Transmitter Glove for Bashing
 

Sometime this last week I came accros a Transmitter glove at some place. I didn't think much about it until yesteday I froze the digits off taking the dogs and an rc for a walk. I've tried to find it again but I am not having any sucsess. I can find a lot of the kind for flying two handed transmitter but the one I saw was for a controller like we use. Anyone know where I might find it or another one like it at? I found some thin gloves at REI that I usually were but it is amazing what just a little bit of material between you and your ....... makes when out running them. It just isn't that same feel....

what also might work are mechanics gloves



something like this...http://www.uline.com/Grp_376/Perform...Fcfe4AodZRRyzg

http://www.fastrax-rc.com/rc-product...0003951&cat=ST

http://www.mandm.gb.com/page3.html

http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...dProduct=11738

I have been thinking of making a cheap one with an insulated lunch bag. I would find one of the right size, enough room for my hands and transmitter, make holes on either side to slip my hands into and voila!

You could always modify a Snuggie...

My trick the last few winters is simple, I just put the adhesive backed velcro (loop, the soft stuff) on the radio grip. I do it on my stick radios also. Then you just need gloves that are cotton or fabric on the outside. No nylon weave or leather type gloves, they have to have a little friction against the velcro.

You probably already have both...

I wear my mechanix gloves everytime I go out and drive my trucks. It was just a matter of getting used to for me. Wear it everytime and eventually you'll not even going to notice that they're there.

+1 on that idea

I looked at all you listed and they look a little bulky to me. I am thinking of getting a set of mechanics gloves myself

I live in MN. Up here we don't need gloves till below zero ay, and then the r/c's don't work so good anyway dontcha know

Last year I wired a coat with the controls of a TX. It was fairly easy to extend the wires of the tx control pots to run down my coat sleeves. It was like wearing your transmitter.

Stealth rc operation was another upside while driving at the local park. It helped me avoid noob questions like "How fast does that go" or "How much did that cost" or "Can I drive it?", and the occasional Wal-Mart/Radio Shack guy one upper comment like "My brother got one for x-mas that goes eighty MPH!", just after you told them a realistic speed estimate of yours.

You forgot one: "how far does it go?" is a favorite that makes me want to drop kick someone every time. I once got asked "is that fun?" I said no its not fun at all, then he says "well it looks fun to me" and then he ran off. Some peoples kids i tell ya...... :whip:

I actually tried some of these on today and the light ones would be good for fall weather and they even have a water and wind resistant set that is perfect for this time of year...where I was they were $35- a pair

yeah, geez....I love the "how far does it go?" question.....really? It goes farther than I can tell which way it's facing, not like it matters, since watching a spec go back and forth a mile away is fun anyway....

As for the gloves, mechanics gloves take a little of the bite out here where it dips to -20F. Of course I never drive when it's that cold. They work better than nothing though.

Wow, lot of you guys are really pretty negative about people asking questions. I am always happy when someone comes up and asks about my hobby, because I have so few friends and family who are actually interested. You shouldn't have an arrogant attitude, how the hell are they supposed to know how fast it goes or how far it goes? They should only come up and talk if they are experts? You take for granted that most of us have spent years learning what we know, you can't expect others to know it all. IMO the best thing to do is be helpful and informative, you can't tell me taking 5-10 min. of your time to answer a few questions is that painful...

+1 I agree totally. People will always rub someone the wrong way with silly questions...but, remember, they are CURIOUS! No harm so just chill people

I dont mind the questions so much, just dont like being hassled while Im driving- especially when a small croud gathers infront of you so you cant see the truck hardly.. that erks me somewhat. 'Can I have a go?' & 'how much did it cost > thats a lot of money for a toy car' comments I dont like though; will be saying 'stfu and get back in the kitchen' to the next stuck up female tourist that feels the urge to say something as they walk past one of the days...

Its not the questions that bother me, its the frequency of which they are asked. A person can only hear the same questions over and over and over again before getting irritated by it. And the question "is that fun?" I mean really? REALLY? Is that a real question? Is that a smartass question? Or are you just a little wetodded? I still laugh at that one though.

The glove that I saw was not the two handed kind. It actaully looked more like and oversized oven mit. I got some thin REI gloves but like you said you have to wear them all the time to get your feel of the throttle. Just 1mm of material on your finger is the same distance on the controller that changes it from sitting still to the rocket launched the shins. lol

I like the questions. Hell I have been known to turn around and walk the person(s) back to thier car or thier house. Just to give them answers to all the questions they might have but are affraid to ask. Women tend to walk at a brisk pace but you can cover a lot of topics if you talk fast. I rarely get asked any additional questions from those folks. Really, just a little extra effort goes a long ways fellows. However, I have had questions from person(s) that reside at the same house when I am walking away. They never seem to be rc related though.