Motorcycle Air Conditioning

[canamjhb]

Tonight's news just had a report of a new product called Blusnap. It is "air conditioning" for motorcycles made in India by a new company called Bluarmor. Battery powered "swamp cooler" type device that snaps on to the helmet and blows cool air into a full face helmet. Cost is $29.00. Looks reasonable. Any body seen it.....?

[UtahPete]

Tonight's news just had a report of a new product called Blusnap. It is "air conditioning" for motorcycles made in India by a new company called Bluarmor. Battery powered "swamp cooler" type device that snaps on to the helmet and blows cool air into a full face helmet. Cost is $29.00. Looks reasonable. Any body seen it.....?

No. Got a link?

[jcaburto]

https://youtu.be/yLYE7CjV1jo

And this website: https://www.cartoq.com/ac-for-indian...-review-video/

[UtahPete]

https://youtu.be/yLYE7CjV1jo

And this website: https://www.cartoq.com/ac-for-indian...-review-video/

https://bluarmorhelmets.com

[canamjhb]

Thanks for the link. I'm too old to know how to do that. Looks like a useful product for those of us in the hot zone. Also looks like it could be used with my flip face helmet. We need one of our sponsors to start carrying these.....?

[Fat Baxter]

This seems more sensible:

http://www.veskimo.com/microclimate-...ing-vests.html

They have a power pack and cooling reservoir that looks like a Camelbak.

[UtahPete]

Tonight's news just had a report of a new product called Blusnap. It is "air conditioning" for motorcycles made in India by a new company called Bluarmor. Battery powered "swamp cooler" type device that snaps on to the helmet and blows cool air into a full face helmet. Cost is $29.00. Looks reasonable. Any body seen it.....?

Did you see it for sale somewhere in the US for $29?

[jaherbst]

Well hell, we just ought to buy a small Honda if we want all those comforts. What happened to all the manly men doing manly things on

Manly Motorcycles made by Manly men at the manly Motorcycle Factory?

Did you know we even have "Guys" in this group wearing Pink riding boots now? Seriously. Come on now fellows--Man up. It's bad

enough we are riding motorcycles with "Three Wheels".

Jack

[UtahPete]

Well hell, we just ought to buy a small Honda if we want all those comforts. What happened to all the manly men doing manly things on Manly Motorcycles made by Manly men at the manly Motorcycle Factory? Did you know we even have "Guys" in this group wearing Pink riding boots now? Seriously. Come on now fellows--Man up. Jack

If it can help keep the brain from boiling, why not?

[fatenhappy]

Tonight's news just had a report of a new product called Blusnap. It is "air conditioning" for motorcycles made in India by a new company called Bluarmor. Battery powered "swamp cooler" type device that snaps on to the helmet and blows cool air into a full face helmet. Cost is $29.00. Looks reasonable. Any body seen it.....?

Why not just slightly open the visor?

[fatenhappy]

Well hell, we just ought to buy a small Honda if we want all those comforts. What happened to all the manly men doing manly things on

Manly Motorcycles made by Manly men at the manly Motorcycle Factory?

Did you know we even have "Guys" in this group wearing Pink riding boots now? Seriously. Come on now fellows--Man up. It's bad

enough we are riding motorcycles with "Three Wheels".

Jack

Hmm, now there's a thought … (spot on - but apparently not these days!)

[trikermutha]

Fresh out of Manly Men.

[Bob Denman]

Swamp coolers only work best in very dry conditions...

This one might fit the bill

http://entrosys.com/

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

a little bulky but looks very interesting and seems like it should work

[UtahPete]

Swamp coolers only work best in very dry conditions...This one might fit the bill http://entrosys.com/

I would think so, Bob, but these were invented in India.

If it helped keep my sinuses from drying out it might be worth the bulky contraption.

The entrosys system I'm sure would be effective for cooling the body core. I remember a thread about that last year.

Good to know about these various solutions to the overheating issue.

[Bob Denman]

If you're talking about the swamp coolers: perhaps they were developed there for the export market...

[UtahPete]

If you're talking about the swamp coolers: perhaps they were developed there for the export market...

Their website doesn't really support that notion. I'm talking about the helmet accessory one.

[Pallidus Aranea]

There are a couple of great options all dependent on price point, end goal of cooling and transport of the "infrastructure" part.

In the past I have used a cool suit - vest and head gear with a small Camelback like pouch and small battery powered pump. Some thing like UltraChiller is small and compact enough but I cannot speak to the "will it cool until the next gas station so I can recharge with ice" question. Others that have a longer chill time usually require a cooler (think small Coleman-type cooler). I do not know if you have that kind of room to give up or if $1 K is too much to spend.

I have a cheap option that works wonders - vented jacket with ice packs. I have also found I thin pack that I can wear between my lid and head. I usually carry a small soft sided cooler so it nothing to carry along a few additional packs - and they keep my drinks cold too. As long as you have air going through the jacket and helmet - the cool gets to your skin and the heat diminishes.

[blitzkreig]

I use a cooling jacket that is no longer made but works quite well if you can find an alternative. You fill it with water and it evaporates with time and keeps your core cool. Much cooler. Much much cooler.

Mine has a goretex liner which keeps you dry but if you cant find one like that an ordinary cooler vest might work for you. They work!!!

[redneck diva]

Here is our version of motorcycle a/c. Ammarie came up with it today on my hubby & her cross country ride. They are crossing Texas today