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Permalink Reply by dan brown on January 23, 2012 at 5:00am

thanks iggi. I almost thought that was a NSFW thing though...yikes

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Permalink Reply by Shawn C. on January 23, 2012 at 5:06am

Dan - maybe you can use it for your wet gloves...

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Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on January 23, 2012 at 5:26am

And echoing Chris C's redundancy sentiment, I wore a lighter pair of gloves for the am commute, and brought a warmer pair of gloves for the anticipated (colder) pm commute.

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Permalink Reply by igz on January 23, 2012 at 5:36am

i suppose you could be prepared with extra pairs of anything, or be waterproof to begin with.

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Permalink Reply by Zoetrope on January 23, 2012 at 5:42am

I want to say those gizmo's are just redundant, but sometimes it's great to slip your hands into some pre-warmed gloves for a cold commute.  Instead of relying on your own body heat to warm up your hands and keep them warm, this can help eliminate that adjustment period. 

I wouldn't spend 80 bucks on that thing from Amazon, though.  If I happened to see something like the doornob or the other dryer vent things at Bed Bath and Beyond for 10 or 15 bucks for example, I might bite. 

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Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on January 23, 2012 at 6:39am

overshare.

Chris C said:

And expanding upon Kevin C's redundant sock preparedness, I have had to use spare socks as:

 

- gloves

- bandage

- toilet paper

- bike frame padding

 

I feel that socks are an unsung hero of our modern world.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Zumwalt on January 23, 2012 at 12:03pm

It is an efficient item but looks like a weekend warrior type thing or someone who can afford to have a separate room just for bike stuff. I have a dryer.

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Permalink Reply by Jeff Markus on January 23, 2012 at 2:44pm

Many moons ago I was working a reasonable walk from home and I saw a product which was 2 tubes that provide a gentle heat to dry (and prewarm) a pair of boots. Because they were just tubes they would fit gloves, socks or the like effectively.

Excuse me fer a sec while I dig'em out to get the name.

That was easy...they are from Seirus Innovation and called Boot Toasters. I'm sure there will be a dozen versions of them by different makers since they involve no patent-able technology.

It has been at least a decade since I bought them but I think I got them at REI...maybe

Jeff

The Chicagoan

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Permalink Reply by Jeff Markus on January 23, 2012 at 3:30pm

I ran a search and hit on a range of prices from 16.95 to 29.95 (Campmor to Ebay) with REI at 25.00.

Jeff

The Chicagoan

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