PROSmart Heated Vest Polar Fleece Lightweight Waistcoat with USB Battery Pack for Men and Women (Unisex)

I have owned my PROSmart heated vest for two weeks now, and I am very happy I got it. As I get older, being warm and comfortable wherever I go becomes very important to me. This vest is soft, warm and comfortable even without the power turned on. But when the outside temperature starts to drop, I don't have to worry. I find that even on cool days I can wear a t-shirt and be comfortable at the medium power level. Of course, if I wore the vest inside a windbreaker or other outer garment, I could easily get away with low power.The battery gives me several hours of heat: the lower the setting, the longer the battery will last. Unfortunately, I can't tell you how long the battery will last because I go back and forth between the power levels depending on what I need at the time. And sometimes I turn off the vest entirely because the fleece keeps me warm all by itself.Yes, there are four heating elements as the illustration shows, but my favorite is in the collar. It feels so good when I first turn on the vest, and that warm radiant energy wraps around my neck.The vest has three zippered, outer-pockets for your "stuff," and one inner-pocket designed to house the battery. The battery isn't very heavy, by the way. The power button is located on the inside-left, just below the collar. The battery connects to the vest via USB. It can be charged via the included USB cable, or using the 110 Volt power plug adapter. The battery can also be used to charge your phone or tablet. However, the battery is not designed to receive a charge while there is a load on it. In other words, you have to either be charging the battery or powering something with the battery, but you can't do both at the same time.The current PROSmart battery has a "sleep" state it will eventually fall into when there is no load on it. To wake it from this "sleep" state, you have to shake it vigorously (like you're shaking a can of spray paint) for about 5 seconds before connecting it to the vest. Once connected, just press and hold the vest's power button. The edges of the button will intermittently flash red for one to three seconds while you're pressing it. Then the entire button will light brightly. At this time you can stop pressing the button (the vest is now on). The button will continue flashing bright red for 5 minutes. You don't have to wait the entire 5 minutes before changing the power level. As soon as the button begins flashing bright red, you can release and press again to cycle through the different power levels.When I bought my vest in early January 2020, the instructions didn't say anything about the "shake-and-wake" procedure. But I simply e-mailed PROSmart who returned my e-mail within an hour or two, and they helped me troubleshoot the problem pretty quickly. They were very happy to answer my questions, and responded quickly every time. They wanted my future business, and it showed.There are many brands of heating vests on the market, but this one had, in my opinion, the best combination of good reviews, reasonable price, and excellent customer service. Additionally, this vest can be powered by any number of aftermarket batteries as long as they are rated for output at 5V, 3 Amps, and input at 5V, 2 Amps. I own an Anker Power Core 26800 that works just fine. It's way to big and heavy to fit inside the vest's battery pocket, but it will definitely work.

Love this thing, it has held up well and keeps me nice and toasty

It would have been a great vest, very well made and it heats up very fast but the only problem is it keeps switching from high to medium which i hate but other that I would give it 5 stars.

Heats up very fast and is very warm. I’m 5’6 and 133 lbs and it is not too bulky. I use it while I run and it does not get in the way. It is easy to adjust the temp while I run, without slowing me down.

This vest is awesome horseback riding or working outside to stay warm. Light weight also.

Purchased this for my husband as he works outside and is a hunter. He loves it ! Keeps him warm on those cold days when he is hunting or workingMakes the cold days outside much more bearable

This vests is heavy with a battery pack, but I was happy to try it. Does not heat up like it should. No heat on the front. Very disappointed. Better technology is needed. This is crap.

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This was a Christmas gift for my husband. He usually fits between a medium and large size. Bought it in a large, but in hindsight could have sized down to medium so the heating units fit more closely to his body.The vest is easy to charge, lightweight and comfortable and the gray/blue vest has heating units where I wanted them. It works great, so much so that my husband has said it makes him uncomfortably hot when it's cranked up at its highest setting. In my mind, it's better to be too hot than not hot enough for a heated vest, but that's just me.Unfortunately, the bottom of the vest is already starting to fray in some spots even though it's only been worn about a dozen times and it hasn't even been washed. I'm sure he'll wear it again this coming winter since it does work great, but don't think the vest will last as long as I'd hoped. Will cut the frayed ends and possibly do some DIY to salvage it when the vest eventually comes apart. It work great but 2 stars off for workmanship quality. Will update and dock another star if it doesn't survive a wash.

Have had a year or so and still warm an toasty. Have washed a number of times and still good

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Unsere Heizung ist defekt und wir können seit Monaten wg. Lieferschwierigkeiten keine neue bekommen. In der Situation ist jetzt im Winter - neben den stromfressenden Elektroheizkörpern in den wichtigsten Zimmern - mit dieser Weste mein sehnlicher Wunsch nach Wärme in Erfüllung gegangen.Gerne hätte ich sogar eine Jacke mit Rundumwärme und Ärmeln bestellt, aber wegen einer nässenden Op.-Wunde muß ich im Vorderteil auf die Wärme verzichten. Diese Weste wärmt auch in der mittleren Stufe hervorragend, soll sogar waschbar sein (das habe ich noch nicht ausprobiert), ist schön weich und anschmiegsam und so leicht, dass man sie fast gar nicht bemerkt. Ein weiterer Pluspunkt: die Jacke gibt keine Wärme nutzlos nach außen ab, die Infrarotstrahlung richtet sich ausschließlich nach innen.Ich bin glücklich mit meinem 'Kälteretter' und empfehle die beheizbare Weste mit gutem Gewissen!