I know you said no mittens, but best solution I've found is big chopper style mittens, and thin gloves underneath.

Wear a coat with big stash pockets or get clips or strings for mittens so you can pull them off and back on quickly when you need dexterity.

My wife is a farmer. she is out doing livestock chores every day, regardless of temps. She beats the heck out of gloves. She has found that what works best for her in really cold weather is nitrile coated mechanic style gloves with a pair of brown jersey gloves over them. Not high tech, and I have no idea why the cotton gloves work so well. I've tried it myself and it really works. But she is the one out all winter hauling water and feed and fixing fences and that's what she swears by.

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Originally posted by YooperSigs:
Swany gloves. Bring your credit card!

Agreed, the leather mittens are undefeated for me.

Another vote for Swany.

I was expecting to see much higher prices on the Swany gloves based on the reaction here.

In January 2011 I switched job roles to an outside inspector--started with the demolition of Wacker Drive in Chicago. I was dreading the cold. Went to REI and bought a pair of Black Diamond gloves for $180. I wore those same gloves last week to shovel snow. So to see $200 now for the most expensive pair of Swany gloves--I wouldn't hesitate to get them, especially if they lasted even half as long as those Black Diamonds.

Really, it doesn't matter how much you pay for the gloves if you're not moving around and generating heat for the gloves to contain.

As a long-time ski patroller, with a skiing / ski racing family, we are big fans of HESTRA and KINCO products.

Both are exceptionally well made, durable, and warm.

My Hestra’s have endured years of hard-use ski patrol work without cuts in the leather or seam separation, etc. Keep them conditioned with their product. Pricey but shop around for discounts.

The kids / racers, love the mittens from Kinco.

ETA - Kinco has a pic of a ski patroller wearing their mittens on their website. If they had a gauntlet option (not just a cuff) I would get a pair.

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Originally posted by Cookster:
As a long-time ski patroller, with a skiing / ski racing family, we are big fans of HESTRA and KINCO products.

Both are exceptionally well made, durable, and warm.

My Hestra’s have endured years of hard-use ski patrol work without cuts in the leather or seam separation, etc. Keep them conditioned with their product. Pricey but shop around for discounts.

The kids / racers, love the mittens from Kinco.

ETA - Kinco has a pic of a ski patroller wearing their mittens on their website. If they had a gauntlet option (not just a cuff) I would get a pair.

I'll second the Hestra choices. Been up in the Fairbanks, AK area for 22 years now & I've yet to find a warmer glove or mitten than Hestra. Lots of choices to fit pretty much any need, liners, different finishes, lengths, etc. I run a trapline in the winter down to -50 (assuming I can get my sled to fire up at that temp), and their mittens can't be beat, imho. They aren't cheap, plan to spend around $200 for a pair, but it's a "buy once cry once" thing. A good lighter option (though Hestra also has lighter options) is Outdoor Research.

Thread drift (I can make a new thread if appropriate): I guess we're getting older. My wife is curious about heated gloves (rechargeable battery).

Stay away? Or any brand/model recommendations? Just need to keep warm - no yardwork.

I fancy myself a "glove man". I often joke that I have more gloves than a glove store.

For any kind of outdoor work at all here in Michigan, they are an absolute requirement.

Whether you go cheap or expensive, my suggestion is to buy gloves that fit tight or can be cinched tight around the wrists. A pair with tight fitting knit cuffs that go well up your wrists are best.

The ones with the funnel-type tops are to be avoided completely. Nothing like freezing your tail off working outside and having a scoop of snow funnel right down into the glove to add to the misery!

Yup. Some of my favorite gloves have the built in gaiter that goes up under your jacket sleeves to keep snow out. Doesn’t matter how good your gloves are if snow gets inside. I have North Face ones. A couple pair. Expensive, I hate their politics, have lasted a long time, worked very well everywhere cold I’ve been.

My Carthart black nylon snow gloves are so toasty that
My hands will start to sweat if its above 25 degrees out side

In my youth I was the last guy around to put a coat and gloves on as the weather got colder and the first guy to shed them in the spring.
But as I aged it all changed. I have more and more problems staying warm in the winter weather.
I start early in the fall with cotton gloves, sometimes the temp can be in the low 50s and I need them to mow or rake.
I have 2 different pair of battery powered heated gloves, they help but even in 30 degree weather I still get cold hands.
Only thing I have to keep my hands warm is a huge pair of arctic mittens that I bought at the Army surplus store. Useless if you have to actually handle any tools but ok for taking a walk.
For me it is just a fact that I have a lack of circulation in my hands and feet.
Part of getting old.

^^ Wear a vest to keep your core warm(er). Your hands & feet will benefit from increased circulation and be warmer as a result. Actually, your whole body will 'feel' warmer!

^^^^^^^ It does help. Last year I bought a heated Milwaukee vest for when I had to be out in the cold (plowing, football games, etc...). It works great.

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^^ Wear a vest to keep your core warm(er). Your hands & feet will benefit from increased circulation and be warmer as a result. Actually, your whole body will 'feel' warmer!

I can be sweating under my coat and my hands will still get cold.

^^^^^^^^^
Yep.Down vests are pricey but worth it. You can wear a great coat with them and be extra toasty.

My oldest wore my 25 yo down coat to the Bears game today. No thanks.

These are my go to cold weather gloves, I have had them for several years, and they are still working and warm.

KUIU Gloves

I’m heading to the U.P. of MI tomorrow, towing two snowmobiles. Lately I have just capitulated and used ‘choppers’ with removable inserts. It’s easier to keep warm if the fingers are together.

That said, I prefer gloves when operating the snowmobile. I’ll have to check my glove stash, maybe do some upgrading.