Need to get some new cold weather gloves. Took the pup outdoor for a walk in 2 degree weather and my hands were absolutely in pain when I got back. This is from a pair of Cabela's branded thinsulate and Gore-Tex gloves that have served me well over the years. And today was even with wearing ArcTeryx merino wool glove liners.
Yes, first world problems of living in the Great White North...
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December 06, 2020, 04:54 PM
BadDogPSD
When it's really cold, I prefer mittens. I use mittens & gloves designed fo skiing. Putting a hand warmer inside helps quite a bit too.
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December 06, 2020, 04:56 PM
mark60
I haven't tried any yet but I'm shopping for heated gloves for hunting season. I bought a pair of heated socks on Amazon for 20 bucks not expecting them to do anything but was pleasantly surprised. It was 25 this morning and I won't say my toes were warm at all but they were more comfortable than with chemical toe heaters. I'll try better ones next season and will have some gloves too.
December 06, 2020, 05:00 PM
drill sgt
Mittens with possible wool glove liners. You know from the type of work you do that even a slight case of frostbite is nothing to take for granted. Once bit it doesn"t take much to go farther. Been there / done that / got the tee shirt. Spent 4 sub-sub zero winters at Ft. Greely / US ARMY Cold Regions Test Center / Delta junction, Alaska and 1 winter in Fairbanks, Alaska. Be safe. ............................................. drill sgt.This message has been edited. Last edited by: drill sgt,
December 06, 2020, 05:02 PM
maxwayne
It is also possible your circulation is not as good as it once was.
December 06, 2020, 05:26 PM
wreckdiver
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Originally posted by maxwayne: It is also possible your circulation is not as good as it once was.
This is a big possibility, at 63 I have noticed that I have to dress way differently than past years.
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December 06, 2020, 05:33 PM
gjgalligan
The ONLY gloves that keep my fingers a little bit warm are electric gloves. Bought a pair a few years ago and use them in the winter when snow shoveling or plowing with the tractor. Still wish I could find a pair that the warming wires coiled around the fingers instead just loop on the back of the fingers.
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December 06, 2020, 05:50 PM
SgtGold
At close to zero F I'd be looking at something electric. I've gotten all my 12v motorcycle gear and the battery powered stuff from The Warming Store. I prefer Gerbings, but there are other brands out there that get good reviews.
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December 06, 2020, 06:19 PM
kg5388
quote:
Originally posted by SgtGold: At close to zero F I'd be looking at something electric. I've gotten all my 12v motorcycle gear and the battery powered stuff from The Warming Store. I prefer Gerbings, but there are other brands out there that get good reviews.
Gerbings sold out and then was upset with how the quality went to shit and started a new company named Gordons to put out quality heated gear
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December 06, 2020, 06:48 PM
SgtGold
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Originally posted by kg5388:
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Originally posted by SgtGold: At close to zero F I'd be looking at something electric. I've gotten all my 12v motorcycle gear and the battery powered stuff from The Warming Store. I prefer Gerbings, but there are other brands out there that get good reviews.
Gerbings sold out and then was upset with how the quality went to shit and started a new company named Gordons to put out quality heated gear
I'm aware that the new Gerbings is name only, but the current company has a lifetime warranty on their products. As to went to shit, I've been upgrading my almost 30 year old stuff and can say the new stuff works better due to the switch from single wire to metal and carbon fibre mesh technology. I'm not sure the new Gordon's os worth twice what I payed for my new Gerbings.
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December 06, 2020, 06:58 PM
Sigmund
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Originally posted by drill sgt: ...Spent 4 sub-sub zero winters at Ft. Greely / Delta junction, Alaska and 1 winter in Fairbanks, Alaska...
FOUR winters in Delta Junction??? My hat is off (briefly so my ears don't freeze) to you. I spent two winters in Fairbanks at Ft Wainwright, Dec 1968 - May 1970.
December 06, 2020, 07:00 PM
Graniteguy
After 30 years of ice climbing and mountaineering - I opt for mittens in extreme cold. If you can find really warm gloves that allow you to tie the laces on your boots - buy 5 pairs of them. Otherwise - get a good glove liner and warm mittens.
December 06, 2020, 07:28 PM
Sportshooter
I know I’m a light strike on this subject, but my fingers loved my old L.L. Bean fleece lined three finger mittens on hunting trips out west and sometimes even now here in Texas.
December 06, 2020, 09:08 PM
2000Z-71
And once again, I think Imay be going overboard and seriously considering ordering a pair of these...
The jokes just kind of write themselves. Keeping my hands warm by sliding them up inside a fuzzy beaver...
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December 06, 2020, 09:10 PM
sig77
Swany mittens or hestra gloves are both worth every penny....
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December 06, 2020, 09:43 PM
drill sgt
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Originally posted by 2000Z-71: And once again, I think Imay be going overboard and seriously considering ordering a pair of these...
http://www.timberadobeavermitts.com/beaver_mens.html^^^^^^^^^ My friend GO FOR IT. One of the advantages of these type/style of mittens is by using the backside of you hand then you can give you face some relief from the wind/ blowing snow , etc.. Problem is they smear the snot cicles. And a neck string that goes around your neck with the end attached to each mitten so you can shake one off to do something with your hand so mitten does not get lost or drop on ground/mud/snow. Like someone I know (not me) went into a outdoor unheated privy and used the mittens for padding between their bottom side and the seating area. When they stood up the mitten was not attatched and it dropped into the deposit hole. Outside temperature was in excess of -50*F . He was lucky as we found a replacement............................... drill sgt.
The jokes just kind of write themselves. Keeping my hands warm by sliding them up inside a fuzzy beaver...
December 07, 2020, 02:17 AM
wildheartedson0105
FWIW, I'm in WI, not AK, but I have a pair of Burton snowboarding gloves with separate fleece liner gloves.
The cuff extends well past the wrist, and has an elastic cinch to seal out air or snow. Have zippered pockets on the back of the hand for hand warmer packets.
Served me well during the polar vortex a couple years ago. Nothing like going out in -30 wind chill for 10 minutes every two hours to start the car (so it could barely start again).
But, WI winter vs AK...
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December 07, 2020, 05:25 AM
SgtGold
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Originally posted by 2000Z-71: The jokes just kind of write themselves. Keeping my hands warm by sliding them up inside a fuzzy beaver...
Cheap at twice the price! Normally it costs much more to slip your hand into some fuzzy beaver.....
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