Best Cold Weather Gloves

[Ravenvalor]

Greetings,

Has anyone found the perfect cold weather work glove for electricians?

My brother gave me a pair of his army gloves a while back and they were awesome for keeping my hands warm and dry even in the single digit temperatures however they did not perform too well when trying to twist conductors together and other types of tedious electrical work.

The answer may be a lighter glove along with some sort of hand cream that keeps blood flowing to the finger tips.

Thanks,

 

[kwired]

I have used lightweight knit cotton gloves for years. Allows for some dexterity, still need to remove them for some tasks at times. They are cheap, usually purchased in packs of 10 or more, fit either hand and are easily washed. Get a hole in one, throw it away, any other glove in the pack, or the washed pile of used gloves is a match for either hand.

If that won't keep hands warm enough, the work better be pretty important at the moment (needs to be done now) otherwise it should wait for conditions where productivity level will be higher.

 

[zbang]

Not exactly on-point-

During a very wet outdoor event teardown last weekend, I tried 7mil nitrile gloves inside my leather gloves; worked great, kind of like a miniature wet suit for the hands. Sure, the fingers don't stay dry but they did stay warm enough, and you can take off the outer gloves when you need dexterity without exposing fingers.

 

[__dan]

What I've found is focusing on keeping everything else warm and dry, feet, core, head, neck, then regular leather Wells Lamont work gloves are fine. I have all type of insulated leather gloves around here that I've tried and never wear.

So thermal socks and dry insulated boots, insulated bib with a fleece top or full coveralls, always wear wicking baselayer, baclava and head cover and neck warmer. Hands never get cold when everything else is warm.

 

[Ravenvalor]

What I've found is focusing on keeping everything else warm and dry, feet, core, head, neck, then regular leather Wells Lamont work gloves are fine. I have all type of insulated leather gloves around here that I've tried and never wear.

So thermal socks and dry insulated boots, insulated bib with a fleece top or full coveralls, always wear wicking baselayer, baclava and head cover and neck warmer. Hands never get cold when everything else is warm.

Makes good sense. If blood is flowing freely to all other components the finger tips will surely benefit.

 

[sameguy]

What I've found is focusing on keeping everything else warm and dry, feet, core, head, neck, then regular leather Wells Lamont work gloves are fine. I have all type of insulated leather gloves around here that I've tried and never wear.

So thermal socks and dry insulated boots, insulated bib with a fleece top or full coveralls, always wear wicking baselayer, baclava and head cover and neck warmer. Hands never get cold when everything else is warm.

This and very thin leather like goat skin, welders have some very thin gloves.

 

[infinity]

Last winter I started using a generic version of these, a latex coating over an insulated work glove. They do somewhat inhibit dexterity but so does thin gloves and frozen hands.

https://www.saraglove.com/products/hi-viz-insulated-glove