Clothing recommendations: gloves

imported
#1

What gloves to consider…fleece…windstopper…windproof…water resistant…waterproof…liners…shell…make…weight…etc etc?

cutman11

#2

I find mittens Mittens keep your fingers warmer than gloves. I happen to like Arctic Expedition leather ones. They are water resistant and very warm. Mittens have less surface area and your touching fingers keep each other warm. I have worn them in a wind chill of Minus 56 degrees F. By the way the overnight low on Mt. LeConte in the GSMNP was minus 9 degrees this morning. I don’t know what the wind chill was.:cheers

Ed Wright

#3

I just investigated this question. My personal picks are:

I plan to use the gloves for warmth with finger freedom and the mitts over them (they run large) for extra warmth and in the rain.

Eric

#4

I started hiking the AT at the end of February and only went with a thin, $8.00 pair of polypro liner gloves and my hands were only cold a few times. If they got extremely cold I would use my extra pair of socks on my hands. In fact, many a trailjournal entry in the Smokies were written lobster style with a sock on my hand. Almost everyone carries a spare set of socks, so you should get some use of them.

Tell it like it is

#5

I like a good sheepskin leather pants and coat set in temps below freezing. I coat them with whale blubber for water resistance and breathability. A goat stomache works great with a hole cut in it and stretched over my head like a beanie cap. A pair of regular lace-up leather shoes with rubbers over them work fine with thumbtacks to hold the rubbers firmly in place. The whole outfit weighs only about 50 pounds, and if I’ve fallen and can’t get up, in the mountains, I can just tear off a piece of the jacket and gnaw on that until I get rescued. I’ve used this arangement in Minus 96 degrees (non wind chill) up in the Gouchoose Lagnappe regions of Smieut Atoolia. I repair the gnawed parts with duct tape.:pimp :pimp :pimp :pimp :pimp :pimp :pimp :pimp :pimp

Myron Engelbrecht