Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Winter Camping and Activities :: Mitten Recommendations
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Pinetree |
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squirrelMN |
schweady: "These are nice. No apologies necessary. Did not dawn on me when writing it, but yes, that was just served right up. I appreciate all the feedback. I did a short trip up to Sylvania a few weeks back to check out how everything worked and hand warmth was one of the areas needing improvement. The Steger and Wintergreen mitts look like good options. I have liners to wear with them. Just need to double check the sizing to make sure the mitts are sized right. It did not look like either of those had an attachment point for a mitten harness. Do most folks just use clips (like on my kids' mitten keepers)? True North mitts would be phenomenal, but are outside of my price range. Thanks again for the advice. |
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Jaywalker |
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Kraut88 |
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brulu |
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rightsideup |
US Army Extreme Cold Weather Mittens with wool liners |
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squirrelMN |
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squirrelMN |
1) Looking at the mitts at REI and such places seem like they would be great for snowshoeing, skiing, etc., but I am concerned about their durability doing camp chores. Is that a legitimate concern or has anyone had issues? 2) The mitt I was narrowing in on was the Great Northern Chopper from Frost River. Link The plan would be to use them sized based on wearing a light liner glove and the wool liner mitt. Was looking for thoughts on these from anyone who has used them in the past. 3) Am I off base and should be looking else where? I am not new to cold weather, but this is the first year I have spent time out cold camping. Thanks! |
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brulu |
- thin polypro liner gloves (just to prevent frostbite with mittens removed when doing something requiring finger dexterity) - two options for insulating layer (i.e. two different thicknesses of rag wool mitten from Fox River or similar) - durable nylon mitten shell from Wintergreen Northern Wear - insulated leather work gloves for wood processing, cooking, and fire tending I bring an extra pair of the polypro liner gloves for in camp if the first pair has gotten wet during the day (usually the case), then dry them out by wearing them to bed. The mitten shells are rugged enough for most chores, but for heat-related things the leather work gloves are best (the leather tends to soak up water over the course of a trip, but applying waterproofing to them ahead of time takes care of that problem for the most part). While travelling during the day I usually just have the polypro liners with the mitten shells over, unless it's a particularly cold day. |
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schweady |
Sorry. It just felt like you teed that one up for me. |
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Pinetree |
schweady: "I got some waxed canvas choppers from Frost River in Duluth a few years back. Wonderfully waterproof and are large enough to cover much of the coat sleeve quite nicely. Not terribly warm, however. I'm still looking for just the right liner -- probably a thinner glove -- that will fit easily inside and won't pull against the soft lining already sewn in to the mitts. like I said if Wintergreen still has the mitten liner they had 20 years ago,it can't be beat. |
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Pinetree |
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Jaywalker |
Of course staying warm depends on both what you have underneath and how active you are. I usually wear a pair ofWell Lamont insulated work gloves for most things: travel, camp set up, camp chores. I sized my mitts so I could easily fit my work gloves inside with little effort to get them on and off. One thing you might consider is getting/making a mitten harness so you can flip off your heavy mitts to dangle behind your back while you do some choreswithout your mitts falling in the snow. |
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