That time of year again...

[Scrappah]

My biggest problem is my fingers. I can layer the rest of my body, but some(most things that you decide to do in the cold) things can't be done with gloves on.

I had the same problem. Most of my work is outdoors in the winter and it's hard to do carpentry with gloves on. My knuckles always used to crack open and bleed when i worked bare handed. Found a good solution:



The 5 mil SAS Derma-Lite powdered Nitrile gloves ( from NAPA) are thin enough that you can easily pick up things like nails & screws. For some weird reason they help keep your hands warm too.

Those are good down to about 25 deg. When it get's below that i put on a pair of knitted wool gloves that are made with the fingertips missing. The combination of the nitrile with wool over top is good down to about zero.

(When it gets down below zero all of the power tools start to seize up and the wood splits when you drive a nail in it. No point in being out there anymore.)

Anyway .... no more bloody knuckles.

[NHscrapman]

I had the same problem. Most of my work is outdoors in the winter and it's hard to do carpentry with gloves on. My knuckles always used to crack open and bleed when i worked bare handed. Found a good solution:

The 5 mil SAS Derma-Lite powdered Nitrile gloves ( from NAPA) are thin enough that you can easily pick up things like nails & screws. For some weird reason they help keep your hands warm too.

Sweat is warm and moist.. those gloves won't let it out. also why they don't do well in really cold temps.