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Best waterproof warm gloves?

paul1

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Hi guys probably been covered alot but can anyone recommend really good warm and fully waterproof gloves I've tried loads but as yet to find any that really keep the water out and really warm anyone found those elusive gloves? 

Cheers guys

 
I use Skytec Argon gloves from Screwfix at £5.99 with vat, while not 100% dry during rain they are good and I have two pairs, one for the morning and the other for the afternoon.

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Iv also tried alsorts don’t think any are fully waterproof , using screwfix waterproofs ones at min as good as any iv used think bout 20 squid

 
This is the easist problem ever to solve, get a box of extra tough nitrile gloves (about £8 for a 100 on Amazon), then wear them under a normal pair of work gloves, The modern ones dont split or wear like they used to and with normal gloves worn over, the grips great, you will get a couple of days out of a pair but 8p a pop should be well in budget!!.

Tip, if its extra cold,weartwo pairs of the nitrile gloves, they act like a wet suit trapping air and keep your hands nice and toasty.

 
Though I do occasionally wear them, the problem I have with nitrile gloves is my hands end up soaked in sweat and look like prunes when I take them off.

 
This has been covered quite a bit in the last 2 weeks  :1f609:  , Skytec Argon Xtra fully dipped glove so all the outer is waterproof and has a fleece lining can be bought of amazon. Better off having 2 pairs of various gloves as they all end up smelling like their is a dead rat inside. 

 
Leave a bucket of water at the back door. Outside.  

In the morning if it's frozen over break up the ice first. Stuff your hands in the frozen water. Keep hands open not clenched up.  Keep them there as long as you can tolerate.  

Take them out. Now will feel like your hands are burning but they will settle quickly. I guarantee after that you won't feel the cold at all for the day. 

As for waterproof..... erm... your hands are waterproof.  

The above technique is what we used to do in my youth when we worked on fishing trawlers. 

 
2 dry cloths in pockets, when it dtarts to hurt, put gands in pockets and dry with cloths, theyll warm uo, good to go again. Costs pennies and lasts all winter

 
Leave a bucket of water at the back door. Outside.

In the morning if it's frozen over break up the ice first. Stuff your hands in the frozen water. Keep hands open not clenched up. Keep them there as long as you can tolerate.

Take them out. Now will feel like your hands are burning but they will settle quickly. I guarantee after that you won't feel the cold at all for the day.

As for waterproof..... erm... your hands are waterproof.

The above technique is what we used to do in my youth when we worked on fishing trawlers.
Heard this method used by forestry workers, they plunged their hands into snow first thing, then warmed their hands up and they were good to go.
 
Hi guys probably been covered alot but can anyone recommend really good warm and fully waterproof gloves I've tried loads but as yet to find any that really keep the water out and really warm anyone found those elusive gloves?

Cheers guys
Good morning I use Showa gloves a bit pricey but they have not let me down warm waterproof and easy to get off
 
Today by accident I put on my

Contour Avenger Specialist Precision Work​

and then I put my tru touch gloves over them to stop them getting wet.
Worked out well and will continue with this method through the winter.
 
Hi guys probably been covered alot but can anyone recommend really good warm and fully waterproof gloves I've tried loads but as yet to find any that really keep the water out and really warm anyone found those elusive gloves?

Cheers guys
I use Showa 262 gloves , they are expensive but I love them ?
only took me 8 years to find my perfect warm , waterproof gloves .
when it’s milder I switch to the orange Showa gloves ,they are not as waterproof but I use about 3 pairs through the day and turn them inside out at home and they dry quicker by doing that .?
 
Just a cheap pair of gloves from b and q £1.99 worn over the top of the plastic gloves you get at the petrol pumps. Spent 30 years scaffolding before I started window cleaning and this has always kept my hands warm and dry , even when handling frosty scaffold poles. :)
 
I’ve used Showa 282 for a couple of winters and they are pretty good but unfortunately start to leak (and really smell) after 3-4 weeks. This was ok when they were £15 a pair but they’re close to double that now.

I’ve recently started wearing some Heat Holders 3.2 Tog thermal gloves underneath a pair of XL black Marrigolds (dish washing gloves).
This has two benefits :
-If the rubber gloves start to leak I can replace them for £2.99 a pair
-If the thermal gloves start to smell they are machine washable.

*I’m normally a size medium in gloves so this combination fits together well however if you have larger hands I’d imagine it would be a struggle fitting larger thermal gloves inside an XL rubber glove.
 
I’ve used Showa 282 for a couple of winters and they are pretty good but unfortunately start to leak (and really smell) after 3-4 weeks. This was ok when they were £15 a pair but they’re close to double that now.

I’ve recently started wearing some Heat Holders 3.2 Tog thermal gloves underneath a pair of XL black Marrigolds (dish washing gloves).
This has two benefits :
-If the rubber gloves start to leak I can replace them for £2.99 a pair
-If the thermal gloves start to smell they are machine washable.

*I’m normally a size medium in gloves so this combination fits together well however if you have larger hands I’d imagine it would be a struggle fitting larger thermal gloves inside an XL rubber glove.
To clean the Showa 282’s and stop them smelling like a dead rat, turn them inside out and put them on as usual and wash your hands with shampoo and water then rinse and leave to dry inside out on a rad. When dry turn them back and use as norma. Doing it this way keeps the insulation from separating from the outer layer. I’ve had a full winters use out of them this way. Another tip for the extra cold days I use Moreno wool gloves then nitrile disposable gloves over and then the 282’s warm and dry!
 
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