Raynaulds gloves

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I have Raynaulds, and I'm sure lots of others on here also do, it only affects my hands, so I'm always on the look out for good gloves, not for riding, but more for general yard work. I keep seeing gloves that incorporate silver as being good for Raynaulds, but they are expensive, and I just wondered if anyone had tried them, and if they are significantly better than any other warm gloves?
 
I wear fingerless gloves i find they are better. They are meant to have copper in them dont think they do to be honest but I like them. Compression gloves I think they are called. I also have rechargeable hand warmers.
 
I wear large feather filled mittens made for mountaineering. I find gloves make the Renaud's worse as the pressure of the fingers causes the blood flow to stop. Very painful.
 
I wear the Le Mieux waterproof yard gloves then Sealskinz for riding.

www.lemieux.com

Thermal Work Gloves Navy Clothing

Fantastic equine work gloves for the coldest of weathers. Thick, waterproof and with a soft warm fleece inner lining they are perfect for around the yard and those horrible winter jobs. Beat the freeze and at least you could have warm hands this year!
www.lemieux.com www.lemieux.com
 
Kaylum said:
I wear fingerless gloves i find they are better. They are meant to have copper in them dont think they do to be honest but I like them. Compression gloves I think they are called. I also have rechargeable hand warmers.
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I do too and weirdly only fingerless gloves keep my hands warm. I've tried proper gloves in the same fabric, but my raynaulds comes back. I've got loads of pairs of Mole Valley fingerless gloves (about £3 a pair) and scatter them about the place so I've always got some to hand!
 
I have these, I think recommended on here ages ago. I really rate them, they're thick but not so bulky I can't do most jobs with them on and waterproof so if touching frosty gates etc they don't get wet through, and they keep my hands warm enough. Plus they're not too expensive!

Ejendals Tegera 517 Thermal Gloves - SafetyGloves.co.uk

Buy The Ejendals Tegera 517 Insulated Waterproof Precision Work Gloves For £8.70 At SafetyGloves.co.uk With Free UK Delivery On Orders Over £40.
www.safetygloves.co.uk
 
chaps89 said:
I have these, I think recommended on here ages ago. I really rate them, they're thick but not so bulky I can't do most jobs with them on and waterproof so if touching frosty gates etc they don't get wet through, and they keep my hands warm enough. Plus they're not too expensive!

Ejendals Tegera 517 Thermal Gloves - SafetyGloves.co.uk

Buy The Ejendals Tegera 517 Insulated Waterproof Precision Work Gloves For £8.70 At SafetyGloves.co.uk With Free UK Delivery On Orders Over £40.
www.safetygloves.co.uk
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They're good gloves, but the waterproof layer wore off mine. I got the leather ones & they're great, although they are bulky.

Ejendals Tegera 297 Thermal Waterproof Work Gloves

Buy the Ejendals Tegera 297 Thermal Waterproof Work Gloves for £16.55 with free UK delivery on all orders over £40 at WorkGloves.co.uk. Cold weather work.
www.workgloves.co.uk www.workgloves.co.uk
 
chaps89 said:
I have these, I think recommended on here ages ago. I really rate them, they're thick but not so bulky I can't do most jobs with them on and waterproof so if touching frosty gates etc they don't get wet through, and they keep my hands warm enough. Plus they're not too expensive!

Ejendals Tegera 517 Thermal Gloves - SafetyGloves.co.uk

Buy The Ejendals Tegera 517 Insulated Waterproof Precision Work Gloves For £8.70 At SafetyGloves.co.uk With Free UK Delivery On Orders Over £40.
www.safetygloves.co.uk
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I got similar, but I got these ones

Ejendals Tegera 295 Waterproof Thermal Work Gloves - SafetyGloves.co.uk

Buy The Ejendals Tegera 295 Insulated Waterproof Work Gloves For £16.06 From SafetyGloves.co.uk With FREE UK Delivery On Orders Over £40. Cold Proof Gloves.
www.safetygloves.co.uk
Given they are fairly cheap I think they are very good gloves. Probably the warmest gloves I’ve had, but not too bulky.
Not great for riding because I find the palm slippy (that haft spray might fix that) but perfect for yard work.

I’m still on the lookout for warm riding gloves. I had a great pair of Good Hands thinsulate lines leather riding gloves years ago which were brilliant, but aren’t made any more.
Last year I bought some thinsulate lined leather gloves by Mark Todd and was seriously disappointed…not very warm and very stiff leather.
 
Dave's Mam said:
I'm very curious about the fingerless gloves being warmer & I'm going to have to investigate! I have Reynauds & it really grinds me down, so if fingerless is the way forward, I need to know!
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I used magic gloves with pimples on, that invariably become fingerless. On that basis they don't work at all for me, but maybe proper fingerless ones might be different?
 
