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| Guys, a very basic query: does anyone know what is this product called glove warmer (or was it heater), I have seen it in sportshops but clueless how it works.
Thing is my fingers freeze very fast while running, although I will be sweating on the body, and this spoiling the fun of running.
I can wear thick fleece lined gloves instead, but they don't look nice on my sleek running profile  not easy to store in pockets when not needed. I have tried wearing very thin gloves under a normal cycling glove, which works better, but I would still like to know of better solutions.
So what is this product. I think the wrapper said it keeps you warm for some hours, does it actually generate heat by chemical reaction or something  | |
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The old ones had a piece of carbon burning in an semi-oxygen-starved metal box so it burnt very slowly. Very cumbersome.
I used to take one winter climbing - they were great for those long belays when your mate wasn't climbing fast enough
The newer ones have a chemical reaction that you start by mixing two chemicals. They do work.
Do you wear a hat? Do you still get cold hands if you wear a hat?
Do you have windproof gloves? I've got some thin fleece ones with a Gortex windstopper TM lining that work really well.