Outdoor Research  Prevail Heated GORE-TEX Gloves

I’ve worn these gloves for 2 ski trips a couple cross country skiing days and a few cold days. They work great so far! The gloves themselves are very warm. I found I was using either the low setting a lot or only turning them on for a while to warm my hands up after having to take the gloves off for a bit. I can’t attest to the long term durability yet because they’re still fairly new. They definitely seem well made though. The batteries come out very easy so they don’t have to be with the gloves when charging. The tethers are strong & come in handy while messing with goggles or grabbing the phone for an epic pic! I found the fit to be good.

As a ski instructor I spend up to 12 hours a day on the hill with only brief breaks. I have been using OR heated mitts for the past 4 seasons and am very happy with their performance and reliability. I still use the original batteries, which I charge every 3 months doing the off-season, as well as a pair from 2025 since I pair will not get me through a very long day; however, one pair will get me through a six hour day with temps in the 20s. There rugged and keep my hands dry in snow (I use rubber gloves when teaching in the rain). They do everything I expect from them and I see more of my fellow instructors wearing them every year.

I received these gloves as a replacement for the Capstone gloves. They are not nearly as warm which isn’t surprising as they only use 1 pair of batteries/glove. Another downside is the size of the gauntlet. They are too small so will not go over many sleeves, but are too bulky to go inside the sleeve, hence the glove is pushed forward off your fingers. Finally the Capstone was roomy so I could wear glove liners inside which kept my hands warmer and provided insulation when I had to take my gloves off to manipulate objects like carabiners. It was really frustrating to have a glove I loved replaced with an inferior product…so much for the infinite warranty

Maybe I got a dud, maybe they aren’t that great. Trying them in my house, they seemed to perform well and I was excited to use them. However, using them on the ski hill with only -2 degrees Celsius weather, the tips of my fingers felt cold. Disappointing, as I suffer from a hand condition where I easily lose circulation and was really hoping that these would be the magic bullet to keep my hands warm as I enjoy the slopes. Other than the heating aspect, the gloves made with quality materials. Not worth the money. Too bad, as I have been purely using OR mitts for over 2 decades.

This is my second pair of their heated gloves and I’ve been very pleased with the quality and performance. Rarely need to use the highest setting. I have turned them to medium in low teens temps and they have been great I would give them the top rating if they charged faster. One other improvement I’d like to see would be easier access to the batteries for charging. It’s good but could be better. Since I now have a second pair (the other being the lighter soft-shell version that I use for XC skiing) I can swap batteries and always have a fresh set.Excellent product!

Sizing is WAY off. Two years ago this model glove in XL from OR fit perfectly. Now the fit for XL is too small to use. The circumference is not correct for an XL hand. A smaller hand circumference fits, but then the glove fingers are too long. And just to be fair, STIO has the same problem. I had hoped that this glove would help me stay warm all day in -10 temps but I'm going back to mittens. (Note, I'm outside for long periods without being able to take a break. 43 years NSP, 23 years PSIA.) I bought these because two years ago I was impressed. No so now.

I purchased the Prevails based and have been using them for two years now. I have Renaud's and need a good heated glove for my 2x/day hour long walks with the dog. However, I have a love/hate relationship with these gloves. What I love: Although I have to use the highest setting and my fingers are still cool wearing them, they have never gone numb - not even the pinkie! What I hate: the sizing. It's obvious to me that these gloves are intended for a man not a woman's hand. I'm 5'1", 96 lbs., have hands well proportioned to my size, and wear other women's style gloves which fit me fine. According to your size chart the XS should fit perfectly. It does not. The wrist fits fine but fingers are WAY too long. I don't expect the dexterity to pull out a doggie bag and open it, but I should be able to grasp the large zipper pull on my jackets to adjust. This is totally impossible to do. I know other reviewers have noted that the gauntlet size forces the glove to rest higher on the wrist than it should, because it's unable to go over or be tucked underneath the cuff on your jacket. I'm sure that's exacerbating my problem, but even without a jacket, I literally have a spare inch of empty glove at the tip of each finger. I feel like I'm wearing large lobster claws every time I take the dog out. :( Design team - please consider the ladies out there whose hands are not just more narrow than a man's, but also SHORTER!

so want to LOVE this glove... but, they are so thick that I can't get a decent hold on a ski pole (cant make a fist), let alone a zipper pull. At first thought ordered a size too big, but with more attempts, discovered they are hard/tight to get on and off, and they are in general/overall heavy! understand the battery pack is a lot of it, but even with out they are a stout glove. maybe they haven't been worn enough to be packed out. thinking the other "low profile" ones would have been a better option. unfortunately, they are just good for being a hockey spectator, and not a ski bum... they kept the digits warm outside at single digits and 30 mph winds. again, really want to love them, but the lack of dexterity is unfortunate.

I purchased these for the really cold days snowboarding and winter camping. I purchased an XS - I probably could have gotten a small and it would have fit better when making a fist. 7" is around my knuckles. Fingers are pretty snug. For snowboarding they are great. I ran on low the other day at 3 * outside and was perfectly fine all day. I am looking forward to testing out the finger dexterity when setting up winter tent, and swapping out binding/ skins when split boarding - the main driver of this purchase.

So many other brands have failed to meet the standards that the Prevail has set. I am amazed at the functionality of this glove, I had had so many past failures, that I had set the bar very low. I can only state this is the first time I have slied all day and still had left-over battery charge. This maybe the best glove on the market, for me it has made the difference between enjoying the day skiing, and having to end the day early due to painfully cold fingers.