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Having had a slight brush with mortality recently, I have been left with limited circulation in my left arm. The result is that my left hand gets cold very quickly. I have been passed fit to ski, but must beware of frostbite. I was thinking some sort of electrical system might be worth a try, or maybe frequent cafe stops is the answer. Anybody any suggestions?
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Chris Bish, Cold hands are something I live with and have tried many solutions................my mother's tip ( a jacket potato in each of your pockets will keep your hands warm on a cold day) yes ok mother! Apart from mashed potato if you happen to take a tumble not great! I do use the Little hotties handwarmers that you throw away after 8 hours of lovely warmth. They are fab. I use mittens to help circulation and always have toasty hands when skiing. I have tried battery warmers in gloves, silk liners, you name it but the Little Hotties are a must for me when skiing. Bought in bulk on ebay.
A mug of warm gluwein helps tho 
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I do use the Little hotties handwarmers that you throw away after 8 hours of lovely warmth. They are fab.
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I'd agree with this. I don't often need them, but always have a pair with me in case. They take a while to warm up and it's important to use them before your hands get really cold. For someone with a specific problem I'd advise getting them started before you leave the warmth of your accommodation, and using them permanently.
Less than the cost of a coffee. I think some handwarmers are more effective than others - I have a lot I bought cheap in Decathlon last year, which are fine but not the best I've had. And yes, definitely mittens (apart from being inherently warmer than gloves these mean you can shuffle the warmer thing down across the base of your fingers, when on a chairlift, then shuffle them up into the palm of your hand, to hold your pole, when skiing)
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Right then, off to Decathlon by the looks of things. I want some of their silk liners as a minimum. Thanks for the help and advice. Nearly spent big money on electrically heated gloves, but reluctant to ditch the Goretex ones I trust.
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Chris Bish, I am sorry to hear that.
My OH has developed quite severe Reynaud's disease and found the little handwarmers quite inadequate (as it's the tips of her fingers that get coldest).
However, this is a problem that has been much investigated by motor bike riders as you might imagine and so she now wears a pair of these: http://www.championmotouk.com/product-info-mc.php?Klan-Lycra-Heated-Undergloves-pid11106.html - she has the version that connects to a Li-Ion battery pack. Work like a treat - charge lasts all day.
They are thin enough to go under her much loved leather racing gloves as well. She hates mittens.
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Chris Bish, My son has cold hands and warm inners, mitts, very expensive gloves etc have had little effect. We bought a load of the gel things that have a little metal 'element' inside which you 'click' - the gel then heats up and hardens, and you get an hour or two of good heat, they then gradually cool down.
Benefits:- They do the job fine, and are easy to pack and carry around.
Negatives:- A bit of hassle to re-instate to re-use - you need to put them in a pan of simmering water to do that, which is fine if you have access to a kitchen when you're away, but otherwise not 
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I've tried those "gel" things but they are very bulky for inside gloves holding poles, and a faff, and they don't stay warm very long. My tea bags stay warm all day.
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pam w, can you let me know where the tea bag thingies can be bought please? Might be worth a try for Son No1
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Anniepen, we have bought the tea bag type in Snow and Rock, ski shops in various resorts but a couple of years ago my youngest son bought me a large box of them in Costco which were remarkably cheap. So if you can get to one of those you might find them there.
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Pamski, thank you! As luck would have it, we intend going to Costo tomorrow Will have a look
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Anniepen, Decathlon have them, but not always (at least that's what I've found in Albertville). I grabbed a big box which was going cheap at the end of last season. they're really useful, and take up no room in a pocket. One day I was able to give some to a very sad little French girl, who was crying with cold hands in a restaurant. My contribution to the entente cordiale that day.
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Anniepen, Decathlon in the UK have them in too. I tried them for the first time this year, always had them never needed them, they were HOT! I'd be careful giving them to a child and think they would be best between a liner and mitt, they were too hot to keep next to the skin for long.
