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My quest to stay warm while outdoors has come to this: What if I electrified myself? Not electrocute, electrify. With battery-operated clothing.
You can now buy battery-heated jackets, vests, gloves and shoe insoles. Most are rechargeable; some of the gloves use AA batteries. Theoretically, you could go from your electric blanket to your electric clothes and spend the entire winter wired for heat. And imagine the attention when you show up at the airport with your wire-stuffed jacket!
How well do they work? Read on.
–Barbara Brotman, Tribune reporter
