Heat Straps

Passaic, New Jersey 🇺🇸

Heat Straps: Heavy-Duty Cold Weather Protection, Built in Passaic, NJ

Founded in 2018, Heat Straps is an independent American manufacturer specializing in extreme cold-weather work gloves, mittens, and heavy-duty apparel accessories. Operating out of Passaic, New Jersey, the brand was established to fill a major gap in the market: providing outdoor workers, linemen, tradespeople, and cold-weather outdoor enthusiasts with industrial-grade handwear that is 100% designed, sourced, and manufactured in the United States.

Driven by a commitment to zero-compromise construction, Heat Straps designs its handwear in its Passaic facility to survive harsh winter environments and demanding manual labor. The brand focuses on combining heavy-gauge domestic leathers with advanced insulating linings, delivering maximum abrasion resistance, warmth, and weather protection without relying on overseas mass production.

Core Pillars & Manufacturing Principles

  • 100% Domestic Supply Chain: Every pair of gloves and mittens is cut, sewn, and assembled in the USA—anchored by their Passaic, NJ workshop—utilizing American-sourced leathers, linings, thread, and hardware.

  • Industrial-Grade Leathers: The brand utilizes thick, full-grain domestic cowhide and deerskin, specifically selected for high tensile strength, abrasion resistance, and long-term durability under heavy mechanical wear.

  • Heavyweight Thermal Engineering: Engineered for sub-zero operating conditions, Heat Straps handwear integrates dense wool fleece, shearling, or high-loft synthetic insulation to lock in body heat during long hours exposed to the elements.

  • Built for the Working Trades: Designed with input from utility line workers, arborists, and winter operators, their glove patterns feature double-stitched palm reinforcements, extended cuffs, and heavy-duty wrist straps designed for severe daily use.

By prioritizing industrial-grade durability, raw domestic materials, and northern New Jersey manufacturing, Heat Straps continues to deliver uncompromising hand protection built to stand up to the severe cold and demanding trade work.

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