Battery heated gloves

[brianh]

After a bad hand injury nerve and tendon separation in my hand, I have cold sensitivity in my index finger. I was thinking heated gloves or liners may help I work outside a lot and chainsaw carve ( not how the injury happened )

If anyone has experience with battery heated gloves I would appreciate it.

 

[Ign]

Please follow up if you find anything that works. I fear I'm heading in this direction. Each year I have increased sensitivity to the cold, and it can take several painful hours for my hands to feel normal again.

 

[kctyphoon]

Lowes had some gloves that had "pouches" inside them, that were designed to hold those hand warmer packets you can buy in bulk.. U could also start looking for heavier insulated gloves.. There were a lot of suggestions on here..

You ever see those hand warmers that run off lighter fluid? I just bought the zippo model for like $15.. There is a YouTube video comparing them to some Chinese knockoffs being sold on ebay that are suppose to give off a lot more heat.. It's a cool toy, but not sure if it's what your looking for.. They can burn for like 12 hours off a little bit of zippo lighter fluid though.. I bought the black one of these :



I have seen battery operate ones also. I guess you just keep recharging them.

 

[kctyphoon]

 

[CTyankee]

Because of my work I burn through about a pair of gloves a month. Been thinking about getting these...but the reviews on amazon aren't very encouraging.

http://www.heated-gloves.com/-p-879...&option=6678&gclid=CMe4tcnjssICFUpp7Aod-DcAPA

 

[brianh]

kctyphoon, I have one of those I think from back in the 70s they are nice for warming up but I need a constant heat.

CTyankee, liners are a good idea I can use a tougher leather glove over them, will research them more

 

[Mark914]

My Brother lost part of his finger and high sensitivity to the cold. He tried battery heated gloves, he said they work, but it uses up the batteries pretty quickly. Pretty sure he only used them for a couple months, and now just wears regular gloves.

 

[theoldwizard1]

After a bad hand injury nerve and tendon separation in my hand, I have cold sensitivity in my index finger.

The best non-powered solution to colds hands is a pair of lightweight gloves inside a pair of insulated mittens.

I was thinking heated gloves or liners may help I work outside a lot and chainsaw carve ( not how the injury happened )

Obviously that won't work for you !

 

[DoyleDee]

I used to use heated gloves on my motorcycle, but they used the 12v from the bike itself. I would think you could make a power pack from a drill battery to run them from. They weren't too bulky but weren't cheap either- around $150 for them...but when I rode all year long were very worth it. I put around 15k on the clock every year.

 

[kctyphoon]

Aside from some real "industrial type" cold weather gloves not sure what else there is.. They are out there if u look for em

 

[rlitman]

The best non-powered solution to colds hands is a pair of lightweight gloves inside a pair of insulated mittens.

It's true that cheap mittens are far warmer than the warmest of gloves.
The idea is that they have much less exposed surface area. The amount of heat lost between your fingers is just incredible.

My favorite mittens are a set I have that cover my thumb and palm, and then a part that flips over my fingers, which I wear over a pair of liner gloves. That way, I can flip it open, and do stuff (even use a cell phone if I use my liner gloves with the metallized fingertips), and then flip closed to keep my fingers warm. They have a pocket behind your fingers to insert a hand warmer packet.

 

[brianh]

I got the warmawaware battery glove liners they help, still need good gloves to go over them but they add enough that I had no issues using my chainsaw for 6 hours in 12 degree weather, I am using rechargeable nimh 2300 mah batteries I drained two sets so rechargeable make sense for them they take 3 aa batteries apiece.

 

[Kracin]

two pairs of gloves... good tight fitting insulated gloves any material , followed by heavier insulated gloves. learn to work with a little less articulation and save your hands, did it for years wearing light gloves inside thinsulate 300gram work gloves. never had cold hands.

 

[brianh]

two pairs of gloves... good tight fitting insulated gloves any material , followed by heavier insulated gloves. learn to work with a little less articulation and save your hands, did it for years wearing light gloves inside thinsulate 300gram work gloves. never had cold hands.

I used to do that untill a chunk of glass severed 3 tendons and the nerves to my index and middle finger then things just don't work quite like they used to.

My doctor is amazed I have gotten back what I have around 80 percent, I am shooting for 100.

