Warmest supple gloves for 15 degree weather

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Wolfchief

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Hunted in NW IOWA last week and shot limit both days but the cold, with my arthritis, gave me fits. Any user-tested glove recommendations? I need something that will allow dexterity so I can handle the gun and shoot in cold weather.
 
I use these. I think the model is "Windstopper" and I got them at Cabela's. They have a specialized trigger finger on each one and a leather palm for grip. Its possible they may not be made anymore though, as mine are at least a decade old. Also, they are not waterproof.

My hands don't really get that cold but I was hunting in about 10-12 degrees last weekend and I needed to use these. I've used them down to -2 degrees in the past.
 

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I generally like quality cross country ski gloves, Hot Fngers or Smartwool. Can slide in chemical heater packs if needed. Age and arthritis work against us Wolfy. Autos, pumps and double triggers are restrictive.
 
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I use the Fox River wool gripper gloves, they also sell a fingerless version.

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I wear insulated deer skin, whether it’s 20 below or 80 degrees. As long as I’m moving my hands stay warm in them and I can have enough feeling to grab shells, feed those shells into the gun and not fumble the safety. Most importantly for me is they offer pretty good protection against barbed wire, cactus amd other sharp or poisonous plants.
 
I wear uninsulated deer skin gloves, whether it’s 20 below or 80 degrees. As long as I’m moving my hands stay warm in them and I can have enough feeling to grab shells, feed those shells into the gun and not fumble the safety. Most importantly for me is they offer pretty good protection against barbed wire, cactus and other sharp or poisonous plants
 
Have you ever tried attaching these to the inside of your wrists (where the blood vessels are near the surface) while hunting?

They help keep your hands and body warm.
 

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Right now I’m wearing some mountain hardware route setters. I get 2 or 3 years out of a pair of gloves. At thanksgiving my brother in law had on a pair of hestra job titan flex . European sizes he was wearing 9s . I like a little air so maybe 10s for me. I like the pre curved style of glove. At 15 and not warming up I’m going to be wearing liners under mine.
 
I ordered a set of sitka Jetstream ws gloves. When I first got them my initial reaction that sucks they won't be warm at all. After hunting in NW IA last week in sub zero wind-chill I was very impressed. Very thin and warm due to wind stopper. I'm unsure of the durability in briars. One thing I did concentrate on was if I started to feel cold in my fingers. I switched the gun to my other hand let my arm hang to get blood flow again. I noticed the way I carry our guns often kinks the elbow or have your arm up high.
 
I like Manzella gloves, they have different levels for different temps.
 
John Singer said:
Have you ever tried attaching these to the inside of your wrists (where the blood vessels are near the surface) while hunting?

They help keep your hands and body warm.
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I saw this mentioned recently on here. I made a mental note to try it out on the next cold hunt. I have used them for years, when deer hunting, for me and my daughters (on our toes).

I use mitten-gloves, where the built in glove part is a very thin liner. There is a zipper pocket on the back side, opposite your fingers, where I put a disposable hand warmer. That does help, but fingers can still get cold when it is wicked out.

When it is colder, I keep my left hand fingers in the mitten and only my trigger finger out in my right hand. It affects gun dexterity a little bit, but not so much that I can't shoot at all. With my right fingers out completely, I am at 97% and with the left hand fingers out, no difference than bare handed.

I got mine at Gander Mountain a long time ago. Now that they went out of business, I looked to see if there is anything similar out there. I found some by DSG Outerwear, but one of the reviews said they put the zipper pocket on the wrong part of the mitten (hand part instead of fingers), so that's a mark against them. This is what their version looks like:

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There are other brands, but their fingers have a thicker material than the liner that mine have and that the above appear to have. Some others have the thicker fingers cut off at the tips. The reason I prefer the liner is because it maximizes warmth for the fingers when they are inside the mitten. The thicker stuff around the fingers doesn't allow the shared heat of the hand to get to the fingers when tucked into the mitten.

I can't cope with the thickness of regular gloves when it comes to my trigger finger. I suppose I could cut the trigger finger off of some of the gloves recommended in here and wear a liner. But mittens almost always win out over gloves when it comes to keeping fingers warm.

The stick on warmers, used on the wrist, might be just the ticket. I'll report back on whether it allows me to keep my fingers out more on 0 to 15 F days.
 
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I can't cope with the thickness of regular gloves when it comes to my trigger finger. I suppose I could cut the trigger finger off of some of the gloves recommended in here and wear a liner. But mittens almost always win out over gloves when it comes to keeping fingers warm.
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I agree. That's why I use the ones with a specialized trigger finger above.

The reason mittens are always warmer is because your fingers are together, as opposed to completely separated.
 
I don't like heavy gloves and have some relatively thin polar fleece gloves I got at Rogers Sporting goods. If my hands or feet become an issue in really cold weather, I head back to the truck to warm up. If I'm really cold....so are the dogs.
 
I was out yesterday in near 0 degrees for a few hours (it was -1 when I started and 3 when I finished). I have no issues with the windstoppers I posted above in these temps. My dog performs well in cold weather too. Warm weather can just go away during hunting season.
 
John Singer said:
Have you ever tried attaching these to the inside of your wrists (where the blood vessels are near the surface) while hunting?

They help keep your hands and body warm.
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Yes! Chemical hand warmers. When its really cold, I put one in the palm, another on the backside of the hand inside each glove.
 
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