Heating ended up being a pretty significant expense while working from home in Tassie last winter, so I want to try and get by without this year if I can.
It's mostly easy to rug up, except for hands. I've tried thinner full gloves or thicker fingerless ones at various times in the past, mostly cheapies though, and none that I stuck with. Google is happy to show me many and varied options, but I'm just wondering if anyone here has found any good options that they'd recommend?
These have little postage stamp sized heat pads in them, not very effective.
And much cheaper on eBay or Ali express.
I have arthritis in my fingers and the cold messes them up pretty bad. I use compression gloves with 8hr heat pads inserted into them. I tried USB powered, battery powered, and once you add any kind of cable or battery the gloves become a pain to use.
Not the cheapest long term, but definitely the least restrictive would be just chucking a foot heater on the table pointed at your hands. That way you're using significantly less power than heating the entire room, but aren't wearing anything that would restrict your ability to work.
Redirect the exhaust vent on the desktop power supply or any heat generating component to put towards your keyboard, recycle heating :)
My husband also feels the cold and tried the 3M thinsulate fingerless gloves but found the knit too bulky for computer use. He was complaining about it when the inlaws were over and they suggested he try the BodyAssist Cotton Arthritis Gloves which they both use. He finds the gloves surprisingly warm for such a lighweight fabric and very comfortable.
Yes, these Tassie winters can be pretty chilly, especially in the mornings and I had the same issue when working from home last year. When we first moved to Tasmania, I bought some of the 3M Thinsulate fingerless knitted gloves from Lowes, so already had those as a standby, and used them as and when needed whilst working - i spend my entire day at the computer, on a keyboard and mouse, so need to keep my hands warm. The gloves are a little on the thick side, but I was used to wearing them anyway, so that wasn't an issue for me.
You can also have a look at ski glove inners. They're usually quite thin (but warm), and have fingertips that work on touch screens.
I have similar needs, and have yet to find the perfect solution.
A heated throw from Kmart for $35 is good. It costs about 5c per hour to run.
I got a mini fan heater in Asia a few years ago. It only uses 100watts, less than 3c per hour to run. It blow a very gentle stream of warm air at my hands.
It is still pretty cold when the temp outside is below 5 degrees.
Thanks for all the suggestions. I think I'll try the BodyAssist gloves and a mini fan heater (can't find a 100W one, but 200W should still be pretty reasonable).
Any updates on those compression gloves?
Been looking for the same thing. Fingerless but not bulky.
These look like a great idea.
https://www.amazon.com.au/Heated-Fingerless-Heating-Knitting…