nq111 wrote:I really like folder over mitts. Mitts are warmer than gloves and when you need some dexterity or for a bit of scrambling fold back the tops to have fingerless gloves. One thing to watch though is that the mechanism to hold back the mitt is good as when wet and heavy the mitts on cheaper models flop out all the time.
Generally straight fleece ones have been warm enough in Tassie - even when wet.
They still wear on the rock but better than full gloves.
rcaffin wrote:Light fleece gloves and a light waterproof shell mitt over the top.
We do have heavy thick felted wool mitts as well, and have used them under extreme cold.
dunamis wrote:rcaffin wrote:Light fleece gloves and a light waterproof shell mitt over the top.
We do have heavy thick felted wool mitts as well, and have used them under extreme cold.
This is what we do. I sewed up mitts from solid waterproof material and seam sealed them with silicone. Pattern is available online. Underneath use fingerless wool or fleece is good. That way to use your fingers just whip the mitts off. No need to remove the gloves. This is the same layering approach as you would use with a waterproof shell.
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Moondog55 wrote:Fingerless gloves/mitts actually work surprisingly well.
My comments about leather riggers gloves really only apply to the areas where you would wear out softer materials too quickly, my liner and fingerless combo is good to well below freezing depending of course on windchill, in a wind you still need a shell.
Of course you can simply buy new cheap gloves each time they wear out, I try not to use too much disposable clothing is all.
Everybodies body is different of course and my own bodt acts and reacts differently at different times. I also err on the side of caution where my hands and head are concerned and will always take more than needed for the conditions as well as dry spare gloves or liners.
The old fashioned solution to the wear problem; dense woollen gloves with leather reinforcing on the fingers and palms; is now hard to come by at a reasonable cost
cams wrote:I suppose it depends on the walk, but I imagine shell mitts not being the best in more technical terrain which is also probably where they'd get worn through from rocks. Scrambling and such.
Fingerless gloves underneath?? Don't your fingers freeze? Maybe my circulation is bad or something.
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