Mittens will always be warmer than gloves.....your fingers have the warmth of the other fingers to help keep things warm.....gloves isolate each finger and results in needing more to keep each one as warm. That said....I have an old pair of the 'military' gloves. They are black leather and the liners are the 'wool' liners. I've never had them fail me. Just remember to 'sno seal' them to keep the water out.