The heated jacket: it is the garment that comes to our rescue when it is really cold. Thanks to a warmth that envelops the upper part of your body, you will feel ready to face the winter temperatures! In this blog, we will see how a heated jacket works.
Thanks to these detailed explanations, as well as a section on the recharging method and safety, this down jacket will hold no more secrets for you!
What is a heated down jacket?
The heated down jacket is an improved down jacket!
While a traditional jacket simply retains the heat produced by the body, the heated jacket generates its own heat! It is therefore even more comfortable to wear and helps to fight cold temperatures more effectively. It helps to keep you very warm!
It is also used in many situations :
- When performing outdoor work.
- When it is extremely cold.
- When engaging in a sport or leisure activity in the cold such as skiing, ice skating, or snowshoeing in the mountains.
- When you're very sensitive to the cold and a double sweater is no longer enough!
Choose our essential model: the black heated jacket!
But although we talk about heated down jacket, one should not imagine the bulky large coat in which one is not necessarily free to move.
Here are some advantages of using our red heated jacket:
- is similar to a winter coat.
- can be as thin as a classic jacket.
- can even be chosen sleeveless to be worn under a coat!
How does a Heated Jacket work?
It's quite simple: the heated down jacket works thanks to a resistance system.
A bit like a radiator, these resistors, once powered, emit a constant and homogeneous heat. To counter the sensation of cold, they are placed in strategic areas. Indeed, the entirety of the heated jacket is not covered with these resistors, only specific areas are. But since these areas are carefully selected and the fabric has fibers that distribute the heat, they manage to keep you very warm.
In general, here are the areas above which the resistors are placed:
- At the lower back and the kidneys,
- At the level of the belly and chest,
- At the level of the neck and nape.
The External Battery For Heated Jacket
A heated jacket obviously does not heat all the time: like an electrical device, it is possible to turn it on and off as desired!
It's quite practical if you don't feel the need to be constantly warmed, especially if you don't have to continuously face cold and negative temperatures for several hours in a row.
To activate the heat of the jacket, it is also very simple: just press a button. As with any device that emits heat, you need to give the resistors time to warm up: the down jacket is never hot instantly. It takes on average 5 minutes for you to start feeling the heat inside the jacket.
A Personalized Comfort
The vast majority of our heated jackets also allow those who wear them to choose the perceived temperature. It is not possible to select a temperature to the exact degree, but with 3 settings, generally, all possibilities are covered:
- A gentle warmth, 25°C
- A classic heat, 35°C
- High heat, 45°C
The temperature adjustment is done using a button, as with the ignition and shutdown, which is located on the outside of the jacket. It is accompanied by a LED indicator light that serves as an indicator:
🔵 Blue indicates mild heat.
⚪️ White indicates the classic heat.
🔴 Red indicates high heat.
How to recharge his vest?
As we have just seen, our jackets work thanks to an electric system of heating resistors. Therefore, it is necessary to supply energy to these resistors so that they can heat up!
Of course, there is no need to stay near a socket and plug in the jacket to enjoy this warmth. You simply need an external battery for heated jacket.
To recharge your heated jacket, it's very simple:
👉 Disconnect the battery of the heated jacket;
👉 Put the external battery to charge on a wall socket with a USB port or on a computer;
👉 Then reconnect the external battery.
Recharging the battery when it is empty or before a cold day is essential to enjoy several hours of heat. In general, heated jackets allow you to enjoy up to 9 hours of warmth! Quickly discover our blue heated jacket by clicking on the link.
It also depends on the heat setting (at full power, the battery drains faster), but it is always possible to carry a second external battery to continue enjoying the warmth and make this pleasant moment last all day!
Is the heated down jacket dangerous?
Given the electrical circuit, it is normal to have questions and some concerns! However, the answer is clear: a heated jacket poses no danger.
Although it has an electrical circuit, this circuit is not energized, and therefore does not exist no risk of electrocution. In addition, the voltage of the batteries used for power supply is always low.
Moreover, even when the jacket is worn in the rain or snow, the danger is nonexistent:
- The outer fabric of the heated jacket is waterproof.
- The resistors are not directly under the outer fabric but in the second layer, as close to the skin as possible!
