Customer Reviews Outdoor Research Stormtracker Heated Sensor Gloves

I'll start by saying I didn't buy these with some expectation that the heaters would make them perfect for really cold conditions. I bought these for cool temps (20-40F), during high exertion exercise, with the opportunity to warm my hands if they get colder. That is not what these gloves are... they are a total rip off. The regular Storm Chaser Gloves are probably every bit as useful as these for $70... and by that I mean they are probably both worth about $30. I have inserts that are warmer than these. They might block the wind but they don't hold any heat, even with the heater on high all the heat escapes and they get cold. It's like there is no insulation at all, I have a pair of $8 gloves I ordered off of Wish that are warmer than these. If the fact that the gloves are terrible and the heater doesn't do anything, it takes 7-8 hours to charge the batteries that don't heat the gloves. The batteries take a special charger instead of using a standard usb charger, which could probably charge them twice as fast. The cuff is both to large to fit under your jacket and to small to go over your jacket so your jacket sleeve is always bunched up. I'm on sure what OR was thinking on this one. It's like they spent a bunch of money to develop this and didn't actually do any user testing. I got these through a pro-deal where I can't return them or I would have after 5 minutes with them. Take it from a pro - buy some $40 windstopper gloves and they will be better than this.

I had high hopes these gloves would keep my hands warm. Even on high they where not able to keep the entire hand warm. Instead main and index finger where sweating while ring, pinky, and thumb froze in mild conditions. A simple glove worked great. Needs more development and better warming across fingers.

Sorry to say, after 30 minutes on high, my fingertips were cold, at 19 deg. F. My body and head were well dressed. I went back to the house for 40 year old sheepskin mittens. My fingers were no warmer or colder in the mittens than in the heated gloves. I was so hopeful as I am a senior who downhill skis. If today was zero deg, I might not be so skeptical, but at 19 deg. they certainly will not work when it is really cold. I will return them.