Originally Posted by Medic Zero

+1 to the wool and layering.

I use a system of layered gloves, skipping some if the weather is warmer/less windy/not raining

1) When it is cold out my base layer are thin silk motorcycle glove liners. I just went without these twice in the past week when it warmed up a bit. I've worn these every day since Fall.

2) My next layer is a pair of polyprolene gloves. These are technically "liners" as well, I get them from military surplus stores for a few bucks a pair and they last a long time. Wicking and insulation layer.

3) next is a pair of fingerless cycling gloves for the padding.

4) next is a pair of wool gloves over everything else. These really help with keeping the cold airflow away from my hands. I hate having cold hands and pogies would make me feel claustrophobic. These also make a huge difference in light rain, it takes a while for them to get soaked through, most of the time they just end up with a layer of moisture on the outside of them.

5) finally is a layer I very rarely use. This is an oversize pair of big rubber motorcycle gloves. Think something like Rubbermaid dish gloves or MOPP gear. These are for when it is really raining. Here in Seattle it rains a lot, but most of the time it is a very light rain and the above layers suffice for my nearly one hour commute. But on the rare cold day when it really rains, it sucks to have soaked hands, even with nice wicking layers and good wool on the outside, so I use the rubber overglove to keep all the rain out.


Probably seems like a lot, but the silk liners feel nice and are very thin, the polyprolene gloves are rather thin as well and provide a little cushion while wicking and insulating. I hardly notice the wool ones over the top as they are quite light, kind of fluffy almost.