I'm asking for a pair of heated gloves for Christmas, but mom wouldn't know what I'm looking for. She told me to just get some and she'll wrap them.
Anyone use them? I would need them to last 8-ish hours sometimes (hunting) and I would like them to have a few heat settings depending on whether or not it's 18F or 40F.
They could also just be a glove liner. They don't need to be (in fact prefer not to be) big and bulky.
I have an older set of these:
Mine look the same but the battery is a USB pack and the gloves get power through USB connectors, the newer ones use direct wiring for more power. They're definitely much bulkier than most gloves. The low setting will keep your hands from ever getting cold and will eventually warm them up if your hands were cold before. The high setting is quite toasty and I only use this if I'm going to do something out in subzero weather where I have to use my bare hands for a while and I know my hands will need a lot of warming up after.
I have Gerbing glove liners. I would not recommend glove liners. They add enough bulk that you need bigger gloves for them to be comfortable and they still are not as comfortable as heated gloves. I wish I had bought the Gerbing gloves, instead. My stuff is old-school, though. Plug into the motorcycle, not walk around with a battery.
Thanks for the input.
I've been unimpressed with the power heated gloves that I've seen for various reasons - too hot, not hot enough, too bulky, too expensive, etc., but I have never had experience beyond what I've seen in stores and read reviews of.
My solution is probably not what you're looking for, and it has ongoing costs associated, but I'll throw it out here for your consideration: Fingerless glove/mitten combo, and/or a liner with a pouch for a handwarmer.
Not endorsements of the products, just sharing examples of them to convey the idea:
Hot Hands Hand Warmers - I do use this brand, both the toe warmers and hand warmers. I find they last about 8 hours on average.
Another idea if it is just for hunting, I used to caddie with a guy with Reynauds who used something like this in the fall. Combine that with a light pair of gloves and it would do well for certain types of hunting. I've thought about it for fishing.
And I've seen some referees recently use this general style of hand warmer in really cold rinks. USB charge, they just hold onto it and slip it into their pocket when they're dropping the puck or need to separate players.
And getting away from the question of the thread, but some other tips from someone who refs hockey in the coldest rink in Illinois about 10 times a month and outdoors in Chicago about 7 games a week: Keep your core warm so your body sends more blood flow to your extremities. So more layers, and consider a vest on top of everything else too.
Additionally, Lotion your hands before leaving. The thicker and goopier the lotion, the better for warmth. Tiger balm for when it is really cold.
In reply to mtn :
Great tips! I learned a new one on the lotion. Makes sense. Thanks.
My wife has the rechargeable puck, and loves it.
We both use the Hot Hands products, to good advantage, as well
Only electric heated close I've used is 12v plug in motorcycle gear; I like gerbings better than widder, but that was a lot of years ago.
In reply to Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) :
For those cold summer nights in Sharbot Lake? 
In reply to DeadSkunk (Warren) :
Totally. It gets down in the 60s sometimes :)
In reply to mtn :
Dad has some rechargeable warmers like that last photo you shared and I've tried them. I'm trying to avoid a pocket location for two reasons: 1) when you're walking, you really need your hands out to balance, keep the sling on your shoulder, grab a tree, etc. 2) when I'm seated, the pockets are all scrunched up and really hard to access.
I really should try the mitten/glove/flipover thing. I seem to have this weird thing that gloves don't help no matter how well insulated they are. It seems like the more insulation you add, the less circulation I get in my fingers and it's almost worse than no gloves at all. Last year I invested $90 in Striker gloves which are often used by ice fishers and skiiers. They were slightly better, but my fingers were still so cold they hurt in 30-degree weather.
In reply to Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) :
It is not just you. I've found that gloves are OK when you're doing things like driving a car (which has heat), walking the dog, or reffing... things where I'm moving. They're good at keeping the wind from making your hands cold. They're good from 40-60. Outside of that, your fingers end up getting cold. In the winter, I basically only wear them reffing and driving. Walking the dog past November and I have some Wells Lamont mittens that get used extensively. These are the mittens I have.
There is a reason that, historically, gloves were used for protection or fashion and you could find them in places like Paris or London. Meanwhile, the Inuit and Sami and other northern subarctic cultures have various versions of mittens. Mittens keep your fingers together. That little bit of congregation helps keep your hands warm.
So if you don't need the dexterity for long stretches, you may just want to get some mittens without the warmers.
EDIT: Another knock on gloves, I have often found that the warmer gloves are worse because your hands will get warm, sweat, then because you're either dealing with hot, swampy hands that are more uncomfortable than cold hands if the gloves don't breath, or your hands are wet and cold which is the worst of all. And, if by some miracle the gloves are well insulated and don't do all of that, they're bulky to the point that you have roughly the same dexterity of mittens. So you may as well just go with the mittens anyway. If mountain climbers use mittens, I figure that I can to for 90% of the times I need to protect my hands from the cold.
I'd assume that heated gloves would help with this issue significantly, but again, I've not been impressed with them for various reasons, though I haven't actually had any myself.
I've been using Gerbings electric gloves for many years in conjuction with their electric vest on my motorcycle. The gloves along with the usual array of motorcycle gear are good to about 25-30c at 80mph. I run them through a Warm N Safe Heatroller (this pulses the power to control the heat so it reduces the current draw, a factor on some motorcycles) so I can keep them at a low boil. Of course all this hardware is only good with a constant 12vdc source and if'n you're looking for something standalone, I got nothing except what mtn said in his posts.
I will back the "glittens" as well. My dad used them for hunting for years because of circulation problems. Can tuck a hot hand pack in the top to keep warm, and still pull a trigger.
The down side is they can collect snow and mud and wind up working against you.
Hm following. We do outside events in the cold in costume, always looking for ideas. So far the hot hand packs have been the best idea.
I just ordered some cheapies from Walmart. Good gloves and hand warmer packets get me to -10 with little wind on my fat bike. With wind I need more.
you know. Cause minnesota.
On the motorcycle, I run Warm n Safe gloves, with their controller to dial heat up and down. On the sportbike, gloves are at full boil all the time (hands out in the wind). On the Tenere with brush guards, I can dial them down. Well made, comfortable, and functional.
They make a battery pack to run the gloves / heated gear as well - usual use cases there are indeed hunting, warehouse work, etc.
No affiliation, other than a satisfied and enthusiastic user. I liked the gloves enough I went back and got a jacket liner and pants.
I prefer mittens for keeping my hands warm. One of my kids has an awesome pair of mitten gloves he uses for snowboarding. I picked up a similar pair, but the glove portion slides around inside the mitten and it annoys me when using them with the snowblower but they are ok for just being outside. So my suggestion is try local ski shops and try on a bunch. Or... I just had this pop up on UT, rechargeable glove liners, might be up your alley.
I loaded trailers at UPS in Chicago one miserable winter and used sharkskin gloves which are really meant for cold water sports but they worked really well and there was a version with the hand warmer insert as well. They are useable from a dexterity standpoint as well
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