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In need of good gloves, someone please help!

Asked by jtvoar16 (2171points) November 21st, 2008

So today was the the frost the nearly broke my fingers.
Plane and simple, I need gloves that will keep my fingers working in temperatures around 20 degrees F. They need to be good enough to maintain my dextarety as I am a photographer and need to keep all my fingers as free as possible to push the little buttons on the camera. So ether the gloves need to come off fast, or be good enough I don’t need to take them off.

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AlfredaPrufrock's avatar

Isotoner spandex gloves from Penny’s with a pair of gloves that are a waterproof removable liner, and a gortex shell. I would wear the shell over the spandex gloves, which will give you a lot of dexterity because they are fitted to your hand. If it’s really cold, you could wear three layers,—spandex, liner, shell, and remove the outer two when you need your hands.

Do you carry hand warmers from the hunting section at walmart?

augustlan's avatar

Hand warmers are a great idea!

jtvoar16's avatar

Thanks for all the input. At this point I am so angry at my hands for becoming cold I don’t care how much money I have to spend, as long as they work, they work well and I am able to maintain my dexterity. I have considered tapping a two very harry, very obnoxious dogs to my hands, thus allowing for warmth, extra area to store, or “staple” other equipment and it would be a nice addition to my entire ensemble.
However I do think the aforementioned ideas are better then staples and duck-tape.

Also, a note, I have considered hand-warmers, but I usually burn through a box in a week, and thus the cost can pile up. I love them cause my hands NEVER get cold, but I am constantly changing them, or forgetting to change them. I love using them if I end up in snow, but it is mostly the biting cold that hurts me.

justin5824's avatar

If you want some REALLY GOOD gloves personaly I would go with one’s from Mountain Equipment CO-OP.

JohnRobert's avatar

Are your hands cold and/or sweaty when you are not in a cold environment?

jtvoar16's avatar

@JohnRobert: Sometimes. I get really cold feet and hands even in 50F weather. Their just cold, not impossible to move at that point, but you hit the 30’s and I can barely feel them, let alone move them.
Why you ask?

JohnRobert's avatar

I ask because I used to have a problem with cold, sweaty hands even when in a perfectly warm room (74+ degrees). Eventually found out that I had a condition where my sympathetic nervous system was in contant fight-or-flight mode (resulting in less blood flow to hands/feet), even when I wasn’t nervous. I eventually had a little outpatient surgery that resulted in warm dry hands all of the time. Even in cold weather, my hands stay pretty warm. In really freezing weather, gloves are still needed, but it’s not the problem it used to be. It was 10+ years ago, but I think the name of the procedure was “endoscopic sympathectomy”. Let me know if you want to know more about it.

augustlan's avatar

@JohnRobert: How did they determine you had a correctable condition? I’m interested because my feet are always cold.

JohnRobert's avatar

My case was severe enough there was no doubt: Within 60 seconds of waking up in the morning, sweat beads would start forming on my hands and then they would get so cold that it was hard to move my fingers. My feet would be cold as well. My doctors just said “don’t be so nervous”, or “you’ll grow out of it”. After a lot of research, I finally found a doctor in Texas who specializes in these conditions. Google “Dr. Nielson ETS Austin” and you’ll find him. To answer your questions “how did they determine…”, there may have been on online questionaire and some phone conversations. I was in Ohio at the time and just scheduled it and flew to Texas.

LuckyGuy's avatar

Oh man! You have to try these work gloves. Wells Lamont Kevlar/Nomex. They will not give you dexterity but they will keep your hands warm and let them breathe. Amazing.

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