Heated fingerless gloves for keyboard use
Looking for electrically heated fingerless gloves for office use. I have chronically cold fingers, and so the intent is just to maintain a bit more dexterity on a keyboard etc. Battery isn't a strict requirement, although that would open up more use cases. I know there are stationary USB-powered models as well. (I suppose nothing prevents using an external power bank on the go)
There isn't exactly shortage of options but a lot of them are just cheap cotton gloves with like one wire stuffed in there, so I'm here trying to fish for the better quality options.
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Bertschat Heated Fingerless Under Gloves - Dual Heating
Same glove as in the post, just with a more realistic pic.
So based on the initial search I got these.
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Verdict
Certainly above average but I'd still love to find a better pair.
Other models
They have single side heated model as well, and also a heated deskpad. Haven't tried either.
About the company: One of the batteries had a broken charging indicator. I requested a change and was flatly denied. Also returns aren't free despite what the site claims. Expect good gloves, but poor batteries and customer service.
I recommend getting the same batteries cheap directly from Aliexpress.
G-Heat appears to have a respectable looking model. Not recommending as I haven't tried them, but I might give them a try at some point.
My colleague just uses woolen ones, wouldn't they suffice?
Search wrist warmers, there's plenty.
Unfortunately not really. They may hold up for a while but then something knocks the ball down the hill and fingers remain cold until warmed up under a tap or something. I do like them when dexterity isn't so important though, reading for instance.
Seems quite extreme, but you know your needs better than I. You sure you used thick woolen ones and not a cheap plastic substitute?
Yup I have a pair of fluffy woolen ones.
There are also some with a pocket for a chemical handwarmer pouch: https://www.theheatcompany.com/en/gloves/merino-tube That can help but ultimately heating one spot does only so much. Also the heaters are disposable.
I don't know why but they don't look particularly warm to me compared to, like, these lonk
No-go for meas they seem to use a battery pack which limits their life time harshly.
Some you can just plug in and use them wired. Another kind of limitation 🤷🏻♀
I find non powered standard fingerless gloves do pretty well as they are. The higher up they can get the better so getting up to that last knuckle is huge.
I agree that longer is certainly better. Applies to heated gloves too.
If you’re ok to look past electricity, there are chemical heat packs designed to be inserted inside gloves and boots. Just crack them and insert for several hours heat.
Yeah I'm employing these regularly. They just aren't very useful in the office. The best would probably be with these tube gloves with a pocket for a heater: https://www.theheatcompany.com/en/gloves/merino-tube
Electricity just has the potential to apply the heat way more precisely.
Look for heated motorcycle glove liners.
I had some years ago - the wiring is a fine mesh around the hand/fingers, usually on the outside of the glove material (or sandwiched between layers).
The mesh stops mid-finger, so you could just cut the tips off, or maybe they make them without tips today
As for your battery concern - so long as the battery matches the voltage requirement, it's then just a matter of making the connector match, which is trivial.
Thanks for the idea! Yeah I've run into quite a few motorcycle gloves already. Some finger trimming would seem to be required still.
Yeah I actually discovered that pretty much all the manufacturers use the same Chinese battery pack. I'm just gonna order a couple more of those.