Esquad Miler 2 heated gloves test

Menus

• A 7.4V autonomous heated glove with 3 levels of heating intensity
• Evolution of the Miler gloves, also available in a more urban version with the Molina
• Discovery
• Heating technology
• Threading
• Test
• Autonomy
• Precautions
• Recharge
• Spare parts
• Guarantee
• Conclusion

A 7.4V autonomous heated glove with 3 levels of heating intensity

Evolution of the Miler gloves, also available in a more urban version with the Molina

After unveiling in 2016, its first pair of heated gloves with the Milers, Esquad returned with the evolution of its heated equipment with the Miler2. And with a particularly harsh winter and temperatures often below 0 ° C, it was an opportunity to test in urban areas but also on roads and motorways the evolution of this autonomous model; this means that it is not necessary to connect them to the motorcycle battery. They are naturally CE approved, with the little label that goes well, including the little biker.

Esquad Miler2 heated gloves test in extreme cold

Discovery

The Miler2 are in line with the Milers and do not differ in much. There are goat leather gloves, sporty look, especially with the shells on the top of the hand. These shells are completed with mini-shells at the metacarpals of the little and ring fingers, as well as additional leather at the metacarpals of the index and middle fingers. Note the foam reinforcements also present on the sides of the hand as well as on the top of the cuff.

The palm is reinforced by an additional piece of leather, a guarantee of durability over time.

Esquad Miler2 heated gloves on snow

Under the leather, we find the patented ultra-fine microfiber Primaloft which allows to retain the heat of the hand associated with a polyurethane insert Hipora.

The underside of the Esquad Miler 2 heated gloves

The insert makes it possible to stop the outside water, in particular when the cold is accompanied by rain. But it also helps evacuate internal moisture caused by perspiration while allowing a minimum of breathing..

Leather gloves test with Primaloft membrane and Hipora insert

Heating technology

The Miler2 relies on a 7.4V battery, like most self-contained heated gloves. Everything is recharged via a single charger, but with two wired extensions, thus allowing the two 7.4V 2200 mAh (and 16.28 Watt-hour) batteries to be recharged at the same time, each glove having an internal battery..

Esquad Miler2 heated glove battery

Like most models on the market, the Miler2 offers 3 heating levels.

Single charger with two cables for the 2 batteries

Note that the battery fits easily into an outside pocket of the glove with a sealed heat-sealed closure (some gloves insert the battery inside the glove). The advantage comes in terms of comfort, thus having no internal seam that could touch the skin. And even if the battery is thus found under the glove, we never had to deplore a feeling of weight of the glove.

External pocket for the Esquad Miler 2 model battery

Threading

The gloves are easy to put on and this is an important point for winter gloves, which are often large, big, difficult to put on. Winter gloves are often so thick that they are difficult to put on and, once swollen, hinder driving. Nothing like this here, with a very pleasant threading with a toupee part for the top of the hand and a soft-touch fabric for the inside of the hand; the gloves also offer excellent grip on the motorcycle’s handles.

We then have a tightening strap at the wrist (protected by a piece of leather) and another at the cuff. The two straps make it possible to guarantee waterproofing, not only to water but also to the cold, by not letting anything in. The cuff is also large enough to fit over a coat or a large jacket. The velcro present grips well, while adjusting easily.

Note that Esquad fits normally … which means that a size M (trial size) is neither too big nor too small, but perfect. However, it is important, especially for a winter glove, to have the right size and especially not too tight gloves in order to have a little air, thus creating a layer contributing to the insulation..

Test

Once put on, you have to turn them on. This is done by prolonged pressure on the large button on the top of the glove. Once switched on, you can then choose the heating level, by successively pressing the button, to go from hotter to less hot, this being materialized by the color of the button passing from red, to blue and to light blue..

The glove alone already offers the comfort of a winter glove, which means that it is sufficient to ride, without heating, at around 10 ° C outside. Naturally, the heating aspect is undeniably a plus as the temperature approaches 0 ° C or even drops below 0 ° C as we have been able to test..

The heating occurs after about thirty seconds. In red mode, the most heating, it is undoubtedly one of the heated gloves offering the most the impression of heating, not just a gentle heat, but a real heat, thus avoiding seeing the temperature of the hands go down..

Having driven for an hour, in -2 ° C on the road, the heat offered means that you don’t feel the bite of the cold at all. In fact, it was the feet that were cold, but not the hands. And this is important, not only in terms of safety, for braking and emergency maneuvers, but also not to transmit the cold to the rest of the body. In fact, having warm hands is as much an overall impression of retained heat..

On the other hand, as much the red level is effective, as the two other levels are hardly noticeable in terms of proposed heat. Suddenly, on a really cold day (close to 0 °), we always stay in red mode. On the other hand, between 5 and 10 °, we can switch to white mode, which is enough not to get cold hands without feeling hot..

Intensity 3 – in red – for Esquad Miler 2 heated gloves

Autonomy

At this rate, the gloves provide an average of three hours of battery life. And when the battery is empty, the red light will go out. However, the winter glove being effective, we do not immediately feel the coldness and we can therefore continue to ride. Of course, if you use the gloves in another mode, you can have a significantly longer battery life, but in the end, if possible, I prefer to recharge more regularly. However, be careful with the life of the batteries which lose their efficiency a year later, with a decrease in autonomy, closer to two hours. And batteries don’t like long periods of inactivity (we had one that swelled and didn’t work the following year).

Precautions

The glove turns on easily and it only takes a barely prolonged pressure to turn it on. Suffice to say that if you place them in a bag, they can light up on their own, under the pressure of business. Nothing serious but we end up with a pair of gloves discharged. I therefore advise to remove the batteries quite simply during their transport..

Recharge

The two gloves batteries are recharged in 3 and a half hours with the charger supplied delivering 8.4V output for 1.5A * 2 … which may be worth buying an additional set of batteries, the Miller2 not being supplied than with a set of batteries. And I suggest recharging them at regular intervals so as never to leave them completely discharged over a long period, otherwise the batteries will lose their autonomy, or even stop working..

Spare parts

You can find the batteries of the Esquad Miler2 and Molina for 24.90 euros on the net.

Guarantee

It was noted after a few months of testing and in particular a long period of non-use that one of the batteries no longer worked. Esquad provides a two-year warranty on its batteries and therefore exchanges them in the event of a problem..

Conclusion

These gloves never leave me on very cold days on a motorcycle. I appreciate both the comfort (by not being encased in it) and the effective heat. Quality and efficiency that comes at a high price, because at 229 euros (215 euros on the internet), it remains an investment, but a must for those who want to get warm after a long journey. Esquad offers that said for 40 euros less the Molina2, which differs only by the look (rubber instead of the shells) and which are then one of the cheapest models in terms of quality / price on the market..

Strong points

• heating quality in mode 3
• comfort

Weak points

• autonomy
• price
• recharge time
• battery life

Test conditions

• Itinerary: city and highway below 0 ° C
• Mileage: 300 km

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