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In a nutshell, our mission and goal are to develop heated products to help people feel good while looking good, regardless of cold temperatures. Nobody likes to be cold. Being cold may be an uncomfortable inconvenience for some people, but for others, suffering from the cold can be a painful experience. The latter was the driving force behind the creation of the Volt Resistance® line of heated products.
It started with a challenge to our company founder to find a solution for his mother, who suffered from cold feet, even while indoors in a heated home. Even with the thermostat turned up and the fireplace running, her feet would get painfully cold. She was an active mother, always on her feet and moving about the house, which made the existing solutions even more frustrating to deal with.
The only options available at the time were plug-in electric heating pads or microwave heated slippers. The microwave slippers were quickly eliminated after some burns to the foot as the temperature could not be controlled and they could not be used while moving around. The heating pad solution did work while stationary, one pad under the feet and another wrapped over them, but she had to completely reset her entire foot warming station every time she got up and moved around. For someone always on the go, this was endlessly frustrating.
After trying everything the market had to offer, the verdict was simple:
With 15+ years in the heated clothing industry, developing products for motorcyclists, the military, and outdoor enthusiasts, he realized none were well suited to solve her daily suffering. So he set out to build something that did not exist yet: a rechargeable heated slipper she could slip on, move around in freely, and control herself.
This feedback guided the development of our first product, Volt Heated Slippers, a product that kept the feet warm, was simple to use, was reliable, and good looking. When we introduced them to the public through the Hammacher Schlemmer catalog in 2010, they sold out immediately and were recognized as the Best Heated Slippers on the market. The response was immediate and overwhelming and set the foundation for everything Volt Heat has built since.
Founded in 2010 in Olympia, Washington in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, we know cold firsthand. Growing up in the PNW means understanding the kind of wet, persistent cold that stays with you most of the year. That experience shaped everything about how we approach product development and why we take warmth as seriously as we do.
In 2014 we moved our distribution and offices to St. Augustine, Florida to be closer to the east coast where a majority of our customers live. And before you ask, yes, Florida does get cold too and people who moved there certainly did not move there to be cold!
We still love seeing those PNW orders come through. We understand exactly the kind of cold our customers there are dealing with.
As far as the rest of the country, we definitely notice when winter arrives. The inquiries, emails and phone calls start rolling in typically after the second snow storm or freeze hits. It is funny how when the first signs of cold show up a lot of people are still holding on to summer and fall. They wait until that second wave convinces them that winter is here and it is time to do something about it. Nobody thinks about being cold when they are not, unless they have had an uncomfortable or painful experience from the cold before. Those customers become the most proactive and want to make sure they never have that experience again.
Because of the success of the Volt Heated Slippers and the subsequent development of our patented Zero Layer® Heating Technology, the Volt Resistance product line quickly expanded. Not only is the Zero Layer Heat System the safest and most efficient thermal management system yet devised, it also allows unobtrusive integration of our heating system into a wide range of products from fashionable heated jackets and heated vests to heated gloves, heated footwear, and specialized heated products.
We developed the Zero Layer® system in-house because every existing heating element on the market was already proving too fragile for the demands of daily use. Carbon fiber and textile heating elements were failing in heated gloves. They would never survive footwear. So we built our own. Fifteen years later we are glad we did. We have customers still using their original products from our very first year.
Our customers come from every walk of life. From professional athletes and film productions to outdoor workers, cold weather travelers, hunters in tree stands, golfers on frosty courses, sports parents on cold bleachers, and motorcyclists facing highway wind chill. The one thing they all share is that they have experienced the cold in a way they never want to repeat.
For some customers a medical condition or side effect from a medication can alter the body's thermal management. Where they once felt comfortable they now find the cold unbearable. For others it is simply age. Whether we like it or not we are all getting older with each day that passes. Sometimes a customer's occupation changes and they find themselves working in a cold environment for the first time.
The bottom line is that
Over the years our battery powered heated slippers, heated clothing, and comfort products have found their way into some remarkable places and remarkable hands.
Please enjoy browsing our line of Volt heated products, where hopefully you will find something that meets your needs or desires. Remember, each product was developed with the goal that it be reliable and easy to use, look good, and above all, keep you warm whether inside the house or outside in the winter cold.
Thanks for visiting our website and for clicking this link to learn a bit about our company. Do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or comments.
“Whatever your activity, whatever your passion, stay warm doing it.”
Volt Heat is a US-based heated clothing brand founded in 2010 in Olympia, Washington. The company designs and manufactures battery powered heated slippers, heated vests, heated jackets, heated gloves, heated footwear, and personal comfort products using their patented Zero Layer® Heating Technology. Every product is built around the same core mission: to help people feel warm and comfortable regardless of cold temperatures.
Volt Heat was founded in 2010 in Olympia, Washington in the Pacific Northwest. In 2014 the company moved its distribution and offices to St. Augustine, Florida to be closer to the east coast where the majority of its customers are located. Volt Heat ships across the United States and continues to serve a loyal customer base across the Pacific Northwest.
The Zero Layer® Heating System is Volt Heat's patented heating technology using microscopic stainless steel fibers woven into thin, flexible heating panels and sealed with thermal bonding tape. It was developed in-house after existing carbon fiber and textile heating elements proved too fragile for daily use in footwear. The Zero Layer® system powers every product in the Volt heated clothing lineup and has been in continuous use for over 15 years.
Volt Heat has been designing and manufacturing heated clothing and heated footwear since 2010, giving the brand over 15 years of experience in the heated clothing industry. The company began with Volt Heated Slippers and expanded to heated vests, heated jackets, heated gloves, heated footwear, and personal comfort products using the same patented Zero Layer® Heating Technology developed for the original product.
Volt heated clothing is designed for anyone who experiences the negative effects of cold regardless of where they live or what they do. The product range serves hunters, motorcyclists, golfers, outdoor workers, cold weather travelers, sports parents on cold bleachers, warehouse and cold storage workers, and everyday people who want reliable warmth at home or outdoors. Cold does not discriminate and neither does the Volt Heat product lineup.
Volt Heat is one of the original pioneers of the battery powered heated clothing category with over 15 years of product development experience. Unlike competitors that use carbon fiber heating elements which degrade over time, Volt Heat uses its patented Zero Layer® Heating Technology with stainless steel fibers that deliver consistent warmth from the first use to the last. Volt Resistance® products are designed to look good, perform reliably, and last for years rather than a single season.
The complete range of Volt heated clothing including heated vests, heated jackets, heated gloves, heated footwear, and battery powered heated slippers is available directly at voltheat.com. Shopping direct gives customers access to the full product range, replacement batteries, accessories, and customer support from a brand with over 15 years of heated clothing expertise.
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