Outdoor Research

Prevail Heated GORE-TEX Mitten

Excellent! Love that they are mittens

This is my third pair of heated gloves, and by far the best. I think mainly because they are mittens, with no finger separations. So the whole space gets heated. I don’t even suffer from my thumbs getting cold! So far the batteries seem to last well even on the hottest setting, but I’ve only taken them out half days. I do find that I need to charge them overnight.

Poor design

I had these mittens for 4 years and use them about 30 days per year. I had high hopes for them since I have a Reynolds syndrome and struggle to keep my hands warm without external heat source. This mittens are made from top quality materials and overall craftmanship is great. Unfortunately it has 3 big problems for me. I do not have large hands - they are average men's size and other brands works fine for me: 1. gauntlet cuffs ( i.e. cinchable part that goes over jacket sleeves) is TOO NARROW. It makes putting mittens on difficult. Since these part are cinchable - it is extremely frustrating why it was designed to be narrow. 2. The thumb pocket is NARROW. This prevents me from using a liner gloves with this mittens. 3. Connector for batteries is not reliable. After a while, the connection between battery and gloves become loose and heat turns off on it is own. I think it is an systemic problem with the connector design: it looks flimsy and not serviceable. The connector needs to be more robust and cleanable. When mittens heat works - it is great. But once connector becomes loose over time - it becomes a problem as it cuts off heat randomly. For that reasons I cannot recommend this mittens.

Very Warm Gloves

I bike everywhere in NY and these gloves are extremely warm whether turned on or not turned on. My one call out is the thumb is extremely tight.

Love These!

Familiarity:

I've used it several times

Size Bought:

8

So comfortable, and warm. I recently bought these, and have skied in them about 10 days. I tried on others, and the thumbs were uncomfortable, and different sizes. Worth the extra money, and better than using disposable hand warmers. Picking up my wide powder skies is challenging, but worth it.

oyster is not white

Because our family has poor circulation and gets very cold hands, these heated mitts have become essential for squeezing maximum value out of each of our precious snowboarding days. We can now stay out until we actually get tired rather than being forced to take a break due to being too cold. We purchased one pair in early 2023, one in late 2023, and one in 2024. Although the high price tag will necessitate years for us to fully outfit our large family, the incredible effectiveness of these mitts have prompted a goal to have ten pairs within the next several years. We've had good experience with the batteries thus far; lasting most of a typical day of snowboarding. Planning to purchase some back-up batteries to have on deck for extended days. For the latest pair we chose the oyster color, which looks WHITE on the webpage, but it is not white--it's closer to SAND. Since we were hoping for white to go with a girl's purple jacket, the sand color is a disappointment, but fine. Function is the most important thing here. SIze note. We all wear wrist guards underneath our mitts, and the size XL has been compatible with that protection system. Even our youngest family members (age 10) can use the size XL over their wrist guards and it works well.

Great warm weather skiing gloves

Great build quality. Easy to switch the batteries.

Game changing mitts

These mitts are game changing for me! I have Reynaud's and can now enjoy a full day out skiing without losing my hands. I wear a medium along with a liner glove. I used them for two full seasons before the button broke, but OR has been fabulous with a warranty claim.

Great gloves... But not sure who for

Have used these gloves for a few months now. Was aware of the weird thumb, so bought xl (even though I'm m-l). It's still a problem. My wife has tried them on, she would be a s-m in men's, and we laugh about it a lot. Wondering what lizard, cough, I mean human, they used as the model. Joking aside, as soon as they fix the weird thumb, I'll get another pair. They are fantastic. I love the low tech, that it's just a button and not a phone app. And have been happy with the heat and battery life, so far. Please fix the thumb!!!

Great gloves

Had these many years and got some for my family because mine are so great! They are light, warm and the ability to control the heat is terrific!

horrible fit

I can not understand with all the feedback about the thumb fit why these guys have not fixed the issue, The mit is either too tight to get on or gigantic.