heated vests

[Rick]

I emailed Widder, here is their response. Hi Rick, At 03:32 PM 4/11/2008, you wrote:

>I just read on the Yahoo KLR discussion group you are out of business. Is >this true?

No. Not until December 31st of this year. Pat

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, George Basinet wrote: > > I got the information in the last March issue of CityBike. > > George > > > > David C. wrote: > > > > > > Top posted 'cause I'm digested.... > > > > Widder's web site indicates that they will not warranty anything > > after December 2008, but nothing else I saw there indicated that they > > are not still selling vests, at least for the time being. Maybe they > > are winding up the business? That would be a shame, as they have > > been very strong supporters of the LDR community and heavily involved > > in the IBR scene. That being said, I have a basic Widder vest, and I > > love it. Simple and does what I want it to do. It replaced an > > Eclipse vest, which was apparently a good vest, but it was too big > > for me and didn't transfer the heat to my body very well. The guy > > that has it now is really happy with it, as it is more appropriate to > > his...er...girth. Eclipse is no longer in the electric vest business. > > > > Dave C > > > > >1a. Re: Heated Vests > > > Posted by: "E.L. Green" eric@... > > e_l_green > > > Date: Fri Apr 11, 2008 4:46 pm ((PDT)) > > > > > >--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > > , George Basinet wrote: > > > > > > > Widder is no longer in business. > > > > > >??? > > > > > >Their web site is still up, and dealers still have their product in > > >stock. Has something happened recently that I don't know about?! > > > > > >BTW, Widder vests are very "old school", but have one virtue - they > > >are very energy-thrifty. However, now that Warm'n'Safe has a low-watts > > >version of their jacket liner, the Widder vests are no longer > > >particularly attractive, their fit is not adjustable and the > > >connectors are very old-skool. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Messages in this topic (5) > > >__________________________________________________________ > > >1b. Re: Heated Vests > > > Posted by: "Jud Jones" judjonzz@... > > judjonzz > > > Date: Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:11 pm ((PDT)) > > > > > >--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > > , "nevadamontagu" > > wrote: > > > > > > > Soliciting opinions on the pros/cons of Tour Master, Widder, > > Aerostich.... > > > > > > > > I'm looking for a no-frills, collarless, thin, durable vest. I'm not > > > > concerned with which is cheapest. > > > > > > > > I plan on using a heat troller. > > > > > >Eclipse used to sell a very basic collarless vest. I don't know if > > >they are even still in business. > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG. > > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.12/1374 - Release Date: 4/11/2008 4:59 PM >