Heated gloves for the workshop?

[Eric the Viking]

I've been offered a pair of heated gloves as a birthday present choice. This is because I lose all feeling in fingertips after around ten minutes, which is really annoying. So the questions are:

1: do such things, suitable as work gloves, actually exist?
2: What might be the good brands to look for?

I probably only need heated palms. I have been using fingerless (cycling) gloves to good effect, but recently they've been insufficient.

All suggestions appreciated.

Thx, E.

 

[wallace]

I had some years ago for my white finger. Big clumsy things which housed a big battery. They were ok for outside work but not anything intricate. I would of thought technology would have improved somewhat. I find just using nitrile gloves underneath some work gloves helps alot, as well as a chicken heat lamp to put my hands under if its too cold.
Also those liquid filled packs with the metal disc placed under a glove help loads

 

[Malc2098]

Would motor cycle heated inner gloves do the job?

 

[Eric the Viking]

Thank you: excellent ideas, both!

My problem is arthritic damage - the joints are swollen, meaning bloodflow to fingertips is considerably restricted and it probably won't improve*.

This year, although it's not been particularly cold, it's been a really difficult problem. It's a bit like white finger, just a different cause, but if I don't pay attention I lose feeling in the fingertips altogether, which isn't safe when working machinery and power tools.

Wallace, you're quite right: several layers of glove do help a lot, but are no good for intricate work, and Malcom's idea sounds excellent. I've been wearing my old motorcycle gloves in bed (Hein Gerike, no less, bought in a sale!), which has helped overnight (until you try to scratch your nose, obviously), and they're really warm and comfortable but no good for woodwork. Heated glove liners would probably do it for the fiddly stuff, and I agree that a couple of 12V supplies running down my fleece's arms is a lot less fuss than big batteries at the glove end. I've seen the latter on Amazon, and was expecting the sort of problem you mention.

I'll look for some liners first and see how it goes.

Some years back I used to ride a 3rd-hand BMW R80RT. It came with heated grips, which friends scoffed at, until they tried them. Then they were jealous

E.

*I'm not grumbling: my rheumatologist put me on a biologic drug about 18 months ago. The improvement was dramatic and unexpected, but it can only stop further decline and can't undo existing damage (and it's pretty expensive, apparently, too). I am hugely grateful she thought it was worth taking a punt.

 

[tony.w]

Heated grips on a motorcycle are fab i had some on my old BMW r80g/s going off course a little there, what about somthing like this Hand warmers my wife is a gardener and she will use them when its really cold i have used them before you just activate them and palm of you hand or the back and glove up

 

[tony.w]

Apologies i see its already been mentioned

 

[Ovaloe]

Try fingerless gloves (e.g. Scruffs which have vibration damping in them) with a couple of Hotties (heated hand pads) stuffed down the palm sides. I use those out on site and they work quite well when combined with a Makita heated gilet (uses standard 18 volt batteries)