Looking for WARMEST RUNNING GLOVES on the market

hey man this sounds a bit nutty but it absolutely works. get a pair of vinyl exam gloves, or somwthing similar. they dont breathe at all and will hold in so much heat. then just put a normal pair of gloves over them.

this works absurdly well i have run in as low as 10 f and have come back with sweaty hands

Thank you to everyone that responded! Lots of helpful recommendations here that I can try out.

renewed marathoner wrote:

hey man this sounds a bit nutty but it absolutely works. get a pair of vinyl exam gloves, or somwthing similar. they dont breathe at all and will hold in so much heat. then just put a normal pair of gloves over them.

this works absurdly well i have run in as low as 10 f and have come back with sweaty hands

I've tried this. It works, but I've literally poured sweat out of the gloves after a run my hands sweat so much.

lol yeah it works way better than youd expect! have you tried really light gloves over them? like the dollar store ones? that was my go to while running around 10f and it was perfect. you could try just the vinyl gloves too, but probably better if youre around 20f

the sock trick mentioned earlier works best. A pair of defeet quarter socks will keep my hands warm enough until the low 20s, after that add a second pair, then when the hands get cold again, a 3rd pair. I've seriously run in 0 degree F temperature this way. When winter is over, you can run with these socks on your feet, replacing whatever socks wore out in the past year or so. $45 max for 3 pairs of socks or like 70 for some xc ski gloves/mitts, hmmm.

Speaking only for myself, but the shittiest pair of mittens keep perfectly warm when the "best" gloves on the market didn't help a bit

I found some thick alpaca wool gloves from south america in a fair trade store that are really soft and while thick not obnoxiously bulky- the only gloves that keep my fingers warm - but I have to put a thin windblocker mitten (i have one from brooks) to hold the warmed inside air around the wool. And agree w other posters, much as i prefer shorts, when I overdress torso and legs it really does help hands, feet and head stay warmer.

renewed marathoner wrote:

hey man this sounds a bit nutty but it absolutely works. get a pair of vinyl exam gloves, or somwthing similar. they dont breathe at all and will hold in so much heat. then just put a normal pair of gloves over them.

this works absurdly well i have run in as low as 10 f and have come back with sweaty hands

Thanks for the great tip: just tried it this morning in 15 F weather. I have borderline Raynaud's and even with XC skiing mittens my hands are initially cold at these temperatures. With the 'exam gloves' as a liner, my hands were initially warm. When the gloves started to feel sweaty, I removed them and stuffed them in a pocket, and the mittens alone were perfect. Easy, cheap, practical.

I had mild frostbite on thumbs and another finger so all are now more sensitive to cold.

You want mittens not gloves, and extended mittens with a shell that covers your wrist and extends up toward your elbows.

You want a mitt with any outer nylon shell to block wind and repel moisture, preferably insulated over your wrist. and also a thick liner.

Consider expedition type climbing mittens , like the Black Diamond Absolute mittens.

http://blackdiamondequipment.com/

Rated to 20 to 40 below zero Fahrenheit.

BUT you can buy something similar at a discount department store for $10-20.

When it is really cold curl your thumb inside the mitt next to your fingers, not in the separate thumb area.

Also, consider chemical hand warmers. Buy the reusable kind not the disposable kind.

Another thing I have used with success are preheated small rocks. These are just smooth rocks about the size of a golf ball I found. I preheat them by putting them on the vent of a forced air furnace, or on radiator, or on electric baseboard heaters. (don't get them too hot). They easily fit in the palm of my hand inside the mitts. Lots of dense thermal mass stays warm for 2-3 hours in bitter cold.

These guys saying that your hands will be warm if your core is warm couldn't be more wrong. I suppose it's true when it's fairly mild (above freezing, little wind), but in real winter, it's obviously not true. Your extremeties can get frostbite very easily without the remotest risk of hypothermia. Heck, anyone who runs in real winter has had the experience of a sweaty torso and numb fingers.

Anyway, the reason I typically don't like mittens is that I like to be able to operate my watch and easily zip up and down, particularly when you have to deal with shifting relative winds. (Nothing worse than an out-and-back with a ten mile tail wind for the first half.)

A long sleeve shirt and shorts in 20 degrees may be part of your problem. Unless you are obese you will need to put some insulation around your body. If the core is warm the fingers will be happier.

I run with ski gloves, double tights, wool

socks, hat, and 4 athletic layers on top.

There be no messin around when it's sub 20.

A long sleeve shirt and shorts in 20 degrees may be part of your problem. Unless you are obese you will need to put some insulation around your body. If the core is warm the fingers will be happier.

I run with ski gloves, double tights, wool

socks, hat, and 4 athletic layers on top.

There be no messin around when it's sub 20.

Gloves don't work.

I created a push stove out of an old baby stroller. I store the cedar logs in the bottom rack. Keep a can of diesel fuel that I use to put on my forearms. I light and extinguish when needed.

Hope this helps.

Oh, 23? That's so cute.

Solved the problem..... wrote:

Forget all the above useless suggestions. One poster was close.

The best solution I have found is nylon running SOCKS! They don't absorb moisture so if your hands sweat some, they don't freeze like cotton would. If it's really cold, use two pair. You probably already have some in the drawer.

Even mittens separate your thumb from your fingers and would still be cold on runs. The cheap ski gloves kept my hands warm but the material inside would be soaked with sweat and very hard to dry out even with a fan.

I have to wear gloves starting around 55 degrees and a thin pair is okay to 40. Colder than that I switch to socks and one pair is good to 30. I ran one day it was 23 and used two pair. My hands were never cold.

800 dude wrote:

These guys saying that your hands will be warm if your core is warm couldn't be more wrong.

I think they are saying your hands will be cold if your core is cold. Which is not quite the same as how you put it.

Typical LRC - Focus on the ONE mistake I make without acknowledging the 100 other successes within the post. Happy new year.

You only yolo once wrote:

I have no comment on this other than to say Raynaud's Syndrome. I quit trying to run outside and am relegated to the treadmill in the winter, although I will say it's not as bad as it seems.

I hit the treadmill from Thanksgiving until mid March for the same reason. But for the occasional "warm" day or race in winter, I wear wool socks with Hot Hands warmers inside. I usually start out with 2 warmers for each hand, and adjust if necessary.

If you will store these in a ziploc bag before they stop exuding warmth, they can be used again.

I have Raynaud's as well. I have an old pair of Brooks gloves that have an outer nylon mitten shell to block wind. I just slip a hand warmer between the glove and shell. Simple and works very well. I only break out the hand warmers when it gets below freezing. Tried all sorts of gloves but this combo works best for me.