60 years old, and have used the muffs for maybe 5 years. They work great for me with a thinner pair of gloves. My circulation is terrible, but this set up works.

 

I've used both. The doo muffs are far superior. We don't run our sleds without them. We can wear thin gloves and you don't have to mess with the hand warmers. I highly recommend the doo muffs

 

I've run both also, after going with the Doo muffs IMO they're a bit superior.

Can run with much lighter gloves which makes things more comfy.

I was kinda nice how you could customize your own graphics and colors with the Coldguards.

 

I've used Cold Guards for years, big fan. Doesn't block access to the handlebars or controls. Keeps the wind off your hands so you can wear thinner gloves and feel the heat from the handwarmers. Friend has the doo muffs and not a fan, the hand opening it much smaller and can't see the controls.

 

I ran the Cold Guards for 2 years and with poor circulation they didn't work as I had hoped on the colder days.

 

I have both. Been using Cold Guards for the last 3 seasons and like them but if I was going to be out in temps less then 15 deg F (for an entire trip) then I might go Doo. If the weather is bouncing back and forth on a trip I just leave the Cold Guards on.
I typically wear leather Moose ATV gloves that are fleece lined and work great in most situations but with cold guards, I do need to put on my Klim Arctic gloves at night when the temps drop.

 

Never tried cold guards but I use the older style Doo muffs, from 2022. They have a clear panel over the buttons so you can see the buttons. No complaints except they don't look cool.

 

Cold Guatds are no where near as warm as the Doo Muffs. I have both styles of the Doo Muffs. I must say the new style are a lot better than the first style. I also scrunch up plastic bags and put them in the openings where they go over the handlebars to cut off that wind thru there. I'm a happy camper with light gloves and warm hands.

 

From someone that doesn't have any circulation ailments, I would say that they're warmer than the factory wind deflectors but not as warm as muffs. In the looks category they're somewhere in the middle as well. They're a nice compromise for someone that doesn't like the look of muffs

 

I have ran cold guards for probably 6+yrs. I really like them, but when its really cold I wish they had some insulation to them. Seems to get worse the older I get, lol. Never ran the doo ones, but am happy with cold guards 90% of the time. The handlebar access and view is important to me, which is why I went with cold guards.

 

The new style doo muffs get my vote for sure. They're much more rigid, install behind the hands guards, and are exceptionally warm. I've gone from needing the warmest pair of gloves I can find, to legitimately riding with bare hands in -5 C

 

My dad has a similar issue where if his hands start out cold, he’s doomed for a bit. So, he has to be careful not to get his hands cold if we stop or whatever. He uses the Doo muffs and has had them for many years now, he swears by them. I tried a set once and hated how restrictive they felt. I’d say look at the new muffs that are out now where they are more rigid then the earlier model, this way they stay puffed open for easier access.

 

My dad has a similar issue where if his hands start out cold, he’s doomed for a bit. So, he has to be careful not to get his hands cold if we stop or whatever. He uses the Doo muffs and has had them for many years now, he swears by them. I tried a set once and hated how restrictive they felt. I’d say look at the new muffs that are out now where they are more rigid then the earlier model, this way they stay puffed open for easier access. View attachment 2076829

Do these work with the hand guard mounted mirrors?? Doesn't look like they would work.

 

Old style Doo muffs, motocross style gloves, awesome.

 

My hands are cold October til April. The muffs allow me to wear a thin glove or even none at all if I wanted. Doesn't matter the outside temp with them on. Cold guards worked ok but with the open side still allows wind to circulate. Muffs have the elastic band around the opening helping keep seal. I'm on my second set of the old design but considering the new style for this year. The bar plug of the old design was about worthless and they have a tendency to flop around some because they aren't pinned. Once your hands are in it doesn't affect anything. The only downer I've found is that they don't make my sled look aggressive. I'll take warm hands first.

 

Other thing to consider is get heated gloves and maybe you don’t need muffs.

 

For me just the muffs. I have tried the heated gloves. Like 3 different pairs to get them to work for me. Just would not cut it. Sold them all. My hands will sweat no matter what and wet hands get cold fast. I call it a cold sweat. I think my biggest problem is from years ago working outside farming and have had my hands to cold for to many years. My hands get cold to fast also. I also need Gortex gloves to wick the moisture away.

 

Had both agree with everyone else, Doo muffs are waaaaaaay warmer, but they are cumbersome.

 

Biggest drawback with the Doo muffs, is if you're an aggressive rider and really hang sides in the corners, the muffs definitely restrict how far off to the sides you can move. I ended up going with a set of Katahdin gauntlets. More flexible but still way warmer than the Coldguards

 

Thanks everyone for your input. Heated gloves are on my Christmas list as well!

My only concern - and it was mentioned - is I do ride aggressively and I dont want the muffs to restrict my movement which is why I was leaning towards the Cold Guards.

 

Thanks everyone for your input. Heated gloves are on my Christmas list as well!

My only concern - and it was mentioned - is I do rede aggressively and I dont want the muffs to restrict my movement which is why I was leaning towards the Cold Guards.

So maybe the combo of heated gloves and Cold Guards might be a good pair?

 

different things but both work well. as others have said, if you want to ride harder, the cold guards are where its at. if touring and warmth is where you want to be, the muffs are better.

i have 2 or 3 sets of cold guards, happy with them when its colder.
steve

 

Another vote for the doo muffs. I've never tried any other so I cannot compare. Once you're used to them, they're fine. You don't need to see the controls, it becomes muscle memory.

A word of caution with the heated gloves, they are very thick and reduce the feel of the sled.

 

I tried no gloves once with the Doo guards. It was maybe 15F. Hands stayed warm but the grips are too hard, hurts the skin.

 

I have very bad circulation in my arm. I tried the heated gloves and they were to thick for me to hold onto the bars. I went with smaller Diam bars with smaller grips along with the muffs and wont go back now.
I only use my heated gloves when I'm out snowblowing now. They work great for that.

 

Muffs are much warmer than cold guards, a little more cumbersome. It doesn’t take long to get used to them though. Heated gloves are great. The ones I had the batteries were only good for a couple of hours. Maybe the newer ones last longer.

 

I use the previous version of the 'doo muffs in Northern Ontario w/ Mechanix gloves. In southern Ontario (not normally as cold), I swap the muffs for Powermadd handguards, still w/ the Mechanix gloves. Obviously the hand warmers are turned up.

 

Age. I have gone from thin gloves to thick gloves to heated gloves to mittens to Cold Guards to Muffs in my 56 years of sledding. Hard to beat Father Time.

 

I bought the skidoo muffs with the plastic windows and they worked great till the plastic windows broke . They had one year of limited use so consider that when purchasing