinary ice and AA batteries in a quick-change power pack. The system also serves as a source of on-demand, chilled, filtered drinking water. Read more about the Veskimo Personal Cooling Vest and Hydration Backpack, which may also be purchased separately. See the Product Photos and read the FAQ for more details. Before ordering, please read this to determine your correct vest size Return to Catalog |
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07-17-2009, 07:05 AM
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| WMRRA Qualifier Joined: Mar 2008 From: Kennewick, WA I Ride: Triumph Tiger |  I have the TechNiche Deluxe with sleeves. Tested to 111 in the Mojave, and was able to ride with no problems.http://store.mm411.com/catalog/index...Id=294&id=1006 |
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07-17-2009, 07:24 AM
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| Superbiker | They work good. Only way to ride through the insufferable heat! (But I hear you girls need to watch out. If you wear a bra under one... bring an extra or when you take the vest off you are gonna look like your leaking. Or just skip the bra... we boys like that.) |
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07-17-2009, 08:34 AM
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| Endorsed Joined: Sep 2006 From: Tri-Cities, WA I Ride: 2005 Yamaha FJR1300, 2002 Honda XR650R | I used the Sahara vest for a couple of seasons and they work well provided you have airflow either via mesh jacket or venting in your existing jacket. If it's very hot and you ride more than a couple hours....they run out of water. For my LD work I went with the uber capacity MiraCool at http://www.tuffrhino.com/MiraCool_Re...t_p/hs1040.htm. The sucker actually will go 6+ hours in the hottest summer Arizona can throw at you....and I know because I was there. It also weighs about 10 pounds and looks like a puffy lifepreserver when fully soaked. However, one shouldn't just ride with only with a cooling vest. At the same time as you're doing really well at evaporative cooling...you're also dehydrating yourself with the exposed skin on your arms and parts of the body not wetted by the vest. You could cool yourself at the same time as dehydrating yourself into sun stroke. |
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