Registered: 11/25/08
Posts: 1918
Loc: Washington, DC
October-April these "glo-mitts" from Duluth Trading are in my pack. Convertible gloves. Love them, so much that when they were on sale for $7 a pair (Were $16 or so full price) I bought a bunch knowing that I'd lose some in the years ahead.
In the vehicle I always keep multiple pairs of Costco's leather work gloves. They have come in handy on numerous occasions Including car camping and construction projects. The extra pairs are for passengers.
I wear full fingered gloves when bicycling. I had a minor accident years ago without gloves and cut my palm. I had a more serious accident later on wearing full fingered gloves where my forearm got cut up and my body bruised enough to have to seek medical attention but the gloves had road rash instead of my hand. I like pearl Izumi for colder weather and specialized for warmer weather.
If I'm doing a lot of rappelling I'll wear a pair of metolius gloves.
Once the weather turns cool I'll throw light weight gloves in my pack even if I'm taking winter gloves. Normally when I'm hiking, unless there's snow on the ground, I'm warm enough that light weight gloves are enough to keep the chill away.
Last winter for daily use I bought Columbia gloves with their omni heat dots. I have a hat with the technology that keeps me super warm but the gloves almost never kept my fingers warm enough once the temperature went close to freezing.
Yes, they are, but we can also find tan (desert), and black. Where I live they are plentiful in the military surplus stores, and cheap (relatively). I just find that most of the time, that is what I wear when it is cold, unless my hands will be exposed for an extended period, then I have thicker gloves.
Byrd_Huntr
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Registered: 01/28/10
Posts: 1174
Loc: MN, Land O' Lakes & Rivers ...
Always have some type of gloves depending on activity/season. Range from cheap brown jersey to fingerless ragg wool, to leather shooting, to various leather/wool mittens. Here is a pair that I tried for hiking etc this last winter. I really like them: Wells Lamont 1195XL Work Gloves. Cuff can be worn out as shown, or tucked in. Warm for their weight, and very flexible.
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I have a bee allergy and poison ivy,oak and sumac are bad around here.I wear leather work gloves and long sleeves during all warmer months while out in the woods.This reminds me,MOREL mushroom season is coming up.....
Registered: 08/17/09
Posts: 305
Loc: Central Oregon
Originally Posted By: Montanero
Yes, they are, but we can also find tan (desert), and black. Where I live they are plentiful in the military surplus stores, and cheap (relatively). I just find that most of the time, that is what I wear when it is cold, unless my hands will be exposed for an extended period, then I have thicker gloves.
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