www.barmitts.com

I tried everything...but my best results come from a pill I get from France. I'm surprised no medical treatment is available here.

Just got my mercury mittens in the mail. +10000 and my hands get cold at room temp.

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Yep. A VB liner does solve the wet-out problem. I like to carry plastic food service gloves for emergency use, or for the first mile of a race. But, VB gloves aren't very comfortable for high-exertion activities as you will sweat profusely in them, it will drip out, and you'll get prune skin. :(

I do use VB mitts (RBH Designs, primarily) for Winter backpacking, though. The ability to prevent wet-out is crucial in a multi-day trip where you don't get an opportunity to dry your gear. Unlike running, in a Winter trekking situation you are also constantly monitoring your exertion level to prevent sweating. Plus, VB Mitts (as opposed to gloves) can allow you to vent at the cuff to evaporate the sweat. (VB Mitts would be way too warm for running unless you were sub-zero (F).

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I have also been diagnosed with Reynaud's and find that the Pearl Izumi lobster claws work pretty well and if its really really cold I go with ski mittens. I recently saw a doctor about my Reynaud's as I noticed it earlier this fall than usual and she gave me a daily pill that is also used for heart patients to expand the capillaries, I believe. Took it for a few days in advance of a cold 3 hr ride last and think I noticed a difference. The real test will be as the temps drop this winter. Ultimately, I'd like to move to Austin or Tucson or Ashevile where it is rarely cold so I never have to worry about this again.

I also suffer.

Be sure to purchase a pair of gloves that are a little too big. The warmest glove in the world won't help you if it's too tight (impairs circulation even more).

Without a doubt and as previously mentioned by Maineiac and darkwave, the chemical handwarmers you can buy inexpensively at most drug stores or Walmart (~$1 for pack of two) are the way to go and must be paired with the gloves for full effect. If you still suffer, stoop to the mittens (which suck for riding) and put the handwarmer up by your fingers. Your fingers will never complain again.

Check my Tuesday Tip, which addresses the issue of wimpy fingers (and other susceptible body parts).

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I don't think I would run with these, but I have a pair of heated gloves and they are life changing. Mine are Gerbing but there are plenty of others.

(Edit: Whoops, didn't realize the post I was replying too was so old. Old enough that I've already replied on this thread before... )

Which Gerbing model do you use?

S-2. They're a previous year's model, but I was able to get them at a price that was less brutal than the current ones. My commute is 30-40 minutes each way so I'm able to get 3 or 4 days use between having to charge the batteries.

Have you tried the sock liners? They're brilliant, but sadly also expensive

I bought myself the sock liners and that monster size battery they sell (you wear it on a pouch belt around your waist) and I can ride in bitter cold all day. I'd like to be able to run both the socks and the gloves off the one battery but there's no way yet. So I keep changing the glove batteries every hour and a half.

Cost me an arm and a leg but for anyone with Raynauds, I strong recommend the approach.

I haven't tried the sock liners. Oddly enough, my Raynauds used to be bad in my feet, and not at all in my hands....now it's reversed, so my feet are fine but my hands are miserable. The heated gloves are the only thing that's worked for me.

Anyone try those pepper hand/foot warmers on the really cold days? I have used those in mittens sitting at a winter football game and was amazed how nice they were. Sort of expensivo on a daily basis, but if it were a once a week long run thing not so bad.

The battery will work with the gloves too, in case you ever do longer rides and get tired of swapping out those little 7 volt batteries that normally sit in the gloves. There is a long cable that splits (in a "Y") with a wire to each glove. There's even a remote control to set the power level. It's brilliant

i have had very good luck with a treated leather mitt with a sheepskin lining, it seems to keep the hands from getting seaty and is easy to flip off when you need your hands. i treat them with snow proof wax sealer sometimes, they rock

http://www.amazon.com/Pratt-Hart-Deerskin-Leather-Mittens/dp/B0044Z0JSU/ref=pd_sim_a_8?ie=UTF8&refRID=0CA7Q74VRXCT2JJ6JQNR

I get it mostly in my toes, and the Mavic drift winter mtb shoes are awesome. I ride down to single digits (F) without too many problems. Surfing is what gets me, not much I can do to prevent raynauds in the toes when the water is 40 degrees and I'm already wearing 7mm booties...

I have 2 pairs of those exact glvoes (best pair of gloves I've ever had by the way), but they don't help when it's really cold. My finger still goes numb.

remember that a shot of Scotch will also improve peripheral circulation ;-)

my wife has Raynauds', a lined gore-tex shell mitten with a handwarmer in the zip pocket is usual, something like these Burtons,
http://www.the-house.com/...snowboard-mitts.html

otherwise you can get actual heated gloves,
http://www.llbean.com/...19?productId=1334134
which I am eying for a hut trip later this winter. Probably overkill for workouts though.

I've been suffering for a couple of years now, but after a lot of research I've found the Salomon Unisex Uquipe Windstopper Glove to be pretty darn good. I haven't run in sub 20 F yet this season, but they've kept my hands warm in mid 20 degree weather. I've also found using a beeswax moisturizer (I use Surgeon's Skin Secret) beforehand and rubbing it in vigorously to almost heat the wax and thus my hands before I put on the gloves has helped tremendously too.