Big, thick, windproof, electric? What's it going to take to keep my fingertips functional? Just out playing dry fire with the rifle as darkness was falling, 5F with 10-15 wind. SOB! Well past the comfort point with the mechanics gloves!

Any favorites from the cold climate folks? What to avoid? Like to be able to squeeze a trigger... Supposed to go down into the -20s here, that's new to me by about 30 degrees. Brrrrr...

for them temps you need handwarmers. any glove that will keep you semi-warm at 5F will be like catchers mitts. i use silk glove liners and over those i wear wool GI issue glove liners and have those disposable handwarmers in my palms. still able to manage the gun action with that combo.

I use ragwool gloves and the handwarmers in the palm.

No cold hands.

If your stand sitting I would go with a Muffler with and hand warmer or two in it. Wear some thin gloves that will keep your hands from instantly freezing when you need them.

If your mobile I would wear some mitten shells over some thin gloves and learn how to shuck the mitten on the firing hand quickly.

Rubber gloves+ glove liners+ thick gloves

Hold hands with your favorite hunting buddy.

It keeps the riffraff out.

My thick gloves that I have been wearing for years are getting worn out. I can't find any that will fit me. I ordered a pair of XX and when they arrived, they were about what an L should normally be, so I gave them to my cousin. I can't find any XXX to buy. I try on warm gloves in every place that I come across but they do not fit anywhere near what they should. I don't mind wearing thick gloves and shucking them when I shoot, but I have to find them first. miles

Yep - that's the test, riffraff or going to cut it.... Took ten minutes to dress the tagalong today... We're new. LOL

Some deer strolled by at about 400 yards at last light and I am certain I could have scared them enough to put them running - and that's about it.


Appreciate the inputs and like to hear more. I almost ordered a couple pairs earlier today then got to thinking they looked mighty thin. Thinking Windstopper shell would be good and heaters...

Spooning is always an option in certain circles.

cabelas pinacle gloves are on sale. warm
http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Mens-Pinnacle-Gloves-with-GORE-TEX-reg/2288507.uts?searchPath=%2Fbrowse.cmd%3FcategoryId%3D734095080%26CQ_search%3Dgloves%26CQ_st%3Db

Screw the gloves, shucking mittens or mufflers, get a pair of mittens with a trigger finger.



These are buckskin with a flannel liner. I add thin polypropylene gloves if needed for colder temps. In extreme cold temps, I stuff HotHand warmers in. This allows quick, easy access thru the trigger guard and touch on the trigger.

You don't need to do much to keep your fingers warm except to stop the wind. Fingers do not generate their own heat.

You have to keep warm blood flowing through your wrists without any of it getting restricted or cold.

Warm your torso with vests, and chemical handwarmers on your kidneys. Use a hand muff with a couple of chemical handwarmers in it. Use a light layering glove with a handwarmer on the wrist side of it, covered by a loose large windproof glove.

DO NOT wear layers of sleeves that restrict your elbows when you bend them. That shuts off circulation to your hands.

DO NOT wear restrictive heavy gloves. That shuts off circulation to your finger tips.

DO NOT allow cold air to leak in around your cuffs and gloves interface. That circulates cold blood to your hands.

Stop shopping hunting clothes. Look at places that sell mushing equipment.

Big leather mitt's with liners it the way to go I think. I use silk or wool liners with decent gloves, but when it gets real cold I use silk inside the wool liners, in Mitts.

As said earlier don't wear anything that cuts off circulation. That is key in every aspect of dressing, feet included.

Keep a warm critter handy to keep your hands warm

About the best I have found is a heavy pair of smooth leather gloves with the gore tex lining.

If that does not work, I will wear lined mitts over them.

I have not found leather gloves big enough to wear something underneath.

If you're sitting, a muff works great. Wear thin glove liners so you can pull your hands out to shoot without your skin sticking to the barrel.

Get a pair of waterproof shell mittens. Put chemical handwarmers in them.
Put them over your mechanix gloves and smile.

take a look at kinco, that's what I see ski lift operators wearing, lined work gloves, while they stand around in the snow at 10,000 feet.

might have to go somewhere to try them on, they might be too thick for trigger work, unless you get a Mauser with a winter trigger guard!

https://kinco.com/ski/

Sycamore

I wear lightweight wool gloves inside snow machine mittens that also have a pocket for warmers.

Thanks guys!

An opossum muff would be great for long nights...

Big Nate - some uber-warm gear for the mushers, thanks for the tip. I like the built in snot wipers. Somewhere I have a pair of lined ski gloves with snot wiper and goggle wiper too but can't locate them. They've served well in the mid and upper teens. A windproof mitten over the whole works seems a solid approach.

Seeing some interesting stuff for the freezer warehouse folks too, including a trigger finger leather mitten for cheap.


Anyways, got some great ideas to work from. It is all appreciated.

Some options:
1. Glomitts (come in wool, fleece, or thinsulate versions)
2. Mil surplus trigger finger shell mitts with wool liners
3. Choppers or Mil surplus extreme cold weather mitts with contact gloves (have used this method down to -50)

Listen to the guy from WI. WI residents and Yoopers have worked the bugs out of cold weather living.

