I've looked all over the place so far this year and found only one place that has winter work gloves! Even Tractor Supply, who you would think would have a good supply has none. I checked 2 other places again yesterday and non were winter gloves. Do you suppose they think nobody works outdoors during the colder months? Yet, you can buy all sorts of winter gloves for outdoor sports but those will not hold up long when handling wood.
btw, I hate those thinsulate gloves. They work okay as long as you don't touch anything. But wear a pair of those when loading wood and your hands will freeze. Same thing goes for when riding the atv or a tractor. You need a heavy pile lining in winter work gloves. But where are they? Wells-Lamont gloves used to be easy to find and they were about the best but I haven't found any of those yet this year.
For those who will post about wearing the thin leather gloves or even the yellow fuzzies, you can do that if you wish but my hands will not take much cold so it is necessary for me to find good ones. My hands and feet both suffer badly in the cold and it is one of the things that polio left me with so I have to live with it.
Maybe I'll have to start thinking of cutting wood in the cooler months but don't like that idea at all. Fall is hunting time and spring is when the sap comes up plus there are just too many other things that have to be done then.
btw, I do always take an extra pair of gloves with me to the woods. I put soapstone blocks in the gloves and wrap them up to stay nice and warm. That is wonderful to put on a warm pair of gloves when your hands have gotten cold.
btw, I hate those thinsulate gloves. They work okay as long as you don't touch anything. But wear a pair of those when loading wood and your hands will freeze. Same thing goes for when riding the atv or a tractor. You need a heavy pile lining in winter work gloves. But where are they? Wells-Lamont gloves used to be easy to find and they were about the best but I haven't found any of those yet this year.
For those who will post about wearing the thin leather gloves or even the yellow fuzzies, you can do that if you wish but my hands will not take much cold so it is necessary for me to find good ones. My hands and feet both suffer badly in the cold and it is one of the things that polio left me with so I have to live with it.
Maybe I'll have to start thinking of cutting wood in the cooler months but don't like that idea at all. Fall is hunting time and spring is when the sap comes up plus there are just too many other things that have to be done then.
btw, I do always take an extra pair of gloves with me to the woods. I put soapstone blocks in the gloves and wrap them up to stay nice and warm. That is wonderful to put on a warm pair of gloves when your hands have gotten cold.
