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DPReview TV: This G-Tech hand warmer can keep you—and your batteries—warm in winter conditions: Digital Photography Review
Wait... you're reviewing a what? Chris and Jordan work in some pretty frigid conditions in the winter, so they've been using the G-Tech battery-powered hand warmer. Find out why they think it's a useful accessory for cold weather photographers.
I tried to find one to buy and found only one store that had international shipping, in USA. Ok tried to order one and it all worked out until the confimation of the order, then I was thrown back at non international page with all my entries blanked out (ofc as I don't live close to USA/Canada). Bummer :-(
Other ways of managing the cold (-20 and above specifically), and operate the camera would be great. I use heat 3, but it's got its limit. My finger tips gets frozen and I can't shoot anymore.
Battery-powered handwarmers aren't worth dick. If you spend a lot of time outside in the winter like I do, you buy HotHands disposable handwarmers by the case. I also buy their toe warmers by the case and put them on my socks every morning before I go to work—most days I also change into dry socks at lunch, and refresh them at that time. I also have a strategic reserve of Super Handwarmers, for when the regular ones just can't cut it. They are about 6x the size of a normal one.
I just get very good gear (clothing, gloves, boots etc) along with with experience an knowledge, hot hand etc aren't needed, being an all yr round motorbiker only adds to knowing how to stay warm When it comes to batteries have extra spares an keep them in an inside pocket Ps as with anything there's always exceptions
Halftrack ... your dick may be worthless but mine ain’t! This is ideal for stopping mobiles and batteries failing in the cold, it’s a one purchase price, is more flexible and offers unlimited heat if you’ve got spare batteries. Did I really have to explain that ... the product speaks for itself.
I'd be curious how warm the end of the fingertips get. I have several pair of heated gloves, and they heat most of the hands just fine, except the very tips.of the fingers, where I need the most heat.
I may just have to go with the Joka Polar gloves and mittens.
I know the struggle. I'm in SE Michigan and to pass the time, I've been trying to photograph the snowy sunsets around home. It was 18 degrees Fahrenheit with 10-15 mph winds the other day. Something like this would have been very nice for my shooting hand...
I wish this had more comparison with other brands and alternative products. It feels sponsored, even though I trust DPR's normal sponsor badging practices.
If the highest setting is too hot for bare hands I might be a little hesitant to use this to keep my Li-ion batteries warm, in case that setting is accidentally hit.
The intense heat is only in the hand warming area. The separate pouch for accessories doesn't reach the same level of heat and so would be safe for batteries.
With all the money DPreview bestows on these chaps, I am surprised they haven't joined their fellow countrymen on Vancouver Island or in Arizona. Just joking, haven't been back to Calgary since the 60's when I hitchhiked across Canada. It was a small cow town back then & tumbleweeds blew 200' above me while waiting for a ride. It is cold out on the prairie.
Lots of mittens are designed with split palms to stick fingers out of for using a gun or camera. Also big mittens on an 'idiot string' are common for hunting in the north. See here... You can't argue with polar explorers:
Having moved to colder and colder climates in my adult life, I've tried so many different gloves and mittens. The one thing I've come to find is that the hybrid ones were actually the WORST performing gloves for my hands. Somehow the glove around my fingers separated the digits enough to slow the warming process more than if I just had nothing on instead.
I've found that I either have to go mitten + liner for coldest times and have no dexterity to shoot or medium glove with a warm pocket and cycle my hand in as much as I can (with a mitten on the non-shooting hand). Nothing is perfect, so something like this fannypack would be a neat option if I could just clip it to my camera bag.
@Txoni, Got a link? if it's like the one I linked, then I had the same issue. It might be something to do with my fingers in particular (family history of reynards, though I don't think I have it myself). Honestly, I think I'm just going to look for 2 small rechargeable hand warmers for my coat pockets. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07W2WNFZP/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_6J6D99ZKFT1923Q6X798?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
I've thought about looking at something like the link below, which might solve my issue. The price is a little high to me, but it might be worth looking into. Good luck!
I wear either thin-ish gloves with touch-screen material or mittens that can expose your fingers, but when it's very cold it can be hard on the fingers. The mittens are Outdoor Designs "Kona Grip Convertible", but I think they've stopped making them.
Baffin makes some INSANELY warm boots. I know this is the internet and everything is hyperbolic, but their Impact boots are easily four or five levels warmer than anything else I've ever put on my feet. My girlfriend is a farmer and asked for a pair for winter work and they were TOO WARM. I had to put my feet in them to see for myself, and yes, they are crazy warm. I work outside all year round and I hike in the winter too, so I know winter boots—and these are seriously on a completely different planet from the stuff I normally wear. The catch, of course, is that they are huge and bulky and look like the bottom part of a spacesuit.
Great. Also good for skiing. Sometimes your hands need to warm up and it is no good to warm up in a cabin and have another of those strong drinks. Of course great for outdorr whatever... Think of buying one if I can find a dealer in Belgium.
Keep in mind that at -10C, with thin shooting gloves your hands will get very cold, very fast wearing thin photography gloves, so you will be constantly putting your hand in this muff. Actually, I wish there were a thin pair of photography gloves with very fine heating mesh inside like a heating blanket with a wire that attaches to a belt battery pack. Also, with regard to batteries, I keep them in my pant pocket. It keeps them pretty warm. (Not saying this product is bad...actually I would probably get it if I didn't hate going outside in the cold so much, haha)
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