If you’re looking for the best heated jacket to keep you snug while you’re doing whatever you do outdoors in the cold Winter months., then check out our top 10 picks.
Whether you’re hiking, riding, camping, working, skiing, fishing, bird watching, running with wolves, looking for Big Foot, or all of them at the same time; these battery-powered sizzling sheaths will have you believe you’re baking on a beach in Barbados.. Well, maybe not, but you get the point
Remember, water-resistant doesn’t mean waterproof
Best Heated Jacket – Top 10 Picks 2017
Bosch Heat+ PSJ120
This hot soft shell number starts heating up just seconds after activation. It offers high, medium and low heat settings and three heat zones: chest left and right, and back.
• Jacket Type: Soft shell.
• Water and Wind resistant: Yes.
• Battery Run Time: Up to 6 hours – depending on settings.
DeWalt Heated Jacket
The Dewalt hot coats come in a variety of styles and offer three heating settings and four heating zones: left and right chest, mid-back, and collar.
• Jacket Type: Soft shell.
• Water and Wind resistant: Yes.
• Battery Run Time: Up to 5.5 – 7.5 hours – depending on settings.
Milwaukee Jacket M12
Milwaukee’s heated gear offers high, medium and low heat settings and three heat zones: chest, back, and front hand pockets.
• Jacket Type: Toughshell Stretch Polyester.
• Water and Wind resistant: Yes.
• Battery Run Time: Up to 8 hours – depending on settings.
Makita LXT
This toasty outdoor gear from Makita offers three heat settings and the same number of heat zones: left and right chest, and back.
• Jacket Type: Soft Shell.
• Water and Wind resistant: Yes.
• Battery Run Time: Up to 28 hours with BL1850 battery, sold separately.
Gerbing Heated Puffer Jacket
Plenty of jacket styles are on available from Gerbing, but puffers are some of the warmest jackets even without the heating system. These jackets offer four heat settings and four heating zones: chest right and left, back, and collar.
• Jacket Type: Puffer.
• Water and Wind Resistant: Reasonably.
• Battery Run Time: Up to 8 hours – Depending on settings.
Mobile Warming Silverpeak
This windshark soft shell jacket offers four heat settings and three heating panels: chest left and right, and upper back.
• Jacket Type: Soft shell.
• Water and Wind Resistant: Yes.
• Battery Run Time: Up to 10 hours – Depending on settings.
Kelvin Techstyles
Heated jackets from Kelvin Techstyles come in a few different versions; pictured above is the Monroe as it has an exterior of special lightweight neoprene, and not many fabrics keep you warmer than neoprene. It offers five heating zones: chest left and right, pockets left and right, and mid back. It offers three temperature settings.
• Jacket Type: Neolite exterior, Fleece interior.
• Water and Wind Resistant: Yes.
• Battery Run Time: Up to 15 hours – Depending on settings.
Redder Heated Jacket
The snug Redder jacket comes in women’s and men’s sizes. it offers three temperature settings and three heating zones: left and right chest, and mid back.
• Jacket Type: Polyester spandex bonded polar fleece shell.
• Water and Wind Resistant: Yes.
• Battery Run Time: Up to 14 hours with MI Xiaomi battery (sold separately).
Volt Cracow Jacket
The Volt Cracow offers low, medium, and high temperature settings and three heating zones: chest left and right, and back.
• Jacket Type: Quilted rip-stop nylon.
• Water and Wind Resistant: Reasonably.
• Battery Run Time: Up to 10 hours – depending on settings.
VentureHeat Escape
The VentureHeat Escape comes in women’s and men’s sizes and offers low, medium, and high temperature settings and three heating zones: chest left and right, and back.
• Jacket Type: Soft shell
• Water and Wind Resistant: Yes.
• Battery Run Time: Up to 10 hours with external power bank (sold separately).
There are some other hot and worthy contenders, such as the Ravean puffer and Heaket soft shell, but they’re not available yet – at the time of writing.
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