The fleece that warms your body AND your hands, so you can skip the layers this winter

Jim Thompson |  Lifestyle & Gear

Jim Thompson | Lifestyle & Gear

You've probably been buying fleeces for years.

A thicker one. A fleece-lined jumper. The one that got great reviews.

And you've probably noticed that no matter which one you reach for, come the cold morning walk your hands are still stiff in the pockets and your back's still cold between your shoulder blades.

If that sounds familiar, you're not alone.

Before you buy another fleece, read this.

The 5 Reasons People Are Turning To This Heated Fleece This Winter

#1 Warmth Comes From The Fleece Itself, Not From Piling On More

#1 Warmth Comes From The Fleece Itself, Not From Piling On More

You've probably noticed something about winter mornings.

One layer feels warm. Two feels warmer. Three feels warmer still. But by the time you're outside on a properly cold day, all three together don't feel much warmer than the first one did on its own.

Every fleece, jumper and hoodie in your wardrobe does the same thing. It traps whatever warmth your body is already making.

On a warm day, that's enough. Your body's generating plenty of heat, the fleece holds onto it, and you're warm.

But on a cold morning, your body's losing warmth faster than it's making it. There's less and less warmth for the layer to trap. 

A heated fleece does what none of your regular fleeces can.

It makes its own heat.

Not just traps what you've got. Actively adds more.

Slip it on. Press the button. And within seconds, warmth arrives across your upper back, front chest, and both hand pockets. Not from your body outward. From the fleece itself.

That's the difference between wearing a fleece and wearing HearthFleece™.

#2 Introducing the Bestselling Heated Fleece:  HearthFleece™

#2 Introducing the Bestselling Heated Fleece:  HearthFleece™

HearthFleece™ is the outerwear your winter wardrobe has been missing.

An ultra-soft fleece outer over an inner fleece layer, with five heating zones routed through the places the cold actually lands. Wear it on its own on the walk to the shop. Under a coat when the temperature drops. Round the house when the boiler's on the timer.

It doesn't replace the coat you already own. It replaces the two jumpers you were piling on to compensate.

And that's just the start of what makes it different.

#3 Two Heat Settings, Three Ways To Wear It

#3 Two Heat Settings, Three Ways To Wear It

Most heated garments give you one switch. Everything on, or everything off.

That works fine if your entire body is cold at the same time. But it rarely is.

You're raking leaves on a mild afternoon and your hands are the only part of you that's suffering. 

Turn the heat on, and your chest and back get hot within a minute. You're overheating everywhere except the one place you needed the warmth.

You're on the sofa in the evening. 

You're perfectly warm apart from your fingers curled round a mug that's gone cold. Same problem in reverse, you don't need chest heat, you need hand heat.

HearthFleece™ solves this with two independent channels.

One button controls the body zones: upper back and front chest.
A second button controls the hand pockets.

Three ways to wear it:

  • Body only, when your core's cold but your hands aren't. Working with a lead in one hand, using a tool, driving with the wheel warming under your palms.
  • Pockets only, when your hands are cold but your body isn't. Mild afternoons in the garden. Standing at the school gates for ten minutes. Sat with the paper and a cup of tea.
  • All five zones together, when the cold's found everywhere at once. The dog walk in January. The school run in December. The morning by the car before the heater catches up.

Warm hands without cooking the rest of you.

And because heating just the pockets barely draws any power, you can run that channel all day and still have battery to spare.

#4 Built In Hand Warmer, Sewn Into The Fleece.

#4 Built In Hand Warmer, Sewn Into The Fleece.

Here's a problem the glove category has never quite solved.

Even a good pair of gloves only traps whatever warmth your hands are already making. 

And on a cold morning, when your hands are cold before you've even left the house, there's nothing there for them to trap.

The result: gloves that feel warm for the first ten minutes, and then quietly stop working. Fingers that go stiff by the time you're at the school gates. 

Hands that need to be shoved back into your pockets to warm up again.

HearthFleece™ has heat routed directly into the hand pockets.

Not through a glove. Not around a knuckle.

Straight onto your skin.

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#5  The Battery That Doesn't Dig Into Your Back

#5 The Battery That Doesn't Dig Into Your Back

Anyone who's owned a heated garment before knows the other problem. 

The battery.

A brick of a thing shoved in a pocket in the small of your back, digging in the second you sit down. Poking you every time you lean against the car seat. Making you shift around at the desk trying to find the position where it's not sticking in.

By the end of the day, you're more aware of the battery than the warmth.

HearthFleece™ uses a slim, flat battery that sits close to the body and stays out of the way. You sit down, lean back, get in the car, bend down to unload the shopping. You never feel it there.

And there's a bonus you don't get with most heated garments. The battery uses standard USB-C. Not a proprietary port. So it charges off any cable you already own. And it has a second USB output, meaning it doubles as a power bank for your phone.

On a long day out, when your phone's on 3%, you've got a way home.

Up to 16 hours of warmth on the Strong battery with the pockets running alone. Enough for the longest day the winter can throw at you.

The warmth you notice. The battery you don't.

#6 It’s Machine Washable

#6 It’s Machine Washable

Here's the question everyone wonders but doesn't quite ask.

