Winter gloves...got some warm ones?

[muncybob]

I love my Atlas Fit gloves for most of the year but when it comes to cold climate conditions even their "thermal" ones just don't cut it. They are OK if temps are above 20F and once you get going and you are warmed up but, many times I have to do some work in the barn that will take only 30 minutes or so and I wish I had warm hands. Mittens are nice but sometimes I really need to be able to grip something better than I can with a pair of mittens and certainly mittens are out of the question if I need to run the saw.

Are there really any warm work gloves out there?

 

[cwitham]

I have no solution but am interested in hearing about good gloves

 

[Backwoods Savage]

The best I've ever found were the Wells Lamont pile lined gloves. Sadly, when all the hardwares around here went to Ace, they now only want to carry the Ace brand, which look like the WL but are a sad imitation.

In addition, I've found that gloves lined with thinsulate are practically useless for cold weather gloves. Actually, I've not found any gloves fit for handling wood that are insulated. As stated, a heavy pile lined glove will usually keep your hands the warmest.

For some light work, you can buy the blue fuzzy gloves which are heavier than the yellow fuzzies that are common. Places like Tractor Supply usually handle them as do most lumber yards and many hardwares.

 

[muncybob]

I agree about that thinsulate stuff.

Something like these perhaps?: http://www.amazon.com/Wells-Lamont-...r=8-2&keywords=wells+lamont+pile+lined+gloves

 

[Backwoods Savage]

That is close Bob but I fear those would not hold up well when handling wood and that is why I've not tried those. The good ones are grey in color.

On the other hand, I did find some good ones at www.galeton.com and have used them for several years. They do not last as long but are a lot cheaper. So then I made the mistake of ordering a dozen pair. Price was right but they have cheapened them a lot so this last bunch is not as good. I may in time try some of their other gloves but first I'll wear out this dozen pair.

 

[BrotherBart]

On the eighth day, God invented Thinsulate.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

The best gloves I've found were made by Glove Corp and are called Fireman VI. Unfortunately they sold a batch of gloves to NYFD called Blazefire or something like that and they had an issue with the firefighters getting burns through the back of them. The company went out of business. The Blaze gloves were on Ebay for cheap. I bet they would work fine for normal work where you aren't putting your hands into a fire.

Yup... Here they are.

(broken link removed to http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/251038307758?lpid=82)

Doing a quick search, these might do a good job for $28 a pair.

http://www.magidglove.com/Magid-556...7c5566KWTFFS&gclid=CLfarqSBnbsCFYUWMgodf3cAmA

 

[holland_patrick]

Kinco Lined Suede Pigskin Glove - 1926KW

• Suede pigskin palm
• Wing thumb
• Heatkeep® lining
• Knit wrist

(broken link removed to http://www.labonville.com/Men-Women-Kidss-Gloves-Mitts-Scarfs-Liners_c_75.html)


I got them this year.. I wore them once and handed them off to my father in law you was FREEEZING he liked them and I'm ordering a few more pair

 

[schwaggly]

http://www.harborfreight.com/cold-weather-work-gloves-large-96606.html

I picked up a pair when they went on sale for $9.99. They are the best gloves for what we do that I've ever used.
They are not good for picking up small items. There is a good review by a guy who works selling CHRISTmas trees.

 

[Fifelaker]

A company I used to work for bought us Glacier gloves. By far the warmest gloves I have ever used the drawback is after awhile they stink then you wash and repeat. Recently I was snowblowing and grabbed my new pair of welding gloves made by BSX my hands stayed warm for over an hour before I had to use the built in hand warmer (exhaust).

 

[peakbagger]

I usually run these, I have large hands and need to buy the extra larges (broken link removed to http://www.labonville.com/Kinco-Insulated-Glove--1927_p_234.html).

Its almost impossible to find gloves as warm as mittens, I use fur lines chopping mitts for snowblowing.

 

[Spinny]

Dry hands are your enemy. My dad taught me to put on the greasiest moisturizing lotion you can find before working outside. When used in combination with gloves it really helps keep them warm. I work outside as a carpenter and use the nitrile gloves, when its windy and cold I wear an insulated glove over the top. Trick is to make sure your hands stay warm. Once your fingers are cold its hard to get the temp up again without an outside heat source. As a carpenter I use the nitrile because I can cut off the tip of the index finger and thumb of the insulated glove and still get nailes/small objects but have some protection from the cold.

