Anyone have any experience with heated clothing? I am considering buying some sox, pant liner and jacket liner for when the temps drop to near freezing. I would be interested to hear from anyone who is using them. Let me know what brand / items you're using and how you are powering them (charging system or separate battery). Thanks!

 

I have the the HD heated jacket liner and heated gloves and they are awesome. Make sure
to get the dual thermostat control so you can control the temps of the gloves and pants
separately. So far I've ridden as low as 26 with them and they can go a lot lower.

 

I ride year round in temps down into the teens. I used an Eclipse electric vest for years and it was great. Now I use an Aerostich heated fleece liner (with sleeves and collar) and it is flat awesome. Gerbing makes quality electric clothing, as does Widder. Powerlet makes a variety of plugs you can wire direct to your bike's battery to power stuff like electric clothing, cell phones etc, that can also double as convenient hook-up points for a battery tender. I'd recommend going that route for power, as regular batteries won't last long trying to run anything more than a pair of socks.

 

Got a Jacket. Hooked into battery. Fantastic in cold weather. Just wear long sleeve T & Heat & Leather jacket . Toasty warm. Couldn't live without it. Don't really need gloves or pants.

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I've been using electric heated gear for many years, I've tryed most all
of them inclueding some that are no longer made.

The most heat with the lowest AMP draw is Widder, they are the hottest by
far and only draw less then 1/2 AMPs of anyone on the market.

Their gloves don't fail all the time like Gerbing/Harley do if you ride alot in
cold weather. Their gloves are darn near water proof compared to the others
which is great if you ride in cold rain like I do.

They make vests,leg chaps,arm chaps and gloves their electronic heat controls
work very well for holding constant temps at all settings.

Most people under 40 will just need a vest to keep all the other body parts warm.
People over 40 or with medical problems may need gloves also. For most people
a vest and gloves are all they'll ever need even at below zero temps.

I hope this helps you out some and good luck no matter what you choose to buy!
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I have the gerbings gloves and vest... they are great.

 

My wife and I use Gerbing ... We both have the jacket liner (not vest) and I have gloves and my wife has socks ... We also have the the dual controls ...

Was a bit concerned that our battery couldn't handle it, but after checking, my 06 has all the power I needed.

 

I bought the HD/Gerbing jacket two weeks ago. It is great. It was 27 one morning last week. I have a 13 mile ride to work. I was not cold at all. I got the dual controler on Friday ( hope to get gloves for Christmas ), rode back from Gettysburg last night. Turned the heat about a 1/4 up, and was very comfortable. The other guys were complaining about the cold.

 

What I don't like, Gerbings makes the HD stuff. Gerbings offers lifetime warranty on the elements and HD 1 year. Both near the same price. Then go to coxywinters.com and buy the same for less money and have a lifetime element warranty. I just need gloves to keep my hands warm.

 

We have the jackets and gloves. Use the jackets often. Don't have to bulk up with heavy sweaters or sweatshirts. Just a long sleeved T - shirt underneath, that's it. Don't particularily like the gloves though. They keep our hands warm, there's no question about that, but they are just so cumbersome. It's like wearing big snowmachine gloves. Very thick and stiff. Hard to clutch and brake sometimes. If I got really cold, (especially, my bottom 1/2) I would just put on my rain gear over top, to cut the wind. Now THAT's toasty!

I also have the socks, but haven't really had an opportunity to use them. I know how much I have needed them in the past, I still carry them, just in case.