I'm going to take a trip to Goddard, Kansas next month weather permitting. Has anyone used Hippo Hands Handle Bar Mittens or any off brands? If so how well do they work. Recomendations welcome.
Thank you for the information Sir. I'll order a set before the end of the day.I have a set on my GS and can't say enough about them. I can't recall the exact temps, but I want to say they were good to mid-40s and rain with just heated grips and a decent pair of warm riding gloves. My riding buddy went the heated gloves route, but I didn't want another thing to fail or need charging.
I have found that it's easy to just leave the muffs in place for much of my touring because of the large temperature swings in the mountains. Easy enough to pull the HH if we're somewhere hot and I want the extra airflow.
If you're unsure whether to spend the cash, you can make your own. My HH order wasn't going to show up in time for a short tour last February, so I threw together a pair of muffs with mylar bubblewrap, zip ties and Gorilla tape. Sort of hillbilly, but a lot better than cold wet hands and it made me confident the cost would be worth buying the real thing.
Very True. LOL and thanks!Maybe some studded snow tires as well. Weather forecasts and reality are two different things.
I think I got the middle version. I considered the enclosed model, but I doubt you'd need that for any weather you'd actually ride in unless it's a snowmobile. And it's easier (I'd guess) to get your hands in/our and to work controls when you can mostly see them.Thank you for the information Sir. I'll order a set before the end of the day.
My word!! At $400 they better be! My curiosity got the better of me.......apparently they are marketed towards police departments, "officer designed and approved". I imagine the Dept. wouldn't care about the cost, but that's a hard no in my book.But they are THE BEST.
I just checked those out and Whew! a but on the high end of the spectrum $$$. I bet they are bad to the bone though.The best are made by a company called Watershed. They are 100% waterproof and windproof. BUT, they are pricey. But they are THE BEST.