Gloves or Mittens

[jaydee325]

My favorite Gortex gloves have seen better days. I'm considering trying a mitten.

Anyone changed over from a glove to a mitten? How do you like mittens?

 

[k0ua]

My favorite Gortex gloves have seen better days. I'm considering trying a mitten.

Anyone changed over from a glove to a mitten? How do you like mittens?

Well, since Bernie Sanders made this a political topic of discussion................

 

[oldballs]

I like mittens when shoveling snow or playing ice hockey. Gloves I use for handling brush or driving the tractor. Otherwise, both are a pain in the hand.

Cheers,
Mike

 

[CobyRupert]

Mittens are warmer, gloves are more functional.
There are some good gloves out there, but don’t think anything can beat some fur lined leather mittens. Wool or synthetic lined leather mittens are ok too. They need mink oil maintenance.
Gloves (and mittens) are like boots and shoes or tires. What’s best? Depends on what you’re doing.
A good ski glove can keep hands pretty warm, but won’t last long if you’re loading firewood. Insulated leather work gloves are good for firewood, maybe not so good for skiing.

 

[Industrial Toys]

If you have had finger/nerve damage, Mittens are particularly great. Well for walking I guess. Not wo much for work. Even hard to go get the mail while wearing them.

 

[Captain Dirty]

. . . Anyone changed over from a glove to a mitten? How do you like mittens?

Having some nerve damage I often wear 2 layers, unlined or thinsulate-lined leather "Chopper" mittens for abrasion resistance and knit synthetic or wool "liner gloves" for dexterity if the metal parts I be handling would freeze my fingers (replaced 2 shear bolts at midnight last night).

 

[ruffdog]

If you have had finger/nerve damage, Mittens are particularly great. Well for walking I guess. Not wo much for work. Even hard to go get the mail while wearing them.

^^agree....those damaged fingers get cold quick and you don't know it.

 

[MossRoad]

When I go ice fishing, i'm usually bare handed until it gets down to 15 or so. Then I'll put on fingerless wool gloves. And if it gets colder, I'll slip on some insulate welders mittens over the fingerless gloves. They are loose fitting and come up almost to elbows.

I'll also mention mittens work a lot better than gloves for heating fingers, especially ones with nerve damage. I broke my index finger a year or so ago and it gets cold much faster than my other fingers now.

 

[dodge man]

Gloves. I have a set of mittens but don’t wear then unless I absolutely have to. I have found other than warmth, the most important thing about gloves is easy on and off. That way if you need to take them off for a minute to do something it’s not a struggle to get them off and on.

 

[jaydee325]

Gloves. I have a set of mittens but don’t wear then unless I absolutely have to. I have found other than warmth, the most important thing about gloves is easy on and off. That way if you need to take them off for a minute to do something it’s not a struggle to get them off and on.

What is it specifically about mittens that makes them hard to get the off and on? I have not worn mittens since I was a kid and don't recall trouble getting them off and on.

 

[oldballs]

What is it specifically about mittens that makes them hard to get the off and on? I have not worn mittens since I was a kid and don't recall trouble getting them off and on.

You must have forgotten that your mother put a string from one mitten to the other ...thru the sleeve of your coat.:laughing:

Cheers,
Mike

 

[Thomas]

Try mittens went back to gloves, snowmobile gloves work the best for me.

 

[MossRoad]

You must have forgotten that your mother put a string from one mitten to the other ...thru the sleeve of your coat.:laughing:

Cheers,
Mike

Thanks mom! :laughing:

 

[dodge man]

All things being equal I don’t think mittens go on and off any harder than gloves. I was talking more gloves. I have a pair of some kind of high tech athletic gloves like Under Armor. They fit very tight, you have great dexterity with them. I bought them for when I was working as a land surveyor. The problem is they go on and off very hard.

 

[Oaktree]

Gloves. I have a set of mittens but don稚 wear then unless I absolutely have to. I have found other than warmth, the most important thing about gloves is easy on and off. That way if you need to take them off for a minute to do something it痴 not a struggle to get them off and on.

I haven't worn mittens since I was a kid, but it seems to me that gloves could be harder to get on & off especially if they're lined and your hands are the least bit damp. My fingers often get stuck on the liner.

 

[Captain Dirty]

. . . I have a pair of some kind of high tech athletic gloves like Under Armor. They fit very tight, you have great dexterity with them. I bought them for when I was working as a land surveyor. The problem is they go on and off very hard.

Size matters. Small or tight fitting gloves often offer more dexterity while large or loose fitting gloves offer more warmth and ease of donning and doffing. A classic trade-off. The worst thing to do is jam tight-fitting liner gloves into tight-fitting over gloves. The tightness pinches the circulation and reduces any trapped, insulating air as well as decreasing dexterity. The extra air space and smaller surface area makes mittens warmer than gloves. I find that re-donning mittens after doffing them for the increased dexterity the liner gloves offer will often re-warm my hands.

Rant: Asian-Made XL's seem to be smaller than old, American-made XL's. 2XL's are hard to find.

 

[Captain Dirty]

. . . I have found other than warmth, the most important thing about gloves is easy on and off.

Style matters too. Gauntlet style cuffs come off more readily than knitted wrist cuffs. Drivers gloves or "athletic" gloves with a cinch strap are even slower to doff. When I worked with caustic soda I wore neoprene gloves with an 8 or 12 inch gauntlet cuff. I could fold the cuff to trap run-off if I raised my hand and could "throw" the gloves off if necessary.
Another safety issue: When feeding a chipper one wants a glove that can be pulled off easily.

 

[Jstpssng]

I have a pair of mittens around someplace. What I use almost exclusively is thinsulate lined Kinco gloves. They don't last more than a year before starting to fall apart but do keep my hands warm. I wear knitted cuffs rather than gauntlet though, as the latter tends to act as a funnel collecting sawdust, snow, and anything else.

 

[PILOON]

Gloves or Mittens ?

Ask the expert,
Bernie Sanders has a few words to say on that.

 

[goeduck]

I used to use leather work mittens when handling square bales all day. They did not wear out as fast as gloves and it was easier/faster to get all my fingers under the twine with mittens. Fewer leather seams helps