Cold weather deer hunting gloves?

[tominohio]

Looking to replace my 20 year old pair of L.L. Bean deer hunting gloves.

It's cold here in Ohio, so they need to be really warm.

I would also like them to be waterproof.

Any experiences / suggestions?

Thanks, Tom

[Will_C]

I use a set of Cabela's MTO50 gloves. They cost around $50.00 They seem to be the warmest glove I can use and still work a trigger. They work for me down to 10-15 degrees. Colder than that its time for mittens and handwarmers.
Will

[Remmy]

Includes 2 cold-weather M1965 Trigger Mitt outer shells,
 plus 8 liners Shells have a cotton back, leather palm, extended wrist gaiter, wrist cinch tie and quilted lining.  Liners are 75/25 wool / nylon

and my farorite part $19.97

A heat pack resting on the back of your hands and your good to go at minus 20.

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/new-us-military-trigger-finger-mitt-kit-olive-drab.aspx?a=484005

[theoldarcher]

This last fall I bought the Artic Shield glove/mitten combo.  It did very well here in MI, although the outer mitten is a little noisey in extreme cold.  It is very easy to get your trigger finger out of the slit in the mitten, so handling a muzzle loader was no problem.  In late bow season, I used them as well with a shooting glove over the glove portion and left my fingers outside the mitten.  NOW all that to say, I don't think the cost is worth it when compared to the rig described by Remmy, or just a pair of wool glomets with a pair of net-type camo gloves such as CamoSkinz (sp?).  I used that set up for years, rain, snow, sleet, etc. and was completely happy.  Why the Artic Shield---???   

Arch

[GRIMJIM]

I wear a very light pair of gloves, but also wear a heavily insulated muff around my chest. I will put chemical warmers in it if it gets really cold. That way my hands are nice and warm but when I need to use them I am not hindered by heavy gloves.

[hunt-m-up]

I wear a very light pair of gloves, but also wear a heavily insulated muff around my chest. I will put chemical warmers in it if it gets really cold. That way my hands are nice and warm but when I need to use them I am not hindered by heavy gloves.

I do the same thing with the muff when stand hunting, I can get away with a light pair of gloves also,ususally liner goves. Works especially well for bowhunting.

[Empty Quiver]

I am a firm believer in light gloves. My fingers are never cold until my circulation slows down, at that point no glove is going to warm them up. Second problem with heavy gloves is they trap moisture, Goretex/ anytex, all of them will trap moisture as soon as the heat on the inside stops.

 I love a wool glove liner we get at work, they are as common and cheap as they get. Add an overmitt with a chemical heat pack and you are done. If the fingers get cold you need to increase circulation to them. It is very fundamental but your fingers are too far out on the pipeline to get much heat once the pump slows down.

  Mind the moisture builup as well, change gloves every hour or two especially if they are jammed in your pockets. Don't be afraid to start the heat packs too early either they'll last 12hrs, another thing is to try the body heater size. My girl swears by the large size packs in her pockets, A pkg of them is cheaper than a gallon of gas or a large coffee and much more welcome at 10 AM on a windy 15 degree day.

One last thought, caffiene and alcohol will both exagerate the problem in the end. I honestly stay warmer by drinking water than coffee if I'm going to be on stand a long time, try hot chocolate or decaff. A warm gutpile is the best though, good luck on your search, give some of my ideas a try though they are pretty cheap compared to $50 gloves.

[charles p]

I wish I  could be more specific, but about five years ago I bought a pair of gloves from Cabelas that are orange, and thin.  They are the warmest gloves I have.  They are sort of waterproof, and a little bit fuzzy, but are not bulky at all.  I have great feel with these on, and for some reason my hands rarely get cold.  I've worn them in MT and UT as well as my home state of NC.  They work for me.  A bulky glove is no warmer than these light weight gloves.  The are constructed much like a golf glove with a velcro wrist ban.