I used to use Outdoor Research heavy rag wool mits with dense nylon over mitten, and found my hands sweating even well below freezing. I gave up on them because the nylon outer mitten was just too slippery for good grip on the bar. But a similar rag wool mit under say a leather or surrogate leather outer would, I think, be very good. (I have switched to thick cycling gloves under which I can easily slip a lighter pair of cycling gloves, tho' I have kept the OR nylon outers for a third layer in the event of very, very cold temperatures -- when warmth trumps grip.
FWIW, I've found that, even more than thickness, up to a point of course, is roominess: if your fingers are jammed up against the fingertip ends of even thick gloves, they will get far colder than under thinner gloves with 5 mm of gap at the ends. The same goes for shoes: a summer shoe that takes two thin wool layers, perhaps under a plastic bag, is warmer than a tight winter shoe or thick wool sock stuffed into a tight shoe. On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 2:49 PM, james <meine...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey all, > > I've been enjoying my Hillborne a lot this Autumn but with Winter > coming I'm thinking about my hands. Last Winter they got cold often > and I think I need some mittens. My ideal would be all natural > materials--leather outer and wool or rabbit liner. Even better would > be if it was a leather mitten that also had a pull away finger cover > for if the hands get hot. Has anyone seen something like this? I've > been scouring the web with no luck. Anyone seen anything like this or > use them? > > james > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
