re: Cold hands

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No matter what I wear, I still have to stop, take my gloves off, and stick my hands in my pockets with my hot hands to warm them.

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Make sure you are putting your gloves on in a warm place, like inside the camp or in your vehicle. It's much easier to keep your hands warm than it is to warm them up after they are already cold.

I was on a solo ride back in the early 2000's and ran from N.O. to Pigeon Forge, TN. and took in the Smokie Mts. for 4 days of riding and exploring.

This was in early November. I woke up early one morning and rode to Asheville, N.C. and hopped on the Blue Ridge Pkwy. for a day of riding out and back to Asheville.

At 4 in the afternoon, after grabbing a bite at a Waffle House, I decided to head back home and rode all night long in low 40 degree weather back to N.O. and arrived home around 5:30 the following morning. All I had was a leather jacket over a few layers of clothing, a pair of insulated over-pants and a pair of gauntlet gloves. Damn near froze during that ride.

My last gas stop was in south Miss. and when I got to the station it took me a couple minutes to just get off the bike as I was warming up my hands on the engine. I logged in over 1000 miles that day and as luck would have it I was 6 blocks from home leaving the last red light to my house and got pulled over by the cops. Guess I looked dangerous or something and when they asked where I was going, I told them home since I'd been on the road since 6 a.m. the previous morning. They just shook their heads and said go home and get warm---and I did. Didn't even unpack the bike after putting it away.