Ride Cooler HyperKewl Soakable Cool Vest

I bought this and just took a 1,500 mile ride. Everywhere we went the locals couldn't stop talking about the heat. It was 102 at the golden gate bridge! This vest worked well. It lasts about a tank if you are out riding, then needs to soak again. The cool it provides is more like a swamp cooler than a/c. Well worth the money. Two of the couples we were riding with stopped and bought some too.

It SAVED me on a long hot ride from South County OC over to Temecula and Palomar in mid-July 2010.
I'd heard about them but thought they were for those hard core cruisers who rode hundreds and hundreds of miles thru the desert, or had to have all the new gadgets for riding.
NOPE. This is about SURVIVAL.
I decided to buy one on the advice of our Chapter President and I LOVE it.
My core felt cool, & if my core felt great then I didn't mind the heat on my legs so much.
It lasted definitely for 1 1/2 hours, then I re-soaked it for the next hour's trip.
You probably need to soak it completely for at least 1/2 hour in a big baggie, but I poured water over it when I was wearing it in Oceanside and I was actually COLD in 85 degree weather while in traffic on the 5 fwy north thru Pendleton! I HAVE to buy one for my husband.
I also bought the wide cooling tie, which felt great. Hey, for the money I spent, it was STILL cheaper than a $100 co-pay to Palomar Trauma Center for heat exhaustion or even heat stroke.
NOW I know why all those bikers wear all their gear and deal with it fine!

It's only "Kewl" for about 45 minutes, then it's dried out and starts holding in the heat.

Also, we ordered two. My wife is happy with the fit of hers, but mine is very short for a large. Fits around me OK. Oh, and the zipper is on the wrong side! Same side as my wife's. That awkward.

But the several hours of cooling is not there, at least not in 100 degree dry heat.

Less stars for the weird ipper and short fit. My wife would give 3.

for the VIP price you can't go wrong

For $35 bucks this is money well spent. I wore my vest for the first time Saturday in South Florida with 95 degrees and a heat index of 105-110. I was hopeful for just a little more comfort but what I got was a lot more comfort. It exceeded my expectations.

My ride was 120 miles with two stops where I put the vest in a plastic bag I brought along. It lasted the day/6 hours or 3 hours of riding time.