Heated Gloves/Vest

Do a google search for Action Heat. They have a bunch of products you might like.

I've never used them, but heated gloves sound like a great idea.?ÿ I'd think the vest would be too warm, though.

The only heating item I've used are the packs of what feels like sand.?ÿ It says not to put them against skin I think due to risk of burn but I found wedging them between the top of my hand and the glove warmed up the blood flowing into and out of my hands and it worked pretty well.

Definitely cold this past week here in NC. I know this sounds dumb but I wish there was something that helped with breathing in the cold, damp air. I can manage to layer up for our climate & find decent glove to still work the stylus for the data collector's tough screen but it's the air that kills my lungs when you go from a heated office environment to that super cold, damp air. Typical ski masks & things of that nature don't really help me. Not sure if there's much to be done here for it but a day in the field in that type of climate leaves me coughing & my lungs feeling funny for the next week or so haha

Try using surgical gloves under your regular gloves. Your hands will be sweating in no time.?ÿ

@ncsudirtman?ÿ

I'd ask my doctor about it.?ÿ A week of discomfort from the temperatures encountered in NC seems excessive to me.

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@fairbanksls?ÿ

Yeah, maybe there's something else going on in that environment.?ÿ I went out to shovel the end of the driveway last night, -8 deg, and I didn't notice anything like that.?ÿ But it was pretty dry air.?ÿ Wasn't anything going to be damp at that temp

Heated gloves sound comfy.?ÿ My wife would sleep with them on.?ÿ?ÿ

@glenn-breysacher?ÿ

I must disagree with that Glenn, that's probably one of the worst things that anyone could do, it may work nice in the short term, but any extended period would only be asking for Frostbite. When I was in the Army they could not stress enough "DO NOT WRAP YOUR FEET IN PLASTIC INSIDE YOUR BOOTS" (There was always at least one guy each winter that knew better than the sergeants though).?ÿ

I've noticed when working below zero that when I start out my hands freeze up really quick even with gloves on, the blood just isn't flowing after an hour of sitting in a warm truck but after an hour of moderate exertion and swinging my arms a bit it's like a switch gets flipped and I can feel the blood go rushing into my hands and I can darn near work without gloves.?ÿ

@richard-germiller I'm not disagreeing, but how does this cause frostbite? The sweat? I would be interested to know. When I worked in Chicago, lots of our instrument operators would wear surgical gloves to cut wind and maintain dexterity on the data collector.

I myself would put old bread bags over my socks before putting on my boots back before I could afford good, waterproof boots. This was usually for a couple hours at a time and it made all the difference. Wet feet = awful. Bags over socks = dry feet. I didn't argue with those results.

@drew-r

I'd be more worried about it causing sweat and athlete's foot or something, but maybe there's some other science I don't know about...

@drew-r?ÿ

You sweat and the moisture has nowhere to go, eventually your body heat does not keep that moisture warm enough and you now have cold wetness. Keep in mind I was in the service in the late 70's and most of that time was in West Germany, so there's probably been some difference in the way things are handled now - I just know that those guys that were "smarter that the sergeants" had some BIG issues. Best method that we learned (for feet anyway) was that you carried two pairs of socks, one on your feet and the other in your armpits and switched them every four hours.

@richard-germiller makes sense. I guess it was a non-issue for us as we only had them on for short periods. Stepping into feet-deep wet snow resulted in immediate cold wet, so the bags made sense. It at least bought us time.

I switched to Mickey Mouse boots that winter and didn't need bread bags anymore. Boy, those things keep you dry and warm... no problems there.