Held Freezer gloves rock. It is warm now but I went through most of the winter using some new Held Freezer gloves. They kept me reasonable warm for my 20 mile commute even in 15-20 degree F weather. They have mostly replaced my Hippo Hands. The gloves are a bit bulky but I mostly adjusted to it with use - just requires a little more attention to use turn signals and light switch.
The Hippo Hands did a fine job preserving the warmth by keeping the wind and occasionally precipitation off my hands.
I will keep the Hippo Hands around - they may make things more comfortable if I decide to go out below 15 degrees. The downsides of the Hippo Hands are bulk during riding (hard to find light switch and turn signal switch sometimes), reduce fuel economy a bit I think and requires more storage than gloves when not in use.
I could have gone with heated gear but am not convinced of long term reliability and when combined with the higher cost the gloves seemed like a better investment for now. Of course, I did see some web sites talking about making your own heated gear - almost tried it. Maybe will another time but I will likely install a couple power sockets first.
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