Ergodyne Chill-Its 6685 Evaporative Cooling Vest

No funciona en climas de extremo calor , Se seca muy rápido , y pierde su efecto Ocupas estar depositando agua frecuente mente , y te quita tiempo , agradable unos 40 minutos cuando estás trabajando en de sol a sol , funciona , pero para sonas donde el clima llega a 45grados , es demasiado el calor que seca el agua muy rápido , pero para interiores , funciona mejor

Premetto che l'ho acquistato in un periodo in cui costavano solo 35€, sono molto dubbioso sulla effettiva capacità rinfrescante. Testato due giorni in moto ad agosto, il beneficio non l'ho avvertito. Per fare un paragone, se bagno la giacca da moto traforata e mi metto in movimento, la sensazione di raffreddamento è notevole ed immediata (anche se di durata limitata a 15/20min, poi si asciuga subito). Con questo gilet non avverto quasi nulla. Per funzionare ha bisogno di ventilazione, mi riprometto quindi di provarlo ancora la prossima estate rimuovendo del tutto il cupolino dalla moto. Al momento l'unico beneficio lo si avverte se, prima di partire, lo riempi con acqua proveniente dal frigorifero. Lo testerò meglio ed aggiornerò la recensione (occorre attendere la prossima estate).

As a carpenter who is outside most of the year I am always on the lookout for a product or tool that will make my life easier so after seeing this vest in one of my construction magazines I thought id give it a try, unfortunately in the end it was returned. I got the large as the widest part of my chest was 39 inches and a medium was for 38 inches or less, although the fit was pretty good a medium would of been better suited. The vest itself is a lot shorter than a normal reflective vest that you would wear and was above my belly button which I believe is quite to short. Heres the problems I had and how I tested it I used the vest for 6 days in high 80s to mid 90s heat in new jersey, it was also humid. I wore the vest for half a day and half with out it and switched between using it for the first part of the day and for the second part of day to get a good feel for it. I filled the vest up in the morning with chilled water that I had in my fridge overnight and did the rest of the instructions. The vest was nice and cool to the touch for around an hour or two but after that it became warm and sticky which is what I was avoiding and the reason why I bought this vest over the normal one that you soak in water. In the end this vest made me more hot, sticky and uncomfortable than just working in a regular shirt. overall I also had concerns about the longevity of the vest, the material is quite thin and eventually it would come in contact with a nail or something and tear, which normally wouldn't be a problem with a shirt but since the outside and middle layer hold the water in im pretty sure it would render the vest useless. And lastly this vest is overpriced which I wouldn't mind it stayed cool for the 2 to 3 days it says it does, and the fact that its way to short in length. If you have any questions feel free to reply

Very useful in summer except on very humid day, however it still protect you from heat stroke. I wish manufacturer make a dry evaporative cap too. That would be even more useful. Only problem is that instead of adding water to last for three days, it need a refill every day, sometimes more than once a day if you are out for hot sunny day longer than 3-4 hours.

Works well but condensation was intolerable.