Heated Gloves??

 I'd like to hear pro and con regarding the heated gloves made by Gerbing
and Warmsafe.

 On Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:30:06 -0600, phil@asdljf.com wrote:


I am pretty sure that they have been discussed here in past years.  Try a google
of this newsgroup.

Ben

 On Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:18:17 -0500, Ben Kaufman


This was my first season with heated gloves. I chose Gerbing. For me
they work great. I have found the heat to be consistent throughout. I
wouldn't call the gloves bulky at all. They are much lighter and less
stiff than my everyday riding gloves. I have read other comments about
the stiffness and maybe Gerbing have changed their design or maybe I
tend to wear stiffer everyday gloves.

Although I have only used them in one downpour they seemed to be
fairly waterproof too. Maybe warm wet hands are as comfortable as warm
dry hands.

What I don't like is the wiring. I don't have a heated jacket (yet,
Santa are you listening) and running the wires for the gloves is a
PITA.

I have heard that if you plan on using them with a vest or jacket you
will need the dual thermostat. At the same setting the jacket will
cook you while just keeping your hands warm.

All that said I can't believe I have waited this long to buy heated
riding gear. Talk about taking the edge off of a cold day.

 Calgary wrote:

They're pretty much completly waterproof, but water can run into them
from the top.  If you're wearing a rain suit make sure that you have
it arranged so that can't happen--how you arrange it is going to
depend on your dimensions and riding position and the kind of gear you
use--for me the elastic on the cuffs of the liner in my jacket has to
go outside the glove but for you it may be different.


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You heard wrong on that, it's a nice even heat regardless of the
combination of gear your heating, gloves/jacket, gloves/vest etc..
I've got all of it and use different combinations, nice even warmth
all the time.

It was great today down in the low 40s here in northern New England.