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Warmest mitts for cold fingers?
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IwishICouldThinkOfAFabNam wrote:
If any one has... any other suggestions please let me know.


Well, given that the Black Diamond Mercuries and various colours and flavours of Hestra have been repeatedly suggested in a lot of glove and mitten threads on SH for some time now... nah, I got nothing wink

S&R have women's mercuries in all sizes online for a fair bit less than those gloves you were looking at.

IwishICouldThinkOfAFabNam wrote:
Want something with Primaloft and gortex


Absense of branded materials does not imply lack of quality and performance, you know. Its just a bonus, and the small improvement might not justify a big price hike.

You'll find that most goretex gloves (and other, unbranded waterproofs) are generally "inserts", not a full, taped shell so their ultimate waterproofness is limited. Unless you're spending much time skiing in the rain (which suggests warmer temps anyway, so you don't need super insulated mitts then!) leather and softshell fabrics are pretty good at keeping the wet out, if you treat em right.

edit:looks like there are goretex mercuries this year, btw.

IwishICouldThinkOfAFabNam wrote:
However, the gloves I saw didn't have the all improtant wrist strap.


You can always attach your own easily enough. It would be a shame to ignore an otherwise perfect pair of gloves or mitts for want of a couple of bits of elastic and 5 minutes with a needle and thread. Hestra sell wrist loops which could be attached to any brand of gloves this way, if you wanted something a bit fancier.
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IwishICouldThinkOfAFabNam wrote:
Hi All

Am bumping this old thread......
Need to buy some new mittens for my always cold hands - I already use silver glove inners and the tea bag type handwarmers but still have numb fingers.

Want something with Primaloft and gortex and a wrist strap is also essential. Any ideas
Am looking at Reusch Women's Volcano Gore-Tex XCR Mitten - pricey at £175
even considering the snowlife heated ones - £250 - ouch. However, the gloves I saw didn't have the all improtant wrist strap.

Neither are currently in stock at Snow and Rock Hemel - so I will need to order on line.

If any one has tried these or has any other suggestions please let me know. Thanks


If you're willing to spend that sort of money, a better (and cheaper) answer is to buy a pair of rechargeable heated glove liners. Mrs Doc has a pair of Blazewear's. A major advantage of these is you know the problem is sorted. No more worrying about your new gloves not being warm enough.
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Thanks all.
Yes was thinking a needle and thread might be in order - useful to know Hestra sell wrist straps separately.
Will take a look at the blazewear heated inners too. I have the thermic heaters in my boots which really help my cold toes!
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Mrs Doc has the Thermic too. I think the glove liners were an even bigger hit.
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