Customer Reviews Outdoor Research Gripper Heated Sensor Gloves

I have had increasing problem with cold hands during skiing and other outdoor winter activities. Hotties really were not doing the trick. A friend allowed me to try his Lucent heated Sensor mitts which he uses for lift-assisted skiing. Those mitts were nice and warm but clearly not ideal for back-country skiing where one is climbing for much of the day. Way too much mitt and no way to layer down. So I ordered the Gripper gloves and have decided that they are keepers. I ordered the XL, my normal glove size, and find that I can comfortably fit a liner glove inside the Gripper. Also, I can easily fit the Gripper inside an OR expedition mitten shell. I like having these layering options. So far, I have not had a chance to try these gloves in extremely cold temps but am certain that they will beat hotties all to heck. My first opportunity to try the Grippers was today, working on one of the wind turbines which I maintain along I-90. I used the Gripper only for climbing the 80 ft. steel ladder, then switched to light work gloves and stored the Grippers, set on low heat, in my tool bag, . REALLY nice to be able to put my hands into those gloves for a quick warm-up.

Great for walking the dog in cold weather. Good fit.

I have had a chance to use these gloves in weather approx -10 C , I have been really happy with how they perform. I am using them for hunting, mostly sitting in a treestand so very low activity and they have kept my hands warms for hours. I was right on the top measurement for a size small, which turned out to be a good fit.

I gave the gloves to my dad for Christmas as he spends quite a bit of time outside. So far he used them multiple times to snow blow the driveway and brought them with him for photography outings in the woods. He said they're not very warm as the heated wires seem to only be on top of the hand and not between the fingers. As a results, his hands still got cold when holding the metal snowblower handle but warmed up quickly after he let go of it. The fit is not great. Fingers are a bit short in proportion to the hand. The gloves do not look top quality, are a bit stiff, and the design is not flawless, but decent gloves for the price. So far, batteries last 4-5 hours on medium/high heat.

Not sure if my expectations of this product were a little too ambitious or not, but overall not the performance I was hoping for. My plan was to use them in the Alberta winter for fat biking. We havent even got close to some of the minus temperatures which are the norm here yet, but my hands are still colder than I would like them to be. These gloves will just about keep your fingers from freezing, but certainly wont get them warm/comfortable! Battery life is nowhere close to the advertised times on the various settings either.

The battery is not seeming to stay charged very long I've had to charge it twice already

The fit - Gripper synthetic palm creates excessive folded bulk around the palm. Fingers are a little short, whilst the thumb is a little long on mine. As you would expect to wear these gloves for outdoor activities, it is very difficult to pull the glove over a Garmin watch, especially with the gloves rechargeable batteries in place. Durability - Visually appears durable but as mentioned by another reviewer, there is an uncomfortable seem where the palm and thumb meet on the inside. Warmth - Appears to fall short already in temps of 4 degree c. Expect a minor increase in heat on the back of the fingers and hand (on high and almost nothing on mid and low settings). Due to the excess material around the mid part of my hands, this prevented my fingers from feeling the extent of warmth from the glove. Overall, seems poorly designed.

Not a fan. There are rough seams on the thumb/palm area that cause skin irritation. Fingers are tight--will most likely rip after using them for skiing. I usually wear a men's M in gloves and with these, I think I would need an XL. Design needs work.

I'm getting cold fingertips now that I'm up in age & these gloves work well. Fingers are Warm & they are nice & flexible . High quality Materials & craftsmanship with modern long lasting rechargeable batteries . Great buy

My wife has a problem with cold hands while skiing and doing other things, these have been awesome. They allow here to stay out longer on the cold days. Cant speak for durability now but I am betting they will last a while!

Best heated gloves I've used. Heats the whole hand, not just the wrist or back. Waterproofing works well too. Can be out on the cold for hours.

My hands are always cold but now I have the cure! Fargo can bring on sub-zero weather now, I'm prepared!

Being someone with bad circulation I always struggle outside in winter without large mittens. These are great because they allow me to wear thinner gloves but still keep my fingers warm and toasty

Very versatile winter glove! Not too bulky but still keep my hands nice and warm. Perfect for both winter sports and every day winter wear. The only thing I would want to add to these gloves is a wrist strap to tighten them as they seem to fit a bit on the big side. But overall very pleased with these!

Bought these becouse my mitts had to go back for warranty. Cannot wait till you get mitts back in stock much better for me in winter as i have burgers disease. These should work with big pair of mitts overtop. Please let me know when mitts are in stock again. Thanks

nice and warm for skiing.

Heater works great, but I'm a little baffled why the ring through pinkie fingers have so little insulation. The thumb and pointer finger are solid and where the majority of the heat is. I'm interested to see how these perform in very cold winter temps when out at night walking the dog.

I live in the pacific northwest where it hovers around freezing (and is damp) most of the winter; I was looking for something to mitigate Raynauds while commuting on the bike, taking walks/hikes, etc. I tried a couple of other makes as well as the OR Gripper but all of them had major drawbacks. While the Gripper has a better battery and battery storage storage system than all others (flat butterfly style battery on the front of the wrist), it also had a number of drawbacks. First, it has vinyl palms which are inflexible, uncomfortable, and transmit cold (esp without palm heating). The sides of the fingers are a different material than the top, making for extra and uncomfortable seams and major heat leakage. As a result, the heating on the back of the hand struggles to heat the entire hand - I frequently found that the back of my hand was hot but I had numbness on the front of my fingers. In addition, the gloves run big - the size guide said I should get L but my had was swimming. Unfortunately the M fingers were too short, so no size made sense. I eventually upgraded to the Stormtracker model which I really like as they address most of these issues (see my review for those).

I use these gloves for ice climbing, snowmobiling and doing environmental fieldwork. Solid first gen electric glove. Durability is an issue under regular use. The fit around the hand could use some work to add greater dexterity. Overall happy with the product. Keep up the innovation OR!

Heating works okay but wish I had bought the thinner more comfortable gloves. I would then be able to layer a mitt over them. Plastic palms are poorly contoured and form ridges.

I expected heated gloves would actually heat up. Apparently my expectations were to high to think heated gloves would heat. I charged the batteries twice all night long. All connections solid. Left them turned on high for hours, thinking they might warm up. Directions warn against burning hands on high heat! It was Laughable.

Bought these back in the spring and just recently started using them with the onset of the cold weather. I had the Lucent gloves and was happy with those but found them a bit bulky so when I needed a new pair I thought I would try these. They do not keep my hands warm at all. I was out walking the dog yesterday in -5C and the palms of my hands and front of my fingers were so cold with the highest heat setting. The gloves have very little insulation even in the context of regular gloves and the heat can be felt on the outside of the gloves. I have other OR products that I love but not this product.