2023 test16 productsWorkwear & Safety Gear
Which Heated Gloves Brand Wins?
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.
Winner
SabotHeat
Price shown in test: $50
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Budget pick
SabotHeat
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The measured results
Every number below is read straight from the test. Scroll sideways to see all measurements. Products are listed in the order they finished.
| Product | Size (puffiness) | Weight | Aluminum cube heat generation test (10 min, highest setting) | Freezer heat retention, no air movement (preheated 5 min, checked at 15 min, negative 22 F freezer, vs Ceapro control) | Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement (15 min, vs Ceapro control) | Battery life test (highest heat setting) | Freezer heat retention, no air movement (vs Ororo) | Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement (vs Ororo) | Battery life test | Freezer heat retention, no air movement (vs Hompress) | Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement (vs Hompress) | Grip test | Freezer heat retention, no air movement (vs Lyshion) | Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement (vs Lyshion) | Freezer heat retention, no air movement (vs Krosa) | Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement (vs Krosa) | Freezer heat retention, no air movement (vs MRAWARM) | Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement (vs MRAWARM) | Freezer heat retention, no air movement (vs MADETEC) | Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement (vs MADETEC) | Freezer heat retention, no air movement (vs Unigear) | Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement (vs Unigear) | Freezer heat retention, no air movement (vs Savior Heat) | Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement (vs Savior Heat) | Freezer heat retention, no air movement (vs Milwaukee Leather) | Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement (vs Milwaukee Leather) | Freezer heat retention, no air movement (vs Action Heat) | Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement (vs Action Heat) | Aluminum cube heat generation test (10 min, no heat source) | Freezer heat retention, no air movement (vs SabotHeat) | Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement | Freezer heat retention, no air movement (vs MATKAO) | Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement (vs MATKAO) | Freezer heat retention, no air movement (vs Royal Rose) | Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement (vs Royal Rose) | Freezer heat retention, no air movement (vs Dr. Warm) | Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement (vs Dr. Warm) | Freezer heat retention, no air movement (vs Snow Deer) | Freezer heat retention, with fan air movement (vs Snow Deer) |
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| 1SabotHeat$50 | 4.08 in (hand baseline 2.75 in), the least puffy of all the heated gloves tested per the closing recap | 444 g with batteries | started at 9.1 F, fingers close to 100 F at 5 min, finished at 29.7 F for a 20.6 F increase | 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 | average temperature of 87.3 F, much better than the unheated control which cooled down very quickly | 243 minutes, the longest of all products tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested |
| 2Savior Heat$140 | 4.28 in | 398 g, made of 40 percent lambskin and 60 percent polyester with soft pearl insulation | 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 | not tested | not tested | not tested | 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 | easy win with an average temperature of 77 F compared to 55 F for Ororo | 139 minutes, tied with Snow Deer | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested |
| 3Lyshion$54 | 4.38 in | 420 g, includes a battery life indicator and claimed 3M Thinsulate insulation | 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 | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | 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 | lost, cooling down quickly; Hompress won easily with fingers about 22 F warmer and palm about 10 F warmer | 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 | over 15, in the second tier behind Action Heat's 16.4 | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested |
| 4Hompress$60 | about 4.1 in at introduction, 4.11 in per the closing recap, second least puffy glove behind SabotHeat | 448 g, palms covered with genuine goat leather | 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 | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | 238 minutes, second longest of all products | not tested | not tested | not tested | 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 | easy win with fingers at 63.5 F and palm at 86.2 F | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested |
| 5MRAWARM$61 | 4.34 in | 430 g, claims waterproof and windproof layer, 6 to 8 hour charge time | started at 6.1 F, fingers around 95 F at 5 min, finished at 29.1 F for a 23 F increase | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | 104 minutes, tied for shortest of all products with Dr. Warm and Milwaukee Leather | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | 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 | fingers got very cold but the middle of the hand stayed warm; won this matchup as Krosa struggled more | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested |
| 6Krosa$80 | 4.24 in | 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 | 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 | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | 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 | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | warmer fingers than MRAWARM at 5 min and distributed heat more evenly by 15 min | really struggled, center of the hand dropped to a very cold 18.3 F after 15 min, the coldest single reading in the video | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested |
