Cold, cables and friends

[Veronica]

Do you think they would last 11 hours?

Last year or maybe the year before, Thom gave this little heater thing that runs on lighter fluid. I was wishing for that.

Actually my core was pretty warm and my arms weren't too bad. But feet, hands and legs were chilly.

Veronica

[jobob]

Lee swears by them. Plus, you probably wouldn't need them for more than a few hours. And they're small (esp the toe warmer size) so you could always carry an extra pair in your bag if it cools off in the late afternoon. Just sayin'.

[Sgritn]

Bravo to all you cold weather toughies but my behind is playing chicken little until warmer weather.

[snapdragen]

Do you think they would last 11 hours?

You need to check with Adventure Girl, she was using them when riding on the motorcycle with Adventure Boy up in Sonoma.

[salsabike]

We also wear SmartWool mountaineering socks when it goes below 40 degrees here. The combination of those socks plus the toe warmers might well take care of it for the whole 200K. Pretty sure Chris wore those socks on his last 200--he's also doing his R-12.

[smurfalicious]

Or maybe you could get some of these: http://www.sidiusa.com/toaster.html

Glad to hear you were able to get home safe and sound. That's the thing that limits me when I ride is that I hardly know anyone. So if I'm way out in the middle of nowhere I have a short list of folks to call.

I've got to finish fleshing out my winter wardrobe but in the mean time we have a week of mid 40s coming so I should be able to get out.

[Pedal Wench]

You need to check with Adventure Girl, she was using them when riding on the motorcycle with Adventure Boy up in Sonoma.

I use the toe-warmer version all the time. I swear by them when the temps are in the 40's or below. To me, having something actively heating my toes is wonderful. I tried using the handwarmers on my wrists on a ride in the low 30's. I didn't have enough layers between them and my wrist, and I ended up irritating the skin on my wrists. But, I was warm!

Oh -- they last for about 6 hours. You do need to make sure there is a little air around them - they need oxygen to activate, and don't put them directly on your skin.