nplenzick
Dec 16th, 2007, 7:46 pm
Outlast is a "phase change material" what this means is it balances temperature, reduces overheating, minimizes sweating, and reduces chill. Developed for NASA for astronaut space suits it has found it's way to the general public.
For a little more then a year now I have been testing the Outlast fabric that's in the Roadgear products that we sell. The Multi Season gloves, XKJ boots, and the Multi Season Adaptive Tec-Jacket are the product that I use. It's also offered in the TDF & X boots.
First off let me say I really hate the cold.....really. I use to work outside year round for 20 years, with arthritis in my back and one time some minor frost bite in my feet, I just dread winter.
I fell in love with my Gerbings heated gear, along with my LT's heated seat and heated grips, all was well.
Since we sell Roadgear products I needed to find out if this stuff really works.
Here's how it's going.
The Multi Season Gloves have worked perfectly spring, fall, and winter. As someone on this forum posted earlier, with the heated grips it spreads the warmth around your hands. I have no need for Roadgears winter gloves. These gloves work great for me up to about 80 degrees or so, then I go to my summer XKJ gloves.
The Multi Season Adaptive Tec jacket has also worked great. It has reduced the need for my Gerbings jacket liner, however it has not eliminated that use. The MSAT jacket is a very light fleece looking type, weighs about 1 pound. I wear it under my Tierra Del Fuego jacket and has keep me very comfortable down to the low 30's although it really depends on what the humidity is at the time. It really shines when you start out in cold morning and it warms up through out the day. You forget you have it on, even when the temps rise into the 70's. My wife and I wear them around the house and for doing errands. If you visit us at the shows we do, chances are we will be wearing them.
The biggest surprise is the boots. I no longer wear my Gerbings socks. My feet just don't get cold in the winter ( I do wear a heavier sock)and in the summer when worn with our coconut soaks my feet don't get hot, but then again hot feet never really bother me like cold feet do.
So I can't say throw your heated gear away and by one of our Outlast products. If your commuting 30 miles and it's in the 20's when you leave for work and when you come home then I'd still wear my heated gear. If your touring and it's cold in the morning and warming through the day then an Outlast product is the way to go. To learn more about Outlast check their site out www.outlast.com
For a little more then a year now I have been testing the Outlast fabric that's in the Roadgear products that we sell. The Multi Season gloves, XKJ boots, and the Multi Season Adaptive Tec-Jacket are the product that I use. It's also offered in the TDF & X boots.
First off let me say I really hate the cold.....really. I use to work outside year round for 20 years, with arthritis in my back and one time some minor frost bite in my feet, I just dread winter.
I fell in love with my Gerbings heated gear, along with my LT's heated seat and heated grips, all was well.
Since we sell Roadgear products I needed to find out if this stuff really works.
Here's how it's going.
The Multi Season Gloves have worked perfectly spring, fall, and winter. As someone on this forum posted earlier, with the heated grips it spreads the warmth around your hands. I have no need for Roadgears winter gloves. These gloves work great for me up to about 80 degrees or so, then I go to my summer XKJ gloves.
The Multi Season Adaptive Tec jacket has also worked great. It has reduced the need for my Gerbings jacket liner, however it has not eliminated that use. The MSAT jacket is a very light fleece looking type, weighs about 1 pound. I wear it under my Tierra Del Fuego jacket and has keep me very comfortable down to the low 30's although it really depends on what the humidity is at the time. It really shines when you start out in cold morning and it warms up through out the day. You forget you have it on, even when the temps rise into the 70's. My wife and I wear them around the house and for doing errands. If you visit us at the shows we do, chances are we will be wearing them.
The biggest surprise is the boots. I no longer wear my Gerbings socks. My feet just don't get cold in the winter ( I do wear a heavier sock)and in the summer when worn with our coconut soaks my feet don't get hot, but then again hot feet never really bother me like cold feet do.
So I can't say throw your heated gear away and by one of our Outlast products. If your commuting 30 miles and it's in the 20's when you leave for work and when you come home then I'd still wear my heated gear. If your touring and it's cold in the morning and warming through the day then an Outlast product is the way to go. To learn more about Outlast check their site out www.outlast.com