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Welcome to our fall 2013 heated gear and base layer guide at RevZilla.com.
In this video I'm going to break down heated gear first and then we're
going to jump ahead into our favorite base layers for 2013.
And remember, you can click ahead if you want to dive into
the base layers, but really this video is designed to help you get through
the cool-to-cold weater riding seasons of the year.
We can all do base and mid-layers until the Cows come home, but when you
talk about heated gear that's really what's your going to need when you
start to really dip into that into the frigid temperature range because,
remember guys, there might be traction and no ice outside, but when you're
riding under 30 degrees and you're adding an extra 20 on top for wind chill
factor, everyone is going to get cold, and heated gear is really the only
way you crest that hill.
So keep in mind this is part of our fall guide series at RevZilla.com/guides and every product
I'm going to show you in both segments of the video today are going
to have a detailed breakdown video on RevZillaTV on YouTube as well as
RevZilla.com on the product detail page.
First up, we have the Gerbings Core Heat 12 Heated Jacket Liner.
This is a staple made-in-America product with a phenomenal
warranty.
This is really the gold standard when it comes to heated
gear.
You're looking at an update this year with a new outer shell rip-stop
material.
Remember, Gerbings stands on the shoulders of their microwire
technology, tiny stainless steel filaments that are very flexible, hold up
really well over time, and go 0 to 135 degrees in four seconds.
It's actually technology developed for the US government.
See Raf to my left.
He's wearing I believe a size large.
He's going to be five-eleven, 180, with a 43-inch chest.
Full-size curve available in the Gerbings Core Heat 12 Heated
Jacket Liner.
Remember, Core Heat 12 means that you would connect this
your bike, to the battery, to the power source, and you're going to need to
a single or dual controller separately, keep that in mind, guys.
And for a last frame of reference before we move into the glove, heat at the
collar, heat at the sleeves, heat on two channels on the panels on the
chest, and you have a back panel with heat as well.
Now, moving into the glove at $195, and remember, the jacket liner is 249.
$195 for the Gerbing T5 Hybrid Gloves.
Waterproof lightly-insulated dual liner of top for heat, single layer on the
palm, and, again, this is a full- gauntlet riding glove that you could wear
as your sole glove.
This is not a glove liner.
The cool part about it is that you see that we have it wired
up to our jacket liner which you'd wear under your jacket.
The cool part about the T5 Hybrid is that you can also pick
up a lithium-ion dual battery pack which allows you to get up to eight hours
of heat off the bike.
What you do is you put the battery and you disconnect this wire and if you
go off your bike you'd be good to go as well and that's why they called it
"hybrid", not Core Heat 12.
And as a final frame of reference on the T5 Hybrid, it is an American-cut glove.
Remember, it is lightly-insulated with a waterproof lining.
Raf is wearing a size large.
He typically wears a size large in Firstgear and Icon in most American-cut
gloves.
So moving on from Gerbing, I now have Powerlet, which is a slightly
different technology, but still heated gear.
This is the Powerlet rapidFIRe Heated Jacket Liner that
Peter is wearing at around 315 bucks.
It heats differently from the Gerbing.
It uses what they call far infrared technology, which actually heats you up
from the inside out, it feels like the sun's rays.
So, again, just a different technology.
It's a nice touch.
At 314, it has a different style than the Gerbing, but it also includes the
dual-zone temperature controller and a dual-zone is important with any of this
gear because you can see that I have Peter wearing the Powerlet, and this
is sold separately for $90, this is the heated glove liner kit.
You can see that I can run it stand- alone or I can connect it with the jacket
liner if I have it.
What that does, and Peter is wearing a small-medium even though he has a
size large hand, it allows you to put the heat into any glove that you
have.
So basically you're buying that liner that now turns any glove into
an extreme cold weather glove that you'd have.
And remember, it's still using that far infrared technology from Powerlet.
So $90, $314 dollars, a slightly different take on heated gear.
There's a lot of of customers out there that really do like the Powerlet technology.
And last up for frame of reference, I have Peter here who's six foot.
He's 195, 42-inch chest.
He's wearing a size large in Powerlet and they're
going to typically fit American size.
Next up is our third and final heated jacket liner.
This is the Firstgear Heated Jacket Liner which is a bit more of
a basic investment at around the $179 mark.
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Now, the Firstgear Heated Jacket Liner comes with heated panels
in sleeves, in the chest, in the collar, as well as in the back, but it's
using older copper wire technology, that's how they're able to get into
that $200 price point.
And remember too, just like any other piece of
heated gear that we've mentioned today, in most cases, especially here in
Firstgear, you're going to have to buy your singular/dual controller
separately.
Now, I will call out that there's a 60-watt and 95-watt version of this
heated jacket liner which means that with smaller bikes that might put out
less power, you can go with that 60 watt or that lower output option.
And when we think about fitment, it's certainly
American-cut.