 

[BobUrban]

Do the"Pete Townsend" move and swing your arms in a wind mill motion 10-15 times to get blood back down into your fingers. Works great for cold hands when trout fishing and wood cutting but sucks for bow hunting.

The trout rising for my dry fly on a frosty day just don't seem to mind but those dog gone whitetails pick up on the windmill action pretty quick

 

[Ehouse]

Do the"Pete Townsend" move and swing your arms in a wind mill motion 10-15 times to get blood back down into your fingers. Works great for cold hands when trout fishing and wood cutting but sucks for bow hunting.

The trout rising for my dry fly on a frosty day just don't seem to mind but those dog gone whitetails pick up on the windmill action pretty quick

You need to have the left arm going one way and the right the other way. Their eyes glaze right over. It's called the congress effect.

 

[rwhite]

If I'm going to be outside for any length of time(bike riding, ice fishing) I use these :
(broken link removed to http://www.grabberworld.com/products/grabber-warmers/large-hand-warmers.html)

 

[ailanthus]

I got a pair of wells lamont at Wally-World a few years ago. They're leather with thinsulate. They've held up really well and are the best cold-weather gloves that you can actually work in that I've owned. I'm in a warmer climate, but for down into the teens & less than $10, I'm pleased.

 

[richg]

After having gotten sick and tired of paying premium prices for crummy gloves, I found these. Tough as nails, waterproof and warm. At $70.00 a pair, I consider them a good value. I sprayed them with silicone before wearing them just to add an additional layer of waterproofing.

http://www.amazon.com/Mechanix-Commercial-Gloves-Yellow-YELLOW/dp/B006K42CTC

 

[DianeB]

these waterproof and windproof gloves are the best. You can get the cheaper at Dick's sporting

http://www.amazon.com/Carhartt-Wate...id=1388634912&sr=1-3&keywords=carhartt+gloves

 

[Firewood Bandit]

I've heard Atlas Fit gloves are good, I am looking to try some.

For myself, I don't buy any more saws that don't have heated handles. Once you have heated handles, you won't go back.

 

[lindnova]

I have always used leather gloves with thinsulate insulation with good luck until I found the Handy Andy chore glove from Wells Lamont. I have only seen them at Tractor Supply or Praxair. It is a rubberized jersey although I can't feel or see the rubber. Just a thick jersey glove that is surprisingly warm and doesn't seem to soak up hardly any water when working in the snow. This has been a cold winter and whether I am splitting or cutting wood, or sitting on the tractor plowing my hands are warmer in these light gloves than the bulky leather. So far they are holding up nice also.

 

[Chicken Farmer]

I pick these up at my local weld supply shop. Been using them for years. Tough as nails, excellent price, warm!!

Tillman gloves are the best. I have a pair in each vehicle.

http://jtillman.com/products/gloves/winter/1568/

http://www.amazon.com/Tillman-1568-...TF8&qid=1388802303&sr=8-1&keywords=1568+glove

 

[aussiedog3]

I have found that thermal mesh gloves with rubber coated palm and fingers are hard to beat when working out in the cold, handling wet or frozen items.
Sorry I don't have a brand name off hand. A carpenter/roofing/siding friend recommended them to me.
I pick mine up at our local industrial safety store. About $8.00 per pair.

 

[Bones]

Dry hands are your enemy. My dad taught me to put on the greasiest moisturizing lotion you can find before working outside. When used in combination with gloves it really helps keep them warm. I work outside as a carpenter and use the nitrile gloves, when its windy and cold I wear an insulated glove over the top. Trick is to make sure your hands stay warm. Once your fingers are cold its hard to get the temp up again without an outside heat source. As a carpenter I use the nitrile because I can cut off the tip of the index finger and thumb of the insulated glove and still get nailes/small objects but have some protection from the cold.

I've done this years ago.....with thin vinyl gloves inside of leather gloves .....

 

[greg13]

You need to have the left arm going one way and the right the other way. Their eyes glaze right over. It's called the congress effect.

And the NYS legislator effect!

I have a pair of "Tundra" gloves that do keep my hands warm in sub zero, but they are so thick you really can't do much with your fingers. I have found that it is much easier just to stay inside where it's warm!

 

[muncybob]

The waterproof/insulated Kinco gloves I got for Xmas do a decent job in single digit temps as long as you are busy with your hands. I still prefer my mittens if I can get away with it.