Ready for a cold winter

[CBGanimal]

@Debby 211836 wrote:

I did this last year and actually was happy when it was over. Then about 2 weeks later I decided to do it again in 2022.

Yup totally understand…and this is my 6th year!!!

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[Brownws]

As for the Cold, a realitve offered to get me some electric socks for Christmas. Any recommendations from folks that have tried these? Thanks.

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[Sunyata]

@Brownws 211845 wrote:

As for the Cold, a realitve offered to get me some electric socks for Christmas. Any recommendations from folks that have tried these? Thanks.

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I suggest heated insoles versus socks. Less bulky.
These have gotten some great reviews:
https://anseris.com/products/anseris-torch-electrek-heated-insoles

I personally, am waiting on them to go on sale before I buy. In the meantime, I have been using chem warmers for years and they work pretty well, they just create a lot of waste.

[Brownws]

Thanks!

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[Rod Smith]

Pssst, they’re on sale now! The six hour run time might be a problem but most days the air temps are manageable after six hours.

[Meh]

@Rod Smith 211955 wrote:

Pssst, they’re on sale now! The six hour run time might be a problem but most days the air temps are manageable after six hours.

Have you used them? Can they be recharged on the fly (like in a frame bag) off a power pack?

[cvcalhoun]

@Rod Smith 211955 wrote:

Pssst, they’re on sale now! The six hour run time might be a problem but most days the air temps are manageable after six hours.

Or, you know, you could be sane and stop riding after six hours. Just saying…

[Jessica Hirschhorn]

I just bought a set. Will let you know how they are. I like the idea of no bulky battery around your ankle. Regards, Jessica

FOLLOW up: Have been using them for about a week. On HIGH they only last a couple of hours so MEDIUM should do it for a longer life.

The battery is IN the INSOLE, making it a bit thick. I had to go to thinner socks.

While I would not characterize my dogs as TOASTY, they were not cold today in 25 feels like 11 temps x 2 hours.

So far they are worth IT.

Just bought a pair of 45NRTH drop bar pogies. Review pending.

[Boomer Cycles]

I, too, jumped on the sale bandwagon and ordered a pair. Thanks @rod for the heads up. Stay tuned for a product review.

BTW, I have used Barr Mitts on my drop-bar road bikes, and Moose Mitts on my flat-bar bikes with great results, even during polar vortices, but always have been on the look out for something in between those temps just above freezing when the heavy artillery Mitts cause my hands to sweat. Hopefully these will do the trick.

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[Meh]

I wound up ordering a pair as well. We’ll see. If nothing else, they’ll go in the XC ski boots.

[accordioneur]

I haven’t tried heated shoes, but I’ve been using Volt heated gloves for several years. I really like them. I have a lot of trouble keeping my hands warm and the heated gloves really help.

[Meh]

*wonders how hard it would be to do heated keyboards*

[Boomer Cycles]

@Boomer2U 212057 wrote:

I, too, jumped on the sale bandwagon and ordered a pair. Thanks @rod for the heads up. Stay tuned for a product review.
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Ok, I’ve used these puppies on several night rides now at below freezing temps, and the verdict is … THEY WORK!

They showed up 3 days after I placed my order, just before Christmas. Fast service!

I’ve been using them since New Year’s as liners under ski gloves… which is what they are designed for … or inside my bar mitts, since I can’t find my Perl Izumi Titanium Lobster Mitts! I wouldn’t venture out in current conditions without an over glove or mittens on top of these rather slim glove liners, FYI.

I wait to turn on the liners until my fingers tingle, then use the high mode (red), and once the tingles go away, I click them down to low mode (green). If the tingles creep back, then I go to middle mode (yellow).

I used these liners on 4 decasleaze rides this week before the batteries died. Unfortunately that happened last night while I was riding a CaBi at real feel 16F, and my fingers quickly froze up under my ski gloves, so I cut my ride short to save my fingers for another day.

Bottom line: Buy ‘em when they are on sale!

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[Nadine]

@Boomer2U 212847 wrote:

Ok, I’ve used these puppies on several night rides now at below freezing temps, and the verdict is … THEY WORK!

They showed up 3 days after I placed my order, just before Christmas. Fast service!

I’ve been using them since New Year’s as liners under ski gloves… which is what they are designed for … or inside my bar mitts, since I can’t find my Perl Izumi Titanium Lobster Mitts! I wouldn’t venture out in current conditions without an over glove or mittens on top of these rather slim glove liners, FYI.

I wait to turn on the liners until my fingers tingle, then use the high mode (red), and once the tingles go away, I click them down to low mode (green). If the tingles creep back, then I go to middle mode (yellow).

I used these liners on 4 decasleaze rides this week before the batteries died. Unfortunately that happened last night while I was riding a CaBi at real feel 16F, and my fingers quickly froze up under my ski gloves, so I cut my ride short to save my fingers for another day.

Bottom line: Buy ‘em when they are on sale!

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So wait…. Seems like Sunyata & Rod were talking about heated insoles, and you’re talking about hand warmers….? Do you have a link too?

Nadine
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[Nadine]

@Rod Smith 211955 wrote:

Pssst, they’re on sale now! The six hour run time might be a problem but most days the air temps are manageable after six hours.

Rod & Sunyata, you guys really think it’s worth $100 bucks for heated insoles?

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