Winter glove recommendations

[DFBrews]

You can stitch those gloves up pretty easily instead of tossing them out. Are you working tomorrow?

Not solaring. Starting my scheduled work week at the shop.

[Jonsey]

I agree with the flip over mittens, except I usually wore a hole the thumb, but then you will get more dexterity. I never found a pair of gloves that wouldn't shred when used for any type of work.

[ray1970]

Here are the ones that I like. Keep my hands nice and warm. Can't work with smaller fasteners or tubing with them.

[Ah Pook]

Been on a life long quest for warm/dexterous gloves. The warm body core doesn't work for me. The core can sweat but the toes and fingers will still be cold. Warm packs on the hands are great but don't help the fingers. Liner gloves with mittens work but the mitts are always coming off. The rag wool mitts that have the top that folds back is nice because you can toss a hand warmer in it to keep the fingers warm.

[Great-Kazoo]

Been on a life long quest for warm/dexterous gloves. The warm body core doesn't work for me. The core can sweat but the toes and fingers will still be cold. Warm packs on the hands are great but don't help the fingers. Liner gloves with mittens work but the mitts are always coming off. The rag wool mitts that have the top that folds back is nice because you can toss a hand warmer in it to keep the fingers warm.

Part of the problem with cold toes and fingers (besides proper clothing) comes from circulation issues. Caffeine or caffeinated products are vasoconstrictors, causing a constriction of the blood vessels. As the blood vessels constrict places such as toes and fingers feel the cold more than others on ones body.

There's studies which support the caffeine issues, others say it helps blood flow. For issues i had with cold by dropping caffeine related items the cold didn't effect me as much as it use to.
Of course there's the reality some people just have a hard time staying warm

YMMV.

[Aloha_Shooter]

When I went to Antarctica, I looked at my gloves as a two-part solution because I knew I wanted dexterity to change lenses and take pictures. I bought a thin pair of gloves that were sufficient to protect my hand from the wind and external temperature for brief moments and thicker gloves that fit over the thin ones which were for extended use. It worked quite well -- too well in fact as the temps weren't as cold as I expected and I generally ended up wearing a thick glove on the left and a thin glove on the right and just stuck my right hand in my pocket when I wasn't taking pictures.

[ray1970]

The gloves I posted in the picture above actually came with a thinner pair of some sort that are meant to be worn under the outer ones. I haven't tried to double them up as designed but after reading Aloha's post I might give that a try.

[TheGrey]

I've had those for running in the past, and I like them for most tasks. The problem with those is that they are thin enough that if I'm using them, I can just go without gloves completely. If there was such a thing as a universal stylus that would work across multiple brands and models of electronics, that'd be nice.

Right now I'm using my hunting gloves. In addition to them falling apart at the seams within 10 times of using them (I sewed them back together so no big deal) I just can't get a hold of the poly rope on my ladder while wearing them.

Did you know they sell that thread that allows you to use your touchscreens? You could purchase some, stitch it in an 'x' on your fingertips, and alleviate that particular issue. As far as the warmth factor, let me think on that. As you sew, I'm just wondering if you get the same type of fabric that is used for ironing boards and sew it into some glove liners, with the reflective surface facing inward....maybe that would keep your fingers warmer? Then again, it doesn't resolve the inversely proportional issue of warmth over dexterity. Hmmm.

[Wulf202]

I agree with the flip over mittens, except I usually wore a hole the thumb, but then you will get more dexterity. I never found a pair of gloves that wouldn't shred when used for any type of work.

My last pair, cabelas store brand, had a slit in the thumb so you could peel it back if work required all the digits. But I'd repaired them 4 times from stitching issues.

Thanks tan didn't know they sold that thread

[Irving]

I've seen that thread on some gloves before, but didn't realize it was the thread that was the important factor. I may actually look into that in the future. I'm not too worried about it as my job isn't that important and there probably isn't a glove that exists that keeps you warm while working well with rope, chalk, and touch screens at the same time.