Which Heated Gloves Brand Wins?
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Which Heated Gloves Brand Wins?

In our test we compared 16 heated gloves options head to head. SabotHeat came out on top. See the measured results, the runner-up, the budget pick, and a link to the full test video.

The verdict
SabotHeat
Winner

SabotHeat

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SabotHeat
Budget pick

SabotHeat

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The quick take

The short version of why each pick lands where it does, built straight from the measured results.

WinnerSabotHeat$50

As it turns out, the least expensive glove, the Savior Heat, costing $50, outperformed the more expensive gloves that cost over 150.

Budget pickSabotHeat$50

The measured results

Every number below is read straight from the test. Products are listed in the order they finished.

Size (puffiness)

  • 1SabotHeat
    4.08 in

    (hand baseline 2.75 in), the least puffy of all the heated gloves tested per the closing recap

  • 2Savior Heat
    4.28 in
  • 3Lyshion
    4.38 in
  • 4Hompress
    about4.1 in

    at introduction, 4.11 in per the closing recap, second least puffy glove behind SabotHeat

  • 5MRAWARM
    4.34 in
  • 6Krosa
    4.24 in
  • 7Unigear
    almost4.5 in

    at introduction

  • 8MADETEC
    4.4 in
  • 9Ororo
    4.4 in

    the lightest glove tested

  • 10Action Heat
    4.5 in

    the puffiest glove tested

  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    4.15 in

    less puffy than most other gloves

  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    4.48 in

    almost as puffy as Unigear

  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner

    not given as a specific figure for this product alone; described only as a lot less puffy than the gloves generally

  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    3.5 in

    per the closing recap, the least puffy of every product tested, gloves and liners combined

  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    3.54 in

    second least puffy of every product tested

  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    3.68 in

Weight

  • 1SabotHeat
    444 g

    with batteries

  • 2Savior Heat
    398 g

    made of 40 percent lambskin and 60 percent polyester with soft pearl insulation

  • 3Lyshion
    420 g

    includes a battery life indicator and claimed 3M Thinsulate insulation

  • 4Hompress
    448 g

    palms covered with genuine goat leather

  • 5MRAWARM
    430 g

    claims waterproof and windproof layer, 6 to 8 hour charge time

  • 6Krosa
    430 g

    manufacturer claims it can heat to 167 F in only 1 minute, a claim the video sets up to test but never explicitly confirms or denies with a matching timed result

  • 7Unigear
    440 g

    3M Thinsulate insulation, goatskin leather outer

  • 8MADETEC
    482 g

    the heaviest product tested; includes a battery usage display and touchscreen material

  • 9Ororo
    394 g

    water resistant shell, soft fleece lining, 1800 mA hour battery

  • 10Action Heat
    366 g

    very light; 3M Thinsulate insulation

  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    404 g

    2500 mA hour batteries, no battery level indicator

  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    140 g

    ordinary unheated glove rated for weather down to negative 30 F

  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    352 g

    windproof and waterproof outer layer, touchscreen, wear resistant, non slip claims

  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    314 g

    very light; 93 percent polyester, 5 percent spandex; includes a power alert and a 4 bar battery indicator

  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    276 g

    the lightest product tested; 92 percent polyester, 8 percent elastane, thin enough to use as driving gloves

  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    298 g

    double layer form fitting design, made in China

Aluminum cube heat generation test (10 min, highest setting)

  • 1SabotHeat

    started at 9.1 F, fingers close to 100 F at 5 min, finished at 29.7 F for a 20.6 F increase

  • 2Savior Heat

    started at negative 1.1 F, fingers low 70s at 5 min, finished at 20.7 F for a 21.8 F increase, about the same as Unigear and MADETEC

  • 3Lyshion

    started at 7.9 F, fingers only around 70 F at 5 min with little heat to the back of the hand, finished at 22.8 F for a 14.9 F increase

  • 4Hompress

    started at 7 F, fingers around 110 F at 5 min, finished at 42.8 F for a 35.8 F increase, the best heat generation result of every product tested

