The Best Jacket for Safety & Heat

[CmHall9]

Thanks for the info. I'm looking into all of your suggestions.

Heat aside, Charleston is a great place to ride. Lots of history and scenery.
The best time of year is Spring and Fall with 70 - 80 degree weather. Even the winter is pleasing with the temps in the 40s - 60s.
I would say the worst time would be late May - early September. Low to upper 90s and humidity. The humidity is what kills you. But if your by the cost, the cool breeze from the water is great.

[havegunjoe]

I live in Charleston S.C. and the summer heat and humidity can get so bad at times that you wonder if your cars air conditioner is even on.

I will always lean towards safety first. So my question is; What is the best jacket for hot humid summers?

I have a very good one at home which I will try to get the name of for you. It is padded not armored and well vented. Even then when it gets above 80 and you are not moving it will be warm. I don’t know what to tell you in S.C., I don’t think anything will be comfortable in that humidity and heat.

[RockBottom]

As a Myrtle Beach native, I understand what you're talking about. I've found a Joe Rocket Phoenix in white to be the coolest out there.

http://www.joerocket.com/catalog/index. ... 5.0_Jacket

[RockBottom]

Baltimore summers can be just as nasty sticky as SC can be.

As a native South Carolinian who lived in Baltimore for five years, I am uniquely qualified to address that assertion.

And, they are not. The difference is that Bawlamer will have periods of nasty muggy but there will be interludes of decent. In South Carolina, you can count on nonstop nasty muggy from June to September.

[storysunfolding]

Pam- can't argue with that. Which is ok. Because SC sucks. I hate that state

[RockBottom]

Because SC sucks. I hate that state

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[CmHall9]

Because SC sucks. I hate that state

OK. Now that you got our attention.
Why?

[storysunfolding]

If the summers there are worse than Baltimore I want some ac. That and my obviously failed attempt at being funny.

[CmHall9]

...my obviously failed attempt at being funny.

No worries. I kind of figure as much when I saw the smiley.

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Everyone has been a great help. Thanks.
Keep posting if you have another suggestion.

I guess I should ask this next question on another thread, but it is related.

The armor, is the fome padding really work? It seems so spongy and flimsy. Wouldn't something harder be better?

[RockBottom]

If the summers there are worse than Baltimore I want some ac. That and my obviously failed attempt at being funny.

Since I am a South Carolinian who in addition to living in Baltimore, also lived in Virginia for three years, I am qualified to weigh in on this one as well!