REV'IT! Liberty H20 Heated Glove Review | Riding can be cold but your hands don't have to be.

Heated gloves are becoming a more popular option for year-round riders. We grabbed a pair of the Rev'It! Liberty H20 heated gloves to find out just how good they are.

For those of us who like to make the most out of a crisp winter's morning and get out on our motorcycles, the experience can be one of both joy and pain. The combination of cold ambient temperatures and wind chill can result in cold hands and less feeling on the controls. Not good!

But it doesn't have to be that way, and now in 2026 riders have more options than ever to keep those digits warm and toasty.

Heated Grips have been around for decades now, swapping your factory grips for a set with a built-in element to warm your hands from the inside out. They work a treat as evidenced by the thousands of riders who use them every day.

But what if you have a set of grips you love and don't want a set of the (often ugly) aftermarket heated options on your pride and joy. What can you do? Get a set of heated gloves of course!

Now I'll admit I'm pretty slow on the uptake when it comes to heated gear - the technology has been around for about a decade now - but I'm anything than quick even on a good day.

Grabbing the REV'IT! Liberty H2O gloves from REV'IT! New Zealand took a little convincing, but with a nearly 2 hour each-way commute to the office along the frigid Waikato expressway once a week, I finally relented and got with the times.

At the core of the Liberty H2O gloves is REV'IT!'s THERMOTRONIC technology, engineered to keep your hands at an ideal operating temperature of around 33°C regardless of freezing wind or ambient cold. You can easily cycle through four distinct heat levels using the large, glove-friendly button on the back of each wrist, with a color-coded LED ring indicating your current setting at a glance. Even when turned off, they act as serious winter gloves—combining a flexible softshell upper, leather palm with added grip patches, a 100% waterproof Hydratex|Z-liner®, and a combination of Exkin® Platinum and PrimaLoft® Gold Eco insulation with a cozy high-loft fur lining.

Powering the setup is a pair of compact 7.4V rechargeable lithium batteries that tuck into dedicated zippered pockets inside the cuffs. Recharging from empty takes roughly 4 to 5 hours using the included 2-in-1 micro-USB lead attached to a standard USB-A wall charger (5V @ 2.1A). REV'IT! also built in a clever smart power-save feature: if left idle for 30 minutes, the batteries automatically power down to preserve charge (you simply hold the square battery button for 3 seconds to reactivate them).

Battery life has been pretty good and while I tend to run the gloves at full temp for my commute, they've had more than enough juice for the nearly 2-hour ride home in the evening. With the battery status indicator on the side of the battery showing 50% battery remaining upon arrival at home, at full gas I'd expect close to 4 hours of warmth out of them.

Being purpose-built motorcycle gloves rather than standard heated wear, safety isn't compromised. The Liberty H2O gloves feature a rugged hardshell knuckle guard backed with Thermofoam® padding, extra Thermofoam® inserts across the fingers and thumbs, and a flexible TPU palm slider to prevent catching in a slide. Reflective striping and logos across the upper hands add extra visibility in dark or overcast winter riding conditions, and the index fingers incorporate touchscreen-compatible Connect Finger Tip fabric alongside a suede visor wipe.

Tactile feel - unlike multi-pocket gloves which feature a bulky warm layer and a less warm tactile layer, the Rev'It! Liberty H2O gloves give you as a rider excellent feel of the handlebars and clutch while also keeping you hands in a similarly warm state as those thick bulky dual pocket gloves. This is a big plus for me, as I frequently suffered from cramps in bulky winter gloves.

More speed = less warm

One thing I've noticed while using these gloves is how my speed impacts their effectiveness. Below an indicated 100 kph they are noticeably warmer, whereas riding along at Waikato Expressway speeds, their effectiveness is reduced due to wind chill. The faster you go, the colder the ambient air temp seems to get.

Not so hot

Coming up with some not-so-amazing features to balance out the glowing "my hands are warm" vibe was a bit tricky, but if I have to be critical the only things so far I've found that could be better involve the batteries.

Firstly, they can feel a bit bulky around the cuff where the battery is stored, which isn't a major, but it is noticeable when you're trying to fit the cuff of the glove under the protective outer of your matching REV'IT! jacket.

The other comes with the choice of charging ports for the batteries which are micro-usb. That essentially means that in a world that has largely moved on to USB-C for everything, you still need to remember the charging cable (which is conveniently a 2-in-1 item to charge both batteries at once) otherwise once they go flat you're back in the dark ages.

A versatile solution

Overall I'm very pleased with the performance of the REV'IT! Liberty H20 gloves. They do as advertised, and while in my use I've barely used the varied warmth levels on the bike, they've come in handy off the bike when I have used the gloves to simply keep my hands warm for long walks with the dog on these frigid winter mornings we've been experiencing lately. Yes, you don't have to use them exclusively on the bike!

The Ultimate Winter Combo

If you're one of those hardy riders for whom riding through winters chills and ills is your goal, I'd say pair the REV'IT! Liberty H2O gloves with a set of heated grips and wind deflectors/Barkbusters for the ultimate cosey protection from the elements.

However, if like me you think those other additions would make your beautiful motorcycle less visually appealing, you'll be surprised at how far a set of good heated gloves will make you feel.

Just watch out for one of the other negatives of owning heated gear, as you'lln quickly notice the rest of your body isn't as warm as your hands are. I think I hear the call of heated socks and undergarments in my cold weather riding future...