Ok, so I have spent countless Mounts of money in search of warm gloves. My fingertips get cold in even the most expensive gloves. I am about to resort to mittens, but wanted to check with the braintrust first. I am looking for a gore Tex glove that works for skiing, shoveling snow, and generally keeping my fingers warm. Any favorites? If they are truly warm and work, budget is not an issue.

I've seen gloves that are also mittens. Your fingers go into the glove fingers, and there is a mitten flap that you can slip on and off the fingers. Works really well.

They come in both full fingered, and half fingered for dexterity.

Get a good Merino liner. Then a good glove. I like OR but there are many others. No reason to have cold hands for what you are doing.

For five fingered gloves RefrigiWear 0253's are pretty good for the money.

ETA. not gortex,

Back until few years ago I rode motorcycles to and from work and everywhere else summer and winter...I had great results with Olympia insulated Goretex riding gloves...my current pair predates these newer models and are very warm, especially with a pair of lightweight knit liners and a chemical hand warmer activated and placed on the BACK of the hand to warm the blood flow to the fingers...
These are the best cold weather gloves I've ever owned...

https://shop.olympiagloves.com...-gore-tex-all-season

When I rode year round in NJ, I would put on a pair of medical gloves and then my riding gloves, kept the wind off while keeping insulated. Added bonus if it was raining.

-Jeff

I have a pair of 40 year old cold weather Vetter gloves with rabbit lining and a long gauntlet that were made in South Korea..

But when it really cold, I wear a pair of silk gloves under the Vetter cold weather gloves.

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Originally posted by OKCGene:
I've seen gloves that are also mittens. Your fingers go into the glove fingers, and there is a mitten flap that you can slip on and off the fingers. Works really well.

They come in both full fingered, and half fingered for dexterity.

What we were in Korea. Mittens were worn over wool finger gloves. Some M1 Garand rifles were fitted with a cold weather trigger for use with the mittens.

It can be a trade off with dexterity, which depends on what you’re needing to do. It’s easier to keep fingers warm when they are all together, like with leather ‘choppers’ with wool mittens/liners inside.

For casual snow shoveling, it should be easy to find simethind, same with skiing. With both you are moving around a good bit. If needed look to snowmobiling gloves, may be overkill.

I have an assortment of options. My very cold weather predator hunting setup is a glove with good dexterity inside a lined chopper. When it’s time for action I slip my hand out and can easily shoot.

Hestra Army Leather GORE-TEX.
They aren't cheap but they are warm, dry, and very functional.
I only have experience with the lobster claw design so it may not be exactly what you're looking for, but I assure you they are very warm.

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Originally posted by sig77:My fingertips get cold in even the most expensive gloves. I am about to resort to mittens, but wanted to check with the braintrust first.

Having lived in MN for more than half a century, I can tell you that no glove is as warm as a mitten/chopper. In terms of dexterity, any glove that comes close to being as warm is going to be too thick to be useful. You're better off with a fairly roomy mitten style that can be pulled on and off easily.

I love my Swany gloves. I won't buy any other brand.

http://www.swanyamerica.com

May I suggest battery heated gloves. God Bless

https://www.thewarmingstore.co...vEAAYASAAEgKi7vD_BwE

A few years ago I bought a pair of down-filled gloves by 180s at Brookstone. I wore them on a trip to northern Iceland a few months later. Best glove purchase ever!

https://180s.com/product/down-glove-men-black

Not sure how if they still make them, Arcticshield mitts with thin liner glove. I have always had problems with hands being cold. Not at all with these. I use the liner glove for grip then sitting in a heated deer stand. Then if I go for a walk, put the mitt on over them. The are split for half hand and trigger finger.

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Originally posted by Yanert98:
Hestra Army Leather GORE-TEX.
They aren't cheap but they are warm, dry, and very functional.
I only have experience with the lobster claw design so it may not be exactly what you're looking for, but I assure you they are very warm.

I actually stublmed across these yesterday. Didn’t know if they were worth the money.

I swear by Swany. On the coldest of days, I may tuck a glove heater into the pouch the glove provides.

I got these , last december,

and really like them a lot .
at 20 degrees , while blowing snow , they are close to being too warm
https://www.amazon.com/Carhart...e/dp/B005TIBCY6?th=1

What MNSIG said - get a nice pair of thin gloves and cover them with a good mitten that can come off easily with a quick tug.

Yep, no such thing as a warm glove that doesn't involve heating elements. Thin gloves over real mittens. Mittens need to be waterproof and a fairly high gauntlet that is easily tightened while, wait for it, wearing mittens.

Good news is mittens are cheaper than gloves.