As the days get colder and the nights get longer, pretty soon it will be pretty hard to stay warm on the airsoft field. Surely we do get layers of clothing that we can put on or shed later depending on your body temperature, but what if we get a shirt that gives us the temperature we need depending on our activity. Well, there is this project that if it gets the funding it needs and its makers deliver as they promise, then perhaps it’s the shirt that we might want to include in our cold weather gear list.

Called The Flare, it is right now on Kickstarter working on the crowdfunding crowd to pledge funds to bring it to reality. Made by Blanc, a company founded by brothers Greg and Chris Livingston and named after the highest peak mountain in the Alps though they’re from the Rocky Mountains.

The Flare is made of a patented and lightweight carbon fibre heating technology which is laid out throughout the whole of the shirt. It heats up quickly and lasts a long time since it is carbon fibre, a materials used in many areas even the Formula 1 cars. 

To heat up the heating technology, it needs a power source. It comes with a 6000mah powerbank which is store in a side pocket. Apart from being the power source to heat up the shirt, it can also be used to charge mobile device. You can also use your own powerbank, but the higher capacity your powerbank is, the heavier your load, so you might want to store it somewhere say the pockets of your trousers or a pouch you can clip to your belt.

To start warming up, there is a button at the bottom of the shirt which you can use to switch between settings: low, medium and high, depending on your need for heat. You can get a maximum of two hours of heat on high, 3.5 hours on medium, and 5 hours on low with the battery pack that is included in the package. A higher capacity powerbank should give you longer warm times.

The Flare is unisex and is going to be available in different sizes: small, medium, large, and extra large. It is machine washable, just do not forget to remove the powerbank first before tossing into the washing machine. The shirt material is made of quick dry polyester on the outside and with a super soft quick dry fabric on the inside to wick moisture away.

The required funding on Kickstarter has already been achieved  but they are still accepting pledges with over a month to go. The least funding pledge is the Early Bird which gets you The Flare, powerbank, charger and cable for US$129 whilst the Falre Original gets use shirt, powerbank, charger, and cable at US$149.00

Do not expect yet to wear The Flare this winter season as the schedule, if all goes well, the first deliveries will be in March 2019.