Nitrile gloves under gloves work well too

 

[slyonedoofy]

Nitrile gloves under gloves work well too

Nice!!! Never thought of that but my hands always sweat when I wear nitrile gloves. Brilliant!

 

[AnonymousToolGuy]

I bicycled everywhere quickly and had poor circulation in my hands (low (below normal) blood pressure). Hands gripping handlebars with a 25 mph windchill everywhere can be brutal. Hyflex 11-800 gloves, cut the fingertips off, put some Thinsulate leather gloves on top. Had good dexterity and finger-grip, the Hyflex gloves kept a lot of heat in the meat of my hand, and the leather shielded everything from wind chill.

Avoid tight fitting heavy gloves. They're counterproductive and cut off circulation.

 

[Bigplum]

Had some D cell powered ones , worked ok but the bulk of the battery on the back of my hands was a pain whilst working , great when walking the dogs though

 

[toplessHO]

I have a pair of thinsulate gloves and love them.
I use them as liners for larger gloves when doing rough work that may tear them up

the old lighter fluid warmers I used were made by Jone and worked quite well until you developed a leak, Kinda ruins your day when in your pocket and you get a lighter fluid burn.

 

[logical]

Gerbing still sells rechargeable battery heated gloves. They are aimed at the motorcycle crowd and I think skiers. I have the corded plug in 12V ones along with a vest for motorcycle use but also have a pair of the rechargeable ones (Harley branded but made by Gerbing) that I got really cheap on Ebay. I use them on the ATV when I'm plowing snow (or shoveling) and don't want to fool with wires.

http://www.thewarmingstore.com/heated-gloves.html?gclid=CPG2nouP98ICFW4F7Aodz1IAtg

 

[bareass172]

I have been interested in doing more research on carbon tape lately.

http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-carbon-heated-gloves/

It's definitely the DIY approach, but for the cost it might be worth it.

 

[Steinmetz]

Lowes had some gloves that had "pouches" inside them, that were designed to hold those hand warmer packets you can buy in bulk.. U could also start looking for heavier insulated gloves.. There were a lot of suggestions on here..

You ever see those hand warmers that run off lighter fluid? I just bought the zippo model for like $15.. There is a YouTube video comparing them to some Chinese knockoffs being sold on ebay that are suppose to give off a lot more heat.. It's a cool toy, but not sure if it's what your looking for.. They can burn for like 12 hours off a little bit of zippo lighter fluid though.. I bought the black one of these :



I have seen battery operate ones also. I guess you just keep recharging them.

Those small catalytic heaters were originally made by Jon-E. I remember their advertisements in Boy's Life magazine (and elsewhere) in the 1960's.

 

[rlitman]

I have been interested in doing more research on carbon tape lately.

http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-carbon-heated-gloves/

It's definitely the DIY approach, but for the cost it might be worth it.

There are a number of DIY approaches to resistive wire heated clothing. You don't NEED carbon tape, though it is a really good material for this.

The issue is that you want a resistive wire that is also highly flexible. Some heated seats do this with a fine stranded wire, and stainless wire is fine for the job (shark leader line comes to mind). You just need to know the resistance per foot, and do some math to find the right length of wire to get an acceptable wattage at your voltage.

Carbon is nice because it is quite strong, can be stitched easily, and its higher resistance allows you to use a wide tape rather than a really fine wire, so the heat is spread out a little more.

Looking on eBay, I see some carbon fiber woven into a tube that would work well for this too.

 

[CTyankee]

I have been interested in doing more research on carbon tape lately.

http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-carbon-heated-gloves/

It's definitely the DIY approach, but for the cost it might be worth it.

There are a number of DIY approaches to resistive wire heated clothing. You don't NEED carbon tape, though it is a really good material for this.

The issue is that you want a resistive wire that is also highly flexible. Some heated seats do this with a fine stranded wire, and stainless wire is fine for the job (shark leader line comes to mind). You just need to know the resistance per foot, and do some math to find the right length of wire to get an acceptable wattage at your voltage.

Carbon is nice because it is quite strong, can be stitched easily, and its higher resistance allows you to use a wide tape rather than a really fine wire, so the heat is spread out a little more.

Looking on eBay, I see some carbon fiber woven into a tube that would work well for this too.

Interesting...I had no idea.