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> New cooling vest, traffic safety vest, x-large,
New cooling vest, traffic safety vest, x-large,
New cooling vest, traffic safety vest, x-large,
Please e-mail us if you do not see your size listed. We will gladly put up a special listing for you.
* V-neck w/snap closures and ANSI compliant color w/3M® retro-reflective striping
* Comfortable, quilted nylon outer w/polymer embedded fabric inner, water-repellent nylon liner, and striping
* Commonly used by Motorcyclists and Construction Workers
* Cost-effective, extended relief from heat stress
* Lightweight, durable, reusable and washable; non-toxic
* Polymer Embedded Fabric (PEF6519) sewn into garment lining
* Wide variety of garments, styles, sizes and colors
Soak garment in cool water for 1-3 minutes, Gently squeeze out excess water, Wear; repeat steps as needed, Hang to dry,Wash in mild, soapy water (as needed)
We highly recommend that you use your
T-Shirt size for your guide.
TechNiche Evaporative Cooling Vest (as seen in MCN)
Move over Cool Tie; let’s cool down the core too
Dehydration and heat stroke are two of the most critical dangers in warm weather riding.
In the old days there were a few of us who had the sense to soak a long sleeve tee shirt down and put it on under our jackets. That worked…for about an hour… then we had to pull out at the next rest stop and re-soak the shirt. Pain in the butt.
About 2000 the first mesh clothing was hitting the market. Good stuff if it’s 80 degrees outside, but what about getting hit with 96 degree air at 60 miles an hour? Dry heat like that on your dry skin means you're going to get any moisture you have on the surface pulled out right away and you’re going to be about as hot, or hotter, than if you were sweating away inside a full coverage jacket.
Then someone came up with the cool tie, a neck device you hydrated for 45 minutes with water and put…around your neck. That did okay for keeping your carotid artery from sending over heated blood to your brain lessening your chances of heat stroke, but what about your overheated core? Still overheated.
Finally several years ago mankind stumbled upon the water retaining properties of certain polymers and began to develop vests that you could hydrate with water in about 3 minutes and ride with all day without having to re-hydrate them. Evaporative Cooling Vests were all the rage, but expensive.
I watched ECV’s hit the market from various manufacturers like Joe Rocket, Marsee and others. Joe Rocket’s Sahara was $79 and was designed to fit…Joe Rocket gear of course. Marsee’s unit was $129 and the prices from other manufacturers went up from there.
Someone at TechNiche got the bright idea to take the JR Sahara concept and make it for the rest of us who don’t wear JR gear. Voila – finally an Evaporative Cooling Vest for $30 that works!
In fact we tested a JR Sahara against the TechNiche just to see if there was much difference. The medium size on both has a dry weight of 7.5 ounces. Once hydrated for 3-10 minutes they both bloat up to 5.25 pounds. That’s just under two thirds of a gallon of water that each one saturates. So far they seemed about the same.
Next test. The vests were placed outside and allowed to dry under the same weather conditions of about 60 degrees. The TechNiche actually retained water longer than the JR taking a total of four days to completely dry when not on a human body!
For the record, ECV’s retain more water longer after the first time they’ve been put to use. Be sure you do a dry run with your new ECV before you go for that real hot ride.
At 7.5 ounces ECV’s pack up light and small and are easy to carry with other gear. If the air should cool down, simply place the ECV into a plastic bag and slip it back into your gear bag. Just remember to take it out at night and let it air dry.
Heat Stroke and Dehydration can ruin your warm weather ride. Don’t let it happen, use a TechNiche Evaporative Cooling Vest. Weighs only 7.5 ounces dry, hydrates in 3 minutes and holds up to two thirds of a gallon of water. This ECV keeps your core cooled down all day. And the best part is it performs better than it’s nearest competitor and is half the price!! Best when used with mesh riding gear or with all vents open on leather or textile jackets. Ride cool with the TechNiche Evaporative Cooling Vest.
Temporary Email: m-dyer@dontscrapit.com (Myrna Dyer)
