Milwaukee Heated Jackets

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One of my customers owns a construction supply company. I jumped in his truck to move it and saw a box for a "Milwaukee heated hoodie". I asked him about them, availability in womens sizes. He told me about the women's heated jacket, said his wife had one and loved it. I ended up getting Machelle this one for Christmas...

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Machelle was so happy with the jacket that she wanted me to get one. I went for the men's 3-in-1 version, it showed up today.

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Quick first impression reviews.

Women's jacket- Machelle is thrilled with her jacket. It has two heat zones (front/back) that can be controlled individually, three heat settings for each zone.

Machelle says the heat zones cover the entire front, and the entire back.

Men's 3in1... The individual hoodie and jacket are both fairly heavy separately. The hoodie portion is not your typical hoodie, rivets at stress points, reinforced forearms, probably twice as heavy as a conventional hoodie. Jacket is equivalent to a Carhart work jacket.

Only the hoodie portion is heated on this combination, only one control for both front and back, three heat settings, heater elements are on the chest in the front and across the shoulders in the back. (I could wear it in the house on HOT for about 5 minutes before I had to take it off)

Battery pack is a regular Milwaukee tool 12v battery, even has a USB port for charging your cell phone. Battery pack is supposed to last 8 hours on a charge...I'll report back on that.

The bad...I hate the location for the battery pack, there is a pocket roughly at your left kidney where the battery pack goes.

The jackets aren't cheap, $300 for the men's, $200 for the women's. Be careful when shopping, make sure you're getting one that comes with the battery pack and charger, they are available without them.

If you need one jacket to cover several different temperatures in one trip, these may cover that base for you.

https://www.milwaukeetool.com/heated-gear
 
I wore the hoodie in to work today. The heat is concentrated about half way down your back, fades as it goes up your back, over the shoulders to your upper chest area, keeps your neck warm too. I'm a size XL mostly because of my gut. The lower sleeves are snug, which can be a good thing, no excess material to get in the way. The whole jacket feels snug, but has good freedom of movement, I can cross my arms with no problem. If your normal size fits you snugly, you may want to consider the next size up. Same with the women's jacket.

If you already have a Carthart style work jacket, or your favorite jacket that you can put a hoodie under, I'd save some $$$ and just get the hoodie. Nothing wrong with the jacket, but not needed if you have one. My work jacket is not water resistant is the biggest reason I got it.

The battery location turns out to probably be in the best spot it can be. It's a little bigger than 2-D cell batteries stacked end to end. I was aware that it was there, but it wasn't an issue while sitting in my car.
 
It's supposed to rain today, so I wore the jacket part of the combination in to work to check the water resistance. I ran the jacket (and the hoodie for that matter) through the washer before wearing it. The washer loosened the jacket up some, fit like an old friend after the wash.

I'd say the jacket is medium weight. The jacket does have an ergonomic cut to it, longer in the back, sleeves have a knit cuff inside towards the end, sleeves are cut/sewn with a slight curve to them (if that makes sense), plenty of pockets, stretch panels for freedom of movement. Like I said before, typical work quality jacket.
 
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