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Old 12-08-2013, 08:26 AM
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A coworker friend of mine introduced me to this:

http://www.boschtools.com/Products/T...px?pid=psj120m

When you put it on high it you will be smoldering in short order. And its nice enough to wear every day.

I was going to put heated seat pads in my rocket but there's no need...a simple 12V connection will suffice.

Get one of these for your back seater and they will love you for it.
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Old 12-08-2013, 09:49 AM
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I've found that a vest is all I need (well, my wife uses heated insoles too). Unless you're open cockpit, I think a full jacket would be too much. The vest offers plenty of heat to your core but allows total freedom of movement. And yes, even on low, they put out a LOT of heat.

I have replaced my heater ducts, muff, valves and cables with a 12v power plug and some wire. Best of all, my "heater" is portable from airplane to airplane, won't poison me with carbon monoxide, and stays in the closet when not needed.

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Old 12-08-2013, 03:30 PM
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Lithium ion battery and polyester fabric.......... YIKES!!!
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Old 12-08-2013, 04:47 PM
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Honestly Scott...never heard of a power tool battery blowing up and that's what those jackets use...in the airplane you wouldn't be using the battery anyway.

They are nice and toasty warm!
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Old 12-08-2013, 06:30 PM
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Default Gerbing Heated Vest or Jacket

My wife and I use a Gerbing heated vest when we ride our motorcycles. They plug into a 12 volt connector. I use a connector like used on a battery tender. The one my wife has uses a thermostat that she can adjust to her personal preference. They also offer full jackets, pants, socks and gloves. All of the items plug into each other so you only need one power supply per person. I don?t know what the amp draw is but I can saw on the motor cycle and snowmobile I never had any issues. Gerbing is not cheap but I can saw it is high quality. My wife and I have had ours for many years; I think around 10 years or more. Id? purchase again. Plus with a hard wired unit you don't have to worry about dead batteries, unless you have an airframe issue.
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Old 12-08-2013, 06:41 PM
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The thing to keep in mind with this motorcycle gear is the fact that it's designed to keep you warm in a 65 MPH windstorm. We don't have that issue in our calm little cockpit bubble. Highly recommend something with a thermostat, because in most cases you will find that even "low" is going to be plenty warm. I use mine for the initial part of a cold flight but invariably turn it off once up at altitude.
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Old 12-09-2013, 08:30 AM
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Talking Homade Heated clothing

Ok home builders. You can make your own heated clothing
Vests, pants, jackets. All you will need is 30 gauge Teflon coated
Wire approx 30 ft .per item At 12 volts 3 ohms will require 4 amps ,
an led dimmer to regulate the heat or switch when you are warm a plug,
Thread wire thru the vest or jacket liner ( do not cross the wires)
Bad things happen, do not place wire on pressure points ( you will get a hotspot)
Visit mototour for complete instructions and theory. Another site
home made Electric motorcycle cloths. Enjoy
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Old 12-09-2013, 11:50 AM
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Hey Pooner,

Been looking at this after your post (and now that we have -2F at Stead today...warm for Montana and Mini, but...yikes!). Couple Q's that I can't seem to find in the specs:

I see it says the batt pack will run the jacket and charge personal electronics via USB, but I don't see a description of a plug in adapter for a 12V outlet (for da plane). Did you make one up, or find one that adapts?

Whatever you did for the 12V adapter, what is the amp draw? Gotta make sure it won't pop the cb for my 12V receptacle.

Thanks, this looks like a Christmas list item! ;-)

For Sheepdog...foolin' wit-ya here...but somehow the concept of rollin' my own on this one conjures up a picture of Wile E Coyote! Plug my home-built version of this in, and I look like an X-RAY...hands, feet...and hair...sticking out in all directions!



Cheers,
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Old 12-09-2013, 12:36 PM
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Bob,

IIRC, the vest and insoles pull about 10 amps on "broil" setting.
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Old 12-10-2013, 07:47 AM
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Nasty the cord inside the jacket has a normal DC plug that you would find on a wall-wart to plug into the battery. Easy to adapt to.
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