by Sack the Juggler » Mon Jan 07, 2019 12:06 pm
I used to have a pair of trekmates primaloft waterproof gloves, and they were my fall back gloves when my hands got too cold. Actually they are probably still in the loft somewhere, so I need to get up there and have a dig about.
I think primaloft works brilliantly, so much so that for my christmas pressie this year I got my missus to buy me a pair of hestra leather primaloft gloves. They are not really for the hills, just for walking around in and they are toasty, but I need to try them out walking home along the prom on a wet and windy evening with temperatures around 0C before I decide whether they are my new winter gloves.
My wife swears by wristies and mittens. The wristies help the blood flow through the wrist to her hands and the mittens keep the fingers very warm.
Have you tried pairing a pair of warm gloves with waterproof tuff bag mitts? This way you can take the mitts off when you need to use your fingers but your hands will still be inside warm gloves?