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5 1/2 years old Gabriel jumping his GERBE off a small snow bank. At the end he hands me his remote for me to play with his truck, his fingers were too cold



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Its scary, but I bet if you put him in a race with some cocky teenagers he'd probably hand them there asses, mine too for that matter- never messed up one jump or landing.
   
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I wonder what his future RCM username is gonna be....

juniorcrash.

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It's fun to play in the snow but I'm getting tired of freezing my fingers. I tried gloves but it doesn't work very well, I just don't like it. I am particularly worried about my son's little fingers so I thought of something. Hand muffs much like this one in the pic. Maybe not made of faux fur (although they are very stylish) but a hand muff that is bigger so you can put the radio inside. I don't think there would be range issues and it would keep the hands warm. A heat pad could even be used inside to keep the hands warm for hours. Is there hand muffs for RCers already on the market? I searched a little and couldn't find anything.



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just cut a hole for the antenna? possibly a shag covered transmitter? --josh
   
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Never mind, I found what I was looking for.

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


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wtf? they actually make those? i guess theres always SOME company that makes exactly what you need.--josh
   
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Yes a company makes them, but I tried to buy a couple and they don't ship to Canada. I thought of calling them to make arrangements to buy them and have them shipped but then I thought they were a bit expensive and the shipping was not included and finally, I want them NOW!

So I made my own. They don't look as good but they will do the job fine. Some faux fur would have looked so much better. I used an old bath towel but anything that will give some insulation from the cold will do. I folded the towel, cut to the size I wanted and taped both sides to make a pouch. Then a piece of tape to close the bottom leaving two openings to slip the hands in. The openings are also big enough to slip the radio in there.

Finally, a trash bag to make it water proof and serve as a barrier for the wind. This is just a prototype. I may make better ones that are sewn instead of taped with one side that can fully open and close using Velcro to make it easier to put the radio in.

People are going to look at us and wonder why we have trash bags over our hands but we don't care. If they laugh at us, we'll just aim for their shins at full throttle.



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neat,they wont be laughing when they're freezing there own hands off!--josh
   
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Another great idea from the mind of MC!

I like 'em, man!


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Sticking your hands inside a furry muff to keep them warm...

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Sticking your hands inside a furry muff to keep them warm...

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Haha...another great joke from the mind of SuicideNeil, I like it!


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Sticking your hands inside a furry muff to keep them warm...

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I prefer the bald muff look myself.


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Another great idea from the mind of MC!
Not my idea, transmitter muffs have been around for a long time. But the idea of making one with a towel and a trash bag is new


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