I've had them all (I think)

Leather with FUR. THERMOSLATE (something like that) SKI Gloves

Sorry..none of them seem to keep my hands warm.

What gloves really work in your opionion? If you are going to be outside for 2 hours, which will keep your hands warm?

I red mittens are the best. Perhaps links to websites where I can purchase would also be nice

I inherited a pair of chopper mittens from my dad. They're heavy and thick but they're warm and durable as anything, bit of a trade off. They consist of a heavy wool mitten with a leather shell. Here's a website I found that carries them for $48 dollars you can get both the liners and the leather shells, not bad compared to something similar made of goretex and thinsulate. http://www.berlingloveco.com/admitdeercho.html They're just about exactly what I have. They're warm, but they're also pretty clumsy.

REI Backcountry Gloves work fine for me. But then I put polypro glove liners with leather work gloves and I'm okay.

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.

I would condider Raber, they make the Canadian military mitts with cheek warmers.

You can buy cheap glove liners to wick moisture away and cut the thumb and finger tips of one for delicate manipulating.

Another idea I want to try and is worth condidering is trigger mitts or "shooting mitts", an hybrid between gloves and mitts:



I tried contacting them to know if they have large size Newfoundland wool trigger mitts but I got no answer yet:

OK - Leather gloves/mittens - thermax insulation - with seperate glove liners

That said - your hands are cold? Put on a hat...

You and me both! My hands become painful and useless after only a short time out in the cold. I have not really been satisfied with any of my glove purchases when it comes to truly cold weather. Could be poor circulation in my hands.

I'll watch and see what this thread turns up for recommendations though!

In my learned opnion, you cannot go wrong with Outdoor Research's gloves. For a number of reasons I choose to replace my entire winter gloves with OR gear. They are durable, warm, lightweight and confortable. There are a number or good glove makers out there, but OR gets my money.

Like other's have said... if you feet and hands are cold, put on a hat and a vest!

I second the Outdoor Research line-I have two pair of black mittens I purchase cheap from Sportsmansguide-warm as can be-but I always wear liners too.For a less expensive brand but still effective I also use Manzella gloves and have never been let down yet.

I spent the weekend outside camping in below zero windchill 2 weeks ago, alternating between 2 sets of gloves. When I was working, setting up a tent, cooking, or hanging around the fire, I had some 300 weight polarfleece gloves, they are made by North Face. I think they call them their Denali gloves. They are ok when you're active, but, aren't going to keep those digits warm when you're not doing much to generate heat.

The more sedentary times of the weekend, I was wearing a 2 piece glove made by EMS (Eastern Mountain Sports). They don't make the particular model I have anymore, but, it's one of their technical climbing gloves. They probably have some more updated model, and, this style is also available from many companies. It has a Goretex shell, with leather reinformcements on the palm and finger tips. Inside of the shell it's lined with a thin polyester insulation and light fleece. There is also a liner glove that goes inside. The liner is also some synthetic material that seems to keep my skin dry. Having the liner allows you to pull your hand out of the shell when you need fine dexterity, without exposing raw skin.

Dry is key, with whatever gloves you have. As was mentioned, mittens will also generally keep you warmer, but, I personally find that I just tend to use my fingers too much when I'm outside, so I tend to go for the gloves.

You could also look at hand warmers that can go right into your gloves. If it's really cold, I have small chemical warmers in the palms of my hands inside the gloves. They work for about 6 - 8 hours, some a little longer.

Something to check also is the fit of the clothes you are wearing in general. Your hands will tend to be colder if there are any constriction points leading to them. I've had boys camping with us that had jackets with very tight arm holes, or who had very snug cuffs. You want to make sure that your gloves and jacket seal out the exposed areas, but, if the area around the sleeves is too constricting, it will make your hands colder. Some gloves contribute to the problem by having tight elastics around the wrists.

Another thing that helps keep your hands warm is thermal underwear that has extra long sleeves with holes for your thumb so that your wrist is covered. I don't know if I can describe this, but, when you wear them, the sleeve goes all the way to your knuckles, and your thumb goes through a hole to keep the sleeve from creeping up. They really help keep your hands warmer.

Lastly, if your hands are getting cold, your body is trying to tell you something. As others have mentioned, make sure that your whole clothing system is working to keep you warm, rather than just the gloves. Think shell, fleece, hats, boots, hoods, gaiters, etc. (And keep them all dry, if you start sweating, take off a layer)

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