I've read many of you mention. Does anyone know where in the US I can find out more about them and where to get them?
Hi everyone I am very interested in k... - Scleroderma & Ray...
Hi everyone I am very interested in know more about the silver gloves.
I don't know of anywhere in the US but TDS Healthcare ships internationally - tdshealthcare.co.uk
I don't know about the US, but the Raynaud's and Scleroderma Association sell them. Try them on line: raynauds.org.uk
By the way, the gloves don't look silver they just have a silver element woven into them which reflects back the heat. But they are washable and very useful and cheap enough to have a few on hand.
I also use some aluminium impregnated gloves designed by NASA:(quote from website)
"To keep extra warm while walking, hiking, cycling, fishing or doing any other outdoor activity, wear these thermal socks and gloves under your own. Developed for NASA to protect astronauts from the incredible cold of deep space, this aluminised thermal material is made up of thousands of aluminised threads woven into stretch nylon knit fabric. Your own body heat is trapped and reflected back, circulating to keep you toasty warm.
The results are lightweight, easy-to-move-in liners that keep your hands and feet protected and warm no matter how cold the weather. Gloves have special stretch cotton cuffs to ensure maximum heat retention and Socks wont bulk up in your shoes or boots. Machine Washable and stretch to universal fit"
I find them much the same as the silver ones but they have the advantage of being cheaper and having longer wrists which makes a great difference to me.
I have bought the RSA Silver gloves and would say that they are definitely a good buy. They aren't expensive and keep the heat quite well. Only thing I will say is that the sizes are a bit small, so get the larger size.
(Don't know if they ship, but there may be a U.S. similar site.)
I have another option, not so expensive but also (maybe?) not as heat-trapping: Agloves.com
I've been wearing the pair I bought for about a week. They were $22ish with shipping after the promo code RAYNAUDS. I got the sports-fit ones that are a little more expensive, too. Very awesome to be able to wear and operate my phone/iPad anywhere! Very subtle, not bulky, black with silver interwoven throughout. They do keep my fingers warmer but 'm planning to buy warming liners and wear them underneath (the M/L size).
ONLY complaint so far, is that they are already sort of unravelled looking. Fuzzy fingers from touching things, but I have been wearing them nonstop... indoors and out... so maybe that's to be expected.
Hope this helps!
Thanks guys for all the advise. I will look into it.