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You know it makes sense.
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Thanks again. I bought silk gloves and heat packs from Decathlon this afternoon, and I am pretty confident that with two bookings for the sunny, southern, Italian side of the Alps I will be OK.
After what I went through at the hospital this week, the chance to ski again, even in brief spasms is like a second life. If that blob had turned left instead of right I might not be here!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Chris Bish, Really sorry to hear that, hope everything is alright. I find inner/outer gloves keeps my hands very warm, that should do the trick.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Chris Bish,  sorry to hear about your brush with mortality. Hope you manage to find something to keep you warm.
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Colin B, I feel fine. "Arterial blockage there... ooh, that's "tiger country" think we will leave it alone. Get lots of exercise and lose some weight. " Would exercise above 1800m be good, I asked. Yes, but don't get cold.
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pam w, sarah, Thanks
Chris Bish, hope the fresh air does you good
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Anniepen, FYI i bought 40 pairs of Little Hotties for 19.99 off ebay, so much cheaper than Decathlon and they will last me 2 years as did the last lot, just a thought anyway 
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Chris Bish, ugh and double ugh. good luck!
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After what I went through at the hospital this week, the chance to ski again, even in brief spasms is like a second life.
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Sounds grim. Hope those holidays do the trick.
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pam w, To be honest, I got off lightly. It could all have been a lot worse. I am just left with some numbness and tingling in my left hand and a lack of circulation. I need to be wary of frostbite, that is all. Bit of a wake-up call regarding my weight and alcohol comsumption. Thanks to all for kind and concerned thoughts.
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Chris Bish, hugs to you and Bev xx
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We have just booked a bargain trip to Claviere with Crystal along with Jon, Linds and another friend of hers for next Sunday. I feel a million dollars!
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Chris Bish, Hope all goes well good luck, I use the Only Hot hand warmers and also sell them on our site, give me a shout if you want a few to try out will happly send a few to you FOC to see if you like them.
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That is very kind. I have pmed you my address.
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Hells Bells, Thanks for the hugs - ski holiday booked with a nurse and Linds for company. They can either take care of him or harvest his organs, it depends if he behaves or not! 
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My organs will remain untouched - nurses or not!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Chris Bish, Wot everyone else said. have a great holiday
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| Chris Bish wrote: |
Having had a slight brush with mortality recently, I have been left with limited circulation in my left arm. The result is that my left hand gets cold very quickly. I have been passed fit to ski, but must beware of frostbite. I was thinking some sort of electrical system might be worth a try, or maybe frequent cafe stops is the answer. Anybody any suggestions?
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The key to keeping the hands and fingers warm is to keep the wrists warm.
The wrists are where large(ish) blood vessels are close to the surface and the blood chills fast.
Buy some good wrist warmers that keep the midarm to midhand area fully covered.
Wrist warmers are all over the Web and in ski stores.
Combined with heated gloves, you will never be cold.
Warmer wrists = warmer blood = warmer hands.
Get well soon.
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I have built-in wrist warmers in both my thermals and my ski jacket. They do stop the draught .
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Maplins to heated gloves - they won't be the greatest quality on earth, but they will almost inevitably be very warm.
http://www.maplin.co.uk/electric-heated-premium-gloves-medium-large-531709
Worth a punt for £14.99, perhaps you can ski as normal, and any sign of colder weather closing in you can hit the heater and get yourself home.
I would also advocate some well insulated mitts. I have to remove mine regularly in anything other than seriously cold temps because they just get too hot.
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Monium, That's a good suggestion - perhaps carry them in case of emergency. Thanks also for the ideas about wrists. I will investigate that one. I went for a long walk today wearing my usual best ski gloves and nice pink silk liners from Decathlon. OK, it was pretty mild, but I kept warm. My circulation seems to be improving every day. I am taking those low-dose soluble aspirin to thin the blood, which seems to help. I have been very lucky, I think.
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Chris Bish, keep taking those tablets.
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