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Does anybody use heated gloves? Are they worth it and anybody recommend a good make ? I’m getting cold finger tips. I’m 50 years old
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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My Daughter has Reynaud's and uses Heated Glove Liners from Blazewear. The Liner Gloves work well and are well made. The charger gave up after a couple of weeks of use, but was replaced. I have no experience of their Heated Gloves.
https://www.blazewear.com/our-gear/gloves-and-glove-liners
Snow Deer is another brand mentioned on here....found on Amazon. They do Gloves, Mitts and Liners
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I tried many of the brands years ago, when most were based on Therm-Ic internals, and every pair was replaced under warranty, some more than once. The last pairs I bought were from Outdoor Research, and they are the first ones I've used that provided positive heat, rather than just stopping your hand getting cold. They also have heating on the back of the hands, rather than just the fingers, so work much better.
They can be difficult to find, and they aren't cheap, but if you've ever suffered from really cold hands, price doesn't come into it.
https://www.outdoorresearch.com/collections/heated-gloves
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Rather than gloves, have you thought about rechargeable hand warmers that you could place inside a pair of gloves instead?
Can pick them up for about £20 off amazon.
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| redthunder wrote: |
| Does anybody use heated gloves? Are they worth it and anybody recommend a good make ? I’m getting cold finger tips. I’m 50 years old |
I've used heated socks from Lenz for a few years and get on well with their system. Last couple of winters I've struggled more with cold hands, so bought Lenz heated gloves for a bit of improved comfort this coming winter. Not used the gloves for real yet, but they seem good quality. They have a a few different types of heated gloves available, including a lobster mitt where the heating element and battery pocket is located in a removable liner (which also works with the Hestra lobster mitts).
Lenz no longer ship direct to the UK since Brexit, but I think you can order them from The Piste Office if you want to buy them locally.
https://lenzproducts.com/en
https://www.thepisteoffice.com
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I've looked a few times at heated gloves, I too have Reynauds. The 'solution' I have gone for is:
Silk liners - keep them on! Try to never let your hands get cold! Never handle things with bare hands. It makes a HUGE difference to start the day with warm hands, if you've "allowed" them to get cold it is almost impossible to heat them up.
Good quality gloves ... Mine have a pocket for a heat pack - although I have never found those useful tbh. Will try again.
Wrist "gloves" - these are fingerless and like a neck warmer - they make a big difference by keeping the blood flow on that big artery protected from the cold
Pushing up circulation and keeping rest of body warm (fingers are the first thing to be shut down)
I have found this has largely mitigated the problem - but it is perennial concern.
Would probably go for a heated gloves (liner) if I could be persuaded they were thin, went to finger tips, and could heat all day.
Strangely and happily I don't seem to have a toe / foot problem, perhaps because my feet are not squeezed in the boot? Oops, tempting fate, fingers crossed.
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I too have Blazewear liners and have had no problems with them for the last 6 years they work well ...
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Hestra heater ski gloves , three power settings , even when minus 17 degrees c last year hands never got cold . Low setting lasts all day . Had mine three years no problems , wife had hers same time one glove stopped working and Hestra repaired free of charge two years after purchase . Not cheap but you get what you pay for .
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@redthunder, Mrs U has had to use active heating on hands and feet for 16 years now. She had some weird biker liners for a few years, then Blazewear twice, currently “SnowDeer”. Whoever they are.
1. She has Raynaud’s. Warming inserts are not adequate, not in the slightest.
2. Liners for her/us work much the best as any gloves work.
3. Bluetooth controls are a luxury, but an appreciated one.
4. You need elements down the fingers as well as across the back. Many things only do backs or palms. No use at all.
5. Manufacturers over sell battery use. She has three packs per unit.
YMMV
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