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DIY electric gloves

Postby Bille » Thu Jan 21, 2016 4:58 am

Over on another Thread , i mentioned that i was a pussy , and didn't like
cold water ; then mentioned, that i wish someone made electric gloves ...

I Googled it ; and got surprised, that scuba-divers, had made there own electric
gloves !! :D

Now --- about those electric socks ; to keep my feet warm !! :D ------------------ :lol:

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Re: DIY electric gloves

Postby Do-it » Thu Jan 21, 2016 5:13 am

Don't forget about vagisil.....

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Re: DIY electric gloves

Postby Bille » Thu Jan 21, 2016 7:49 am

HA -- Vagisil !! :lol:

Now , i think you oughta know, that it ain't wise to piss-off someone
that was born on Halloween , (me). Since you kite board in Florida ; i'd be worried
about sharks now , if i were you. :o Just saying ! :D

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Re: DIY electric gloves

Postby nothing2seehere » Thu Jan 21, 2016 10:01 am

Maybe the electric socks might keep the sharks away?

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Re: DIY electric gloves

Postby SENDIT! » Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:13 pm

nothing2seehere wrote:Maybe the electric socks might keep the sharks away?
Or, since sharks use the ampullae of Lorenzini to detect and hunt their prey, maybe it might ATTRACT them! :o

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Re: DIY electric gloves

Postby rynhardt » Thu Jan 21, 2016 10:28 pm

Well maybe you can just siphon some of your existing body heat off to your gloves? Run a water-filled tube from your gloves around your chest and put a small pump under each armpit?

The just flap your arms like you're doing the funky chicken.. :dance3:
maybe Toby can add it to his list of tricks :lol:

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Re: DIY electric gloves

Postby rynhardt » Thu Jan 21, 2016 10:40 pm

or take a look at this

http://www.ianovated.co.uk/

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Re: DIY electric gloves

Postby skerrj » Fri Jan 22, 2016 12:59 am

how about a heated kite bar?

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Re: DIY electric gloves

Postby Slappysan » Fri Jan 22, 2016 1:02 am

Or just spend the cash and get the best kiting gloves out there:
http://www.mackiteboarding.com/2016-np-3-finger-mitt/

I do my full rig and derig with these on and my fingers are good even while it's snowing.

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Re: DIY electric gloves

Postby Bille » Fri Jan 22, 2016 3:04 am

Slappysan wrote:Or just spend the cash and get the best kiting gloves out there:
http://www.mackiteboarding.com/2016-np-3-finger-mitt/

I do my full rig and derig with these on and my fingers are good even while it's snowing.
That's a decent solution ! :thumb:
However ...
I already found out that there is a company that makes electric gloves
for diving and also snow-skiing ; but the diving ones, require a dry-suit to work. Bummer
for them ; because
i figured out a way to insinuate the carbon heating element from salt water, and a fusible link
so they won't be getting, any my money.

In short ; i can use a set of thin driving gloves to sew my
heating element into. That gives a Lot more freedom of movement , than those
bulky , and restrictive , three-fingered gloves.

@ Slappysan
Thanks for the find ; in essence, it made me think a Bunch more, about my project.

Bille


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