The thing I found made the biggest difference was keeping my wrists warm, particularly where the veins are so close to the skin. I also use fingerless gloves as they tend to be longer in the wrist which might be why others find them good too.
 
I don't actually have Reynauds but I suffer with incredibly cold hands and feet, from October to April pretty much. Obviously I'm not getting my hands wet when saddle fitting so a bit different to yard work, but my approach may help.

I wear wrist warmers, home made from Polartec Windpro and with a second layer inside of microfleece. They are just tubes with a horizontal slit for thumbs, dead easy to make. This means I can do all my work, from flocking to doing up girths on new, stiff, slippery girth straps. I do have to take them off for driving.

I then have mittens, large enough to slip over the top. I have cheap waterproof ones from Decathlon, and thick fleece Jack Wolfskin ones, I think I prefer the latter but they have fluffy turnback cuffs which are difficult to work with a jacket AND over a wrist warmer, maybe I should actually cut the turnback off them...

I find this combo the warmest and most versatile, allowing me to use fingertips where necessary.
 
Thank you for all the suggestions! I've worked outside most of my life, and I've always felt the cold, but I've always been ok with normal gloves, and I've used gloves like the LeMieux ones mentioned upthread, as I feel the cold I always wear lots of layers and my wrists are always warm.

But I only got Raynaulds four years ago, and its very different, for example, this evening was enough to set it off, and the colder it gets, the worse it gets. During the proper winter I wear latex gloves under my warm gloves and that helps more than anything else I've tried so far, in the house I wear fingerless gloves, just like a tube with a thumb hole and thats great indoors, but not enough outside. I've tried compression gloves and they were worse than useless, agony!

I saw on a Raynaulds website that the silver in the gloves really helps with conducting/retaining heat, and I just wondered if anyone had tried them, or if it was just general marketing blurb?
 
Make sure anything you use isn't too tight. My wrist warmers are carefully sized, and much thicker than the knitted wrist warmers I wear in the house (wearing them right now and wear even on cooler summer days when working). Anything a little snug on feet or hands undoes any good it could possibly do. My feet stay warmer in lightly insulated barefoot shoes which have a really good anatomical shape for my particular foot shape, than they do in regular (wide fit) heavily insulated snow boots.
 
I'm not sure how well it would work - in general if something conducts heat very well, it will lose heat very quickly. Is the idea perhaps metal strands within very well insulated gloves which would then conduct heat from your warmer palms through to the fingers? My suspicion, too, would be marketing blurb. A cheaper metal might work too, if it does work.

I don't have Raynaud's but do have cold hands. I find using waterproof gloves really helps, and use the ejendal's tegera for yard work, dog walking, etc. They do wear relatively quickly and I go though several pairs during the winter months. Plus the odd accidental thorn which pierces the waterproof liner <doh>.

For riding a pair of Sealskinz ladies' winter riding gloves: so pricey that they are only used for riding, and they have lasted quite a few years. Just googled them and they don't make that model anymore (it has e.g. some extra protection against wear between little finger and ringfinger) but list quite a few models which they say are suitable for equestrian use.

Women's Horse Riding Gloves

Take the reins with confidence in our Women's Horse Riding Gloves, crafted for optimal grip and comfort. Designed to withstand the rigors of riding, these gloves offer durability and flexibility, ensuring a secure hold and tactile sensitivity. Perfect for every equestrian adventure.
www.sealskinz.com www.sealskinz.com

For riding I'd go for one of the ones listed as suitable for flexibility/dexterity (eg the shooting glove but that has one fingertip which flips off), with leather lining between the fingers, leather palm, and for the coldest possible weather. My winter riding gloves are suitable for hacking, not schooling really, I'd say.


No experience of any others though, just adding my experience of the ones I do use.

ETA just remembered that, years ago, I knew someone who had just been diagnosed with Raynaud's and her GP told her that, although he could not offer it as official advice, a small glass of sherry first thing would help! Alcohol of course widens all those little blood vessels...
 
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daffy44 said:
Thank you for all the suggestions! I've worked outside most of my life, and I've always felt the cold, but I've always been ok with normal gloves, and I've used gloves like the LeMieux ones mentioned upthread, as I feel the cold I always wear lots of layers and my wrists are always warm.

But I only got Raynaulds four years ago, and its very different, for example, this evening was enough to set it off, and the colder it gets, the worse it gets. During the proper winter I wear latex gloves under my warm gloves and that helps more than anything else I've tried so far, in the house I wear fingerless gloves, just like a tube with a thumb hole and thats great indoors, but not enough outside. I've tried compression gloves and they were worse than useless, agony!

