Battery powered heated gloves

[Guest]

Anyone have a pair? Do thet work well? Which is a good brand? It would sure make my cold weather riding a lot more enjoyable if they work.

[Steve]

I have never looked for battery-powered gloves, but if I were in the market, I would be sure to look for some that could use standard alkalines or rechargable cells.

Use the rechargables until you get too far away from your charger, then have the option of stopping at the corner gas station to pick up some alkalines.

Besides the simple fact that they can be recharged, nickle metal hydride batteries (the typical rechargables, nowadays) will go 3-4 times as long as the alkalines.

Even better would be if the gloves could also be powered by the bike.

EDIT: for your browsing pleasure, a Google Search.

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[gsryder]

I was just looking at this the other day. I have no idea if these are any good but they caught my attention

http://www.brookstone.com/heated-gloves-liners.html

They seem pretty light duty but I was just looking for something for commuting to work and back. Get a set of rechargeable batteries and a set of decent gloves to go over them............??

[argonsagas]

I was just looking at this the other day. I have no idea if these are any good but they caught my attention

http://www.brookstone.com/heated-gloves-liners.html

They seem pretty light duty but I was just looking for something for commuting to work and back. Get a set of rechargeable batteries and a set of decent gloves to go over them............??

They look good, and liners allow you to wear your normal gloves on top of them. At $25.00, the price is also good.

Don't miss the "fine print" section, where it says :

Not suitable for use with NiCd or NiMh rechargeable AA batteries

My limited experience with products sold by Brookstone has gone in both directions. It seems some items are either overpriced or inferior, (maybe both) but most are good, and they get some exceptional things, as well.


EDIT:

The price was too good to pass up, so I just tried to buy them and found there is only one size available and, unfortunately, I do not wear a Large/Extra large.


Here is an e-bay option, same size, but perhaps a lower price

http://cgi.ebay.com/ActivHeat-Battery-Heated-Glove-Liners-Large-X-Large-/300529520380?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item45f8f48efc

[Steve]

I just visited the manufacturer's site (activheat.com) and saw that they also have some 12-volt gloves for powersport use. They claim they are too warm to use without a heat controller, though.

Price of the gloves is $62.83.

Apparently, the cost of the Y cable to power the gloves is not included, it's another $20.

Price of the controller ranges between $70 and $140, depending on features.

Just how warm do you want to be?

[OLDENUFF]

I ponied up and bought a pair of Biketek 12v gloves. Hard wired them into my bike. They have a simple jack style plug which I attached to the handlebar near the stem. The glves have a HI, MED.
, LO setting and work perfectly. Total cost with shipping and an extra wiring harness for my other bike was 160.00. Money well spent IMO.

[crapwacker]

Therm-ic offers a no compromise self contained gloves. No comprise on the price, though-even on clearance.
OUCH!

http://ecom1.sno-ski.com/product993.html