  • 5MRAWARM

    started at 6.1 F, fingers around 95 F at 5 min, finished at 29.1 F for a 23 F increase

  • 6Krosa

    started at 6.6 F, fingers very warm at 138 F at 5 min but back of hand pretty cool, finished at 21.4 F for a 14.8 F increase, about the same as Lyshion

  • 7Unigear

    started at 5.5 F, fingers around 94 F at 5 min but back of hand cool, finished at 27.1 F for a 21.6 F increase, tied with MADETEC

  • 8MADETEC

    started at 3.4 F, fingers around 95 F at 5 min but a very clear cold spot at the aluminum cube location, finished at 25 F for a 21.6 F increase, tied with Unigear; recap places it third overall for the metal cube test at a 24.4 F increase attributed instead to the Dr. Warm glove liner

  • 9Ororo

    started at 2.8 F, fingers low 70s and back of hand low 50s at 5 min, finished at 24.1 F for a 21.3 F increase

  • 10Action Heat

    started at negative 0.8 F, fingers high 90s at 5 min but a cold spot at the back of the hand, finished at 17.4 F for only an 18.2 F increase, the weakest heat generation increase among the gloves in its own testing segment

  • 11Milwaukee Leather

    started at 4.3 F, fingers around 115 F at 5 min, finished at 31.3 F for a 27 F increase, confirmed by the recap as the second best heat generation result of every product tested behind Hompress

  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner

    started at negative 0.2 F, fingers mid 90s at 5 min with a cold spot at the back of the hand, finished at 23.5 F for a 23.7 F increase, described as better than most of the gloves

  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner

    started at 6.3 F, fingers in the 120s at 5 min but not much heat to the back of the hand, finished at 29.7 F for a 23.4 F increase

  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner

    started at 6.4 F, plenty of heat to the fingers at 5 min but the back of the hand pretty cold, finished at 29.7 F for a 23.3 F increase, nearly identical to MATKAO's result

  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner

    fingers around 110 F at 5 min, finished at 25.4 F for a 24.4 F increase, described as the best of all the glove liners and confirmed by the recap as the third best result overall behind Hompress and Milwaukee Leather; no starting temperature figure is given for this product, unlike every other product tested

  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested

Battery life test

  • 2Savior Heat
    139 minutes

    tied with Snow Deer

  • 3Lyshion
    196 minutes

    stated as tied with Krosa which is also given as 196 minutes in the same sentence pair, possibly a coincidental tie or a caption duplication

  • 4Hompress
    238 minutes2nd

    second longest of all products

  • 5MRAWARM
    104 minutes

    tied for shortest of all products with Dr. Warm and Milwaukee Leather

  • 6Krosa
    196 minutes

    described as helped by how poorly it generates heat; stated as tied with Lyshion which is also given as 196 minutes in the same sentence pair

  • 7Unigear
    142 minutes
  • 8MADETEC
    163 minutes
  • 9Ororo
    169 minutes
  • 10Action Heat
    108 minutes2nd

    second shortest of all products

  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    104 minutes

    tied for shortest of all products with MRAWARM and Dr. Warm

  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    140 minutes

    the last of the glove liners to run out

  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    126 minutes

    just over 2 hours

  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    139 minutes

    tied with the real Savior Heat

  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    104 minutes

    tied for shortest of all products with MRAWARM and Milwaukee Leather

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested

Grip test

  • 3Lyshion
    over15

    in the second tier behind Action Heat's 16.4

  • 10Action Heat
    16.4

    the best grip of every product tested

  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    over15

    in the second tier behind Action Heat's 16.4

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested
All measurements (34 more)+

Freezer heat retention, no air movement (preheated 5 min, checked at 15 min, negative 22 F freezer, vs Ceapro control)

  • 1SabotHeat

    got off to a great start at 88.2 F finger and 84 F palm at 5 min; at 15 min fingers 77.4 F and palm 97.7 F, versus the unheated control's 36.3 F finger and 52.7 F palm; combined recap places this entry on top for average finger plus mid hand temperature at 87.55 F

