Working Ranch Magazine January/February 2025

APPAREL FOR THE WORKING RANCH Terryn’s RANCHWEAR REVIEW BY TERRYN “T” DRIELING

perfect for chilly mornings and late evenings on the ranch! Ororo ® “Calgary” Heated Gloves 2.0 Ororo’s “Calgary” Heated Gloves 2.0 brings the heat — literally. Lined with 3M Thinsulate™ insulation, they trap heat while letting moisture escape, so your hands stay warm and dry. One of my favorite features is the pre-curved fingers, crafted from goatskin. The goatskin offers durabil ity and dexterity, as do the reinforced Taslan palms. The touch-screen com patible thumb and index fingers are also awesome and make it easy to check your phone without freezing your fingers. The gloves’ outer shell is snowproof and water-repellent. On the inside, the composite-coated heating elements wrap from the back of your hands to the front of each finger for all-over warmth. And the LED power indicator lets you know your battery level at a glance. Up until now, I’ve been more of a mittens than gloves kind of gal, so it did take me some getting used to the first few times I wore the Ororo® “Calgary” Heated Gloves 2.0, with the use of all my fingers individually and all. The battery pack sits under the wrist, which also took a little getting used to. But, these gloves are warm on their own without the heat turned on in some pretty chilly temps with cold wind chills, and when I did turn the heating system on – it was legit. No Raynaud’s phenomenon noted. Ororo® Heated Apparel has a wide variety of vests, jackets, pants, gloves, mittens, and more. To check out the selection, visit www.ororowear.com Reader’s Choice As per my usual, I went to Instagram and asked for reader recs. I got the usual recs like wool socks, Carhartt coats, wild rags, etc. But there were a couple

TENLEY AND TAGGERT DRIELING ORORO Heated Apparel Bring the Heat on Sub-zero Days

inter on the ranch waits for no one, and neither does the cold. If you’re hunting for gear that can handle those sub-zero days and keep up with your workload, this Ranch wear Review has you covered.

T’s Tried and True (T – that’s me, Terryn)

zones activated, the battery provides 7.5 hours of warmth. Insulated with eco-friendly FELLEX® material, it’s water-resistant (tested this moving solar water pumps – it’s legit), machine washable, and tough enough for long days in the saddle or sorting pens. I really love this jacket! It’s every thing I look for in a winter coat — lightweight, flexible, and warm; so I don’t freeze, and I still have full range of motion. This morning, it was 12 degrees when I headed out to move cows. I thought I’d need to turn on the heat, but I was plenty warm with out it. The Ororo® Women’s Heated Dual Control Jacket also comes with a 3-year limited warranty on heating elements, a 1-year warranty on the battery, and free return shipping in the U.S. I feel like Ororo® nailed it with this one — it’s a warm hug in jacket form,

Ororo® Heated Apparel was so kind and sent me one of their jackets and a pair of gloves. At the time of this writ ing, we haven’t had very many super cold days. So, while I have worn and tested the jacket and gloves, I’ve only really gotten to try the heating sys tems a few times. That said, here are the details and my thoughts on each. This jacket is designed with life in the frozen tundra in mind. It has a versatile dual-control heating system that makes it easy to stay comfortable no matter the conditions. With two power but tons, you can customize your warmth. The jacket heats up in literal sec onds and offers three adjustable set tings (high, medium, low). With all Ororo® Women’s Heated Dual-Control Jacket

20 I JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2025 WORKING RANCH audited readers run 21 million head of beef cattle.