TIDEWE Men’s Heated Vest with Battery

I have a Dewalt heated hoodie for winter work and wanted to grab a vest for the shoulder seasons. This vest was exactly as described: insulation is puffy so it’s not a slim-fit fashion vest, this thing works to keep you warm. I had an outer shell at the beginning of our Kananaskis Thanksgiving hike, about -8 at the lake without the wind-chill. The vest was instantly warm, and just kept the heat in throughout the day. A little bit of snow in the wooded areas and a wicked wind blowing in, but the shell didn’t seem to lose any heat either. At about +2 I went to just the vest and tee, and it was great the rest of the day.
In my pants pocket you can see the outline of the battery. It made the vest less bulky to wear outside of it, and the battery isn’t so bulky or heavy as to be annoying. Great life – I ramped it to hottest at the outset for about 30 minutes, took it to mild for the next two hours, fully off the last two hours: still have more than 60% left. That probably translates to a full 8-hour ski day at medium, with a good shell and a lunch break. I’ve worn the vest under my leather motorcycle club vest and – same warmth, high neck roll helps since I wear a half-shell.
Definitely worth the buy.

Got it on sale and price was ok. Takes a while to get warm compared to my other ones but works (tested with same battery at 100%). Im 5’11 a little over 200 pounds. Most of my weight is in the chest and shoulders. This is way too loose around the gut. Even with my small beer belly. Perhaps a medium would have been better but the shoulders are already a bit narrow on the large. Collar is a bit loose too. My dress shirts are 17 collar. I am usually large size by North American standards. Too poofy! I can put a lot of layers under it but can’t wear it under something that’s for sure. So, it’s OK, nothing more, nothing less.

It’s decent, the battery pocket is in a horrible location, it get warm but not as warm as my vest made by ororo. The heating elements don’t seem to be positioned as well as my other vest either. Sizing runs small.

Runs small normally an XL top had to get 3XL vest with only sweatshirt under it (tight across chest). very warm, easy to put on over clothes, great quality and comfortable. Came charged and worked but does take a long time to re charge.

I ride a motorcycle almost year round. I draw the line at about 28 degrees! At freezing temps, with the added windchill of riding it gets cold! Layering up works well but you are bulky and awkward so I bought this as an alternative.

As a thermal layer it works well but the added heating makes a significant difference under a motorcycle jacket keeping my core toasty. So I like it.

Things I don’t like are the irregular heating areas… my upper back and belly are heated (the neck doesn’t seem to do anything) but my lower back and chest are not. Not sure of the logic behind that….

I realize this is relatively cheap compared to ‘proper’ heated motorcycle vests so overall, for me, for the winter season riding, it’s doing a good job.

Slightly snug to size. My husband wears 1x tall shirts but orders most things in 2x if there isn’t a tall option. We ordered 2x and it fits, but fits snug. If you are between sizes I would order up to be safe, since the material is not stretchy like a shirt.

Otherwise, very warm on its own, great wind protection, battery lasts a long time. Hot setting heats up fast, medium setting is great for several hours, and low setting would easily last all day. Has plenty of pockets for items. Definitely recommend!!