I’m asking those of you who agree that mid-20’s and up is balmy. What winter riding gloves do you have that keeps your fingertips from freezing in temps 20 and below?
My gortex hunting gloves aren’t cutting it anymore… My fingertips freeze and then feel like they are on fire when I ball up my fingers in the palms of my gloves. Hot-hand packs in my gloves dont work as the heat doesn’t reach my fingertips.
Waterproof is a must.
Any suggestions?
Fly-fishing shops are my go to place for cold weather riding gloves. They offer the best selection in wind and water proof cold-weather gloves. Because fly fishing also uses the sensitivity/feel/grip of the fingers, the underside of the glove fingers have thinner material with a grip.
The gloves I’m currently using are Patagonia brand and are not cheap but well worth the investment for fingers. Several different styles. Very smartly made gloves.
Women’s gear and clothing is often on sale at fly-fishing shops, and the silk underwear, socks, tops, etc are great quality and price.
My thinsulate-lined leather gloves got me through four years riding in NH. I loved the days it was below 10 because I could ride both horses I was leasing with no lessons to conflict.
I recently found some ovation gloves which are similar - I don’t know what the originals were, or I would have replaced them with the same brand/style.
I don’t have an answer for your question but I must give you props for riding in such cold weather. I’m a Ca valley girl and hate riding when it’s in the 50’s.
Silk liners!!! My hands SWEAT with the liners underneath standard fleece gloves with leather palms, and it gets cold here.
I find that it doesn’t really matter what gloves I’m riding in if my fingers don’t move much, so I make sure to wiggle my fingers more often when it gets that cold.
I’m a glove snob and I hate ANYTHING bulky, so most winter riding gloves are simply unacceptable to me. The best riding type of winter gloves I’ve used are the Roeckl Winter Chesters and SSG Windstopper gloves. However, when it gets super cold I forego changing into riding type gloves and just keep my Outdoor Research Flurry Gloves on (http://www.ems.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3652539&emssrcid=GoogleBase:PS3652539). I LOVE those OR gloves. Great warmth without the bulk. They may not be very good for grip if you use leather reins, but I use rubber reins and they are just fine.
Roeckl stretchy winter gloves. Love.
http://www.roeckl.de/en/products/riding/autumn-winter/glove/3301-524/
Can you get some ‘riding mittens’? They have thumb like normal gloves, and then a mitten part for the other fingers. Keeping the fingers together does help.
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I’m asking those of you who agree that mid-20’s and up is balmy. What winter riding gloves do you have that keeps your fingertips from freezing in temps 20 and below?
My gortex hunting gloves aren’t cutting it anymore… My fingertips freeze and then feel like they are on fire when I ball up my fingers in the palms of my gloves. Hot-hand packs in my gloves dont work as the heat doesn’t reach my fingertips.
Waterproof is a must.
Any suggestions?[/QUOTE]
I wear Ariat winter riding gloves, and while they are a bit water resistant, they are not totally waterproof. http://www.equestriancollections.com/product.asp?groupcode=AT00050
I avoid getting my hands wet when it starts getting that cold. I usually ride until it drops below -10F or so. As soon as I get to the barn, I try to groom & tack up quickly and move around a lot to get/stay warm. Standing around to chat is killer in the cold!
I buy gloves at our local outdoorsy store, REI - they have some lovely thin ones that are my regular barn work gloves because I can’t stand bulky ones. The key for me is windproof.
I’m a big fan of these gloves for winter riding, but they are not waterproof:
http://www.ariat.com/English/Men/Accessories/Gloves/InsulatedTekGrip.html?color=SLATE
I haven’t needed them with the above gloves, but silk glove liners also really help. Also, have you tried wearing latex/nitrile gloves (alone or underneath other gloves) in the winter? They are amazingly warm, and thin!
These gloves are wonderful (they also make vests).
http://coreheat.net/Products/Heated%20Fleece%20Gloves.html
I’ve had a pair of these for 2 years…they keep your whole hand warm and have 4 heat settings. They also use rechargeable batteries.
Expensive? Yes, but they work great to ride in.
my SSG winter gloves got me through KY winters, and my hands were actually warm for a change. I tend to have freezing hands on hot days.
Now see, I live in KY now and I don’t even bother with winter gloves. I just use the same ones I do the rest of the year and my hands stay quite toasty!:lol:
In Iowa, I used the SSG Mane Event gloves and was pretty happy with them for riding. Short of trying the ones Trakehner posted, I never did find anything that kept my fingers from eventually getting cold during those wicked cold snaps when the high was -10 F and I was holding horses for the farrier for HOURS.
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Roeckl stretchy winter gloves. Love.
http://www.roeckl.de/en/products/riding/autumn-winter/glove/3301-524/[/QUOTE]
I have those too. LOVE them and the only time I wear gloves is if I have to.
I have used the SSG 10 Below gloves. They are awesome! I just bought Roeckl’s on sale but haven’t used them yet.
I use the Mountain Horse winter riding glove…I think it has a new “name” this year. They are awesome in VT winters!
I love the SSG Winter Trainers, SSG Winter Ranchers and these are definitely warm and waterproof: http://www.doversaddlery.com/SSG®+Microfiber+Thinsulate®+Winter+Riding+Gloves/p/X1-39057/
Basically, I stick to SSG’s as they seem to fit me the best.
I also love the Roeckl winter chester gloves. They are not waterproof, but I use mine only for riding. Once I’m off the horse and doing chores, I have a pair of Heritage gloves that work well. They’re not totally waterproof, but highly water resistant. When I need to actually stick my hands in a bucket of cold water, I use a pair of neoprene fishing gloves that I got at LL Bean, with Smartwool gloves liners underneath.
It also helps to dress your body really warmly too. I fnid that when my core is struggling to stay warm, that’s when my fingers are the coldest. I’m sure that your body pulls heat in to the core/organs and away from the extremities if you’re too cold, so bundle up everything!
I used to not mind winter too much, but this year I’m really hating it.
Try mittens. They work fine as long as you’re only riding with one set of reins- doesn’t work so well with a double bridle! I have a pair of hunting mittens I use for chores- there are thin nylon fingers, but the big fat mitten part flips down over the fingers so they function like mittens.
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