I saw on a Raynaulds website that the silver in the gloves really helps with conducting/retaining heat, and I just wondered if anyone had tried them, or if it was just general marketing blurb?
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If it helps you do learn what works for you, like anything we are all different. I was diagnosed at 12 and am knocking 62 now. Very rarely gives me trouble as I know how to manage it and recognise the signs of an attack. With me it is wet and cold and sudden change in temperature. I have even had an attack going in the sea on holiday because of the difference in temperature. Gloves and things are much better now, used to be just woollen ones and a pair of Marigolds! Hand warmers help as well and I often have one hand under my saddle to warm it up. Hope you find a solution. Beware of your feet as well. I use heat holder socks and muck boots for yard stuff and neoprene lined boots for riding. My daughter wears 3 pairs of socks and fur lined jodhpur boots, cashmere thin gloves and Sealskinz over the top!
 
Following with interest. I dont feel the cold generally but last year and already the last couple of days my hands are really feeling it, to the point of actually hurting. I struggle to do anything with gloves on but am going to have to find a pair that will allow me to do rugs, headcollars etc . Its not too bad around the yard as its quite enclosed but across the fields, I could cry with the pain some mornings!
 
Thermal work gloves from Screwfix etc are my go to, cheap enough for spare pairs, in very cold weather a thin pair of running gloves underneath.

I've also found that for me, the best way to help reduce my Raynauds is to keep my core as warm as possible. As soon as any of my torso feels even slightly chilly the numb fingers soon follow.

For fiddly stuff, an old trick I used when I was a comms service engineer was to wear a pair of latex type gloves over some cheap 'magic' gloves.
 
Thank you @teacups for being the only person who answered my question, I was leaning towards the silver just being marketing blurb, I appreciate your input which was more educated than mine.

@Domirati this is a relatively new condition for me, so I'm still experimenting to find out what is most effective, hence my question about the silver gloves, but I might now stick to what has worked best so far, which is latex gloves under warm/waterproof gloves.
 
I have Raynauds and generally use the Tegera gloves mentioned upthread. I have been tempted to give the below a try:

www.backontrack-uk.co.uk

Back on Track ® Human Wrist Gaiters, Ash

Back on Track® Human Wrist Gaiters, Ash Part of the new, ‘Knitted Collection’, these stylish and practical, rib-knitted “mittens” allow for free movement of the fingers while keeping the hands and wrists warm. In cold weather, they can be worn over thinner gloves. The wool mix yarn, lined with...
www.backontrack-uk.co.uk www.backontrack-uk.co.uk

I do use the Back on Track rugs on the horses and it seems to help them.

Blurb from their website: Almost all Back on Track® products are manufactured using functional textiles (Welltex™ , Iontex® & Haematex ® ). The unique, technological, ceramic infused fabrics (advanced woven material, in which minute ceramic particles bonded into the fibres), reflects the wearer's body warmth as FAR Infrared energy - a proven therapy that penetrates through the skin to the subcutaneous tissues and joints, warming up the muscles and connective tissues, thereby assisting in lessening the risk of strains/injury, promoting healing & recovery from injuries, diminishing discomfort, increasing circulation and reducing swelling/inflammation.
 
daffy44 said:
Thank you @teacups for being the only person who answered my question, I was leaning towards the silver just being marketing blurb, I appreciate your input which was more educated than mine.

@Domirati this is a relatively new condition for me, so I'm still experimenting to find out what is most effective, hence my question about the silver gloves, but I might now stick to what has worked best so far, which is latex gloves under warm/waterproof gloves.
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Never tried the silver. I hope whatever you find works for you and it becomes manageable.
 
eggs said:
I have Raynauds and generally use the Tegera gloves mentioned upthread. I have been tempted to give the below a try:

www.backontrack-uk.co.uk

Back on Track ® Human Wrist Gaiters, Ash

Back on Track® Human Wrist Gaiters, Ash Part of the new, ‘Knitted Collection’, these stylish and practical, rib-knitted “mittens” allow for free movement of the fingers while keeping the hands and wrists warm. In cold weather, they can be worn over thinner gloves. The wool mix yarn, lined with...
www.backontrack-uk.co.uk www.backontrack-uk.co.uk

I do use the Back on Track rugs on the horses and it seems to help them.

Blurb from their website: Almost all Back on Track® products are manufactured using functional textiles (Welltex™ , Iontex® & Haematex ® ). The unique, technological, ceramic infused fabrics (advanced woven material, in which minute ceramic particles bonded into the fibres), reflects the wearer's body warmth as FAR Infrared energy - a proven therapy that penetrates through the skin to the subcutaneous tissues and joints, warming up the muscles and connective tissues, thereby assisting in lessening the risk of strains/injury, promoting healing & recovery from injuries, diminishing discomfort, increasing circulation and reducing swelling/inflammation.
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I forgot about Back on Track, thats a good call, it certainly seems to work well on my horses.
 
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