Hands Freezing! Recommendations?

[jm24poker]

Its starting to get cold. Any suggestions on some nice insulated gloves to keep my hands toasty? Not looking for electric heated gloves.

Please reply to my email;jm24poker@aol.com

Thanks!

[andyvh1959]

Without a doubt, these are the warmest gloves I have ever used:
https://www.sunandski.com/p/12350658...IaAmBWEALw_wcB

I bought them on a ski trip to Vancouver back in 2014. I could ski all day in 15F temps and my hands never got cold. I could stop mid mountain, take off the outer mitt and let it lay on the snow, use the inner glove to access my pockets, my phone, whatever. Then slip my hands into the mitts and never get cold. Friends skiing with me using heat pads into their ski gloves complained of numb finger. Not me.

I have used them for cycle riding too, and they are effective as long as you have no issues wearing a mitt. The inner glove makes all the difference, forms a heated (my your own heat) zone inside, and the mitt acts as a wind breaker. By the way, that is during late November riding in east central Wisconsin. Probably a good bit colder than riding in California.

[Monkeyman]

The first thing you want to do is keep the wind off your hands. Goretex is great (but not cheap). My go-to is Revzilla. Their prices are as cheap as any for the most part and their Gear Geeks can make some good suggestions. If you want a good winter glove that still has good protection and dexterity, expect to pay $100+.

[redjay]

Not really applicable because the OP does not want electric gloves but here are some battery operated gloves that have Bluetooth. Expensive at 250 U.K pounds.
They are made by Furygan.

[DaPreacha]

Here is what I use. I Ride year round as have riden as cold as 13 degrees!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/US-MILITARY...UAAOSwnHZYkO1R

[Sabre-t]

You might try searching for "motorcycle handlebar muffs", or "hippo hands". I've never used them. Some people swear by them and some hate them. Unless you can find some that are specific to your bike, they may require some modification to allow proper access to the controls while still blocking air. But, they don't require any electricity to work.

You might also check out hand deflectors or guards. They do help, but only so much.

I have never had any non-heated gloves that really kept my hands warm in really cold temps, but then I have ridden in temps down to 10°F. I have a full bike powered set of liners, including heated insoles and gloves.

[andyvh1959]

I agree on the Hippo Hands. I have used them but I am so/so about them because my hands are some what "constrained" in that you have to be able to easily pull a hand out and get it back in with little or no thought, like after adjusting your faceshield. They do help to form a still air gap around whatever gloves you wear inside of them.

Hand guards/shield help, like the ones I've used on my BMW R1100RS. But because they don't actually seal enough to form an air gap around your gloves they are limited in cold weather effectiveness. Now, combined with the Swany mittens I posted above they work VERY well. And, you have natural access to your helmet/faceshield just as if you were wearing cool summer night gloves. Wind deflectors with Swany mittens and your hands will be warm with no power needs.

[alwhite00]

I like heated grips, a lot easier than warming your hands on the rear jug.

[smokier]

Greetings,



When I saw that the OP's location is listed as Southern Cali and thinking "COLD HANDS? Come ride in most other parts of the US this time or year, we'll show you cold hands...!"
No offense intended to the OP, with all due respect it does get nippy in the AM hours. Have spent some time riding in Temecula and Lake Elsinore this time of year.



That said, hippo hands would be the direction I'd investigate.


Ride safe,

Smokier

[andyvh1959]

I have ridden all 47+ years in upper east Wisconsin. My riding season is usually late March to late November, and then rides in the winter when conditions and temperatures are relatively moderate (think of really warm snowmobile weather). Cold riding is like rain riding, cold finds any gap to get in just like rain does. Once in the cold soaks that area.

A quality FF helmet with good ventilation, a neck sleeve to seal off the jacket to helmet zone, heated riding gear, heated grips, heated seat all make cold weather riding possible. If you can't or don't use heated gear, you still have to seal up any areas that allow cold air in. An old rider trick: if you on a tour and the weather turns cold, grab some newspapers, one against your back under your jacket, one under your jacket to block the zipper area. I have even slid newspapers into my riding pants over the tops of my thighs/knees to shield the cold.

[plumber63]

https://knucklewarmers.com

[mbarr10]

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These help a lot. And in addition to add these

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NYC7BH6...v_ov_lig_dp_it

And you will be good to go.

I have used these on my 1500 Kawi. Same as Hippo hands like Smokier and others described.

https://www.amazon.com/kemimoto-Moto...omotive&sr=1-4

It took some time to get over the constraint of hands in a tube. But damn warm with the grip warmers.

I like my electric gloves. I run the cords up the sleaves and behind the back pad/ liners. just have some cord out the bottom of the jacket that I plug into a pig tail hanging out the battery cover side of the seat.

[The Black Knight]

[DragonLady58]

Electric glove liners for me, and then some artic gloves....
Just don't overload your bikes electric system by adding electric, glove liners, jacket liner, pants liner, electric socks....to just the bike.
If I ride when its winter, by god I get set to spend at least 4 or 5 hrs in the saddle.... so I plug my top part into 1 battery, then my bottom part is plugged into another battery, both plug into my wiring system where my charger is located (in my right saddlebag). The 2 batteries will last about 8 hours, then fades fast....
My bikes electrical system doesn't need any more electrical load on it.....full gauge set, a small amp to take my 1/8 ipod cord to my marine speakers in my batwing, full led lights, airhorn, air ride system, driving lights....so my bike is pretty full....

[UNCLE WILLIE]

uncle willie used the origonal vetter hippo hands on 2 bikes rode in 20* weather without gloves but that was years ago things have changed dont think they make them anymore