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Uncle Phil

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The circulation in the old hands ain't what it used to be (thanks to some corrective surgery several years ago) so I have a question for those who have used more that one brand of heated gloves -

Which one seems to put out the most heat?

I currently have a set of Widders and the old style Gerbings (which seem hotter than the Widders), but would like something a little more toasty. I also have heated grips on all of the bikes (Symtec) and the gloves run on a separate line of the dual controller. The gloves would need to be the 'coax' version and work with the Powerlet or Gerbing controller. Thanks.
 
Re: Hottest Heated Gloves

I have Warm-n-safe and Gerbing's. I also have heated grips. The Gerbing's are on a shelf in Ohio, and the WNS's are with me at all times. Not necessarily because they are any warmer than the Gerbing's, they just fit better and don't have a bunch of padding in the palms.
 
"The circulation in the old hands ain't what it used to be".....

UP...I know where you are coming from. I have arthritic hands that get cold fast.

I bought the Gerbings T5 MIcrowire gloves this year and they heat up VERY fast and HOT.

http://www.gerbing.com/Products/Gloves/T5.html

Dexterity is excellent for a Gerbing heated glove. Protection is very good also, much better then the G3's, but not much bulkier.

The T5's are pricey but worth it.

I did own the Powerlet (same as warm'n safe) gloves and their dexterity was better but when you cranked up the heat, the wires under the hard carbon knuckles caused a hot spot on the knuckles.
I sold them and only have the T5' now.

Andeeee
 
I'll just say the Gerbings G3's aren't that great below 40F, and IMHO, there isn't enough insulation on the back of the hand to prevent wind chill. You need heated grips to supplement for sure. I also found on a long ride, the lining did not breathe, and my hands got sweaty (perhaps poor temperature management on my behalf?).
I wish I could try the W&S if they don't have insulated palms (a good thing with heated grips), and sounds like I should look at the T5's as well. Bike Show coming up in Toronto on Dec. 11.......
 
I tried out my W&S gloves Thanksgiving night. Got caught in a rain storm with temps in the low to mid 40's. Rode in the rain for a couple of hours. My hands were toasty. Can't say how they compare to anything else as these are the first I have owned.

P.S.- I bought them off the W&S website second's page for only $100! They sell at Cycle Gear for $160
 
Phil, I will chime in here as I purchased two Januarys ago the Gerbings G3. I like em a lot. Now Gerbings has the Microwire technology available in their gloves and liners, which I hear is even better for dexterity. I really haven't had to use the G3s much as I live here in SC, but I did take a few LONG rides on the RT with them and they are really good, plus I have the dual controller to dial up the heat. I can't stand the mid setting on up to the highest as it gets too hot.

Other brands are probably just as good. One comment earlier about 40 degree weather and lower they weren't that great. I haven't found that to be the case. I rode in 30 degree weather from Atlanta to Greenville and they worked great, on the interstate even. (I also had the heated grips on as well, FYI).
 
I have the Powerlet gloves and have ridden down to -30 degrees with windchill and hands stayed warm with Honda headed grips/gloves combo.

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I should qualify my earlier comments... if you have a wider windshield and/or mirror deflectors, your experience will vary. My comments are based on a stock ST1300 only.
 
Thanks for all of the comments. The T5s do look pretty interesting and may be the 'winner'. Here's what I have found so far -

WarmNSafes Classic are rated at 15 watts
WarmNSafes Ultimate are rated at 12 watts
Gerbing T5s are rated at 27 watts
Gerbing G3s are rated at 27 watts
Powerlet CF7s are rated at 24 watts

So you would think that the T5s or the G3s would be the 'hottest' if watts mean anything. Now I'm wondering what the old Gerbing originals I have are rated at in watts ...
 
I've had the Widder Gloves... they were on par with the 1st generation Gerbing gloves.

I recently sold my gerbing gloves and replaced with the Gerbing T5s.

I've had a controller for years but never needed it as just plugging everything in was 'just right'. Now, with the T5s I need to use the controller to dial down the gloves, they get warm very fast.
 
Uncle Phil, I got the Gerbing G3s last year and last winter I rode in 19 degree weather for a 150 miles and my controller was only at 75%. I also have heated grips. The dexterity is fine for me.

Take care.
Bob
 
I have the WnS with a dual Heatroller and have been happy with them. I also have some OLD Widders with the dual plug and no controller. These look more like a snow mobile glove; very thick with big gauntlets. The Widders are warmer than the WnS, but most likely because of no controller.

Has anyone wired the old Widders for use with the coax connector and a Heattroller? My understanding is that the Widders are wired in series where as Gerbing and WnS are parallel. I don't see where it would hurt to convert the Widders to parallel, just wondered it they would get as warm?
 
If they were wired for series and you hooked them in parallel they'd get dang hot LOL.
 
PAT - Yeppers, the Widders will get really hot really quick on the Heattroller type of controller - BTDTGTTS! You would need a Widder to Coax adapters but probably would have to go with Widder to SAE/SAE to Coax to get it done. I've got all kinds of adapter setups since I have both Widder and Gerbing. If you run the gloves on the separate line you could probably dial down the temps to wearable - maybe.
 
JOE/ANDY - Sounds like the T5s are what I need to go with. From the 'specs' they seem to be the highest wattage out there. Now I just gotta make a run up to Clinton, TN to the nearest Gerbing dealer and check them out for the proper size for me - and hope Santa Claus tips me well this year ... ;-)
 
Uncle Phil said:
PAT - Yeppers, the Widders will get really hot really quick on the Heattroller type of controller - BTDTGTTS! You would need a Widder to Coax adapters but probably would have to go with Widder to SAE/SAE to Coax to get it done. I've got all kinds of adapter setups since I have both Widder and Gerbing. If you run the gloves on the separate line you could probably dial down the temps to wearable - maybe.
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Hmmm, wonder if the Widder to coax adapter has a resistor in it?
 
It would get pretty hot if they burried a resistor in there.
FWIW if you ran gloves designed for series connection in parallel the controller set at 50% duty cycle would give you rated output. Shouldn't be a problem as it can run a liner which would draw more power.
 
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