John Dirks Jr Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 What gloves do you find as easy to work in and also do a fairly good job of keeping your hand warm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 What gloves do you find as easy to work in and also do a fairly good job of keeping your hand warm? It's one or the other. In brutal weather I wear the battery powered gloves from Cabela's. They're 200 bucks but always welcome my cold hands after I had to expose them to frigid temperatures to use tools or to take a picture. In moderate weather down to about 30 degrees, I wear unlined goatskin gloves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjr6550 Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 I end up walking around with my hands in my pockets and only take them out to probe something or take photos. I save the note taking for inside. I real cold weather I sometimes use hand warmers. Just bought a big box at Costco. Probably last me quite a few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted January 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 I'll give the goatskins a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Fingerless, the type where you can pull a hood over your fingers, or pull the hood back when you have to do something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Kienitz Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Not an issue down here in Texas. Another reason I live South of the Mason-Dixon Line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted January 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Fingerless, the type where you can pull a hood over your fingers, or pull the hood back when you have to do something. Yeah, I have a pair of those. I have not tried them on an inspection yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben H Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 I use mittens when snowboarding. I find my hands stay warmer when they are in "one" pocket. I bet they make mittens with flip tops so you can take a pic when needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMustola Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 I find that I don't need very heavy gloves for inspection work. I'm not outside all that long compared to people who really work outside. For example, my hands get much colder shoveling my driveway than doing an inspection. All I need is a glove that keeps the wind off my hands and gives me some protection when handing cold things like my ladder. Mostly I wear nylon work gloves with "leather like" palms and fingers. I get them at home depot, 3 pair for $9.99. With these gloves I can work with tools and take pictures with removing them. When they get dirty or smelly from going into a crawl space I throw them away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 I use mittens when snowboarding. I find my hands stay warmer when they are in "one" pocket. I bet they make mittens with flip tops so you can take a pic when needed. That's exactly what mine are. Waterproof, windproof, hood mittens. Most of the time I wear windproof fleece fingerless gloves, switch to hooded mittens when it's brutal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 Something I learned running a shovel on the mud tub of a water well drilling rig out in northwest Nebraska when the wind chill was down around -60 degrees. Keep your head warm. When you head gets cold, your body starts shutting down blood flow to those non-essential areas like fingers and toes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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