Since we all rely so much on our heated gear and getting repairs can be difficult if not downright dubious, our Fearless Leader Michael Kneebone asked me to start a thread here to share my experience. I’m happy to kick around anything from general heated gear Q & A, diagnosis & repair, retrofitting older gear, DIY projects and my own custom made electrics – anything.
Back in 2007, armed only with the desire to tour in winter and the knowledge that layering alone wasn’t cutting it I searched the web for solutions. Living on the gulf coast I couldn’t justify the expense of retail electrics for what I perceived to be a few days a year. So I found some old DIY blogs and began learning ways NOT to build a light bulb. I experimented with different materials and perfected my techniques and lived in my experiments on winter trips. Eventually I began repairing and building electrics for fellow riders.
Back in 2007, armed only with the desire to tour in winter and the knowledge that layering alone wasn’t cutting it I searched the web for solutions. Living on the gulf coast I couldn’t justify the expense of retail electrics for what I perceived to be a few days a year. So I found some old DIY blogs and began learning ways NOT to build a light bulb. I experimented with different materials and perfected my techniques and lived in my experiments on winter trips. Eventually I began repairing and building electrics for fellow riders.
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