winter glove suggestions


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I am looking for a all around good winter glove. Something waterproof preferred any suggestions on brand or model?
 
Can't beat military wool liners inside a standard leather work glove. Not exactly waterproof but even if the leather gets wet the wool usually stays dry and warm. I'll never use another glove again having tried all sorts of different types. That being said I'm not participating in the Iditarod this year.
 
Koa said:
Can't beat military wool liners inside a standard leather work glove. Not exactly waterproof but even if the leather gets wet the wool usually stays dry and warm. I'll never use another glove again having tried all sorts of different types. That being said I'm not participating in the Iditarod this year.
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+1 The system works. Carry spare liners and you are good to go. And big puffy mitts or a handwarmer pouch if you are stationary and you are golden.

You can use Nikwax gloveproof to get a pretty water resistant leather, plus if you use good goat or elkskin leather it helps, too.

I even went back to leather+wool motorcycle gloves for riding in the rain. 45 degrees, wet, and 70 mph is a pretty severe test for gear. Leather, even when it was wet, was warmer (and drier) than Goretex.
 
I've had some Thinsulate glove/mittens for 5 seasons. Had them out to -3. I think I bought them at Wal-Mart or Cabelas. Best dang mitts I've ever had. Not waterproof but very inexpensive and super warm.
 
EagleRiverDee said:
Ah, lightweight, heavy weight, intended purpose?

Try Duluth Trading Co. They have waterproof, and probably something for your intended purpose.
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Wow Those Duluth "QB" Handwarmer pocket looks like a great SALE item,

under $20 and if just woods bumming guess if you didn't want to wear your 3 layer military mittens you could get by with the QB and a good set of Duluth gloves with some wool liners..
 
Koa said:
Can't beat military wool liners inside a standard leather work glove. Not exactly waterproof but even if the leather gets wet the wool usually stays dry and warm. I'll never use another glove again having tried all sorts of different types. That being said I'm not participating in the Iditarod this year.
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+2 on this system. i had a pair of usgi inserts that lasted for about 15 years. i got really lucky and found a pair of 100% alpaca inserts, which i'm now using, but the usgi ones, with their wool/nylon mix, are more durable and just as warm... i prefer a civilian leather work glove over the black army one, just because it's not so tight.
 
FWIW, my dad still wears his issue pair from 'nam... and that is doing chores on the farm.
 
I wear a glove system rather than one heavy glove.

If I'm not heavily using my hands for manual labor, I wear:

1st layer. 100% merino wool glove liners. They’re quite thin.
2nd layer. Store bought proper 100% merino wool knit gloves similar in weight to military surplus liners.
3rd layer. Surplus Swedish trigger finger wool mittens. I picked up 20 pair for 20 dollars U.S.
4th layer. Air Force surplus Extreme Cold Weather Mittens.

If I’m going to be using my hands a lot, I skip the civilian first layer and second layer. I just go with surplus wool gloves, then the second layer’s the Swedish wool trigger fingers and so on.

With varying layers of my system, I’m good in mildly cold weather to extremely cold. I use leather over gloves either civilian or military for working in cold weather. I have large hands, so I can’t really get more than one liner inside the D3A size 6/7 leather over glove.

If it’s raining, my gloves get saturated. When I squeeze my hands, the water just runs off, but my hands do not get cold. The best bit is that the wool gloves dry quickly near the fire, and I can carry several pairs.

I hope this helped.

Cheers!
 
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