Big Glove/Liner/Mitt Combo
11-29-15, 04:39 PM
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Big Glove/Liner/Mitt Combo
Need a winter glove combo I can sweat in and stay somewhat dry. Was thinking wool liner and lobster mitt of some kind. Can't find combo big enough. Suggestions welcome.
11-29-15, 04:54 PM
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Seriously consider XXL chopper mitts, deerskin mittens worn over liner mittens and used to chop wood. With wool or equivalent liner mitts, they are good to low temps (I did a week of commuting 12 miles leaving the house at -5F every morning. Yes, I was very cold at mile two after dropping 100', but quite comfortable by the time I got to work.
Best things about those mitts- great grip on the bars. You lose some hand positions becasue they are mittens but gain sime because of that super grip. They go on and off easily including as you ride so you can bet even sweaty hands back in after reaching into a pocket. And as the day warms up, you can shed the inner mitts and have very ride-able leather "gloves" that work well up to 60 degrees.
Google chopper mitts. You will see prices from $20 to $40. I believe they are all the same mitt. Get some Snowseal beeswax leather dressing and treat them before you use them, giving them a few days on a heat duct grate or equivalent, then repeat between seasons. I said XXL. You will not regret getting really big ones. More hand positions, more comfort.
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Best things about those mitts- great grip on the bars. You lose some hand positions becasue they are mittens but gain sime because of that super grip. They go on and off easily including as you ride so you can bet even sweaty hands back in after reaching into a pocket. And as the day warms up, you can shed the inner mitts and have very ride-able leather "gloves" that work well up to 60 degrees.
Google chopper mitts. You will see prices from $20 to $40. I believe they are all the same mitt. Get some Snowseal beeswax leather dressing and treat them before you use them, giving them a few days on a heat duct grate or equivalent, then repeat between seasons. I said XXL. You will not regret getting really big ones. More hand positions, more comfort.
Ben
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buy them separately
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I have a pair of these (they were labeled "lumberjack mittens") with a rag-wool inner mitten with a heavy leather outer mitten. They were a lifesaver when I had to drive back and forth over the Divide every couple of weeks in the middle of winter in a drafty VW Thing. Hands never got even remotely cold. Got them for five dollars 25 years ago when Walmart didn't suck. I still have them, though I haven't needed them in a while.
Seriously consider XXL chopper mitts, deerskin mittens worn over liner mittens and used to chop wood. With wool or equivalent liner mitts, they are good to low temps (I did a week of commuting 12 miles leaving the house at -5F every morning. Yes, I was very cold at mile two after dropping 100', but quite comfortable by the time I got to work.
Ben
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