Heated jackets

[jeffstevens763@g]

Anyone using a heated jacket under their dry suit in cold conditions?

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by jeffstevens763@g

Anyone using a heated jacket under their dry suit in cold conditions?

Wuss[emoji6]

[whisper]

What happens if you fall in? Is it a bit like wetting the bed while the electric blankets on [emoji23]

[whisper]

Missed the drysuit part 🤦

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by whisper

What happens if you fall in? Is it a bit like wetting the bed while the electric blankets on [emoji23]

There speaks the voice of experience [emoji23]

[whisper]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

There speaks the voice of experience [emoji23]

I always remember that from watching the Young Ones when it was on TV [emoji23]

[jeffstevens763@g]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

Wuss[emoji6]

I know Dave there's comes a time though, not embassied at all this a preventertive measure
Hi whisper not seen you on hear for a while hope your well

[willk]

Crikey - this thread is a real flashback to the early days - all the old faces, all the old chat!

[Poly]

I’ve never felt cold in my dry suit unless I was wearing less clothes than a heated jacket would be...

[jeffstevens763@g]

Originally Posted by Poly

I’ve never felt cold in my dry suit unless I was wearing less clothes than a heated jacket would be...

Exactly 5 hours in the boat nice and comfy then it pi$$e$ down wind chill gets to you, it would be nice to wear a heated Gillette warmth at the touch of a button. At the moment I just take a micro down jacket and put that on

[GuyC]

In the motorcycle world everyone who uses them says they are revolutionary in terms of the comfort they provide.

https://www.keisapparel.co.uk/

is a UK manufacturer. The vest / gilet draws about 1.5A so well within the capability of a standard fag lighter socket.

[ShinyShoe]

How do you plugin through the drysuit?

Keeping my torso warm has never been a personal challenge (perhaps I have some added insulation)

Feet, hands, head, legs, arms has always been the order of my freezing

[PeteG]

Originally Posted by ShinyShoe

How do you plugin through the drysuit?

Quite a few of the motorcycle ones these days don't actually have to 'plug-in' and come with the option of their own fairly small lithium battery. Trouble is I guess you'd have to still have the battery and controller inside the suit to maintain watertightness, which would make turning on/off or adjusting on the go a bit of a faff.

[willk]

Originally Posted by jeffstevens763@g

Exactly 5 hours in the boat nice and comfy then it pi$$e$ down wind chill gets to you, it would be nice to wear a heated Gillette warmth at the touch of a button. At the moment I just take a micro down jacket and put that on

A couple of points:

I used to use a wetsuit for SCUBA. To avoid windchill while RTB, we often wore oilies. I expect this would apply to a dry suit as well - i.e. chuck a jacket over the top if the wx turns.

I'd really not want to be wearing a lithium battery in close proximity to saltwater

Poly has a point - keep the extremities warm. Good hiking socks, a neck buff, proper hat and gloves all make a huge difference.

[jeffstevens763@g]

Yes a cape over the top of the suit, extra clothing all gets cumbersome when the weather changes. See the lithium battery problem but it's very remote water getting to it, I was more thinking of plugging in to my accessory socket with the wire coming out of the wrist seal I then don't have to undo my zip to turn off just pull the plug. I could run it out of the neck seal that way I can tuck the plug inside when not in use.

[jeffstevens763@g]

Originally Posted by ShinyShoe

How do you plugin through the drysuit?

Keeping my torso warm has never been a personal challenge (perhaps I have some added insulation)

Feet, hands, head, legs, arms has always been the order of my freezing

I'm opposite I can stand the extremities just sometimes more core temp drops.

[HDAV]

A friend of mine wears one he lost the use of his legs In an accident and as such is susceptible to cold, typically he would wear it with a wetsuit rather than a dry suit.