Very thin, warm gloves for winter shooting

[squirrel$$$bandit]

Can anyone recommend extremely thin, yet still fairly warm, gloves for shooting in winter? Everything's white here and soon my fingerless glove liners won't do the job anymore...

 

[Ronald M]

Glove liners and hunting mittons. The finger portion flips back so you can grab the trigger or shutter release.

 

[Roger Hicks]

Real silk motorcycle glove inners are the best compromise I've found. They don't feel all that warm until you take 'em off and realize how much worse things would have been without 'em.

Cheers,

R.

 

[Tin]

As suggested by others, try the sports stores. I have a pair of liner gloves that is supposed made of metallic threads and is silver in colour. Supposedly they reflect your body heat to keep the hands warm. They certainly work for me. For most winter activities, I wear a pair of heavy mitts on top. For photography, I usually wear just a pair of light mitts. The only problem is that in recent years I don't seem to see similar gloves displayed in stores.

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

Just found these on B&H...could be just the ticket...

 

[monochromejrnl]

http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_...older_id=2534374302698971&bmUID=1227026398767

windstopper material makes it wind resistant/proof and it's thin enough to operative buttons and dials without having to take it off.. the palm side also has some tacky material that offers added grip

 

[rbiemer]

You could try these:http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3080244
It would mean going to the mall, sorry!
What I use are a pair of Kimberly-Clark "Kleen Guard" gloves under my regular gloves. They aren't especially warm but for the short time I have the heavy gloves off they work out fine. And they are coated on the palm and fingers with some rubbery stuff so they are not slippery. I get 'em through my work but have seen them at Lowe's and the like.
Rob
EDIT: these gloves:
http://www.boss-safety.com/kimberly-clark-gloves-c-1874.html

 

[Chuck Albertson]

Check your nearest NFL team store for the gloves that wide receivers use. Warm and grippy.

 

[nightfly]

Cashmere lined leather gloves. Thin, warm, nice feeling and grippy. Put 'em on your X-Mas list.

 

[Olsen]

Do anyone know where to get hold of these pilot gloves that jet fighter pilots use? They are very well suited to delicate handling in cold weather, - but impossible to get hold of.

 

[PhotoMat]

Do anyone know where to get hold of these pilot gloves that jet fighter pilots use? They are very well suited to delicate handling in cold weather, - but impossible to get hold of.

http://www.uscav.com/prod_5450_tabID_1&cmCS=1

 

[ali_baba]

burton idiom gloves...

burton idiom gloves...

found these to be great last year, but the seam blew out - bad construction, i'll have to try again.

http://www.windstopper.com/remote/S...me=windstopper_en_US/fabrics_product_c/Detail

they're cashmere lined, or were last year - this year it looks like there's windstopper - maybe? or that's just the website.

They were great on the M8.

cheers

 

[Nh3]

I want gloves woven from the hair of Tibetan mountain goats and a Leica sign embroidered in the back with golden thread.

I think I deserve better gloves than those $2 tight-fitting woolen gloves that i buy from the local stores and keep in my camera back because i always lose them.

 

[Graham Line]

Maybe you can clip the gloves to a cord that runs across your shoulders and down each sleeve.
Cotton gardening gloves never seem very warm, but there are lots of tightly-woven synthetics at outdoor stores and mail order places like Cabelas that won't break the piggybank.

 

[Roger Hicks]

. . . Everything's white here and soon my fingerless glove liners won't do the job anymore...

Sorry to be vulgar, but perhaps if everything is white, you also need warmer underpants, not just warmer gloves.

Cheers,

R.

 

[ferider]

I recommend some thin Kangaroo leather gloves. Very durable, warm and soft. I use them for motorcycling (with shielding) but you can get them thinner and more flexible for other applications (like shooting & bicycling), too.

 

[dcsang]

http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_...older_id=2534374302698971&bmUID=1227026398767

windstopper material makes it wind resistant/proof and it's thin enough to operative buttons and dials without having to take it off.. the palm side also has some tacky material that offers added grip

I'll second Ken's suggestion - I've got a pair of these and while they're not exactly uber warm they're perfect for operating any camera out in the cold.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[swoop]

I just bought a pair of fingerless cashmere gloves that are working very well.

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

Sorry to be vulgar, but perhaps if everything is white, you also need warmer underpants, not just warmer gloves.

Those I already have! I've lived in upstate NY for years. I haven't done much winter photography though, so now I just need more flexible gloves, that will allow me to operate a camera comfortably...in the past I was satisfied with bulkier ones.

 

[Roger Hicks]

Those I already have! I've lived in upstate NY for years. I haven't done much winter photography though, so now I just need more flexible gloves, that will allow me to operate a camera comfortably...in the past I was satisfied with bulkier ones.

Where are you?

Frances was born in Rochester and grew up in Hilton.

She remembers listening to the weather forecasts as a little girl and niting that it was often colder in Rochester than in Anchorage, Alaska. Then there was the time her older sister and her husband came to dinner, and were snowed in for two weeks.

She also remembers sitting on the fence singing 'California Here I come' when she was 5 -- and moving there 12 years later, without any regrets. That's a SERIOUSLY cold part of the world.

Cheers,

R.