Cool Suit

[RacerBill]

I have a question about Cool Suits. Where are the hose connections located and how do you route them from the shirt/suit through your driving suit?

My crew chief had knee surgery last month (she's fine, just outpatient job, she cruised half of Walmart on our way home from the hospital). But we got this really neat cooler that pumps cold water through a pad that can be laid flat. Motor is 7volts, so I may have to use the wall wart plugged into a low power power-inverter.

Thanks.

[Darryl Pritchett]

Instead of fooling with hoses, power inverters, coolers ect. why don't you check out the "Cool Vest". I have been wearing one and they work great, will keep you cool for up to two hours in the car. The other great thing is even when you are out of the car and working in the pits you can throw the packs in a cooler of ice and in 20 minutes they are ready to go again so you can stay cool all day and not get overheated while doing any work on you car. Check them out at the site below, we have plenty in stock and ready to ship.

[mbuskuhl]

Not sure I understand the question. The "hose connections" are located on one side of the cooler and on the ends of the tubing from the shirt. A dual hose then connects between these two. I cut a small hole in the pocket liner of my suit and feed the tubes through that, it's the only way I could figure it out. You'd never know the hole was in my suit pocket by looking at it. There was a thread on here a few months ago in the bargain section IIRC on how to make a cool suit system. I'm still happy with the one I made.

[JeffYoung]

First off, I don't race without one now. Much, much better.

Second, most suits have dual zippers. I just open the bottom zipper a slight amount to run the two hoses out of my suit.

The connectors are medical dry breaks. They can be had from medical supply stores. I bought a cool suit system for a good chunk of change. My buddy built one for less than $100 I think and it works just as good, plus since he used the same medical dry breaks, they are cross compatible.

[spnkzss]

First off, I don't race without one now. Much, much better.

Second, most suits have dual zippers. I just open the bottom zipper a slight amount to run the two hoses out of my suit.

The connectors are medical dry breaks. They can be had from medical supply stores. I bought a cool suit system for a good chunk of change. My buddy built one for less than $100 I think and it works just as good, plus since he used the same medical dry breaks, they are cross compatible.

I do the same thing, and get some chuckles out of it too. It does concern me a little bit, having that "area" not as protected, but the way my seat is designed, I can't come in through the pocket like I would like.

[JeffYoung]

Chuckles, I understand.

Check out Long Dong Ron in this photo (scroll down about halfway):

http://www.gt40s.com/forum/race-trac...pt-2007-a.html

[RacerBill]

I do the same thing, and get some chuckles out of it too. It does concern me a little bit, having that "area" not as protected, but the way my seat is designed, I can't come in through the pocket like I would like.

I'll let you know what my crew chief thinks of that arrangement after I show her the picture. She may never come to the track again!!!!!!! Just kidding.

Thanks, everone for your encouragement and ideas. As I said, I have all the pieces with the exception of the 110V supply. Actually, the setup that I have has a short length of hose attached to the pad, and the long length is permanently attached to the cooler. More like a Short D...... OK! enough!!!

[JimLill]

Those inline quick-couplings are available in a lot of variants, I have been using them since 1983, great for race bike carbs...

CPC makes them :

http://www.colder.com/Portals/0/pdfs...022208_pt1.pdf

you can save money if you look around......

http://quickcouplings.net/osc/index.php?cPath=21_23 and there's cheaper places yet

[Ron Earp]

Bill,

The cool suits are the bomb. I built mine for a cost of right at $100. The tshirts can be had for about $70, the rest of the stuff will cost you about $35 including the dry breaks.

The biggest part is the shirt, call Nick at 1-847-439-6004 or email them at [email protected]. They are the ones I got my shirt from for $70.

I can post some pictures of my setup if you like. It uses the same $10 bilge pump from Walmart as the big dollar stuff, same $15 cooler, same dry breaks. Dry breaks can be had from www.mcmaster.com , I think that is where I picked mine up.

Ron

[toddgreene]

Bill,

Through the pocket is the logical place.
On a Cool-Shirt brand system the inlet for the shirt is on the bottom edge of the shirt is long enough to feed through the pocket.

Thanks,

Todd