Gloves - Help please (Raynauds)

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Just looked at the sealskins gloves online, my husband cycles and suffers with his fingers badly in the cold weather, I'd heard these gloves were supposed to be great, but after reading the reviews on their website about them it seems they keep hands dry but not warm in cold temperatures.

Before spending £40 on a pair I know people have mentioned on here before about this problem and gloves, does anyone have any advice / recommendations please? Would really appreciate it.

Thank you!
 
My experience is that gloves of any sort tend to cramp the circulation and make things worse. Most people love Sealskinz, but I don't.

If yr husband is cycling, so doesn't need that much dexterity, what about a pair of electrically heated gloves? Most run off motorcycle electric systems, but you can get ones powered by battery packs.
 
Thank you both for your suggestions, I've never heard of either of these so definitely worth a go. He's training to cycle London to Paris and has been suffering with his hands in this cold weather! Thanks x
 
Don't buy online. I have Raynauds and do use Sealskinz, but they're the best of a bad bunch. I have some cotton under gloves to go with them and have the 4 tog gloves in Large. I am normally a small in gloves, which is why you should not buy online. 😉 The other trick is to use thick fleece lined gloves and a larger size of latex or nitrile gloves on top as a waterproof and windproof layer. I would also buy the general outdoor ones rather than riding or cycling. The general ones have pigskin palms which better insulate against cold surfaces. A well meaning friend bought me a riding set, which seem thinner and material on the underside. They're useless for me. I'm afraid I have to sacrifice dexterity in winter or I wouldn't leave the house!
 
I have Raynauds too. I use gardening gloves (Briers) similar to those Gloi has mentioned for mucking out.
I have Sealskinz but find them bulky and not warm enough. I also have battery heated gloves but find them bulky as well.
Like Fransurrey I am a fan of glove liners, I like the Patra silk ones and tend to wear them under waterproof fleece riding gloves like Good Hands for riding.
I don't think there will be an ideal solution for your husband as gripping the handlebars, like gripping the reins tends to make the numbness worse. I used to come back from hunting almost in tears from my painful fingers and unable to undo the bridle buckles to untack.
Good luck for his cycle ride.
 
I love Showa thermal gloves, not sure if they'd look the part for cycling but they are very good and are roomy enough for silk liners if needed
 
Fellow Raynauds sufferer here! The only thing that works for me is to have my hands and feet well warmed up and circulation flowing before putting the Sealskins on (I often sit with a fleece covered hot water bottle before heading out).
If i put any type of glove on with cold hands, they just insulate the cold in. First thing in the morning, I have the Sealskins warming up on the radiator and activate a couple of those "Little Hotties" hand warmer bags. Then pop them into the gloves.
The Sealskins are good because they're waterproof. Nothing worse than soaking wet gloves trying to to yard chores in this weather.
 
P.s. Also tried those Nifedipress tablets prescribed by the doctor and the side effects migraines were hellish. You actually feel the blood rushing to your fingers & toes whilst on them, but OMG the migraines were not worth it.
 
I have a pair of karrimor wind proof gloves I got from sports direct for about three quid- vv warm but not waterproof. My sealskinz are great but find sizes come up small. A friend I knew has raynauds and said acupuncture really helped her? Maybe worth a google x
 
Britestar said:
I 2nd these. Got a pair from the local garden centre, and have purchased more online. They are AMAZING. Gave a pair to a friend for Christmas who had reynaulds and she says they are the only gloves that have ever kept her hands warm.
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these are excellent.
I dont suffer from Reynauds nowadays but several years ago I used to hack out in feather filled mountaineering mittens. no glove was warm enough back then and i needed to be able to wriggle my fingers about.
 
Raynauds is the bain of my life at this time of year! Have tried numerous types of gloves over the years including sealskinz but nothing really made much difference. Recently however have been very impressed with the Mark Todd winter gloves with thinsulate. Best gloves Ive tried to date :)
 
Britestar said:
I 2nd these. Got a pair from the local garden centre, and have purchased more online. They are AMAZING. Gave a pair to a friend for Christmas who had reynaulds and she says they are the only gloves that have ever kept her hands warm.
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I love mine. I've been working on the yard in this awful wind all morning and my hands were toasty even if my face wasn't :)
 
I just need to step out of my house and my fingers go white some days. I hate it. I like to be able to flex, bend and use my hands so I loathe thick gloves. What has worked for me recently is some cheap gardening gloves from our local discount store and put a pair of magic gloves over the top. It's still thin enough for me to be able to feel what I am doing and warm enough for my fingers to still function!
 
I can't recommend silk glove liners enough. I suffer from raynauds. When my hands 'go' it gets to me so bad I feel I can't breathe, I hate the winter! I use the liners under the mark todd gloves and they are generally sufficient but if not I move on to thick snow gloves. I didn't rate seal skinz at all, they seemed to make my hands colder! Silk has natural thermal properties. Ebay sell them.
 
I've got some 'silver' gloves which I got from the Raynauds website. They are thin gloves with silver thread which are meant to help with circulation, you wear them under other gloves (I wear them under my sealskinz) and they do keep my hands much warmer. They were about £6 if I remember ..... :-)
 
Scatterbrain said:
Fellow Raynauds sufferer here! The only thing that works for me is to have my hands and feet well warmed up and circulation flowing before putting the Sealskins on (I often sit with a fleece covered hot water bottle before heading out).
If i put any type of glove on with cold hands, they just insulate the cold in. First thing in the morning, I have the Sealskins warming up on the radiator and activate a couple of those "Little Hotties" hand warmer bags. Then pop them into the gloves.
The Sealskins are good because they're waterproof. Nothing worse than soaking wet gloves trying to to yard chores in this weather.
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I'd second this. It makes a huge difference to my fingers if the gloves are already warmed up before I put them on. I use ski gloves for both yard jobs and riding.
 
I have really bad Reynauds and the one thing that makes an enormous difference is wrist warmers - I have several pairs but the best ones are made of polar fleece - it makes a massive difference, and I also agree with putting warmed gloves on :)
 
Another Raynauds' phenomenon sufferer here. Not so bad this year but I have been on gin more than usual. Also, it's the mildest winter so far.

Anyway, the only gloves that work for me are skiing gloves. Thick, cumbersome but if you're on a bike, that doesn't matter that much. I still manage to ride in mine but I guess it depends on your horse...
 
I don't find Sealskinz to be more than 3 season gloves.

I have used huge ski gloves before, but they are cumbersome. The best of all tough is real sheepskin mittens. Again they are cumbersone from the outside, but you can still wriggle your fingers inside. Also to make sure the rest of your body warm.

I find keeping my head/neck warm is very important.
 
I suffer too and movement is very important. The moment I feel it starting I have to just focus on moving my fingers and getting them warm and blood going before it really kicks in. In terms of gloves, being dry is an absolute must and I actually change gloves numerous times from thick ski gloves for jobs not requiring a lot of dexterity to thin under gloves with rubber gardening gloves over for other jobs and I ride in cheap fleece ones as long as it's dry. But agin the minute they get damp it starts...
 
Whilst the movement that SealSkinz give is great, the quality of them, imo, is horrendous for what they cost. My last pair didn't even last me a full winter.

I have a pair of £15 Mountain Horse fleece gloves that have lasted me 4 winters and still look as good as new. Whilst they are obviously not waterproof, they are incredibly warm and wash really well.
 
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