Going over to St Helens for breakfast with some mates today, I had some time before leaving, so took the opportunity to fit the attachment for my heat Klan jacket. All fitted, no problem. I have had the Klan jacket for decade and it still returned a cosy ride down to St Helens and back. It is not a heat you are aware of. You just don’t feel cold. Top buy.
I ve had a pair of Klan electric gloves for years , but found them to be barely adequate in really cold weather .
Last year i fitted a pair of Barkbuster hand guards to divert the airstream around my hands , thereby reducing
the wind chill factor . This made a significant improvement .
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I know what you mean about the gloves. They don’t keep you hands cosy, but I have never experienced that bitter sharp pain on the finger tips. Hands just get cold.
Hi,
Has anyone any experience of Keis or Gerbing heated clothing? Just wondered which is the best to get. I like the long sleeve Gerbing but Keis only do a long sleeve “jacket/fleece’.
Steve.
Klan is fine in my experience.
I have for many many years used warmnsafe heated gear. its never let me down and I’ve used travelling across several continents, my jacket has probably had over 50,000 miles of use. Buy once and never replaced. It also uses a system of pulsing to heat the clothing so uses half the power to your usual jackets gloves etc.
Warm&safe seem to be getting a good write up. I’m looking at the liner as I’ve got a gortex jacket and trousers. Just waiting for the cold weather lol
Steve.
I have a Gerbing blouson style jacket even the collar is heated. Great piece of kit, you just need to remove the winter lining of the bike jacket.
I can wear the blouson seperate at rallies, safes me walking around in a bike jacket.
I have the old regulator though, a bit fiddly, but I understand the new ones are better
Uki
I have poor circulation and suffer from cold feet especially. Good boots and thick socks do not quite do the job. What has worked brilliantly are heated insoles as worn by skiers etc - see https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B017EYN7PO/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1
For about £1 a go, my feet are kept warm all day. The insoles do not compromise walking and once fitted can be forgotten. If you have the same problem as me, this may be a solution worth trying without investing anything rather more expensive and possibly only effective while connected to a bike battery.
Brian
+1 for Gerbings, good gear but not cheap.
Hi, New to the forum and been browsing this thread. Anyone ever heard of or tried EXO2 heated gear?
If not I can highly recommend. Every other brand I have seen rely on embedded wire to supply heat. EXO2 does not. The fabric itself when energised produces infra red heat. No wire involved. Originally developed I believe by a guy at the University of Nottingham and originally produced by a guy in Scotland. No idea who owns the company now.
They are washable with no risk and the best bit, as opposed to drawing upwards of 7 amp this stuff draws only a little more than 2amps. It heats to a steady 50 degrees.
BTW massively cheaper than just about anything else. Gilet type currently sells for 89 quid.
I’ve had mine for about ten yrs and still going strong.
I have no connection to the company. Just seems they do not figure on the radar of biking suppliers?? I think they do a lot of business with people like oil rig workers, elecrical linemen etc. They also apparently make horse blankets and heated gloves. Hard wired to the bike or can get battery packs.
Search for yourself if this sounds interesting.
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Hi Philabeg 51
Very interesting reply to the heated clothing debate.
We purchased EXO2 gilets approximately 10years ago and were very pleased with the performance and the price of the garments.
However the batteries are now past their sell by date and we need replacements.
We purchased one around 3 years ago from a Company who supplied horse riding equipment.
Now we need 2 replacement batteries, but have been unable to locate any Supplier at all,
It would appear from our enquiries that the Scottish company who made the garments, either went bankrupt or sold out to an American company to which all enquiries have drawn a blank.
So we are now left with products we cannot use (most of my bikes are 6 volt)
If anyone can help me find a supplier for replacement batteries I would be more than grateful
Well Hi Cardellino59! Happy to hear someone else has had a good experience with the EXO2 stuff.
Caught your reply and got me thinking, yeah dangerous!
I was browsing around this afternoon and searching heated gloves actually which EXO2 made also either piggy backed on the jacket feed or off small battery packs as you know.
Now I unashamedly admit I don’t know didly squat about ‘eleckatricity’, ohms and amps and impedances and all that jazz so I may be talking nonsense. Anyway, in my browsing came across multiple extremely cheap offerings of gloves complete with pairs of battery packs and chargers.
Many, if not most were rated as 7.5 volts and capacities of 2200 to 5200 amp/hrs. Is there a reason they would be incompatible I wonder?
Another thing I came across was someone using a backup power cell that folks use for charging mobile phones for example to power heated garments. I don’t know if some of those have variable outputs? The glove sets I saw were mostly less than 30 quid. For the batteries alone that could be worth a punt?
Somebody out ther who has got serious electrical chops jump in and shoot me down. I’m kinda interested in knowing the answers too. That is before my curiosity kills the cat.. or fries it. 
Hi Philabegs51
Thank you for your prompt reply. I too know very little about ohms, amps and impedances—more of a mechanical person. The battery I require is Li-ion 14.8V 2100mAh Part No. C705-3B.
Measurements are: - 8cm wide, 9cm long, 2.8cm thick
So wonder if any electrical minded Forum reader could advise me of a suitable replacement., as the variety of batteries available looks like an electrical minefield to me.
Obviously as in most things in life today, the battery was made in China.
It is a pity I am unable to continue using this vest as it has been a good friend in cold weather.
Any help or advice would be most gratefully received.
This is for batteries only as shown. Need a charger but possibly you have one? They are recommended for heated clothing and gloves. Could they be all that different? I’d be tempted to try them. What’s to lose? D
I’m no expert either but I do understand a bit around batteries from my experience as a closet ‘flashaholic’ (someone who is into torches or ‘flashlights’).
As far as I’m aware the 2100mAh isn’t to critical as that will essentially just determine how long the battery lasts and takes to charge. You could go for say 3100mAh and it would last longer in use.
The voltage is key I think, along with the connector type and physical size if it has to fit in a specific pocket. The chemistry is also important (lithium ion) as some chargers don’t work well with batteries of a different chemistry.
This might broaden your horizons in the search for a replacement battery?
Maybe a model shop might help?