So in this cold weather, while on stand and sitting really still, my fingers get cold and go numb.
I have those gloves inside mittens things but still my fingers get cold.
Anyone have any good gloves that they know of that will keep my fingers warm and I will still be able to pull a trigger??
Thanks for any ideas you might have.
Can you get a hand warmer packet between the gloves & mittens?? I seen a pair of those with pockets in them just for the warmers somewhere. :confused:
I bought a pair of real nice white insulated gloves to match my snow camo a couple years ago. Light in weight, and pretty expensive. They seemed liked the cats aaaaaaa :whew: when I got them.
Turns out my fingers still got cold too :sad:
Now I use a pair of the big all wool mittens that have the little slit near the finger tips so you can slip your fingers through when need be. :yoyo: Never had cold hands since, and they were cheap.
Try sticking one of those disposable hand warmers on the inside of your glove,on the back of your hand.That's where most of your circulation and hand heat loss is at.
Find a ski shop and get a pair of polypropylene glove liners, or better yet a pair of silk glove liners. Both will wick the moisture off you and into the outer layers of clothing. You can also get them in socks and long johns. If that doesn't work ask your mailman what they use, because that is what I used but I have been retired quite a few years.
From the looks of the news, you not only need gloves, but some tall boots. They say we will get some of the white stuff starting tomorrow night, but only a couple of inches.
Jerry
go with the mittens with the finger slot, my fingers get cold in gloves mostly because i cant find gloves to fit; my fingers are short and fat. the only gloves that have worked even a little for me are knit with half fingers, got them at everyones store (wally world). as far as the disposable hand wormers, go ahed and put them in said mittens an the back of your hand, toasty toes makes a smaller model with sticky on the back, kind of reminds you of a femine hygene item.
Quote from: Hawks Feather on December 03, 2007, 09:34:33 PM
From the looks of the news, you not only need gloves, but some tall boots. They say we will get some of the white stuff starting tomorrow night, but only a couple of inches.
Jerry
ya we got a bunch sunday night, it makes for alot of hard work. But the hunting should be better.
Thanks guys, I will try the hand warmers, on the back of my hand this time.
I have been wearing the mittens that you can fold back the mitten part then your fingers are exposed. i need to keep my right hand warm because of a table saw accident. when my shooting finger gets cold I cannot bend it and that could cause a problem.
The difference between mittens & gloves is that each individual finger has to keep itself warm in a glove with cold air all around it whereas all of your fingers & the rest of the hand share the warmth in a mitten. :biggrin:
I went to the military surplus store and picked up a set of wool glove liners. I bought them to big for me. Then I went over to the working mans store and bought a pair of seal skin gloves. I bought them skin tight. I put them on first and then the wool liners over them. They work great, no cold hands. It has to get in the low digits before I even need the seal skin gloves. Most of the time the wool does the job.
Note though the seal skin makes your hands stink if you wear them all day.
Brent
I bet that was a sight for sore eyes. Brent in a workin man's store :nono:
Ok... that was uncalled for. :sad:
I wasn't in there because I wanted to be! If it had not been for hunting I wouldn't of been there....lol
Brent
Quote from: HaMeR on December 04, 2007, 09:59:04 AM
The difference between mittens & gloves is that each individual finger has to keep itself warm in a glove with cold air all around it whereas all of your fingers & the rest of the hand share the warmth in a mitten. :biggrin:
I've gotten to the point where I draw my fingers back into the glove just to stay warm now, and it's not even that cold yet. 28 this morning. Too many jambed fingers back in HS playing football.
I do that too. But not when it's 28*. Thats just too warm for gloves!! :laf: :laf:
Thats why mittens work better than gloves.
Brent those seal skin gloves of yours must have been made with the skin from around the butt to cause all of that stink. :biggrin:
My problem with cold hands is my hads sweat so bad in gloves, the only gloves I wear are those brown jersey cotton gloves. When it is really cold down here (about 20 or so) I will put another pair of those inside the others. That is all I ever wear but then again I am not in the cold weather like yall are.