I really like the Refridgerwear gloves when it gets below zero. A pair of hand warmers in them if it gets to -20...

I really like the Refridgerwear gloves when it gets below zero. A pair of hand warmers in them if it gets to -20...

These ones:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Refrigiwear-Size-XL-Cold-Protection-Gloves-0250RGRAXLG-/331995282565?hash=item4d4c75fc85:g:k4gAAOSwzaJX-vVH

The hardware store here In Wasilla sells them.

I went to the link and the size is XL. I have my doubts that they will be large enough. Do they make them in XXl? I hate to buy another pair of gloves and give them away because they are too small. miles

Kinco pigskin gloves....the best there is and they do got XXL

the pigskin will still be soft after they get wet and dry out

if it gets too cold for those , ya gotta go to mittens

kinco will take sno-seal well, if you need to wp them

I sat on 2 coyote stands yesterday at 5 degrees. I have leather mittens with wool inserts, and inside of those, I have a set of mittens that I had made from tanned muskrat hides, fur in. I sat for close to 2 hours and my fingers stayed warm. When coyotes are coming, simply slide the mitten off when they are getting close, and put them back on when business is finished. The warmest things I have found so far.

As mentioned above, look at your wrists[palms up]. See the blood vessels there without much of anything beyond skin protecting them? that is where much of the cold fingers comes from.
Upon learning this i bought a pair of gloves w/thinsulate and come well up over the cuffs on my jackets. In extreme cold for sits I add a hand warmer at the wrists.
Cold hands/fingers are virtually a thing of the past now.

Snowmobile gloves.

http://www.fleetfarm.com/detail/-new-u-s-trigger-finger-mittens-with-liner/0000000254921

These ^

I had a pair of U.S. military surplus similar to this, wore them out.

The website does not indicate what type of a liner. Do you have a pair to advise me?

Thanks

Gloves and boots are IMO the most "subjective" pieces of cold weather gear. What works well for one person will freeze another.

If you have to be totally stationary, Manzella windstopper fleece glommets with merino or stretch fleece liners and a chemical heater in the provided pocket.

If you're going to be moving a bit then Simms ExStream gloves. Not the fingerless and not the glommets, just the plain gloves. ~2# triggers are no problem to "squeeze" and feel with the Simms gloves.

Unless I missed it, nobody mentioned the primary issue with cold extremities. If you're hands and feet are cold, it's because your body has reduced circulation to the extremities. Your body does that when your core temperature drops.

So the big key is, keep your core temperature up. The challenge with outdoor activities in the cold is you don't need much insulation (relatively speaking) when you are physically active, but when you are still you need a chit load of insulation and likely an external heat source.

The fingerless gloves with the mitten covers and hot pockets 280 posted are about the best setup I've found.

I didn't find out till a couple years ago when I was at a Hand Specialist Dr., that I have a mild case of [b][color:#3333FF]Raynaud syndrome[/color][/b]. I always thought I just had cold hands and feet, and that everyone else was as miserable as I was. Turns out there's a bit more to it. You might have your Dr. check for it next visit.

As it was explained to me with Raynaud's syndrome, there's little nerves that go around capillaries in the fingers and toes. When those nerves are stimulated, they choke off the capillaries in an abnormal fashion, until they're warmed back up again. That seems to be the case with me, if I can get them warm, they stay warm.

I used to ride a bike in Winter and I found a pair of Cabelas Snowmobile gloves were pretty good at bucking the wind and staying warm, even when going 60mph in below freezing temps. Weren't cheap, but were well worth the money. If you're really cold, check into some of that snowmobile gear..

I've yet to find any great gloves but I use handwarmers over my kidneys. Figured all the blood goes through them rapidly and I'm now usually pretty comfortable, except for my right hand which I got frostbitten 50 years ago.

Mittens for me, as big as I can find.
Easy to slip on and off and a little more air space.
Fuzzy synthetic fleece for Ice fishing, wet hands don't stay wet and clammy.

Answered my own question, called the manufacture. The liner is a wool blend and removable and same design as the shell with trigger finger.

Got a pair coming in the mail.

Best combination I have found. Put the warmers in the finger cover flap and just pull the flap back to shoot.

Got some GI trigger mitts too, fairly big enough to wear whatever underneath... There's one type with a leather trigger finger and another with cloth, ordered the cloth version but also found the leather one's locally. Ended up with a few pairs of stuff to use, not just the zero degree type but some for a bit warmer temps also. Without much wind and around 10 degrees, a wool/synthetic mix glove did the trick for me today. Boots were a failure, thick heavily insulated, but too tight and given the advises here, they're getting junked for roomier stompers.

Appreciate the tips! Many many of the gloves I've tried, when sized overall to fit, were binding in spots and I knew to pass them up.

Thanks.

Cabelas MT-50's gloves that flip over covers.

And I'm from Buffalo - these are good to go.

Sorry for not replying earlier but that does seem correct. I can use these duck hunting in the coldest weather with no problems. They're warm and functional. Used them last night shoveling snow in the single digits.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabe..._7aKM5tACFQwZgQod1y0P9Q&gclsrc=aw.ds

Cabela's Canadian Stand Hunters

They have a set of liners that even allow you to play with your phone....grin

Get the biggest size they have. You can drop a hot hands down inside if need be.

