Heated gloves/heated glove liner info?

  • crawdaddy
    St. Paul MN
    Posts: 1512
    #2237844

    Hey, I’ve always been thinking that someday heated gloves would be the answer to my cold hands. Really I want a pair for late season pheasant hunting and fishing too of course. The thing is, I don’t want a big bulky pair of ski gloves. Has anyone tried any of the heated glove liners and got a review? Of course online there are a bunch of them and I was looking for a recommendation for a pair to try. Usually with glove fit being a big deal to me, I like to try them on first. Maybe something like this?

    https://www.scheels.com/p/mens-actionheat-5v-battery-heated-liner-gloves/675595-AH-GL-5V-1-M.html#q=heated%2Bgloves&lang=en_US&start=19

    mojo
    Posts: 705
    #2237867

    Seirus glove liners available from REI and Fleet Farm are excellent insulation relative to their lightweight thin design. Not waterproof, but they allow great dexterity. Two of them on each hand is about the best warmth to dexterity ratio solution I have found.
    I have Raynaud’s Syndrome, so I struggle tremendously with cold fingers and toes. I have not tried any heated gloves or socks – reviews lead me to believe they have too short battery life and are not especially effective. My Raynaud’s specialist doctor has Raynaud’s also, and confirmed they have tried multiple brands of heated socks with very little improvement.
    I still like ice fishing, so what I have found to work best is the HotHands handwarmers. I find that two warmers in each pocket of my ice fishing parka, along with a couple paper towels makes my entire pocket VERY warm. After unhooking a fish or whenever my hands get cold, I grab the paper towel to dry my hand and then shove it deep into the pocket where the HotHands are, and it will come back to life quickly. Try to keep the HotHands completely dry, they don’t work once wet, and be sure to activate them thoroughly before leaving the house, then place them in the pockets so the entire pocket is warm before you start fishing.
    Fleet Farm usually has a sale on these where they are half price. I purchase several of the larger bags of the ones that have 18 hour life that last me through the season.

    isu22andy
    Posts: 1651
    #2237907

    Big fan of the merino fingerless gloves like first lite offers . Other brands are good as well . Always thought they were stupid but hunted pheasants today at 20 degrees and snow and had no issues keeping hands warm.

    Dan
    Southeast MN
    Posts: 3710
    #2237915

    Very interesting mojo, thanks for sharing. I sometimes wonder what I’ve got going on as well as I often joke that my hands and feet are cold September thru May.

    Because of that I’ve entertained different ideas to keep my extremities warm but ultimately have only ever used hand and toe warmers, I figure you can go through a ton of those for the price of battery powered gloves or socks that may or may not work that well. And you’re right, you really need to fire those warmers up before you need them. They really can last awhile too, I’ve driven an hour home, cleaned fish, then gone to take them out of my gloves and they’re on fire.

    Henpecked
    Posts: 227
    #2237922

    While I cannot speak for the particular brand, but I may be able to offer some incite. My first heated ones were liners brand name Saviour from Amazon. While they heated up quite well, I found them pretty useless without wearing bulky gloves or mitts over the top.
    After more research concerning heating element wiring and heat patterns of gloves, I settled on another set of Saviour gloves. These worked very well for me without excess bulk. They heat both front and back of the hand quite well for about five hours. That is the longest I have used them. Turned on high they will self-adjust down to medium in about an hour.
    The biggest downfall for either is the size and location of the battery pack. High on the back of the wrist makes things difficult wearing a bulky coat with cuffed sleeves.
    At my age my hands get cold pretty fast and these have fit my needs. Hope this helped some.

    maddogg
    Posts: 410
    #2237941

    I like the Fishmonkey Gloves- Wooly half finger gloves

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