not what expected
rang maplins today and they had one in stock, so went down for it, it is a large size that fits all...well as its a good yellow colour my intention was to wear it on the out side of my jacket as so bright, but how can things be called one size fits all if they are not elasticated ect...otherwise we would all have been conned for generations with small/medium and large...im five foot 8 of medium build, although seem to wear large size, i wore a t-shirt and the bodywarmer was a snug fit on that, put my jacket on top of t-shirt and the warmer on top of that and was a very snug fit..too snug as not able to comfortably fasten zip...the heat effect was not what i expected, 40 degree heat i read, i expected to feel like i was still in bed with my electric blanket on, in each of the 2 small inside pockets there is a box where you put 3 AA batteries, each box has on off switch, there seems to be wires running from the box through the jacket which i thought was the "electric blanket effect"..however there is a small heat pad about 3 inch square, or it gives you that feeling, a fraction above the heart and one on the other side, as no heart there i will have to change my pin pointing to say above the "nipple" other then on these 3 inch area's i noticed no other heat, the heat from these while pleasant it about the same as it would be if you held a hot cup of tea to your warmer,not a bad thing and while only tested indoors i guess it would feel better out, although on a very cold day as i wear shirt,jumper, jacket and coat, or similar, to wear in on the inside although giving extra warmth is a waste of time it being bright yellow, i was when got home going to order another as a xmas present as my brother is a sailer and fisherman,but wont as not worth it,and as for my use as a biker, meaning to use it on the outside as awareness to others that you are on the road,you can not use it that way when very cold and thus defeats the object of heated,it may be of use under the coat with the extra heat it gives off to your body, although not the sort of heat i expected, it isnt the thickest of warmers either, again more like the sort you might wear in september on top of your shirt and nothing else..i was going to go out tonight with it and see what i thought outdoors but with all ive said i realised that while in therory its a great idea, its both too small and not warm enough all over to be worth the time messing with new batteries each trip and putting it on, rather like the self heating coffee in a tin can idea a while back, so back to maplins with it, however it doesnt mean a wasted trip because while there i also bought a wind up torch becuse only the other night my chain came off and it was pitch black and i wished then i had a torch, so for £14.99 a lightweight, wind up torch, with only 120 winds, about a minute it gives off 30 mins of light, not "cos it says to on the tin" but as i tested it .ha ha..so ideal bikers/campers/car drivers, ect torch...
