Northern glove-wearing DUers: question for you

[steve2470]

Since I live in Florida, I rarely wear gloves. While in Europe I've had to wear them. To do some things I took off a glove.

Do you eventually get so adept in gloves, that you never have to take them off?

[hlthe2b]

1. Layer light glove under a heavier one if you have to be manually dexterous

I wear lighter knitted gloves infused with silver threads for touch screens (e.g., Aglove) until it is REALLY cold
then if it is subzero, I add a deerskin/sherpa fleece lined mitten. Thus, I can do basic things just by pulling off the outer mitten if I have to.

This combo is the best one I ever came up with-even considering a zillion types of ski gloves and mittens I've purchased over the years.

[Croney]

2. We take them off to shower, cook, sleep, etc.

Oh, you mean outdoors? It depends on the thickness of the glove. You can’t tie a shoelace with heavy gloves on.

[Cairycat]

3. I wear thin stretchy gloves

unless I'm going to be out quite awhile. I can't think of anything I need to do that can't be done with gloves on. Except when I smoked, I couldn't light my cigarette with gloves on.

[MontanaMama]

4. Different gloves

for different tasks. I like mittens for using the snow blower. Heated steering wheels in our cars were game changers!!

[jberryhill]

5. It really depends on what you want to do, and what conditions are

Are we talking about cycling in cold weather, skiing on a sunny day, doing needlepoint in a blizzard at 20 degrees, shoveling snow, driving, surprising my wife in bed.... what’s it like out and what are you planning to do?

It’s not like one owns one pair of all purpose gloves for every condition or anticipated activity.

I’ve never had a pair of the supposedly “touch screen compatible” ones, and I’m out in the cold a lot, so I take them off a lot for that.

But if you are talking about handling something that’s been outside - a gate latch, a steering wheel, your frozen solid cat which didn’t come in last night - just about anything that’s been out there is going to suck the heat right out of your hands when you grab it, so you only take your gloves off, briefly, if you really have to. Then you cup and exhale into them as needed, and before putting your gloves back on.

[steve2470]

6. I didn't really know about all the different types

It's cool some gloves work with touchscreens.

[jberryhill]

9. Oh yeah

I don’t use these to shovel snow, but mainly because they have a wind resistant shell:

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How cold, what are you planning to do (or might end up having to do), is it windy, is it wet, how long has it been cold, how long might you be out - all of those factor in to what gloves you might want.

Granted, you could have some “winter gloves” you use for just general purpose “it’s cold outside” weather, but even that varies among folks.

[left-of-center2012]

7. Picking your nose is difficult with gloves on

[GP6971]

8. I have a pair of

heated gloves. They do the job, but their pretty bulky.

[Itchinjim]

10. Mittens. If you really want your hands to stay warm, wear mittens.

Something every northerner knows. And if you can light and smoke a cigarette while never removing your mittens, you are a true northerner.

[JDC]

11. I have convertible mittens. They also allow for phone screen touch

They are great. I've had them for years.

This brand:

https://www.mountainhardwear.com/grub-glove-%7C-493-%7C-l-887487794147.html?mid=paidsearch&eid=Google+PLA+US&s_kwcid=AL!3937!3!218147185170!!!g!352749417729!&ef_id=Wpx@QgAAAdB47@ln:20180304231618:s

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

12. It depends on what you'll be doing. There are some things you just can't do with warm gloves on.

The thinner the gloves, the more manual dexterity you'll have, but they will not be warm. You'll have to take any kind of gloves off altogether to tie your shoes or pick up small objects. Some gloves have fingertips that are conductive so you can text, but these are not warm. If you're going to be outside for awhile, wear mittens; they are warmer than gloves. For driving, get a pair of gloves with leather palms so they won't be slippery on the steering wheel. Driving gloves don't have to be as warm because you'll be inside the car, but you should have a warmer pair of gloves or mittens with you in case you get stuck in the snow or have to be outside for awhile.

[jberryhill]

13. Hey

What do you call that little storage bin on the passenger side of your dashboard, in Florida?

[LeftInTX]

15. Strange, even when I lived in Wisconsin, I never put gloves in that thing.

Who wants cold gloves?

Guess I should get a star membership, so I can conduct a poll to see if anyone stores gloves in a glove compartment.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

17. There's no room for gloves in my glove compartment.

It's pretty much the automotive version of my kitchen junk drawer.

[steve2470]

18. Glove compartment...

Which has no gloves in it lol

[crazycatlady]

14. Depends on the glove

Now there's touchscreen capable gloves.

I have a few pairs (with cats on them) that are thin but they're great. Flexible for driving and can use my phone.

I also don't get cold easily.

[LeftInTX]

16. When I lived in Wisconsin, it was waterproof ski mittens

It was all about survival. (I even drove in mittens)

Of course, this was 40-50 years ago and no one had a cell phone.