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Cold Hands Anyone?
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Lovely! But can you operate a camera quickly with them?
I use these:
http://www.macwet.com/products/buy-micromesh-long.php
Not the best for warmth, but they allow me to operate my cameras as well as with bare hands and work brilliantly for flying RC gliders in a winter gale!
All the fiddly little buttons respond the same as with bare hands and there is little reduction in feel + an increase in grip. Handy when my double carbon fiber NYX (RC glider) is doing 100 Mph +.
They work, almost, perfectly for my RC planes and photography - though we do not have Canadian winters here in South Wales!
I use these:
http://www.macwet.com/products/buy-micromesh-long.php
Not the best for warmth, but they allow me to operate my cameras as well as with bare hands and work brilliantly for flying RC gliders in a winter gale!
All the fiddly little buttons respond the same as with bare hands and there is little reduction in feel + an increase in grip. Handy when my double carbon fiber NYX (RC glider) is doing 100 Mph +.
They work, almost, perfectly for my RC planes and photography - though we do not have Canadian winters here in South Wales!
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I was born by -42°C in February '51 during the second long
cold front of that year — adds to my pedigree!
.Long hours not moving much and age seem to brush off the
initial ruggedness I was so proud of.
Yes, one can use the camera with these as they are designed
as liners but not as well as with bare hands… but one can't use
frozen hands even to blow one's nose! I intend to wear these in
a pair of Nikon winter gloves optimized for photo work.
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Lovely! But can you operate a camera quickly with them?
I use these:
http://www.macwet.com/products/buy-micromesh-long.php
Not the best for warmth, but they allow me to operate my cameras as well as with bare hands and work brilliantly for flying RC gliders in a winter gale!
All the fiddly little buttons respond the same as with bare hands and there is little reduction in feel + an increase in grip. Handy when my double carbon fiber NYX (RC glider) is doing 100 Mph +.
They work, almost, perfectly for my RC planes and photography - though we do not have Canadian winters here in South Wales!
Is that fully waterproof too?
I've never find the perfect glove that also stay waterproof. I heard sealskin stuff was good but not very warm.
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I have this heated waistcoat for my motorbike. With an added battery you can wear it outside also, perfect for shooting those cold sunday morning football/rugby games.
https://exo2.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=5&product_id=38
For gloves, theres a number of manufacturers now making grippy gloves, like Extremeties,
https://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/p/e...ky-power-liner-glove-A3214708.html?colour=124
Rab power stretch pro grip,
https://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/p/rab-power-stretch-pro-grip-glove-A3214578.html?colour=124
These are warm, grippy, perfect for operating a camera constantly in cold conditions
https://exo2.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=5&product_id=38
For gloves, theres a number of manufacturers now making grippy gloves, like Extremeties,
https://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/p/e...ky-power-liner-glove-A3214708.html?colour=124
Rab power stretch pro grip,
https://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/p/rab-power-stretch-pro-grip-glove-A3214578.html?colour=124
These are warm, grippy, perfect for operating a camera constantly in cold conditions
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Lovely! But can you operate a camera quickly with them?
I use these:
http://www.macwet.com/products/buy-micromesh-long.php
Not the best for warmth, but they allow me to operate my cameras as well as with bare hands and work brilliantly for flying RC gliders in a winter gale!
All the fiddly little buttons respond the same as with bare hands and there is little reduction in feel + an increase in grip. Handy when my double carbon fiber NYX (RC glider) is doing 100 Mph +.
They work, almost, perfectly for my RC planes and photography - though we do not have Canadian winters here in South Wales!
They're good gloves; I have a pair.
They really only fail in one aspect. They don't really keep your hands warm..........
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I can't see a battery run time anywhere on their site.
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Up to 8 hours on low power.
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The Low setting is closest to normal body heat at 30°C and will give you a run time of 8 hrs.
The Medium setting at 40°C is what most people would find warm and gives a run time of 5 hrs.
The High setting comes in at a toasty 50°C that feels like your hands are next to a campfire and will run for 3 hrs.
http://ca.itselectric.ca/product-p/heated-gloves-0batt-set.htmThe Medium setting at 40°C is what most people would find warm and gives a run time of 5 hrs.
The High setting comes in at a toasty 50°C that feels like your hands are next to a campfire and will run for 3 hrs.
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I no longer go to rugby matches, but in the day they would have been really useful.
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They work well enough for me - note I have Raynaud's (crap circulation) but these MacWets are good enough to keep my fingers working. They are good enough for my RC gliders which seem to really like winter gales on the Welsh mountains. Think low positive/minus temperatures and 30 to 60 mph breezes!
No my hands are certainly not toasty - but they still have enough warm blood in them to control a glider doing 100 mph + a few yards from the edge of the slope. I even use then when photographing on warm days as they mask the movement of my hands so I don't disturb the wildlife.
As I said earlier we don't have Canadian winters here as my Big Sister (who lives in Alberta) often reminds me!
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No they are not waterproof in any way shape or form! What I don't understand is that when you get them wet they do not chill your hands as they dry.
Perhaps this is why I like them?
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How many times have you got off and walked away with it still connected?
Used to have some heated gloves but they were crap and ate batteries faster than I do chips. Silk inner gloves (which still allow me to operate all the buttons and control dials on my cameras) under thicker gloves (which keep my fingers toasty at all other times).