I think I'd rather have a heated vest under MY choice of jacket

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Crono

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That's not a bad jacket.

Looking for a jacket to replace my Arc'Teryx softshell, this looks pretty good.
 
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Printer Bandit said:
battery pack looks bulky.
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On the plus side, it doubles as an external battery for your mobile devices.

With the included BHB120 and a Bosch 12V Max battery (sold separately), you not only can power the PSJ120, but can also power most USB port compatible personal electronics, such as cell phones, at the same time. You can have it all; warmth and back-up power.
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Zeze

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Is this a gimmick?

My initial impression is you can simply get a better graded/thicker jacket that doesn't require a battery, no?

Up to 6 Hours Heated Runtime On Low
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Pfft.
 
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mine heats to 120 degrees in under a minute, well worth it for a person who lives in Ohio but doesnt actually spend any time outdoors.
 
lxskllr

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Zeze said:
Is this a gimmick?

My initial impression is you can simply get a better graded/thicker jacket that doesn't require a battery, no?



Pfft.
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I can't think of any place I'd want to use a heated jacket. Maybe Antarctica, but I don't expect I'll be going there any time soon.
 
Murloc

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meh it probably weighs a lot and I don't like heating elements, they make me sweat locally (e.g. I never use seat heaters on cars even if it's cold, I would dig a driving wheel heater though).

I'd just wear thermal underwear, better pants to deal with the cold (i.e. not jeans) and a heavier jacket if I had a problem with the cold.
 
Kaido

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I have a Milwaukee heated jacket from Home Depot, works great. Battery is bulky, but not bad otherwise. It has an LED badge to indicate heat level on the chest, which gets you weird looks in public, but oh well. It's cool because it's a fairly thin jacket that you can wear in like 0F weather and be warmer than with a standard padded jacket. A bunch of people at work bought them after I showed up toasty-warm a few winters ago :D
 
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lxskllr said:
I can't think of any place I'd want to use a heated jacket. Maybe Antarctica, but I don't expect I'll be going there any time soon.
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they are great for riding motorcycles snowmobiles etc when its cold

or doing shitty work outside in the cold thats not strenuous enough to keep you warm
 
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I wonder if those can be used as an emergency solution, when you get caught out by a blizzard and break down and need to spend a night in a freezing car. Those six hours might just get you through the worst part of the night.

Could also be nice when skiing. Just turn the heater on, while on the lift.
 
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_Rick_ said:
I wonder if those can be used as an emergency solution, when you get caught out by a blizzard and break down and need to spend a night in a freezing car. Those six hours might just get you through the worst part of the night.

Could also be nice when skiing. Just turn the heater on, while on the lift.
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For real emergencies I keep a bag in my car. Wool blanket, heat pads, water, food, cap, socks, and some other shit I cant remember.
Its all in a bright orange backpack in case I'm forced to head out on foot.
 
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shortylickens said:
For real emergencies I keep a bag in my car. Wool blanket, heat pads, water, food, cap, socks, and some other shit I cant remember.
Its all in a bright orange backpack in case I'm forced to head out on foot.
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same.

in the winter we keep wool blankets, water, food extra clothes, flares, emergency lights.

I thought about heat pads or electric blanket but they are plug in. i dont' have a converter.

Now that i have a van we can keep everything IN the vehicle. no need to get in the trunk.
 
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Would be good for late season football games. Though I think with most jackets, they don't have tight enough contact to heat efficiently. I think it'd work better as a first layer, a heated thermal shirt tighter to the skin, though IMO pants would be where this is most useful. I never have trouble keeping my top warm (thermals, sweater, heavy jacket is pretty much good for even below 0), but my legs always get cold. It's either just jeans or thermals+jeans, as I don't have any insulated pants for cold weather, and thermals+jeans doesn't work too well. I do have coveralls I can put over all that, but they're pretty cumbersome. Some heated thermal bottoms would be awesome.

Although these days I hardly have to get out in the real cold anymore anyhow
 
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waggy said:
same.

in the winter we keep wool blankets, water, food extra clothes, flares, emergency lights.

I thought about heat pads or electric blanket but they are plug in. i dont' have a converter.

Now that i have a van we can keep everything IN the vehicle. no need to get in the trunk.
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Converters that have at least two sockets are under a sawbuck. WalMart or any truck stop will have them
 
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My jump start device has a couple AC outlets and one car outlet, you can plug in a lot of devices, keep warm, use a good emergency radio, make signaling lights, type up a will on your laptop, whatever.
 
Kaido

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sixone said:
I should get one of those, for when we're out looking at the comet in November. Wow, expensive, tho. :(
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Here is my review of the Milwaukee M12 heated jacket from a few years ago:

http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=31000175&postcount=11

The jacket only heats left/right chest & upper/mid back, but your arms don't get cold. The downside is the preheat time, it takes 10 or 15 minutes to get really warm, so if you're expecting it to keep you warm when you run out from your house to your car, make sure to preheat it! Haha.

Really my only gripe with it was minor - the glowing emblem. The Milwaukee was pretty much the only one readily-available on the market at the time, so if you wanted a heated jacket, you had to get the one with the glowing chest emblem. The rest was fine - if you get cold easily or need to be outside in cold weather for extended periods of time, it's the bomb. People started wearing their electric jackets this month at work because the temperatures have been dropping to the 40's. Plus it's nice & thin, so you can just throw it on & go, no bulky winter jacket to lug around, which is awesome!

I'm on the fence about trying the vest. My wife stole my jacket a couple years ago to stay warm and I never bothered getting another one. But a jacket is really convenient, because you don't need a jacket and a vest, and then have to take off the vest when you don't want to wear it anymore.
 
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