  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement (15 min, vs Ceapro control)

  • 1SabotHeat

    average temperature of 87.3 F, much better than the unheated control which cooled down very quickly

  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Battery life test (highest heat setting)

  • 1SabotHeat
    243 minutes

    the longest of all products tested

  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, no air movement (vs Ororo)

  • 2Savior Heat

    huge advantage over Ororo for both finger and hand warmth at 5 min; held onto the lead through 15 min, especially in the fingers, while Ororo's fingers were only about 63 F

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement (vs Ororo)

  • 2Savior Heat

    easy win with an average temperature of 77 F compared to 55 F for Ororo

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, no air movement (vs Hompress)

  • 3Lyshion

    lost, cooling down quickly; Hompress won easily with fingers about 22 F warmer and palm about 10 F warmer

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement (vs Hompress)

  • 3Lyshion

    really struggled, losing heat about as fast as the unheated control; lost easily, with its own fingers at 34.9 F versus Hompress's fingers at 63.5 F

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, no air movement (vs Lyshion)

  • 4Hompress

    easy win, fingers about 22 F warmer and palm about 10 F warmer than Lyshion; recap places its fingers-only reading on top at 79.2 F

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement (vs Lyshion)

  • 4Hompress

    easy win with fingers at 63.5 F and palm at 86.2 F

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, no air movement (vs Krosa)

  • 5MRAWARM

    warmer palm than Krosa at 5 min but fingers cooled quickly; by 15 min had cold fingers but a warm palm, while Krosa distributed heat more evenly

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement (vs Krosa)

  • 5MRAWARM

    fingers got very cold but the middle of the hand stayed warm; won this matchup as Krosa struggled more

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, no air movement (vs MRAWARM)

  • 6Krosa

    warmer fingers than MRAWARM at 5 min and distributed heat more evenly by 15 min

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement (vs MRAWARM)

  • 6Krosa

    really struggled, center of the hand dropped to a very cold 18.3 F after 15 min, the coldest single reading in the video

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, no air movement (vs MADETEC)

  • 7Unigear

    performed well but MADETEC held a small lead at 5 min; lost narrowly at 15 min with an average of 80.9 F versus MADETEC's almost 82 F

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement (vs MADETEC)

  • 7Unigear

    barely won at 15 min with an average temperature of 66 F compared to 64 F for MADETEC

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, no air movement (vs Unigear)

  • 8MADETEC

    held a small lead over Unigear at 5 min and won narrowly at 15 min with an average of almost 82 F (81.95 F per the recap) versus Unigear's 80.9 F; recap places its fingers-only reading second at 78.1 F

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement (vs Unigear)

  • 8MADETEC

    lost narrowly at 15 min with an average of 64 F versus Unigear's 66 F

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, no air movement (vs Savior Heat)

  • 9Ororo

    lost, with fingers only around 63 F at 15 min while Savior Heat held a strong lead

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement (vs Savior Heat)

  • 9Ororo

    lost badly, fingers cooled off very quickly, finishing with an average temperature of 55 F versus Savior Heat's 77 F

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, no air movement (vs Milwaukee Leather)

  • 10Action Heat

    small advantage over Milwaukee Leather at 5 min; both struggled to keep fingers warm, both cooled off quite a bit by 15 min with the hand area around 75 F

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement (vs Milwaukee Leather)

  • 10Action Heat

    practically tied at 5 min, but won at 15 min with an average of 56 F versus 50 F for Milwaukee Leather

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, no air movement (vs Action Heat)

  • 11Milwaukee Leather

    started slightly behind Action Heat, struggled to keep fingers warm, cooled quite a bit by 15 min

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement (vs Action Heat)

  • 11Milwaukee Leather

    lost, fingers cooling down very fast, finished with an average of 50 F versus 56 F for Action Heat

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Aluminum cube heat generation test (10 min, no heat source)

  • 12Ceapro unheated control

    started at 3 F, back of hand low 40s and fingers 50s at 5 min, finished at 13.8 F for only a 10.8 F increase, the weakest of every product tested, as expected for an unheated control

