Comments on: Gadget: Will hot cold weather gear survive in Siberia?

By: Bolot

Bolot — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:15:59 +0000

Ren, btw, what type of parka do you wear for extreme cold?

By: rpiereck

rpiereck — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:26:29 +0000

This kind of jacket sounds like a good idea for people who do not live in the cold but come here just for a few wintry days… for those of us who live here that is nothing more than a gimmick…

By: Bolot

Bolot — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:14:25 +0000

Hehe! I’ll show just outfits Guarantee!

By: rpiereck

rpiereck — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:14:48 +0000

Please, no pictures of you unlayered! We must keep this blog safe for all ages…

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:32:05 +0000

Sounds like she got paid to write this article about the “Radiance” snow jacket. I cannot see it catching on here in the Cariboo where winter camping is not unknown in temperatures in the high 30s (minus C) and colder. I would not like to rely on the “Radiance” in these circumstances.
I like to start with silk long underwear and work outward to a big thick coat, loose so warm air can store.
It amazes me that the only thing she’s scared about is getting her new white Radiance coat dirty. She should be scared of freezing to death if her battery goes dead.

By: Bolot

Bolot — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:40:52 +0000

Yeah, Ren. You’re right. In extreme cold we must look like an onion. A good comparison. When it will get much colder, hope to show all, amost all, my layers

By: rpiereck

rpiereck — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:20:19 +0000

Sounds like a miracle jacket! I wonder how bulky it is.

The battery won’t work for a long time, because to keep the battery warm you will need electrical power… which comes from the battery itself. So not only are you trying to warm up the jacket but the battery itself. I’m ot sure how Li-Ion batteries perform in sub zero but most battery lose voltage as temperatures drop.

Anyone living in cold areas will tell you that the best way to dress is to wear layers, you muct dress yourself like an onion. The more thing layers of air you trap between your body and the outside air the warmer you will get. Natural fur works excellently at doing that: trapping air layers close to the skin. Synthetic fabrics are very good too.

Heated jacket… yeah, that’s funny right there! Maybe you could attach a dynamo to a bicycle and plug the jacket to the bicycle, therefore saving the battery. Pedalling the bicycle will make you warmer too!! That will be my next invention, the plug in heated jacket with a bicycle…