Winter Climbing gloves

kiwi_tree_steve

Hey guys,

well im off up to frozen Canada in a couple of days, and im just interested in what gloves you guys use in the winter for climbing work.

ive used a few versions of fingerless gloves in the summer here, and was set on these

and have since done away with gloves altogether..... but it aint -13 odd here in winter so gloves will be back in the kit.

im looking for QUALTIY and long lasting gloves... any ideas guys, or experiences?

steve

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Willard Holmen

On the Canadian west coast in Vancouver -15C is about the coldest they get, so a pair of thermal 5 finger rubber palm gloves will do but any colder then -10C finger gloves don't cut it. Nokia makes a heavy insulated 5 finger waterproof glove but good luck climbing with it.
Here in the interior -20 and colder one finger leather mitts with one finger wool liners is the only way to go. What I'm saying is a leather mitt and matching removalable wool liner with a index finger and thumb only with the other 3 fingers in one..
Willard.

Willard Holmen

Heres a photo of one brand of leather chainsaw mitts. Notice the trigger finger for the right hand and on the back of the left hand mitt is a layer of ballastic nylon sewn inside.
Get a pair of matching wool liners and your hands will be warm, water proof them with your choice of product and your good to work in wet, cold weather.
I liked the cuffless style of mitts which offer easier on-off when tieing knots etc. When in Canada you will find many different styles. I have a pair of mitts with a trigger finger on both left/ right. When in Vancouver check out Ackland Grainger [check out their website] they have some nice very tough wearing lime green backed 5 finger rubber palmed gloves with extra thick insulation in them, but they I find are limited in conditions below -10C. From my Acklands Grainger bill the part# is ANL 80-400-10 GLOVES POWERFLEX T HIVIZ COLD SZ 10.
You will love these gloves, the best and toughest I have found in these type of glove for arborist work in moderate cold conditions. I believe they are an Austrian company. They beat Atlas thermal gloves all to hell.
Willard.

Here is the photo of the trigger finger leather mitts.

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kiwi_tree_steve

those look toasty and warm

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Treeson

Looks like your gonna be pulling something out of the oven with those things!

Willard Holmen

Over in Scotland they would be quite the sight alright but come over and cut some wood in our colder parts of our Canadian winters and you'll be doubling up the wool liners
But then we have Canadians here on the seacoast provinces who never heard of plugging in motor vehicle engine block heaters so they would start in the mornings.
-25 -40C you will love these toasty mitts.
Willard.

Bruce Hopf

I have my tractors plugged in all the time now. They are on timers, so everything is set to turn on, and off every 1 1/2 hours, and I don't have any troubles starting either of them.
My biggest tractor, has a 6 cylinder diesel, and the timer is set for two hours on, and off for an hour. If not, it is hard to get started. I have to crank it over quite a bit, and use the glow plugs in the engine, to get her fired up otherwise.
It has the snow blower hooked up to it, while I have a couple others plugged in as well, just in case I have to move one of the tractors, to hook the generator up to, in case the hydro goes out.
I have my loader tractor doesn't have a heater yet to plug in, and it is in the shop half of the shed, because it isn't as cold in there, is it is in the other half of the shed.
I was looking at a pair of those cloves the other day, while I was in town, and I'm planning on getting a pair of them. Will work good for blowing the snow, since my tractor doesn't have a cab on it yet, but I think I might have found one, and after that, I have heat, and be inside, while blowing the snow. Bruce.

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