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, no air movement (vs SabotHeat)

  • 12Ceapro unheated control

    fingers and palm just over 72 F at 5 min but temperature dropped fast; by 15 min fingers were down to 36.3 F and palm 52.7 F

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement

  • 12Ceapro unheated control

    described only as cooling down very quickly versus SabotHeat, no specific temperature figure given

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, no air movement (vs MATKAO)

  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner

    easy win, fingers and palm around 10 F warmer than MATKAO after 15 min

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement (vs MATKAO)

  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner

    won, both liners losing heat quickly but this one held heat better; both fingers and hands were pretty cold regardless

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, no air movement (vs Royal Rose)

  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner

    lost, losing temperature quickly throughout the test

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement (vs Royal Rose)

  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner

    lost, losing heat quickly

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, no air movement (vs Dr. Warm)

  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner

    fairly even at 5 min, both liners struggled to keep fingers warm; lost to Dr. Warm, fingers pretty cold for both

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement (vs Dr. Warm)

  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner

    fingers became cold very quickly and the middle of the hand lost heat quickly; lost narrowly with an average of 38.5 F versus 41.8 F for Dr. Warm

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, no air movement (vs Snow Deer)

  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner

    did a great job with the middle of the hand and beat Snow Deer, though fingers were pretty cold for both

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested

Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement (vs Snow Deer)

  • 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner

    won narrowly with an average of 41.8 F versus 38.5 F for Snow Deer

  • 1SabotHeat
    not tested
  • 2Savior Heat
    not tested
  • 3Lyshion
    not tested
  • 4Hompress
    not tested
  • 5MRAWARM
    not tested
  • 6Krosa
    not tested
  • 7Unigear
    not tested
  • 8MADETEC
    not tested
  • 9Ororo
    not tested
  • 10Action Heat
    not tested
  • 11Milwaukee Leather
    not tested
  • 12Ceapro unheated control
    not tested
  • 13Royal Rose Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 14MATKAO Glove Liner
    not tested
  • 15Snow Deer Glove Liner
    not tested

How it was tested

  • aluminum cube heat generation test on highest heat setting, 10 minutes
  • size and puffiness measurement in inches versus a bare hand baseline
  • weight measurement with batteries installed
  • freezer heat retention test with no air movement, negative 22 F freezer, preheated 5 minutes, checked at 15 minutes, paired matchups plus an unheated control
  • freezer heat retention test with fan air movement, same setup with a fan blowing air across the glove
  • touchscreen capability test (all products passed)
  • grip strength test using a clamp and scale on a flat piece of iron
  • battery life test on highest heat setting until fully drained

As it turns out, the least expensive glove, the Savior Heat, costing $50, outperformed the more expensive gloves that cost over 150.

From the test video verdict.
Data notes and caveats

16 total products (15 heated brands plus the unheated Ceapro control). Major brand resolution challenge: the transcript captions two different products (the $50 winner and a separate $140 product) with the identical string Savior Heat; resolved via the video's own chapter markers, which spell the $50 product Sabot Heat correctly, and via the description's explicit SabotHeat (Winner) tag. Additional caption drift within the single video (not separate brands, same product renamed partway through): Hampress became Hot Hands (and the recap mislabeled a repeated 35.8 F figure as belonging to Hot Hands rather than Hampress), Croozer became Krossa/Krosa, MadeTech became MayTech, Royal Rose became Aurora Rose, and Arovo became Aurora (Ororo). Only 3 of 16 products have named chapter markers, so chapterMap is false despite those 3 chapters correctly confirming brand spellings. Hompress was the strongest all-around performer aside from the winner (best raw heat generation at 35.8 F, second best battery life at 238 minutes) but the video never explicitly names a runner-up, so runnerUp is left null rather than inferred. The manufacturer claim that Krosa can heat to 167 F within 1 minute is set up as something to test but never explicitly confirmed or denied against a matching timed reading.

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