Keeping Cool in my Aerostitch

[worldbound4now]

For the past couple of years, I have tolerated the Las Vegas heat and/or avoided it by not taking extended mid-summer rides. Well, I'm getting tired of the easy bake oven effect that can occur when living in God's blast furnace. Have any of you 'stitch owners had much luck with the evaporative cooling vests?

I have found Silver Eagle Outfitters, the TechNiche cooling vest, and Colorado Coolwear products. Most of them recommend only using these vests inside of jackets that ventilate "well".

Here is my issue. What does "well" mean? Will they work inside of my roadcrafter suit or am I just setting myself up for an easy bake sauna treatment? I don't mind feeling a bit wet inside of the suit as long as it works to reduce my core temperature. I'm sure there are quite a few of you out there with mesh jackets that are thinking.... get one. I'm not sure if I'm willing to give up on the sense of security that my aerostitch provides for me.

Any constructive input would be greatly appreciated.

Worldbound4now

 

[MCRIDER007]

Evaporative cooling vests are very effective when worn with a full mesh jacket. They would be almost useless on an Aerostitch because that suit only flows a small amount of air over a very limited area. I have heard that filling the Aerostitch's outside pockets with ice cubes can provide some evaporative cooling but it would not be anywhere near what you could get with a mesh jacket and vest.

 

[Mark G]

This is the ticket, works BETTER if you don't have mesh. Texas in August is tolerable, plus you can moonlight as a WalMart greeter.

https://www.ridecool.com/catalog_PCVests.htm

Nice people, too.

 

[worldbound4now]

Thanks for the advice. I was looking at the PCV style of vests, but was concerned about the short (two to three hour) duration. I suppose I could purchase the extra set of PCM inserts and store them frozen in a small cooler in the side case on the longer rides. I could also take longer breaks at grocery stores and lay the inserts in the freezer section while I sit on the floor drinking a complimentary off the shelf beverage. I wonder how many times I could get away with that.

 

[MrWizard]

For the past couple of years, I have tolerated the Las Vegas heat and/or avoided it by not taking extended mid-summer rides. Well, I'm getting tired of the easy bake oven effect that can occur when living in God's blast furnace. Have any of you 'stitch owners had much luck with the evaporative cooling vests?
I have found Silver Eagle Outfitters, the TechNiche cooling vest, and Colorado Coolwear products. Most of them recommend only using these vests inside of jackets that ventilate "well".

Here is my issue. What does "well" mean? Will they work inside of my roadcrafter suit or am I just setting myself up for an easy bake sauna treatment? I don't mind feeling a bit wet inside of the suit as long as it works to reduce my core temperature. I'm sure there are quite a few of you out there with mesh jackets that are thinking.... get one. I'm not sure if I'm willing to give up on the sense of security that my aerostitch provides for me.

Any constructive input would be greatly appreciated.

Worldbound4now

Worldbound,

I purchased one of the TechNiche evaporative cooling vests to wear under my Kevlar "MotoPort" gear which breaths about the same as a pair of levis and was amazed at how effective the cooling vest is. You can count on it lasting up to 3+ hrs on a good hot day. Wet it back down at your next gas stop and your good for another tank full of gas.

Found it for a cheap $30 here: My Webpage

A short write-up about the vest: TechNiche Vest

 

[worldbound4now]

Glad to hear that an ECV works fairly well in a suit that isn't the most breathable.