Cranfield Posted November 30, 2002 Report Share Posted November 30, 2002 The weather is getting colder and it brings, for me, the annual problem, cold hands. I can,t shoot wearing gloves. I will wear the fingerless mittens, they are OK, but my fingers still get cold. I have tried the full glove, with the trigger finger either missing, or velcroed back and don,t like them. Do you wear gloves ? If so, what sort ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted November 30, 2002 Report Share Posted November 30, 2002 The problem i found was that with wool gloves on,the recoil of the gun would push the trigger guard back into my second finger,this would get quite painful especially if i fired quite alot of shots.I got a pair of neoprene fishing gloves from argos,they are very grippy,even in the wet and are waterproof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted November 30, 2002 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2002 Another problem with wool is, when it gets wet it makes your hands colder, not warmer. I have a pair of the neoprene gloves (I bought them for sea fishing), I find them too thick and stiff to pull triggers etc. I don,t fancy cutting fingers off them.....they wern,t cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted November 30, 2002 Report Share Posted November 30, 2002 My ones were quite cheap (well under a tenner as i remember) and they have got the thumb and first two fingers cut off anyway,i'm not sureif argos still do them though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted November 30, 2002 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2002 neil, thats why they were cheap..........they had been vandalised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazza Posted December 1, 2002 Report Share Posted December 1, 2002 Or they'll fall apart,because their from Argos!....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted December 1, 2002 Report Share Posted December 1, 2002 Gloves from Argos,hide poles from Littlewoods and a cartridge bag with a go faster stripe,as you can probably tell, I'm quite the country gent :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
columbus Posted December 1, 2002 Report Share Posted December 1, 2002 The only time i wear gloves is out on the duck then i wear thinsulate fingerless riding gloves absulutly fabulous, to coin a phrase. Plus they only cost me £2 at the local farmers store. Havn't worn them yet this year not cold enough yet.But in previous years they have been very good. I have seen simular gloves on market stalls for £4. For work i use neoprene they dont last long but they keep your hands warm ( i'm a bait digger.) Tried neoprene for shooting found i had no feel for the gun, but at least my hands were warm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted December 1, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2002 columbus, what material is "thinsulate" ? Are the gloves officially called "riding gloves" ? If you are a lugworm baitdigger, then you have my unreserved admiration. That has to be one of the hardest things I have ever done (twice:( ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
columbus Posted December 1, 2002 Report Share Posted December 1, 2002 Cranfield They are called Thinsulate they are a wool mix outside with a thermal insulated lining, they are not officialy called riding gloves but at the feed merchants that is what they are sold as. Thinsulate is the trademark that they are sold under. And yes i do dig lug but only blacks, and that is nothing compared to digging kingrag like they do in chichcester harbour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammergun Posted December 1, 2002 Report Share Posted December 1, 2002 Have you considered forgetting gloves altogether and buying a pocket warmer? I know they are a reall mess on lighting them, but they are great when the weather is cold. I could never wear gloves for shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
columbus Posted December 1, 2002 Report Share Posted December 1, 2002 Pocket warmers are great when you know when you are going to shoot. But if you are sitting in a hide waiting for ducks or pigeon it is not advisable to have your hands stuck in your pockets as the only chance that you have may be missed because you are trying to get your warm hands out of your pocket on to your gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted December 1, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2002 Some years ago, I tried a handwarmer from a packet that a friend of mine brought back from Russia. They were like a small hand grenade. You pulled a tab and inside the tin box there was some chemical reaction, that made the box warm. That was the "theory". What happened was, that the tin box glowed red and started to leak molten lava. We just guessed they were past their "sell by date". Could have been a dastardly Communist plot though. The ones I have seen in the UK do look fiddly, with charcoal sticks etc. I am going to look for some of the Thinsulate,fingerless riding gloves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted December 1, 2002 Report Share Posted December 1, 2002 Cranfield,i've seen the thinsulate gloves for sale in various local hiking/outdoors shops,if they havent got any i'm sure they would know what you were on about if you asked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
columbus Posted December 1, 2002 Report Share Posted December 1, 2002 If you want to make you own hand warmer all you need is lime and water. Get some chalk grind it down to a powder place it on a baking tray and put it in a oven at gas no. 8 for two hours when it cools place it in a small amount in a tin and add a drop of water and hey presto intant heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigie Posted December 3, 2002 Report Share Posted December 3, 2002 I have got some glove type things which are fantastic, they are just like a glove but with the palm an fingers cut out, then there is 3 holes for your thumb ,index finger and pinky to go through. They keep the backs of your hands warm. This in turn stops the rest of your hands getting cold too. They are service issue but Im sure you can get them somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted December 3, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2002 Craigie, you don,t get much for your money with those gloves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazza Posted December 3, 2002 Report Share Posted December 3, 2002 I got given a tip while we were wildfowling on the river,the other weekend. My hands were cold, & one of the other blokes said that I should wash them in the river, & then shake them dry!..I thought he was having a laugh, but he said "try it & see for yourself"...............Guess what???...............A few minutes after doing it.............my hands were no longer cold..........& they stayed ok until we had finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigie Posted December 4, 2002 Report Share Posted December 4, 2002 Your right Cranfield but then again I didnt actually pay for them HAHAHA and they are very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_stag88 Posted December 4, 2002 Report Share Posted December 4, 2002 a good pair of leather ones work, the finger can be velvroed back. i also have some barbour neoprin ones for stalking. i think you can get them both from garlands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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