DIY cool shirt info
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DIY cool shirt info
Thought some people here may find this useful for their track cars. I am putting one in after using one last weekend in the lemons car.
http://specthismiata.com/2008/08/03/...-shirt-system/
http://specthismiata.com/2008/08/03/...-shirt-system/
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I worked for the company that made the original Exotemp shirts and pants for the military back in the 90's. We made a few prototype units for a Cascar team from somewhere near Ottawa, Canada. They loved them but the concern was that in an emergency the hoses might get hung up. We made a disconnect that separated under tension but by the time we got everything sorted it was too expensive.
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The part that's worse though: The extra layers you're wearing that WONT be cooling you when you're dismounted, or even just walking around whatever base you're on...
(Run it off a 9v battery out of your camelback!!!)
Stay alive and safe - we don't want the terrorists to discover our state-of-the-art cooling technology!! It'll be something else for them to get mad at us about!!
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By the time you're in body armor, and you've got your water on you, and your M4, and everything else on you, you would be lucky to have the room for the hoses - let alone finding a place to store and power the setup in whatever 24v military vehicle you're in.
The part that's worse though: The extra layers you're wearing that WONT be cooling you when you're dismounted, or even just walking around whatever base you're on...
(Run it off a 9v battery out of your camelback!!!)
Stay alive and safe - we don't want the terrorists to discover our state-of-the-art cooling technology!! It'll be something else for them to get mad at us about!!
The part that's worse though: The extra layers you're wearing that WONT be cooling you when you're dismounted, or even just walking around whatever base you're on...
(Run it off a 9v battery out of your camelback!!!)
Stay alive and safe - we don't want the terrorists to discover our state-of-the-art cooling technology!! It'll be something else for them to get mad at us about!!
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Word. Some of those July/August CMRA Endurance races are brutally hot. Trying to go fast on a bike for over an hour at MSR-C in 100 deg temps in the sun is tough even with full-perf leathers. A cool-shirt would be like heaven. Getting an ice chest strapped to the bike through tech inspection, well that would be another issue
Some riders have been experimenting with ice packs in their speed humps on their leathers. I think some of the custom leather suppliers will mod or add speed humps on suits with pouches for ice. Maybe that would work. I know I seriously considered it.
EDIT: Actually, what would be easier would be a camelback. I've seen some of the riders using them so they will work over leathers. Use the water tube to supply a small pump running off of a battery. Dump the return line into the cap on the top. Run dry breaks though a hole on the leathers. Done.
Some riders have been experimenting with ice packs in their speed humps on their leathers. I think some of the custom leather suppliers will mod or add speed humps on suits with pouches for ice. Maybe that would work. I know I seriously considered it.
EDIT: Actually, what would be easier would be a camelback. I've seen some of the riders using them so they will work over leathers. Use the water tube to supply a small pump running off of a battery. Dump the return line into the cap on the top. Run dry breaks though a hole on the leathers. Done.
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EDIT: Actually, what would be easier would be a camelback. I've seen some of the riders using them so they will work over leathers. Use the water tube to supply a small pump running off of a battery. Dump the return line into the cap on the top. Run dry breaks though a hole on the leathers. Done.
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Drafting another bike will keep it from getting hot. Get close enough, and the time-space continuum folds in half. Stay there, and the water will stay as cold as it did when you left the line. As soon as you break the draft though, you get all that energy added to the water at once - tends to get a little warm in a matter of milliseconds
I'm doing a motorcycle track 2-day on monday and tuesday. It's not enduro thank god. My leathers are about half-perf, and i'll likely be wearing bicycle shorts + back protector underneath, and nothing else. I'll just be sure to have a cooler loaded with lots of gatorade, so i can chug after each session...
I'm doing a motorcycle track 2-day on monday and tuesday. It's not enduro thank god. My leathers are about half-perf, and i'll likely be wearing bicycle shorts + back protector underneath, and nothing else. I'll just be sure to have a cooler loaded with lots of gatorade, so i can chug after each session...
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I wouldn't buy one from here but a couple good ideas you could make yourself for a fraction of the price (aimed at you bike guys)
http://www.coolshirt.net/industry-comfort-cooler.html
http://www.coolshirt.net/port-a-cool-system.html
http://www.coolshirt.net/industry-comfort-cooler.html
http://www.coolshirt.net/port-a-cool-system.html