| 7Unigear$80 | almost 4.5 in at introduction | 440 g, 3M Thinsulate insulation, goatskin leather outer | 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 | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | 142 minutes | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | 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 | barely won at 15 min with an average temperature of 66 F compared to 64 F for MADETEC | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested |
| 8MADETEC$85 | 4.4 in | 482 g, the heaviest product tested; includes a battery usage display and touchscreen material | 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 | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | 163 minutes | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | 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 | lost narrowly at 15 min with an average of 64 F versus Unigear's 66 F | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested |
| 9Ororo$120 | 4.4 in, the lightest glove tested | 394 g, water resistant shell, soft fleece lining, 1800 mA hour battery | 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 | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | 169 minutes | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | lost, with fingers only around 63 F at 15 min while Savior Heat held a strong lead | lost badly, fingers cooled off very quickly, finishing with an average temperature of 55 F versus Savior Heat's 77 F | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested |
| 10Action Heat$150 | 4.5 in, the puffiest glove tested | 366 g, very light; 3M Thinsulate insulation | 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 | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | 108 minutes, second shortest of all products | not tested | not tested | 16.4, the best grip of every product tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | 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 | practically tied at 5 min, but won at 15 min with an average of 56 F versus 50 F for Milwaukee Leather | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested |
| 11Milwaukee Leather$170 | 4.15 in, less puffy than most other gloves | 404 g, 2500 mA hour batteries, no battery level indicator | 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 | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | 104 minutes, tied for shortest of all products with MRAWARM and Dr. Warm | not tested | not tested | over 15, in the second tier behind Action Heat's 16.4 | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | started slightly behind Action Heat, struggled to keep fingers warm, cooled quite a bit by 15 min | lost, fingers cooling down very fast, finished with an average of 50 F versus 56 F for Action Heat | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested |
| 12Ceapro unheated control$22 | 4.48 in, almost as puffy as Unigear | 140 g, ordinary unheated glove rated for weather down to negative 30 F | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | 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 | 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 | described only as cooling down very quickly versus SabotHeat, no specific temperature figure given | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested |
| 13Royal Rose Glove Liner$95 | not given as a specific figure for this product alone; described only as a lot less puffy than the gloves generally | 352 g, windproof and waterproof outer layer, touchscreen, wear resistant, non slip claims | 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 | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | 140 minutes, the last of the glove liners to run out | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | easy win, fingers and palm around 10 F warmer than MATKAO after 15 min | won, both liners losing heat quickly but this one held heat better; both fingers and hands were pretty cold regardless | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested |
| 14MATKAO Glove Liner$99 | 3.5 in per the closing recap, the least puffy of every product tested, gloves and liners combined | 314 g, very light; 93 percent polyester, 5 percent spandex; includes a power alert and a 4 bar battery indicator | 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 | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | 126 minutes, just over 2 hours | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | lost, losing temperature quickly throughout the test | lost, losing heat quickly | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested |
| 15Snow Deer Glove Liner$110 | 3.54 in, second least puffy of every product tested | 276 g, the lightest product tested; 92 percent polyester, 8 percent elastane, thin enough to use as driving gloves | 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 | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | 139 minutes, tied with the real Savior Heat | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | fairly even at 5 min, both liners struggled to keep fingers warm; lost to Dr. Warm, fingers pretty cold for both | 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 | not tested | not tested |
| 16Dr. Warm Glove Liner$110 | 3.68 in | 298 g, double layer form fitting design, made in China | 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 | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | 104 minutes, tied for shortest of all products with MRAWARM and Milwaukee Leather | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | did a great job with the middle of the hand and beat Snow Deer, though fingers were pretty cold for both | won narrowly with an average of 41.8 F versus 38.5 F for Snow Deer |
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.”
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.