These shockingly warm high-tech mitts do the trick (maybe a little too well)
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There are great gloves and there are cozy mittens – and then there are the shockingly warm Heat 3 Smart Gloves, just making their way into North America.
They are made in Austria by the Heat Company and were designed to be used by German and Austrian special forces combat troops, so this mitten/glove combo has an impressive CV.
While they're too bulky to be considered chic, I was ready to try anything, since I've never been able to ski for long without my hands going numb. Not with these gloves. On long lift rides up the Alps, wind seared through my ski jacket, but my Heat 3-covered hands always stayed warm.
When DG traveled to Iceland to capture its breathtaking landscapes, they knew the wind and rain would be a true test of gear. Recommended by Dan from Capture the Atlas, The Heat Company’s Heat 2 Softshell gloves kept them dry, warm, and ready to shoot — no matter how wild the weather got.
Photographer Bogdan A. has faced some of the harshest winter conditions — from the frozen shores of Hudson Bay to the icy forests of Minnesota. Armed with The Heat Company’s Durable Liner Pro and Shell Full Leather gloves, he’s able to stay warm, keep full control of his camera, and capture stunning shots of wildlife in subzero temperatures.
Photographing sunrise and vaporizing boiling water at -38°F while dogsledding in Ely, Minnesota, on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area is no easy task.
