Apparel article to pre-cool the body

An article of wear comprising a vest and a pair of sleeves, each of the vest and the pair of sleeves comprising:

• a base layer;
• a plurality of cooling zones being positioned on the base layer so that substantially all of the plurality of cooling zones are positioned adjacent regions of a wearer's body having highly efficient heat transfer properties of a wearer when worn;
• and
• a cooling material contained within the plurality of cooling zones;
• wherein the article of wear is configured to reduce a wearer's body heat content through heat transfer from each region having highly efficient heat transfer properties to each cooling zone when the cooling material is pre-cooled prior to wearing.

A method of using an article of wear comprising a base layer, a plurality of cooling zones positioned on the base layer, and a cooling material contained within the plurality of cooling zones, the method comprising:

• activating the cooling material by wetting the article of wear;
• pre-cooling the article of wear;
• and
• positioning the article of wear on a wearer so that substantially all of the plurality of cooling zones are positioned adjacent regions of the wearer's body having highly efficient heat transfer properties of the wearer.