Heated clothing\jackets\gillets - recommendations

[PaulM]

Anyone using heating clothing to keep the cold away while out observing? if so any recommendations as I'm struggling to find a reputable source 

[Adreneline]

Hi,

I don't use heated clothing for AP but I do use heated clothing for motorcycling.

Sports Bike Shop are excellent : https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_cat/1391 : they also have an excellent returns policy if it's not suitable/doesn't fit. It's also not too bulky as it has to fit under other protective clothing. Many of the units can be run from pocket power supplies - some run off the bike itself. Worth a look maybe if only to get some ideas.

Adrian

[PaulM]

Ended up ordering this off amazon so hopefully will do the job : Conqueco Men's Heated Vest Lightweight Warn Gilet Jacket with Battery Pack for Outdoors

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07GZFDHZ6/ref=pe_3187911_185740111_TE_item

[Mr Spock]

Aye, it's getting a bit nippy. Might have to put me cardi on 😜

[banjaxed]

+1 for a heated gillet from Amazon,  wouldn’t be without mine.

[Moonshed]

No need for any fancy heated clothing, this is all you need:

Slather on 2lbs goose fat 

Winter vest and sew you tightly in

String vest

Full body thermal Long John’s   

Trousers, two pairs

Woolly sweater

Cardigan

Jacket

Boiler suit

Great Coat

Knitted hat

Scarf

Three pairs of socks

Hill walking boots

Sou’wester oilskin hat, coat, trousers

Fingerless thermal gloves.

That is guaranteed to keep you warm and dry all winter until you take it off end of May, and remember, “Never cast a clout ‘till May is out.”

As an added bonus you will find that keeping to the two metre separation rule will not be a problem for you after the first week.

 

[Moonshed]

Joking aside, when I lived in Scotland I would find myself in the winter months observing in -5C or worse till the wee small hours. In order to keep warm I would wear my all body all-in-one thermal Long Johns. On my head went my padded deer stalker, those ear flaps are worth their weight in gold! On my feet a thin pair of pure wool socks over which went thick wool football knee length socks, and finally a pair of stout, thick soled hill walking boots. I wore “Thinsulate” fingerless gloves.

That lot, plus of course the necessary outerwear, kept me warm and comfortable all night, no need for any electrical heating because I would have melted!

Edited December 22, 2020 by Moonshed

[Mr Spock]

I rely on my North Face jacket (with hood) and a North Face woolly hat. Underneath the jacket I can have:
A thin Berghaus fleece
A thick Berghaus fleece
Both of those.
A padded M&S jacket - this combination is really good sub zero. Toasty!

I also have some Berghaus gloves. Warm enough, yet thin enough to handle eyepieces.

[Rusted]

I wear down filled clothing. Mostly bought from charity shops years ago.
Layered down jackets, for staggered seams, when it is really cold.
Roomy salopettes, over fleece, again from the charity shop.
A pair of fur lined winter boots. Claimed good for -50C and cheap online.
They are superb when I'm sitting day and night in the obs. imaging in winter.
Thin, thermal, long johns are essential wear too. Save the planet!
I chopped the finger tips off some cheap winter gloves so I can still typo.