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I really need some good glove recommendations or tips on how to keep my hands warm in the sub zero temperatures.

I've always had ropey circulation in my hands but have really started having problems with the pain when they get cold at the yard. It only happens within the first 10 mins of being at the yard and only when it's really cold like today. Once I get doing jobs etc they seem to warm up and I can actually take gloves off and feel fine after about an hour.

I do wear a pair of Mark Todd gloves I bought, but despite this my hands got so cold tonight they felt like they were swelling, I couldn't bend them and I had stabbing pain in my fingers :( After I sat in the car for 10 mins they were OK and then stayed fine going back out in the cold.

Please please recommend me some gloves that are actually efficient or any other tips! It actually seems the restricted movement of thick gloves makes it worse so I need something thin/ close contact I think.

Thanks!
 
Sealskinz :) I go for the All Weather ones rather than the 'for super cold conditions' ones and have some merino wool liners for underneath. Otherwise the 'for super cold' ones make your hands melt on days which are less than arctic temperatures!
 
philamena said:
Sealskinz :) I go for the All Weather ones rather than the 'for super cold conditions' ones and have some merino wool liners for underneath. Otherwise the 'for super cold' ones make your hands melt on days which are less than arctic temperatures!
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Thanks! Are they quite thick or thin? Or does it not matter when you have the liners underneath? May have to invest in a pair! :)
 
Sealskinz or I also have several pairs of leather gloves which are wool lined (some from tk maxx, some from m&s!) and to be honest they're my faves as they're so grippy and a good thickness like a second skin.

Or you could get some heated ski gloves if you need them to create heat!
 
I also used to do pretty well in cheapo wool pimple palm gloves with heavy duty rubber gloves over the top. Cheaper and as waterproof as the Sealskinz but not quite so warm :)

The only thing I take my Sealskinz off for at the yard is putting on her thrush footpack stuff, which is v fiddly. Do everything else with them on. The all weather riding ones are a bit less bulky than the non-riding ones and they're no more bulky with the liners on really.

If you suffer with cold hands, apparently one of the key things is to make sure that you don't go too small in the pursuit of keeping the bulk down, if they're not quite big enough you feel the cold more.
 
Another vote for sealskins, have the cold weather ones and love them! They are expensive for gloves but they really are worth every penny.
Would be tempted to go larger than normal (I find this makes a huge difference) and keep them on the radiator so they are warm when you put them on, so your hands don't have to start by warming the gloves through!
 
I have poor circulation & have Sealzskin gloves & they are useless. I have tried every glove available designed for winter warmth / warm & dry & whilst the waterproof ones do keep my hands dry nothing keeps my fingers warm. They start warm as I keep my gloves on the CH boiler but are soon cold & tingling. I have the same problem with boots & cold toes. Many gloves keep hands warm but fingers still get cold.
 
I have reynards (or at least all the symptoms), my hands get cold to the point I can't actually feel them at all. When its below zero I wear thin fingerless gloves, normal wool gloves, then a huge, thickly lined pair of thinsulate gloves over all. And don't let them get cold, keep the gloves on even when your hands feel warm, rather than waiting for them to freeze again. And ditto the advice about gloves not being too tight.
 
Sealskins are good, i find if im working even with just a normal glove on i warm up quite quickly, its when you stop and the heat goes its difficult to get the heat back.
you can buy heated gloves and socks now as well
http://www.kosspa.com/heated-gloves - These heated gloves for women will keep hands warm ... Dont know how good they are, but theres loads of different kinds
 
I couldn't find my riding gloves today so wore my regular sheepskin ones for my lesson and was really surprised to find they had great grip and kept my fingers warm. Unfortunately I then went for a hack and after picking up muddy legs they are somewhat grubby :rolleyes: dummy me.

Also suffer with fingers loosing sensation when cold.
 
neoprene all the way! Personally I love the ones linked below.

I used to spend much of my life on the river and even with the temperature in the minuses they are incredibly hot.
The little symbols on the palms are also actually grips and the wrists are a snug contoured fit so there are no draughts, plus there's the added bonus that water just runs off them so doing the buckets is no problem. :)

Not personally a fan of sealskins though, they've only ever been good for making me cold and miserable but I know they work for some folks.

http://shop.peakukshop.com/epages/es140809.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es140809/Products/13NG/SubProducts/ng-0008
 
Roeckel are good, but not as warm as thinsulate ones on the yard, I wear mine to ride in with sleeves pulled up to my knuckles. And far too pricey to get holes in mucking out!
 
I use sealskinz but have merino wool glove liners in them for riding.
If its really cold the only way to keep fingers warm is to keep them together in a decent pair of mittens. I have some marmot ski ones, they are like sleeping bags for my hands! Whip them off for a minute for doing things that need fingers and back on after.
 
Go to a running shop, pick up some super thin running gloves then Roeckl riding gloves over the top. Keeps my hands lovely and warm. Also take gingko biloba which improves circulation and made quite a difference to me.
 
the circulation in my fingers appears to stop altogether if they get cold - the finger from the knuckle down turns white like it has no blood!! Freakish. I've found the Shires neoprene riding gloves with leather palm the best - tried other neoprene ones with amara palms and they aren't as good at insulating my hand from the frozen wheelbarrow handles!
 
I get Raynaulds and so my fingers go numb very quickly. I wear Sealskinz for the most part but even then sometimes when it is serious minus weather my hands go, so I have a pair of heating gloves for those moments. I put them on for literally 2 mins and then they are thawed so I can put my Sealskinz back on.
I also always make sure I have my gloves on BEFORE leaving the house so they are protected from the cold straight away and do not take them off for anything.
 
Thanks for all the advice everyone! Just reading through now. Sorry I didn't reply last night; I fell asleep on sofa and then dragged myself off to bed :/
 
I just invested in sealskinz winter ones and love them - they feel pretty thin so I can get on and do things in them including rugs etc with no bother but I haven't had cold hands once since getting them. Silk liners are the best for extra warmth without bulk as well
 
Go outdoors have sealskinz for £24 just bought spare pare fab if super cold use liners but you can wash buckets and take ice out of troughs and long lasting
 
I don't know all the other makes of gloves suggested by everyone else here as we don't have them in my country, or at least I've not seen them. Depending on how cold your hands get and what temperatures you are working in, the gloves I suggest may be overkill. I wear North Face gloves. They come in really thick for -60, -70 temperatures (I have these ones but we don't have temperatures that cold so my hands are always very warm in them) and you can also buy some lesser insulated ones which are more like regular gloves so you can work in them and they are great too especially when it's just -10 or so outside. My gloves are all leather so are quite user friendly and you can ride in them no problem.
 
my friend had sealskins and i borrowed them alot (she used to wear my spare riding stuff all the time)

i got a pair of SSG 10 below gloves at olympia and they are amazing. thinsulate, fleece lined and waterproof (i washed my friends mares legs in them) also i havent gotten a chilblain since, which is worth the £30 they cost.
 
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