Ed to my left, six-foot, 215, 45-inch chest, he's wearing
a size extra-large.
There are also tall sizes available and there's no surprise
here, it's certainly an American-cut from the Firstgear Heated Jacket
Liner.
And lastly, rounding out our heated gear assortment is the Gerbings
Core Heat seven Heated Softshell, and it's Core Heat seven meaning
that it's seven-volt lithium- ion battery-powered.
So you can rock this guy as a mid-layer under your
motorcycle jacket or you can lose your jacket and wear it off the bike.
A nice premium softshell in sizes of up to 3X,
$249, black, blue, as well as camo, and notice it's going to come with up
to eight hours of power by this Gerbing lithium-ion pack that fits right in
the pocket.
Now, quickly, it's going to have two panels of heat, a collar and a back
panel.
That's where you're going to get your warmth and Raf to my left is
wearing a size large.
Again, five-eleven, 180, muscular build, he's got
about a 43-inch chest, so keep that in mind, guys.
And remember, there's a full line of Core Heat seven which means it's
battery-powered from Gerbing, as well as Core Heat 12 on the bike wired
that we'd have on RevZilla.com.
Now, from here we're going to walk into base and mid-layers, but if you
want to shop the full collection of heated gear you've seen in this heated
gear segment, click right here and visit the guide page at RevZilla.com.
First up in our base and mid-layers is the Dainese Map Windstopper Shirt,
GORE windstopper mixed with thermolite fabric and it really can be worn as
either a base layer or a mid-layer if you want to wear a base layer
underneath.
For really extreme cold weather riding this is the top of the
food chain from Dainese.
Quick note on sizing, Raf's wearing a size large, he's five-eleven, 180,
with a 43-inch chest.
And there's also a pant that you could rock with it
as well.
Hardcore cold weather protection from Dainese.
Next up is our most affordable mid-layer.
This Icon 1000 Infamous Layers Jacket.
You can see it's really set up as a mid-layer and you
could wear it stand-alone or underneath a jacket.
Basic fleece line, polyester, it does have monkey
paws, check that out really quick, if you want to put your thumb through if
you're rocking it underneath your motor jacket.
But you're looking around 60 bucks, and as a classic style from Icon
1000.
Ed is going to be wearing a size large, but he's six-foot, 216, with
a 45-inch chest, so I definitely consider, depending on how you want to rock
it, this has got to be fitting one size bigger than we were expecting for
Ed to be rocking a large.
As our most versatile option in the base layer mix,
this is the Rukka Outlast Shirt.
Now, it's going to be a stretch base layer.
It's not intended as a mid-layer.
You can see it here on Raf.
Remember, he's wearing a size large, five-eleven, 180, he's got a muscular build
at about a 43-inch chest.
If we look at it, the beauty of the Outlast, remember, there's an Outlast
shirt, an Outlast pant, and an Outlast one-piece suit, is from medium to
cool to extreme cold weather riding, the Outlast tuned material is going to
absorb your body heat and store it and when you start to cool off it begins
to release it.
So what it does is it actually creates a micro-climate within the base layer to allow your body to
stay at the optimal temperature to be comfortable, not too hot, not too cold,
and it does that through the phase change Outlast material from Rukka around
the $70 price point for the shirt.
At $200 with a great mix of versatility, function, and style, this is the
new Klim Inversion Jacket.
It's using the next generation of GORE wind- stopper material.
It actually is a four-way stretch material, so you're
getting the benefit of the wind-blocking, but, again, it's very complete.
You see there's a black version, there's a gray version, big zipper pulls,
there are pit zips, hand-warmer pockets with a light fleece lining.
a very complete garment for a technical mid-layer
that can be worn on or off the bike with a jacket over it or standalone.
Ed is six-foot, 215, he's about a 45-inch chest, he's wearing a size large,
so I consider that to be a generous American-cut on this guy.
Keep in mind with the Klim Inversion, there's also a ladies version called The Whistler.
Last up in our lineup for today is a classic and aggressive cold weather
base layer from Dainese.
This is called the Dainese Evolution Warm Shirt.
It's wicking, antimicrobial, certainly a base layer, not a mid-layer, and
is zonally mapped.
You can see with the flatlock stitching in the different
areas which are going to breathe differently.
There's a pant that can go with it, an Evolution Warm Pant.
There's also a ladies setup.
You're looking at about $90 and, again, outside of
the performance components, it's definitely the clean, classic, and aggressive
base layer line that you're used to seeing from Dainese.
Raf, to my left is five-eleven, 180, 43-inch chest, he's wearing a size
large for frame reference.
Guys, keep that in mind.
So from here you should click here and shop the full collection at
RevZilla.com.
You can write reviews and watch the detailed breakdown videos
we have on each one of these products.
Remember, they're part of our fall guide series for 2013,
RevZilla.com/guides.
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Thanks for watching our fall 2013 heated gear and base layer guide.
I'm Anthony.
We'll see you next time.