First up, let me state that as I’ve gotten older, my cold weather tolerance has gotten very low. Living in Northern California with our generally mild weather and insane hot summers coupled with many deployments to the Middle East, I get cold under 50 F.
I haven’t spent much time riding in the cold in the last 20 years or so. Until very recently I didn’t own any electric heated garments. Then I got a mobile warning vest and riding to work got a whole lot more comfortable.
That experience got me thinking about heated gloves of the same type. After some research I found a pair from a German company called Orina on FC Moto. Never heard of them before and while I know about FC Moto, I had no experience buying with them.
Last Friday night I finally decided to pull the trigger and I placed an order for a pair of Orina Tesla gloves. All I can say is, if you are in the US and have concerns about shipping etc… zero to worry about.
I got a shipping confirmation Monday that my gloves shipped with DHL. Went to dinner tonight and was notified the gloves were on my door step! Really, 3 days from Germany? That’s AMAZING. I’ve ordered from companies in the US just ONE state away and had to wait a week. So huge thumbs up to FC Moto and DHL.
Unboxed the gloves tonight. Installed the battery packs and tested the warming feature. They get bloody warm in no time flat. Honestly, they’re warm even without the warming feature on. The only caveat is, the charger has a German plug on it.
Not as big an issue for those of us in North America as you might think though. I checked the charger specs and it’s 100-220VAC. So really, just need an adapter….which I found on Amazon @ just $7.95 for a 3 pack. Should be here Friday according to Amazon.
Full ride report to follow.
I haven’t spent much time riding in the cold in the last 20 years or so. Until very recently I didn’t own any electric heated garments. Then I got a mobile warning vest and riding to work got a whole lot more comfortable.
That experience got me thinking about heated gloves of the same type. After some research I found a pair from a German company called Orina on FC Moto. Never heard of them before and while I know about FC Moto, I had no experience buying with them.
Last Friday night I finally decided to pull the trigger and I placed an order for a pair of Orina Tesla gloves. All I can say is, if you are in the US and have concerns about shipping etc… zero to worry about.
I got a shipping confirmation Monday that my gloves shipped with DHL. Went to dinner tonight and was notified the gloves were on my door step! Really, 3 days from Germany? That’s AMAZING. I’ve ordered from companies in the US just ONE state away and had to wait a week. So huge thumbs up to FC Moto and DHL.
Unboxed the gloves tonight. Installed the battery packs and tested the warming feature. They get bloody warm in no time flat. Honestly, they’re warm even without the warming feature on. The only caveat is, the charger has a German plug on it.
Not as big an issue for those of us in North America as you might think though. I checked the charger specs and it’s 100-220VAC. So really, just need an adapter….which I found on Amazon @ just $7.95 for a 3 pack. Should be here Friday according to Amazon.
Full ride report to follow.