Keeping hands warm

[MossRoad]

Has anyone found gloves that will keep your hands warm while on your tractor plowing snow for a couple of hours. I have clothes that keep the rest of my body warm, but my fingers are another story. I just bought a pair of Cabelas Pinnacle gloves for $100 that were supposed to be great to below zero temps. Used them to plow today, and my hands were cold just brushing off the vehicles while the tractor was warming up. By the time I got on the tractor, I needed to get in one of the vehicles to warm my hands. Needless to say the gloves are going back. My old Hotfingers gloves were better than these and they cost all of thirty bucks. Anyone tried the battery heated gloves, and are they any good? I don't mind spending the money, I just can't plow for a couple of hours with the gloves I have now. A cab for the tractor would be nice, but I'm in the woods to much, and there are none available for my tractor that I feel are worth what they are asking. By the way temperature today was about 6-8 degrees above.

I have found that mittens work much better than gloves for keeping your hands warm. Heavy gloves tend to bind your fingers, cut off circulation and isolate each finger from the other. Each finger has to heat up an entire area all by itself, the seams between your fingers press on the skin, which cuts off the circulations, etc.... So, I buy some light-weight wool fingerless gloves and slip them inside some extra-large fleece lined snowmobile mittens similar to these:
Men's Saddle Color Deerskin Leather Gauntlet Snowmobile Mittens | eBay
I can ice-fish all day in a setup like this. I pop off the mittens to do tasks that require dexterity, like hook removal, and the fingerless gloves keep my hands warm enough until I get the mittens back on. I've been ice-fishing like this for many decades and I just don't get cold with this setup. Hope that helps. Stay warm. :thumbsup:

 

[deerseeker001]

I agree snowmobile mittens work excellent.

 

[corl]

I have cold hands and feet a lot. Today I was plowing snow in an open station Kubota F2100 and it was 2 degrees F. I used a pair of mittens that my father used when he painted outside in the cold winter weather. By painting I mean oil painting on canvas. The mittens were from Bauer. That is now Eddie Bauer and the gloves seem to be still available.
Summit Mitts | First Ascent
They aren't cheap but they are warm. Can easily operate the tractors with them on without problems. Can move your fingers around in them to an area that has more grip and dexterity when needed. They probably have improved them in the last 50 or 60 years since he got his. i for one am glad he got them!

 

[Thomas]

Good pair snowmobile gloves I found,least 4" above wrist.

 

[beemerphile]

Gerbing or Warm-n-safe 12v electric heated jacket and gloves with thermostat. Why be cold?

 

[Dr_Zinj]

I used to have a pair of old army surplus arctic mittens. Insulated, leather palms, fur backed, and canvas extensions up to at least the mid-forearm. Even at negative 15 F and 50 mph wind my hands were always warm and comfy. Modern snowmobiling mittens are their equally functional descendants.

 

[Egon]

For warm hands in cold weather mittens work best. A durable outer shell that breathes.( not Gortex) a fleece or wool mitten. And lastly, a pair of silk gloves.

You can mix and match with this combination and do it very economical. Just make sure no cotton gets involved.

Wearing Gortex and sweating and you will end up with an ice layer under the Gortex!

 

[MossRoad]

Yes, I love my silk long underwear and balaclava. :thumbsup:

 

[300UGUY]

Yes, I love my silk long underwear and balaclava. :thumbsup:

Me too, but it's a leftover from the "dark years".......

 

[Mace Canute]

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.