Recently purchased the Buffalo gloves and the fleece jacket, thinking I'd be using them for walking around the neighborhood (especially walking the dog). I have Raynaud's syndrome, so regulalr gloves are useless. My fingers don't generate heat, so they just freeze eventually. I basically have to put them in my pants pocket and let my torso body heat warm them. Also, I use the chemical hand warmers. But these gloves are great. They don't generate as much heat as the hand warmers, but they are enough to keep my fingers from going numb. I'd advised people to get them heated before going outside in the cold. Also, put them on and wait a couple of minutes. If you feel like your fingers are getting cold, then just compress the glove fingers so that the heating elements are in closer contact to your finger. Regarding the fleece, it's also best to get it heating and wearing it for a few minutes before going out. Also, I were another layer above it, and then my heavy coat. In that way, the heat it generates stays better within your body area, plus it seems to make it a bit more uniformly distributed.