Cooling Vest for Men&Women, Ice Reflective Vest with 24 PCS Ice Packs, Cool Jacket for Hot Weather with Pockets, Unisex Adult Workout Apparel

I’ve become heat intolerant in my older age. Super unfortunate because I live in Deep South west Florida! Plus I live to garden every morning. Due to my heat intolerance I thought I was going to have to give up gardening. Then I found this and with a lot of hope I ordered. Man what a life saver! It’s good for about almost 2 hours in these high temps and humidity. I even wear it in the evening after the sun goes down to walk my dogs! So glad this product works so well!Great quality. Gets just a little heavy with all the ice packs at capacity. But I’m 61 and manage just fine.

Developed a weird issue where when I start sweating during workouts causes my back to itch (thermally-induced pruritus). I use a spray bottle of ice water to wet my gym t-shirt, put this on over it, and continuing spraying "underneath" the vest as needed. So far, good control of itch. Also, works fine with my sit-on-top kayak in warmer weather. I wear the vest with the front packs and top back packs. The latter remain above the kayak's backrest, and none of them interfere with arm motions needed for the kayak paddle. (Don't want to chance rupturing the bottom back ice packs against the backrest.)Fit for me is fine, man 5'10", ~180lb. Might not work for large men, but I have plenty of "leftover" room on the Velcro portions, so would think it should fit taller, somewhat bigger folks fine.The seam for one of the ice-pack holders started separating, used some fabric glue, and it seems to be holding. Raises the issue of durability.Have on in gym for an hour, off for about an hour stretching (don't want to lie down with it on and risk rupturing ice packs), then on for another hour rowing. By the end of that, about 4 hours (1 hr of which is outside in direct sun and heat) have passed including travel time. The 4 ice packs in use are all melted but still cool. Plenty of packs are supplied; I filled 6 (enough for a full vest), keeping the rest in reserve for now. If you are going to be out longer, could keep 6 in the vest, 6 on reserve ....At this price point, it is hard to go too wrong.I wonder if the company has experimented with a reflective outer finish that would further reflect heat. The other bonus they could consider is including some fabric glue so once the shoulder straps are adjusted, the entire shoulder assembly can be glued together, assisting in easier transport.Filling the 6 packs, I did get a little air into the bags, and could not figure out how to get it out without potentially damaging the bags. Maybe in others' comments (which I will read after submitting this) someone has a method.

GREAT PRODUCT! A TRUE LIFE SAVER ON SEARING HOT DAYS, FILL THE BAGS WITH WATER AND LET FREEZE - USE THE BUBBLE WRAP THEY GIVE YOU, IT MAKES THE ICE BAGS EASY TO SLIDE IN AND OUT OF THE VEST.

My son used this in the summertime when it was hot outside. Note: Don't put the bags in the freezer like I did -- put them in the refrigerator. Bags from the freezer are hard and not comfortable to wear. They kept his shirt wet. The vest was short and wide for my son who was 6'2" tall and weighed 200 pounds. It is also very heavy. He used it only 3 or 4 times. I recommend this only for someone who has to be in hot weather for hours.

I bought this vest to try to stay a bit cooler in the New Orleans heat while taking my 1.5 mile daily walks and for my 2-3 hour grass cutting chore once a week. The vest comes with six pockets for ice packs, two in the front and four in the back. The ice gel packs that come with the vest come dehydrated, and you have to add water to them to form the gel. The instructions say to add way more water than I thought was correct. When I added the amount as instructed the ice packs became big and round, and though they lasted for the full three hours of my lawn, they were VERY bulky and uncomfortable to wear.I found that if I fill them about half-way, they froze in a flat easy-to-wear shape that lasts about an hour and a half in the heat. I also discovered that if you buy the ice packs in the link below, you'll get an easier to wear product that keeps you very cool for about 45 minutes.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09LP7667N?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_detailsThis vest is a good jumping-off point for a cool vest. You can replace the ice packs with whatever you want, and get different performance characteristics. No reason to feel tied to the gel packs that come with the vest, even though the stock gel packs work pretty well.

I'm a nurse. I get overheated in rooms sometimes. I used it tonight and the material made me sweat even more

For the price this vest is worth the investment. The included 18 do it yourself ice packs are of good quality. No thin plastics to rip or puncture easily so leaking should not be an issue. If you never had prepared an ice pack before it can be tricky but if you hold the ice pack opening up around the water faucet head and run the water at a slow speed and at the same time use your fingers to rub the pack so air can get to the bottom then it should fill up rather easy with the best results. The vest is adjustable to many chest sizes and easy to adjust using the four elastic velcro straps. The vest itself is heavy but not to heavy with and without ice packs. The vest is made with material that feels durable in my opinion. The design is nice to wear and functional. Included with everything mentioned was a nicely designed little lunch bag lined with insulation which can come in handy. I have tried this vest out and my results are that this vest will keep you cool for about 3 hours which is great but this will be different for everyone depending on their place of use. I used this vest to keep me cool while gaming on a pc in a hot room in texas with the window open and a box fan blowing outwards. This vest did the job well and with the extra ice pack bags in the freezer means I can stay cool for a very long time. I would recommend this product for purchase!