Cold hands protection

"dardruba" wrote in message
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Over Xmas dinner our daughter said she was not looking forward to
her forthcoming ski trip. Her gloves and liners were not warm enough
and the distress she felt on her last outing outweighed the pleasure.

that sounds pretty dire. You can damage yourself by ignoring the pain (as I
found last season) so she is being very sensible. Women often have poor
circulation to the extremeties, and there is a medical condition which
exacerbates this.

Are mitts better for her than gloves?

Yes! I have a pair of snowboarder mittens, with inbuilt fleece gloves
(removeable) which I use for the really cold days. Mittens are much warmer
than gloves.

Are the heated wire inners on http://www.realshopping.co.uk/
likely to be of help. Must be better than the reheatable sachets which
will only fit in the back of a gauntlet.

If they are convenient, then yes. The sachets are OK, most people hold them
in their hands while they put them in the gloves, rather than using the
pockets on the hand's back. The hand's inside is where a cold-hand person
will want them.

So what do you think and are there any papers available on protocols
and procedures for skiers with known poor circulation?

It is a common problem (I'm trying to think of the name, Hodgekinson's keeps
occuring ot me but I know that's wrong!). Some kind of outside-sourced heat
seems key to these people, so sachets or battery-powered heat, or something
that retains the existing heat.
Ensure she's wearing thermal underwear and NO cotton near the skin, keeping
the throat and the trunk extra warm, the head warm, and the feet using
neoprene boot covers or boot heaters.

ant

argh! I remembered it: Reynaud's Disease. The cold disease. I assume they've
tested her for this? It's very common (it seems) in Australia, so many
people seem to have it.

ant

"The Real Bev" wrote in message
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dardruba wrote:

So what do you think and are there any papers available on protocols
and procedures for skiers with known poor circulation?

Do your docs have any suggestions? My MIL has been cold all her life,
only being comfy in full sun in the middle of summer. When she was
younger she had no medical insurance. Now that she's 88 and has full
medical insurance and a stable of doctors (lots of specialists), none
has any suggestions for solutions to the problem -- I suspect because
she's old and abrasive and no fun to treat, but I could be wrong.

If your daughter can find a medical solution now, it will pay off for
the rest of her life. Good luck!

--
Cheers,
Bev
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooo
If it weren't for pain, we wouldn't have any fun at all.

ant wrote:
argh! I remembered it: Reynaud's Disease. The cold disease. I assume they've
tested her for this? It's very common (it seems) in Australia, so many
people seem to have it.

ant

Not too loud now. They may add it to the "people with disabilities act"
in the US and they'll force us to change the climate in order to
accommodate them.

Hmm. I wonder if this will finally earn me terrorist status on Scott's
list? Since I figured out T-bird's killfile I guess I'll never find out.
Someone please let me know. ;-)

"Chuck" wrote in message
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Hmm. I wonder if this will finally earn me terrorist status on Scott's
list? Since I figured out T-bird's killfile I guess I'll never find out.
Someone please let me know. ;-)

Most people insist on repeating his drivel. He's been killed here on OE for
years. I still get to poke at him through peoples replies though. There is
definite satisfaction in automatically and electronically neutering him
again though.

Someone has started replying to his lies with "Trunky wrote: (snip)" and
then carrying on with their statement. That would be the response I would
encourage everyone to use, except in cases where he makes one of his famous
false claims or insinuations (Europe, cop, Navy S.E.A.L. etc.).

ant wrote:

argh! I remembered it: Reynaud's Disease. The cold disease. I assume they've
tested her for this? It's very common (it seems) in Australia, so many
people seem to have it.

No, that's not what my MIL has. I had a minor bit of it when I was
still smoking, but once I stopped it never came back. She is always
cold all over her body. The docs say "poor circulation" and recommend
wearing warm clothing. Duh.

"The Real Bev" wrote:
dardruba wrote:

So what do you think and are there any papers available on protocols
and procedures for skiers with known poor circulation?

Do your docs have any suggestions? My MIL has been cold all her life,
only being comfy in full sun in the middle of summer. When she was
younger she had no medical insurance. Now that she's 88 and has full
medical insurance and a stable of doctors (lots of specialists), none
has any suggestions for solutions to the problem -- I suspect because
she's old and abrasive and no fun to treat, but I could be wrong.

If your daughter can find a medical solution now, it will pay off for
the rest of her life. Good luck!

--
Cheers,
Bev
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"We've got some stupid people out there. This morning, I woke
up in a bathtub filled with ice and I had an extra kidney."

And I forgot the most dire solution ...

Take the 9v batteries out of your avvy beacon and your buddy's avvy
beacon and clip them together. In a minute or so, unclip them and hold
one in each hand. Careful, they'll be hot.

You can do this once and the batteries are ruined for re-use in radios,
but three times before they're completely exhausted.

Yes, they CAN rupture if left together indefinitely.

Dr. Science

I would suggest using mittens and/or add the throw away heating packs to the
gloves or mittens.

JamesF1110 wrote:
I would suggest using mittens and/or add the throw away heating packs to the
gloves or mittens.

Uhm, yeah, who asked the question lately or did I miss something?

There are those of us who prefer gloves to mittens for
aesthetic reasons. They are kewler, so, my advice is to
always buy gloves a size or two bigger than you would
normally buy. The heat packs are good too.

When the temps get to zero or below (F) I eschew all
aesthetic consideration and use my mittens, with heat packs.

VtSkier

VtSkier wrote:

JamesF1110 wrote:

I would suggest using mittens and/or add the throw away heating packs
to the
gloves or mittens.


Uhm, yeah, who asked the question lately or did I miss something?

It was asked on 1/5, not really all that long ago as the real world
measures such things.

--
Mary Malmros
Some days you're the windshield, other days you're the bug.

Mary Malmros wrote:
VtSkier wrote:

JamesF1110 wrote:

I would suggest using mittens and/or add the throw away heating packs
to the
gloves or mittens.



Uhm, yeah, who asked the question lately or did I miss something?


It was asked on 1/5, not really all that long ago as the real world
measures such things.

Oh, thanks, I just never saw it.