I was at a Dicks Sporting Goods store one day & say glove liners that you put on when your hands are warm. Then your regular gloves over them. They are supposed to retain the heat while letting the moisture escape. Maybe you can find something like that down there. We have almost another inch of snow this AM too!! :thumb2: :yahoo: :yahoo:
Quote from: centerfire_223 on December 07, 2007, 05:14:45 AM
When it is really cold down here (about 20 or so)
:roflmao: :roflmao:
We dont even put our lawn chairs away for the year until it get down to -20 below :wink:
20 below... your nuts to live where it gets that cold. :roflmao: There is no way I could take it, now don't get me wrong I like cold weather but not that cold. The coldest I can ever remember hunting in is about 0 degree's maybe.
I guess it is something that you just get used to and how to dress for it. Maybe one of these days I will get a chance to come up that way for a cold weather hunt. Someone will just have to let me borrow some WARM clothes!!!!!!!
centerfire,
Your body does get used to it and it only takes about 7 or 8 years. When you come to hunt you can practice ahead of time by sleeping for several weeks in a freezer with your current warmest clothes. The freezer won't be as cold as it is here but at least you will know what it feels like to have frostbite and your eyes frozen open.
Jerry
Quote from: centerfire_223 on December 08, 2007, 05:54:02 AM
20 below... your nuts to live where it gets that cold. :roflmao: There is no way I could take it, now don't get me wrong I like cold weather but not that cold. The coldest I can ever remember hunting in is about 0 degree's maybe.
I guess it is something that you just get used to and how to dress for it. Maybe one of these days I will get a chance to come up that way for a cold weather hunt. Someone will just have to let me borrow some WARM clothes!!!!!!!
Ive hunted when it was cold enough to freeze the rem-oil in the bolt on my gun had to remove said bolt and hold it under the arm for a couple minutes to get it to work ..... still got the elk to :biggrin:
Man...it feels like summer here today. Somewhere around 70. Even though it is raining.
It's supposed to top out at 37* here today. Think I'll break out the shorts & running shoes & go for a jog. :laf:
70* in winter doesn't seem like winter to me. But it would if I were from down that way I guess.
Average highs for this time of year around here are mid/low 50's. 70's is flirting with record highs. When it does snow, the snow removal process involves a few hrs/minutes in a rocking chair :doh2:
I use a set of army surplus's sub zero mittens , they are a wool inner mittens with a outer mitten that is leather on the palm of your hand and some sort of canvas on the top side they come up way over you wrist .
they run me I think under 25 bucks new. they also come with a lanyard type string so you can take off one with out dropping it. trigger finger in each glove..
if you like I can try and up load a photo pal.
Best could weather glove out there.. they are used in the arctic.
Big George
PS I have a good connection for surplus's gear so if i can help just whistle
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Never seen those before. Those look like a pretty good idea. :eyebrownod:
That's exactly what my southern thinned blood was thinking jimbo :eyebrownod:
PM sent George :biggrin:
I'm over due to visit my buddy in Maine for a bit of hunting, but I just ain't geared for that kinda cold. :nono: I keep envisioning that I'll look like Charlie Brown in his snow suit...... Lord help me if I fall on my back :laf:
I hunted wolf , coyote , and long tails last year in 30 below up north and they were fine
it gets cold here and I never have a cold hand.
studabaka , when your going up north to Maine give me a holler and we my get to gather i hunt the same areas your buddy dose Rangly, Stratton area... good calling area.
Jim if you ever need cold weather gear let me know i have tried it all and think i got the could beat
if you smart and going to play in the cold look at the Polyporpylene Thermal shirt
for 20 bucks they are graet and really warm you pay much more at the big stors for something like this stuff
if anyone from Fins and Fur need a link to get this gear PM me and i will get it to ya
at the big name stores you pay 3 times as much to get the same quality gear
Ever notice when you are walking, no matter how cold it is, that your hands and feet do not get cold?
Once you sit down, your core body temp starts to drop a bit. The body goes into survival mode and your blood circulation slows as blood starts to pool around your major organs. That's why your hands and feet get cold. No circulation. Wearing a lot of heavy clothing that makes you sweat just a bit will cause your core temp to decline faster once you sit down or stop walking too.
One thing you can try, is to wear a shirt with breast pocket. Put a large hand warmer in that pocket. It will help keep your core body temp up there and your circulation will not slow as much, and your hands and feet will stay warmer. Good liners that wick away moisture are always a good bet too. Cotton, any cotton close to the body in cold temps is a bad thing and will make you miserable.
Keep your core body temp up and you wont have cold hands or feet.
Al