Are electric gloves any good and if so where can I buy them?

[Flimey]

I'm often now getting a few fingers going completly white to the knuckle joint and its both incredibly painful when the blood starts circulating again - any suggstions?

[Hidden]

Hi, the last newsletter from RSA were asking for volunteers to try out new electric gloves free of charge? Or try Amazon.

[Coldfeet]

I have tried all sorts of solutions but electric gloves I have generally found to be iimpractical as usually at some point I need to be free to use my hands and the weight of the batteries in the wrist is annoying. I get a better result by wearing a heated jacket (Exo). If my body is warm then my hands are less likely to go cold.I have so many layers on at the moment it is ridiculous but the heated jacket is a very effective layer and I wear it all the time, even indoors, swapping the rechargeable battery over about every 2-3 hours. Mycoal hot packs last well; Hotrocks is a good standby for local hand heat and the zippo handwarmer works well (but only use this if you are going outdoors, the fumes dont disperse well indoors). The disc clicky reusable ones are largely a waste of time for me because they dont last long enough so the effort of faffing around with the pan to recharge afterwards tends to outweigh the benefit.

[Kuhu]

I was given a pair of electric gloves as a gift, but have not been able to fasten the batteries in place. i have very mild Raynauds, but with no feeling in my fingers, connecting the batteries is so difficult I have given up. I much prefer mittens for warmth.

[Suze932]

I bought a pair at Bennetts electrical store for about £15 but as the others have commented, you have to keep taking your hands out of them to do things and the batteries are heavy. I have found that a pair of Neoprene Thermoskin gloves (available online or from your local disability shop) inside a larger pair of mittens works a treat as the Neoprene keeps your hands at a constant temperature but still allows you to pick things up, get money out of your purse etc.without losing heat.

[overnighthearingloss]

With the cost of heating I know it is tempting to try to make savings. But for raynauds sufferers its really not an option.

I have had the heating turned on full for the last few weeks. God knows what it is going to cost but having already been quite ill once this winter its something that has to be done.

I havent tried electric gloves. I recently bought a pair of snowboarding gloves from Lidl which had drawstrings at the cuff so that they would be airtight. Been wearing them outdoors. For indoors I have been relying on heating turned up, or for when just getting up in the morning and there is still a bit of a chill fingerless gloves and a body warmer. I find if my body is warm the fingers dont get so cold.

[zenabb]

An electric throw is best of all for heating quickly. I have one, you swich a swich for the duration and another for degree of heat.

[CauldLoon]

I have mild Raynauds and get white fingertips when driving in winter or when out walking in cold weather. I now use Blazewear "Infra" electrically-heated gloves. They aren't cheap (unfortunately) but do manage to keep my fingers warm for several hours on one battery charge. They work best when you switch them on and wear them in a warm place shortly before going outside. As others have mentioned, they can feel quite bulky due to the battery being in a wrist pocket - but its worth it!