Heated Wear

[in too deep]

Has anyone tried the heated wear from Gears Canada, I spoke with them today and apparently others have used it with excellent results.
Heated Clothing for Motorcycle, Snowmobile, & ATV Riders • Gears
I have ordered a Gen-X4 jacket.
They have socks, gloves, vest, and by the end of July pants.
I’ll be powering the heated wear with a Yellow Diving canister which comes with a controller.

 

[Marie13]

Not for underwater wear, I hope.

 

[in too deep]

Under dry suit

 

[Marie13]

Read in this thread about the dangers of using non-underwater specific heated garments underwater. Any by underwater, I mean under a drysuit.

Venture heated vest...any experience?

 

[in too deep]

There’s a ton of info can you sum it up.
I should mention I have a Yellow Diving dual EO canister battery for light and heat.
Not sure if you are pointing out the electronics to control the heated wear or issues directly related to the heated clothing.

 

[Marie13]

There’s a ton of info can you sum it up.
I should mention I have a Yellow Diving dual EO canister battery for light and heat.
Not sure if you are pointing out the electronics to control the heated wear or issues directly related to the heated clothing.

If you’re going to be powering it with an external battery, that’s different. People have used ones with integrated batteries under their drysuits, and gotten badly burned.

 

[Jack Hammer]

Not familiar with that specific brand. A LOT of people used motorcycle vests and heated gear with good results long before dive specific heated gear was available. On the other hand not all that motorcycle gear worked well for everyone. Some brands and models worked great, others no so much. There is nothing yet I'll use that has batteries that go inside a drysuit. Risk vs reward doesnt balance out for me.

 

[in too deep]

I quickly read through it all.
As you indicate, it is the internal battery that is the issue. There is no way to interrupt the power with internal batteries and I understand people getting burned.
Thank you for the info.

 

[stuartv]

Has anyone tried the heated wear from Gears Canada, I spoke with them today and apparently others have used it with excellent results.
Heated Clothing for Motorcycle, Snowmobile, & ATV Riders • Gears
I have ordered a Gen-X4 jacket.
They have socks, gloves, vest, and by the end of July pants.
I’ll be powering the heated wear with a Yellow Diving canister which comes with a controller.

Just an FYI, these are currently on sale for $90.

Men's T-Shirt Heat Layer for 7.4V

I have a complete set of Warm 'n Safe gear for riding my motorcycle. Jacket, leggings, socks, and glove liners. Warm 'n Safe is top quality gear and the owner is great. Excellent customer service.

I ordered one of the heated t-shirts because they are on sale for less than half price. My plan is, like you, to hook it up to an external battery pack and controller (from Underwater Light Dude).

I specifically wanted the t-shirt version because I don't want the bulk of long sleeves, and particularly long sleeves with wiring and connectors down near my wrists. Also, the t-shirt version will fit closer to my skin than a jacket. And no collar interfering with my drysuit neck seal.

I don't feel like I need a lot of heat, either. If I need a lot of heat, that means I'm not wearing enough insulation. Which means that if my electric heat were to die for some reason, I could freeze my buns off. To the point of being unsafe because of the possibility of hypothermia and also because being really cold at the end of a dive - especially a planned deco dive - is a good way to get very bent.

In my view, electric undies should never be providing the main part of your warmth. Not without full redundancy, anyway. The danger from hypothermia and the bends is just too great. For me, I think a heated t-shirt under my insulating undies should be just fine.

 

[wetb4igetinthewater]

A diver local to me suffered severe burns in his back from one of those motorcycle vests that malfunctioned while on a technical dive.

I wouldn't cut corners for using a heated vest for use in an environment for which it was not designed.