Topic: COOL VEST (Read 11660 times)

JCZ · « **Reply #15 on:** June 05, 2006, 03:53:37 PM »

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Hey Jock, JC, Van.......did you guys order the black or the silver colored vest. Black looks better in the pics, but wonder if it'd be too hot in the sun??? I'm waiting to get a 'road-test' review from one of you guys before I make the 'plunge' [smiley=bath.gif] har! spyder

Terrie and I ordered the black. Just not quite old enough to go silver yet. [smiley=nervous.gif]

spydglide · « **Reply #16 on:** June 05, 2006, 04:19:09 PM »

Yeah, JC, the 'cool-factor' 8-) went right out the window with the design/material and the lighter color makes it even worse.

Maybe we could figure out how to disquise it w/ patches or something. [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif] har! spyder

Midnight Rider · « **Reply #17 on:** June 05, 2006, 04:27:00 PM »

Spyd....I'm thinking in our part of the country, the black's gonna' be like bathwater the first stoplight we come to. It does look better though.....and it makes one look thinner [smiley=rolleyes.gif]

Somebody needs to get one of these things and do an in depth analysis on evaporative rate and temperature drop across an average beer belly. [smiley=drink.gif]

SEULTRA · « **Reply #18 on:** June 05, 2006, 04:46:01 PM »

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[highlight]Somebody needs to get one of these things and do an in depth analysis on evaporative rate and temperature drop across an average beer belly. [/highlight] [smiley=drink.gif]

Simple physics... increased surface area exposed = increased evaporation rate of equipment therefore bigger belly = cooler temperature

Using these assumptions I suspect some wearers may have to put on a sweater...... [smiley=huepfenjump3.gif] [smiley=ROFLOL.gif]

Midnight Rider · « **Reply #19 on:** June 05, 2006, 06:11:32 PM »

Seriously, I did large commercial HVAC work for over 18 years (University/Hospital setting)...if anyone has ever seen what they used to call a "Swamp Cooler"...basically a square box with water trickling down three sides over a perforated medium, and a fan pulling air across the surface....it's the same principle. When the humidity is low and the temp is high (like the Southwest) these things will get a 10 to 15 degree drop in temp between incoming air temp and discharge air temp. So in theory, at least, this vest could make your nads draw up in the right conditions. Even here in the sultry, steamy South, there will be some benefit, at least while you're moving at a significant rate of speed 8-)

And like SEULTRA stated, there would be a direct corelation between square surface inches of beer belly and cooling/evaporative effect flowing off the back side of same...so, more beer [smiley=drink.gif] [smiley=drink.gif] [smiley=drink.gif] + wet vest + 80MPH = [smiley=cool26.gif]

JCZ · « **Reply #20 on:** June 05, 2006, 11:13:09 PM »

Hell of an education fellows. [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif]

erniezap · « **Reply #21 on:** June 06, 2006, 11:34:33 AM »

I ordered the silver since the whole point of it is to stay cool. Ordered with standard shipping and it got here in less than a weeK! Havent tried it yet, but it looks high quality...

JCZ · « **Reply #22 on:** June 06, 2006, 11:46:31 PM »

Ours came in today. The fit is actually a little better then I expected. [smiley=nixweiss.gif]

VANAMAL · « **Reply #23 on:** July 11, 2006, 07:46:50 PM »

i finally got to use my cool vest. i went through nevada and utah returning to ca. the vest was the best 100 bucks i ever spent. i cant imagin how it would have been without it! 112 degrees!! mine holds about a quart of water and will last for about 90 min. who else has tried thiers?

JCZ · « **Reply #24 on:** July 12, 2006, 12:57:27 AM »

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i finally got to use my cool vest. i went through nevada and utah returning to ca. the vest was the best 100 bucks i ever spent. i cant imagin how it would have been without it! 112 degrees!! mine holds about a quart of water and will last for about 90 min. who else has tried thiers?

Ernie, Terrie and I would have to agree........we came across the same two deserts. We stopped at gas stations and went in where they had the sodas in a bucket full of ice.....Terrie did it first.....then Ernie and I both pulled ours off right there in the store and dunked them in the ice water.........then I filled my pockets with ice. I was good for a couple hours. [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif] It actually made it were it was not that bad........on the other hand, Andy and Jon (neither had a Cool Vest) didn't look like they were fairing as well. [smiley=nixweiss.gif]

erniezap · « **Reply #25 on:** July 12, 2006, 01:48:04 AM »

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Ernie, Terrie and I would have to agree........we came across the same two deserts. We stopped at gas stations and went in where they had the sodas in a bucket full of ice.....Terrie did it first.....then Ernie and I both pulled ours off right there in the store and dunked them in the ice water.........then I filled my pockets with ice. I was good for a couple hours. [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif] It actually made it were it was not that bad........on the other hand, Andy and Jon (neither had a Cool Vest) didn't look like they were fairing as well. [smiley=nixweiss.gif]

I agree wholeheartedly! I also know that Duke and Wanda swear by theirs as well. NV & AZ were HOT!

magicl1 · « **Reply #26 on:** July 20, 2006, 09:50:59 PM »

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stopped at gas stations and went in where they had the sodas in a bucket full of ice.....Terrie did it first.....then Ernie and I both pulled ours off right there in the store and dunked them in the ice water.........

I was reading the tags on the vest and it said it came with it's own soaking bag?

I looked in the trash and realized the bag it came in was a "zip lock" intended to hold the jacket and the recommended amount of water (or Ice Water [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]) to soak it up.
Haven't used mine yet. I try to leave at 5 AM before heading up to our mountains in AZ. Hoping to try mine out tomorrow as I won't be able to head north until after 4 PM! Probabley around 114 degrees by then! [smiley=sauer005.gif]
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Well it was a record 118 for Friday (said 120 on the thermometer in my car) with severe thunder storms looming in the distance so we left the bike at home and took the car. I would not have needed the zip lock bag as it rained and hailed all the way up sot the vest would have gotten it's own soaking. Will test it out another time.

JCZ · « **Reply #27 on:** July 26, 2006, 07:46:21 PM »

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I was reading the tags on the vest and it said it came with it's own soaking bag?

There's a "soaking barrell" full of ice and water inside ever gas station mini mart. [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif] And filling the pockets with ice as I'm wetting the cool vest works very well. [smiley=nixweiss.gif] Been in the triple digits here for the past twelve days!

spydglide · « **Reply #28 on:** July 26, 2006, 08:04:01 PM »

Hey JC, does anyone ever look at you funny when you start taking your clothes off and soaking 'em in the iced drink barrel in the mini marts? You must just have that 'look' about you that keeps 'um at bay.

har! [smiley=huepfenjump3.gif] spyder

JCZ · « **Reply #29 on:** July 26, 2006, 09:10:46 PM »

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Hey JC, does anyone ever look at you funny when you start taking your clothes off and soaking 'em in the iced drink barrel in the mini marts? You must just have that 'look' about you that keeps 'um at bay. har! [smiley=huepfenjump3.gif] spyder

People been looking at me funny all my life. [smiley=nixweiss.gif] Always thought it was cause of my good looks! [smiley=nervous.gif]

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