Santa, Costume and Mascot Cooling Vests

Well, good morning! At least it's a good morning for me. I'm a bit deshovled here. Its 5:45am, 15 minuets before 6. I wanted to get this video together real quick because I think it's important and there's still enough time where this can benefit you this season. And I think as Santa Clause's we have two major complaints, right? One is, the season is just not long enough. I think most of us would just love to do this more. I certainly would, and I think a lot of us would. The other major complaint is probobly the heat, right? We get so hot wearing all this equipment. Whether were working in malls, like yesterday I worked in a mall, today I'm working in a mall. Anyway, one of the things to overcome this heat is the use of a cooling vest, right? and I've never used one before until yesterday and I'. going to tell you about it.

I was always concerned with the extra gurth right? I mean I'm a big guy, most of us are, and to put an extra inch or two around us just seemed like more than what I wanted to do. Plus it seemed like it was going to be a hassle and all that. But anyway, I heard from another Santa about this company called ThermApparel. Here's the stuff that they sent me with the vest. And it's really interesting, I'm not going to go into all the details about the company but how they created the vest is a unique story, an interesting story, how they came to create them. But the thing that's really unique about these vests and what I was really attracted to was the fact that these packs don't go all the way around. I guess the disadvantage is that it doesn't cool you all the way around but it has a definate advantage of being much thinner. And so they just go around your back area. In fact I'm gonna kind've model this because I don't have so much room and it's going to be a pain. But as you can see these have shoulder straps. The ice packs are in these little pouches in the back. Then in the front there's a velcro fastener. So it kind've goes in across your belly. I have to tell you when I first saw that I think, is that going to be comfortable? Am I going to feel, you know, contained like wearing a girddle or someting? I dont know, I've never worn a girddle, I don't know what that was like. But the bottom line of it was, it was great! And the fabric is lightweight. In fact, the whole outfit is less than two pounds so that's pretty neat. Then you have these little pouches that you can recharge or re-freeze. I think in the fridge they say it takes an hour or so and in the freezer it takes 30 or 40 minuets. So that part is great. The whole thing lasts, and this is probobly one of the disadvantages, it lasts in the ice packs themselves about two hours. So if you're working in the mall you would need multiple of the packs so that you can have them re-charge. Set in the freezer or the ice box of something so that when you take a break you can change them out. But it's pretty simple to do, I mean to put this thing on and off and everything it's just a matter of velcro fasteners.

So anyway, I was pretty impressed by it. It's this company called ThermApparel. You can see it right there: ThermApparel. And if you want to go check these out further, and I'd really look at it. It's something that added, it arrived over the weekend and I worked fo the first time and the only time yesterday, it arrived over the weekend. I worked in the mall yesterday and I was impressed. It went ok! I can see why the Santa's wear these. In fact the Santa who I relieved at the mall, he's a thin guy but he had a full blown set of cooling vest on with a belly on top of that. But, if you just want something that's a lightweight, kind've small, very small... check this thing out! again, it's ThermApparel.com/santa. You can go there to see what they have and see the prices and all that. They put together a discount code so you get 10% off if you put in the discount code SANTA18. SANTA18. That's a sweet deal. Anyway, if you have any questions, let me know. If you end up buying one of these and using it, please let me know your take on it so that we can educate the santa community. I don't want just one voice to be the only voice, I want to hear the good and bad if your using these or if you're using any other vest and you think of something positive or negative on that, do let me know about that too so that we can give an adequate, an accurate kind've representation about what's out these. Anyway have a great time..."

Santa Michael - Mitten State Santa

"Hello it's me Santa. Ho ho oh my. You know I'm on vacation all the way down here in Tenesee. But I'm not hot, no I'm not hot, not I'm not! ThermApparel's keepoing me cool just like I'm at the North Pole. Ho ho ho ho oh my. It;s a wonderful, wonderful thing. You should try it, yes you should."

Santa Val

"Well, hello Santa. This is the best thing you can do for your season. Pick yourself up one of these vests and take care of the heat in the coat. It'll really make it pleasant. And you'll enjoy it. And when you're done, you're not so tired. You'll be able to have time for other things. The suit saved my life. I will be able to get up in the morning and wear the packs and then take it back during break, replenish it, and then go back on the set. Yes, get saved as santa. Please look into it. You'll enjoy em. Ho ho ho. Merry Christmas, everybody."

Santa Jim

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