Cooler Hazmat Suit Available?

Ughhhh, I hated those things

 

Man if there isn't, maybe you could invent one. Possibly with some type of controlled refrigerant flowing through it?

 

They make cooling vests that you can wear inside the suit. It does help.

 

I tried that for 2 weeks and was going
" Oh hell no."
The one I had was kinda pvc like and very stiff.
They had some that were red in color that the guys that had been there for years had, that I was told were much cooler, but $1,000 a pop.

 

I wore the one of these:

http://www.lakeland.com/our-products/chemical-protective-clothing/cool-vest.html

Specifically, the Nomex one. Sorry, I don't know the cost - they were issued as part of our gear.

There is a company that makes a shirt with tubes sewn into it that circulates cold water. Don't know how well it works. More here:

http://www.thefirestore.com/store/p...terprises-Cool-Shirt-Personal-Cooling-System/

This outfit uses CO2:

http://coolshirt.com/industry/

 

Someone brought up a good point the other day. What happens if you get hurt wearing your suit and not the one the company supplied?

 

ansell sawyer sells the red suits that are comfortable to wear but you're going to spend $500+ for the set and they don't protect against all chemicals.

 

@KMG365 Thanks for posting that. I'm long past needing it now, of course, but any of that would have been a tremendous help under turnouts down in California's Imperial Valley, or the desert searches in Death Valley. There was many a time I'd shed the gun belt, grab the water can and douse myself with ice water, after a search or other type of incident that kept us out in the heat for hours.

 

My days on the street are long past. I put out to pasture after 9/11.

The worst for me was wearing full turnout in the summer during extrication with Hurst tools and the like.