If there's electronics inside it, how do I wash it?

HearthFleece™ answers it in three words.

Straight in the machine.

Pop the battery out. Close the cable port. Zip it up. Cool cycle. Air dry.

Which matters. Because a fleece is a garment you wear every day. On the walk. In the car. In the garden. Round the house. Something's going to get spilt on it. Something's going to rub off on it. Something's going to soak in.

It needs to go in the wash on Sunday like everything else you own.

And when it comes out? Same fleece. Same five heat zones. Same warmth the moment you slot the battery back in.

Not a gadget you have to tiptoe around. A fleece you actually use.

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Is It Worth It?

HearthFleece™ is for you if you:

  • Live in a fleece from October to March. On the dog walk. In the car. In the garden. Round the house. And still find yourself cold in it.
  • Have cold hands even in gloves. Gloves that feel warm for the first ten minutes and go cold anyway. Pockets that don't warm anything. Hands that stay stiff till you're back inside.
  • Want one layer that goes under your coat when it's freezing and stands on its own when it's not. So you're not swapping garments every time the weather shifts.
  • Keep the heating low to keep the bill down — and reach for another jumper to compensate. And still find yourself cold.
  • Have someone in your life who's always cold and refuses to admit it. Mum. Dad. Gran. Someone with Raynaud's who's been putting up with it for years.

One note. HearthFleece™ is Raynaud's Approved Heat, if that matters to you or someone you're buying for. It's not a treatment. It's warmth designed and certified with cold-sensitive hands in mind.

If cold hands and a cold back have quietly been dictating parts of your day, this is the layer that stops that.

Still On The Fence? Picture This…

Next cold morning, you slip on HearthFleece™ over your t-shirt. Press the button. Feel warmth come up across your upper back and chest within seconds.

You put your hands in the pockets. They land in warmth already there.

You step outside for the dog walk. Hood down. Hands in the pockets. Fingers moving easily to work the lead when you stop at the crossing.

You get in the car and drive to the shop. Hands still warm on the wheel. No stiffness. You don't wait for the heater to catch up.

You stand outside the school for ten minutes. Same as the other parents who are stamping their feet and blowing into cupped hands. You're not doing either.

You get home. Kettle on. Too warm at the chest now, so you switch the body channel off. Hands still warm round the mug. Just the pockets running while you potter round the kitchen.

You wash it on Sunday. Battery out, in the machine. Dry. Back on Monday morning. Same fleece. Same warmth.

You stop planning your day around when your hands and back will finally get warm.

Not bad, right?

Don't take our word for it. Here's what people who felt the cold in every layer say after wearing HearthFleece™ through real winter days.

The Best Part?

Hand Hearth is running the pre-season clearance right now: 50% off to move the last batch before the Christmas rush.

Lowest price this fleece has ever been.

Once it's gone, it's gone. Last year's run sold out early and prices reverted for December. So if you want one, warm on your chest, back and hands before the cold really bites, now's the time.

Only 400 left. Free shipping. 60-day money-back guarantee.

Try it on your coldest walk, your coldest morning by the car, your coldest afternoon in the garden.

If it doesn't warm you the way every fleece you've owned couldn't, send it back within the guarantee period. No questions asked.

PS: Rated the best value and "bang for your buck" heated fleece of 2026.

WINTER PRE-SEASON SALE: GET 50% OFF
FREE GIFT WITH YOUR ORDER

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FREE Hand Warmer with every order while the pre-season sale lasts.

Only 400 left before the winter rush.

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Gary Holt
Was sure this'd feel like a gadget. Nope. Just feels like a proper fleece. Warm all the way round, and the pockets solve my cold hands better than any glove I've owned.
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Dave Whitaker
Ordered Thursday, landed Saturday morning. Didn't expect that at all, half the stuff I order takes a fortnight. Proper quick.
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Karen B.
Rang up because I wasn't sure which size and a real person answered, no menus, no hold music for twenty minutes. Sorted me out in five. You don't get that often these days.
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Mark P.
Got one for me and got one for the wife last week. She wears it round the house in the mornings before the heating properly kicks in. Might get one for my mum while they're half price.
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Trevor Nash
Battery lasts a proper full day. Sit at the desk on low and it's still going strong at teatime. And it's a comfy hoodie even flat, so I'm not caught out.
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Amanda R.
Was between a medium and large and messaged them, they sorted it within the hour. Went large, fit's perfect. Good to know you're not stuck if you guess wrong.
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Bill Franklin
Three winters my flat's been agony first thing in the morning and I'd given up. First thing that's actually kept my shoulders warm before the boiler catches up. Wish I'd not wasted years on the thick jumpers that did nothing.
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Priya M.
Bought two on the deal, one for me and one for my mum who has Raynaud's and won't admit she's cold. She's actually wearing them. That's a Christmas miracle in itself 😄
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This is a paid promotional feature, not independent editorial content. The publisher may receive compensation from purchases made through links on this page. The information provided is for general informational purposes only. Hand Hearth heated scarves are designed to provide warmth and comfort and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition. If you have a condition affecting circulation or sensitivity to heat, consult a qualified healthcare professional before using heated products.