Heated glove recommendations?

[Rosie]

I'm looking at getting a pair of heated gloves, or heated glove liners.
Does anyone have heated gloves (or liners) that they would (or wouldn't) recommend?

Liners seem a bit more versatile, but I worry they'd end up a bit big and bulky with my tiny wee hands.

[duckonin]

I'm looking at getting a pair of heated gloves, or heated glove liners.
Does anyone have heated gloves (or liners) that they would (or wouldn't) recommend?

Liners seem a bit more versatile, but I worry they'd end up a bit big and bulky with my tiny wee hands.

What ,heated grips do not work for you ?

[Rosie]

What ,heated grips do not work for you ?

My heated grips work... I have them on most of the year. So when it actually gets cold, I need even more heating.
I know heated gloves seem extreme for NZ... and this is not a decision I have come to lightly, but nothing else is keeping me warm enough in winter. My hands need MOAR POWER

[oneofsix]

I've been tempted by the heated glove liner option and am quietly looking too.
Thing is I don't really want to plug into the bikes electrics if it is possible to avoid it. The advantage I see in the gloves is that you keep them no matter what bike you ride but this only works really well if they aren't wired into the bike. If they are wired into the bike then when you change bikes you have to get the harness and controller again. An option would be wiring in an auxiliary power outlet to the bike loom and the controller into that. However as I only need the heated gloves for about an hour max on the commute I was wondering if there was a set that were rechargeable battery powered that would do the trick.
Thinking liners as that means I can retain or change the main gloves and still wear the same gloves when the heated option is not required.

[GTRMAN]

I've been tempted by the heated glove liner option and am quietly looking too.
Thing is I don't really want to plug into the bikes electrics if it is possible to avoid it. The advantage I see in the gloves is that you keep them no matter what bike you ride but this only works really well if they aren't wired into the bike. If they are wired into the bike then when you change bikes you have to get the harness and controller again. An option would be wiring in an auxiliary power outlet to the bike loom and the controller into that. However as I only need the heated gloves for about an hour max on the commute I was wondering if there was a set that were rechargeable battery powered that would do the trick.
Thinking liners as that means I can retain or change the main gloves and still wear the same gloves when the heated option is not required.

Webbike world has reviews on a number of battery operated heated gloves...

http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-gloves/

Or have a look at these guys

http://www.warmthru.com/

[Rosie]

I've been tempted by the heated glove liner option and am quietly looking too.
Thing is I don't really want to plug into the bikes electrics if it is possible to avoid it. The advantage I see in the gloves is that you keep them no matter what bike you ride but this only works really well if they aren't wired into the bike. If they are wired into the bike then when you change bikes you have to get the harness and controller again. An option would be wiring in an auxiliary power outlet to the bike loom and the controller into that. However as I only need the heated gloves for about an hour max on the commute I was wondering if there was a set that were rechargeable battery powered that would do the trick.
Thinking liners as that means I can retain or change the main gloves and still wear the same gloves when the heated option is not required.

There are battery powered liners out there, presumably the batteries are rechargeable, I didn't really look.
I'll be getting something that is wired onto the bike. I've got that much extra stuff tacked onto the WR that if I was to change bikes, heated glove wiring would be the least of my worries.

[oneofsix]

There are battery powered liners out there, presumably the batteries are rechargeable, I didn't really look.
I'll be getting something that is wired onto the bike. I've got that much extra stuff tacked onto the WR that if I was to change bikes, heated glove wiring would be the least of my worries.

the poor WR is electricity generator
Looks like for what I want I am better to look outside motorcycling.
There is the argument that if the core is warm the hands and feet will be but this is almost Tui billboard as far as my hand are concerned even if the scientists say its true. http://www.stuff.co.nz/science/72050...t-keep-us-warm

[Rosie]

the poor WR is electricity generator

What do you mean? It's currently only running the heated grips, GPS and the comms system

[Bald Eagle]

was looking at handlebar mitts, and there is heated model in the oxford range, bit still wired to the bike i think

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[Quasievil]

What do you mean? It's currently only running the heated grips, GPS and the comms system

Might as well go half a step further and get a Car ?

[caspernz]

Might as well go half a step further and get a Car ?

Harsh as Quasi is, try silk or merino inner gloves which you can get at places such as Kathmandu or MacPac, then if that PLUS hot grips ain't enough...indeed it be time for a car

[FJRider]

What do you mean? It's currently only running the heated grips, GPS and the comms system

With all that stuff hooked up ... I'm supprised the bike still runs ...

[pete376403]

Probelm I find with heated grips is that the palms of my hands get really warm but the outside, and especially my fingertips get cold to the point of being painful.
I'm probably going to get some hippo hands or similar, the KLR is deemed to be so ugly that these could make it better looking.

[tri boy]

Rosie, kanny will be very interested in your heated glove desison, as her hands suffer badly also.
(Lucky she has a very warm heart).

[Rosie]

Probelm I find with heated grips is that the palms of my hands get really warm but the outside, and especially my fingertips get cold to the point of being painful.
I'm probably going to get some hippo hands or similar, the KLR is deemed to be so ugly that these could make it better looking.

I've made myself some fleecy hand/wrist warmers that are thicker on the outside, so the heat can get in from the grips, but can't get back out again via the back of my hand. They do help, but as you say, keeping fingers warm is a challenge, especially on interesting terrain where you are moving your hands around a lot, so aren't staying in constant contact with the heated grips (and that is unfortunately also the time where you really need to have warm nimble fingers)

I must say I secretly coveted a pair of hippo hands, but the discussions in the adventure forum have made me a little wary of them now.