Glove and Mitten Maintenance?
 

I am sure this is a "DOH" question to most but my hands get cold.
Should I bring my gloves and mittens in from the car and dry them out
regularly? I tend to leave stuff in the car so I don't forget to take
it back to the car.

Any suggestions on good value mittens for the -10 to 10 F temp range
would be nice also.

Thanks,
Ed V.

Glove and Mitten Maintenance?
 

On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:30:47 -0800 (PST), EdV
wrote:

I am sure this is a "DOH" question to most but my hands get cold.
Should I bring my gloves and mittens in from the car and dry them out
regularly? I tend to leave stuff in the car so I don't forget to take
it back to the car.

You should wash then every time you sweat in them. Which requires
bringing them in from the car.

JFT

Glove and Mitten Maintenance?
 

EdV wrote:
I am sure this is a "DOH" question to most but my hands get cold.
Should I bring my gloves and mittens in from the car and dry them out
regularly? I tend to leave stuff in the car so I don't forget to take
it back to the car.

Any suggestions on good value mittens for the -10 to 10 F temp range
would be nice also.

Thanks,
Ed V.
Yes. I find that cold gloves chill my hands while warm ones warm things
up nicely. For that temp. range, I use a pair of Gore-Tex Thinsulate
mittens under which I can wear wool liners and polypro liners. I can
take out liners when things get warm. I don't get a lot of touch with
that, but don't need a lot with ski poles. Works for me!

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"Every day is Saturday when you're retired."

Bob Burns
Mill Hall PA
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Glove and Mitten Maintenance?
 

I always bring in my gloves in to dry them out. I just set them on
the window sill where they will catch some sunlight during the day,
but I don't bother to turn them inside out or wash them regularly.
I'm not sure how well gloves with leather palms would take to being
washed regularly, so I wash as little as possible. A couple times a
year, when they start getting stiff, I rinse them out in water to
dissolve out all the sweat residue that accumulates over time, but
other than that, my ski golves are zero maintenance.

I have three pairs of ski gloves for cold, moderate, and warmer
temps. In your climate, I would probably wear my Swix Lobster
gloves. I wore them for the City of Lakes Loppet last year (-10F,
-30F windchill) and my fingers were warm and toasty the while time.
In moderate temps (5F-20F) I usually wear Toko Thermo gloves. Warmer
than that, I wear Toko Classic gloves. Depending on how your body
works, your mileage will vary.

Jon

Glove and Mitten Maintenance?
 

On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:10:54 -0800 (PST), wrote:

I always bring in my gloves in to dry them out. I just set them on
the window sill where they will catch some sunlight during the day,
but I don't bother to turn them inside out or wash them regularly.
I'm not sure how well gloves with leather palms would take to being
washed regularly, so I wash as little as possible. A couple times a
year, when they start getting stiff, I rinse them out in water to
dissolve out all the sweat residue that accumulates over time, but
other than that, my ski golves are zero maintenance.

I have three pairs of ski gloves for cold, moderate, and warmer
temps. In your climate, I would probably wear my Swix Lobster
gloves. I wore them for the City of Lakes Loppet last year (-10F,
-30F windchill) and my fingers were warm and toasty the while time.
In moderate temps (5F-20F) I usually wear Toko Thermo gloves. Warmer
than that, I wear Toko Classic gloves. Depending on how your body
works, your mileage will vary.

Toko has advertised that their gloves are machine washable.