FS - Cool Vest
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Burning Brakes
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FS - Cool Vest
Cool Vest - SOLD
I'm a road racer and have only been on a drag strip a half dozen or so times so I don't know if you will find this useful. I know that waiting in line on test and tune day at DeSoto and Moroso I could have used it.
The 2 “ice packs” are put in the cooler along with your soft drinks and ice. They get really cold and get sort of semi-solid when they are ready to use. The ice packs fit in the front and back of the blue vest. The ice packs Velcro in place and the vest has Velcro fasteners to position It on your body. I don’t remember if these things come in different sizes but it is pretty adjustable with the Velcro fastening system. If it helps, I weigh about 170 lbs. and wear a size 40-42 jacket.
The colored bands at the top of the photograph are neckerchiefs. They work the same way as the vest. Soak them in the water in your ice chest and they swell up and stay cold. Wrap them around your neck before going out and they help keep you cool,
You can recharge all this stuff after your race session by storing them back in your cooler. They will keep you cool for about an hour, maybe longer, and that’s in Florida.
I raced SCCA road races. I would put these on, line up on the grid and race for about 45 min. and they would still be cool after the session. This makes an economical, compact, light, easy to use cooling system for racers.
I’d like $50 for the vest and neckerchiefs and I can ship them Priority Mail for another $15. I can take PayPal or VISA/MasterCard.
Lloyd Johnson
Tampa, Fl.
I'm a road racer and have only been on a drag strip a half dozen or so times so I don't know if you will find this useful. I know that waiting in line on test and tune day at DeSoto and Moroso I could have used it.
The 2 “ice packs” are put in the cooler along with your soft drinks and ice. They get really cold and get sort of semi-solid when they are ready to use. The ice packs fit in the front and back of the blue vest. The ice packs Velcro in place and the vest has Velcro fasteners to position It on your body. I don’t remember if these things come in different sizes but it is pretty adjustable with the Velcro fastening system. If it helps, I weigh about 170 lbs. and wear a size 40-42 jacket.
The colored bands at the top of the photograph are neckerchiefs. They work the same way as the vest. Soak them in the water in your ice chest and they swell up and stay cold. Wrap them around your neck before going out and they help keep you cool,
You can recharge all this stuff after your race session by storing them back in your cooler. They will keep you cool for about an hour, maybe longer, and that’s in Florida.
I raced SCCA road races. I would put these on, line up on the grid and race for about 45 min. and they would still be cool after the session. This makes an economical, compact, light, easy to use cooling system for racers.
I’d like $50 for the vest and neckerchiefs and I can ship them Priority Mail for another $15. I can take PayPal or VISA/MasterCard.
Lloyd Johnson
Tampa, Fl.
Last edited by LEJ ZO6; Apr 29, 2009 at 03:36 PM. Reason: SOLD !
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I have a "Cool-Shirt" system. It has an ice chest that you put ice and water into, then it has a supply and a return hose that plugs into the chest and the shirt. The shirt has rubber tubing stitched onto it front and back. supply 12volts to the chest and it circulates ice water through the shirt. Awesome for sitting in the staging lanes on a hot day. Even better for road racing. Just don't use dry ice...lol
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Burning Brakes
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I have seen systems like the one you describe.
The vest that I sold is lower cost, more simple and lighter. It doesn't require any installation or electric hookup. I'm sure it doesn't stay cool as long as the circulating system though.
There are trade-offs whatever system you choose.
Lloyd
I have seen systems like the one you describe.
The vest that I sold is lower cost, more simple and lighter. It doesn't require any installation or electric hookup. I'm sure it doesn't stay cool as long as the circulating system though.
There are trade-offs whatever system you choose.
Lloyd
