Keeping hands warm

[Travelover]

I used to wear these at work, and still do.

Having your pointy finger all alone makes many tasks much easier than if you had ordinary mitts and if it gets cold slip it in with the rest. They come with a fleece or woolen inner mitt and are quite warm.

What is this type of gloves called?

 

[MossRoad]

I used to wear these at work, and still do.

Having your pointy finger all alone makes many tasks much easier than if you had ordinary mitts and if it gets cold slip it in with the rest. They come with a fleece or woolen inner mitt and are quite warm.

those look like welders mittens.

 

[/pine]

I buy the cheap brown gloves at TSC , like 10 pairs for $12
And I buy the Hothands hand warmers by the box...

I keep one pair of the gloves wrapped around one small warmer and stashed in an inner layer breast pocket...when fingers start to get cold...I swap them out and put the nice toasty ones on...!

 

[JoeL4330]

Left over from my winter mountaineering days, I have a great pair of down-filled, leather faced mittens and use silk "glove liners" under them for the delicate stuff. One of the things that makes the mitts excel is a "nose wiper" that is velcro-ed on the back; the other feature is provision for "lose-me-not" cords, which can run up inside one sleeve and down the other, or some equally useful capture mechanism so that when you take one off for a second to do something delicate, it doesn't go walk-about (but be careful with cords and moving machinery, of course).

 

[rekees4300]

I use these for snowblowing on cabless tractor when it's really cold. Burton Goretex mittens with removable gloves inside. Nice feature is the built-in zippered pocket on top for hand warmers.

View attachment 356667

 

[tcreeley]

I get by with a pair of a pair of close fitting goatskin gloves (like Justins) and a larger pair of soft leather gloves (deerskin or soft cowhide) over those. I don't use insulated gloves. If I need to do some finer work, I pull the outer pair off, then put them back on. About the time my hands are really cold, I'm frozen all over and go in for a break. Working around snow and ice- it helps to rub down the outer pair with mink oil.

 

[Leejohn]

I use the exhaust from the tractor to warm my hands and gloves when they get cold.

 

[Mace Canute]

What is this type of gloves called?

Lineman one finger mitts.

Here's one site that handles them.

Enduraｮ Lineman Heavy-duty 1 Finger Mitt

I remember some COLD winter days doing rubber glove work on the 25 Kv lines. This work was done out of an insulated boom double bucket truck with the buckets lined with an insulated liner and we wore rubber gloves rated for 40 Kv. The gloves had a leather outer glove for mechanical protection and had zero ability to keep your fingers warm except from windchill. The problem was you would sweat in them and then the sweat would freeze. More than once I would remove them to find ice on my fingers. Back then it was impossible for me to close my fingers tight enough to make my fingertips touch my palms.

 

[Looking4new]

I used to wear these at work, and still do.

Having your pointy finger all alone makes many tasks much easier than if you had ordinary mitts and if it gets cold slip it in with the rest. They come with a fleece or woolen inner mitt and are quite warm.

They look like the linesman gloves/mitts I have.

 

[Travelover]

Lineman one finger mitts. ........

Thanks. These look like they would be handy for tractor use with the opposing finger free. I did a little research and they are also called trigger mittens, lobster mittens and even sniper mittens. They are readily available army surplus with a removable wool liner for about $15 on eBay and at army surplus stores.

 

[robs660]

Has anyone tried making a heated steering wheel? Never thought about it before. I'm sure there a retrofit kit or cover available for 12v

 

[Clint S]

These hand warmers work for me, just put them inside your gloves. They last 10 hours.

Amazon.com: HotHands Hand Warmers 10 Pair Value Pack: Sports & Outdoors

Never thought they would work until I tried them. Now they are a staple in my tackle box and for tractor work outside. Wal Mart has the 10 packs for $6 cannot be beat.

 

[/pine]

Keeping hands warm
IMO there is a dichotomy within this topic...
It's one thing to keep your hands warm if all you are doing is operating a tractor etc...(as the OP stated)

...it's another thing if you are having to "work"...and your gloves are not nimble enough to allow you to say (examples) adjust a wrench, pick up a nail, use a cordless driver etc...etc...

For the latter the chemical hand warmers are the best option IMO...the only issue with them (Hothands etc.) is once you absorb the warmth with really cold hands it takes them a bit to recover (depending on the ambient temp.)

 

[Travelover]

Lineman one finger mitts. ..........

Bought a pair of the military trigger gloves off eBay and these things rock. Having the free forefinger is great to pulling pins and other adjustments without taking off the mittens. Unless otherwise stated the liners are sold separately.

Thanks for the recommendation.

military trigger gloves | eBay

 

[Gary Fowler]

As long as you don't get them wet, a pair of thinsulate wool knit gloves will keep your hands warm even at -40. That is all I used when ice fishing in Northern Canada and they kept my hands toasty warm. If you have to work in snow brushing it off etc, then a pair of leather mitten over the wool thinsulate gloves will keep them dry. The worst thing you can do is bundle your hands so tightly that you cut off the circulation. I bought a bunch of the chemical hand warmers (iron powder in salt water)but never needed to use them.

Now for the feet, when sitting dormant for 6-8 hours out on the ice, I found that anything less than the -150 grade of boots didn't do an adequate job. Those Mickey Mouse boots did a good job, but were a bit bulky to walk in. I went thru the whole gamut of boot wear from -50 then to -100 and finally the -150 before I found some that worked for just setting still like you would on a tractor or chair ice fishing.

 

[Danno1]

.



Mittens are without a doubt warmer then gloves. No argument possible.

From mountain climbing: Dachstein mittens for cold weather. Add a nylon overmitt for windy or extra cold conditions.

Having said that, for years now I've been using leather mittens w a pile or sheep wool liner. Cuts the wind and is easy to take on and off for chores which require dexterity. Like on to go get the wrenches. Off to unscrew the bolt. Back on quickly to warm up, etc.



.