I never have needed it though.

Easy to take off for shot and they are quiet.

Only con is hard to ride atv with them on due to bulk.

DONE!

I've found these to work well. Wait, what?

They aren't cheap but I have found these Kuiu gloves to work very well down to -12 degrees. I use their merino glove liners.

Bob

Doing some looking on line and there are several different Kinco Pigskin gloves. miles

miles....these here http://www.kinco.com/product/1927/ are the ones I prefer.....they also got the same gloves with knit wrists

Outdoor Research over Mechanix.





Dave

Warm hands in cold temps isn't a one day one time fix.

Sitting in a deer stand at temps under 10 degrees is very different than working at the same temps.

I use very thick mittens with NO LEATHER! and as over size as I can get them with jersey gloves and hand warmers inside For sitting still in very cold temps (well below zero). Obviously, that requires careful, thoughtful choices in ALL of the rest of your clothing. Well insulated boots with alpaca sox and tow warmers inside the boots. Heavy insulated bibs and parka that are wind proof and something to keep the wind off you face. A good hat is critical. I have both an alpaca hat and a rabbit fur with synthetic insulation.

The thing to understand is that good cold weather gear will be way too warm for even easy walking at even -20 to -40. And... your CNS will translate cold flesh to a cold body and start shutting down peripheral circulation even though your core is warm. Neglect your head, face, feet, hands any part of you by exposing them for any amount of time to cold air and wind and it will take movement to start warming up and that will very quickly turn to an overheat and sweating situation.

I just slip my shooting hand out of the big mitts with the jersey glove still on when it's time to shoot. Climbing out of the stand and recovery/gutting is just like walking out to the stand. you have to stay dry. That means opening up as much as possible or even removing layers.

Leather without fur on it does not insulate. It transmits heat to the outside quite well.

Do this as a system. neglect part of your body and other parts will get cold because your CNS tries to help.

Funny, down to about +5 I wear leather work gloves, not lined, to run the ATV all over AK in the fall.

Leather keeps my hands just fine and warm.

I guess it can be a YMMV too thing.
Like others say, very personal and subjective.

sdgunslinger thanks for that link. I found the number of the gloves that I wanted and then found them for sale on Amazon, with free shipping. Got 2 pair ordered. miles

A good option to what I currently use. New mittens and in typical military fashion there are instructions on how to use them sewed inside the right hand mitten. They will get a work out hunting coyotes this winter and maybe do some outside chores with them.

I would like a company to start selling singularly either left or right hand work gloves. I tend to initiate heavy lifting with my left hand. That being, the left glove is well perforated while the right still has about 50% of it's life remaining.

FXR Racing Men's Snowmobile Snowboard Leather Gauntlet Gloves Size S-4XL

I've used an older version of these for a couple of years for the third season in CO. Finally kept my hands warm. Expensive, but I got tired of buying new gloves each year only to have cold wet fingers. These are over $100 but for me they are worth it. Good luck in your search.

Now this has been a very informative thread, and especially Miles' post as it explained quite a bit for me.

My idea of cold is apparently not the same as your idea of cold...I think mine may be a lot warmer.

https://www.refrigiwear.com/product...MED&gclid=CJjr1rfPotECFce6wAodLcABsA

Just my input but wear unlined goatskin gloves down to 35 degrees and in my mittens that go up past the middle of my forearms past that. We don't get that cold here only about - 10

Miles, e-mail King Ropes in Sheridan WY, they carry gloves - but also lined leather mittens, which I love. Warm and roomy enough for a "roper's glove" inside.
Happy New Year, my friend!

I bought some very high end skiing mittens and when out in mid teens weather scouting deer on the 4 wheeler it was as though my fingers were just gonna break off with the pain.

Getting older.

Forget the thick gloves and mittens. Buy an Insulated Muff, hang it across your waist, put a heat pad in it and your hands will stay toasty warm. Plus you can yank your hands out in a second and shoot without gloves. Of course you need to be still-hunting. Hard to use them when you're walking and carrying a gun, but for Duck or Deer blind hunting, this is the way to go. I have a camo one for Hunting with Camo and a Blaze orange one for Deer stand hunting. If it gets extremely cold like up here in Northern Wisconsin, just add another heat pad or two.

Glove liners and ski gloves

As was already stated, put a little handwarmer on your wrist veins. That will keep the blood heading into your fingers nice and warm.

Since fingers don't generate their own heat, putting a giant insulated material on it doesn't do much to warm it up.

Warm the blood going in, keep the wind off, and you're done.

plug "Heat Holders" into your search engine. I have their fingerless gloves and they are SUPER warm. About to order their socks, too.

ouch, you got me, ordered a set of the pigskin gloves which i will waterproof.
i have some insulate gloves, the military mitts, and the military wool liners, but i think these will work better inside the mitts. When it snows up around williams and the temp drops, my insulate gloves get wet and are useless. as to the trigger guard, does a garand with the winter trigger guard count?