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Help from the northern folks?

Texan said:
txag said:
Texan, I'm not sure I'll use the zipper-finger idea ( :P )
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Whatever. Just so you don't go around tellin' everybody like it was your idea. :x
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If I do change my mind, do you think your wife would sew some for me? I'm sure she's had plenty of practice converting yours. :P
 
If it is just on the mechanical horse that you are having the problems that have fleece covers that surrond the handlebars and are wind proff to keep your hands warm.. I don't use them when I use the quad during the winter but we are a bit more used to colder weather here than you are there... Now, how folks like NOrthern Rancher even get out of bed when it is -40.. Yikes... I guess you do what ya gotta do but dern, that is beyond cold.

We got up to 35 here today, snow pack is keeping us cool. I would imagine tomorrow we might see some thawing going on.
 
txag said:
If I do change my mind, do you think your wife would sew some for me? I'm sure she's had plenty of practice converting yours. :P
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I can do my own sewing.
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We just came back from a visit with a gal in her late 80s who has very poor circulation in hands and feet, actually has no sensation in her legs and feet.
She bought a box of chemical hand warmers at Costco and pulled one out of her coat pocket for me to feel. It was about the size of a pack of matches and literally so hot I had trouble keeping it in my hand. She said they stay hot for 10 hrs then you pitch 'em. I don't know how much they cost but for really cold days ( -40) maybe they'd be worth it for some folks. I'm not sure that they are a good idea for folks who have no sensation in their extremities- could burn them possibly.
 
Years ago my Mom worked at the hospital in Churchill Manitoba for a month, in the middle of winter. :mrgreen: :help: This is a place where you don't walk out alone because of the polar bears. :shock:

She met a Native lady there who made her some mitts that she brought home to me. They are made of felt, and if you wear them with a hand knit pair underneath, you almost have to take them off if it comes above minus 20! Never seen anything like it.

For regular days, leather mitts with a liner are the best. Mitts are always warmer than gloves. A good toque on your head makes a difference too. You lose most of your heat out of the top of your head. :wink:
 
I like plain leather for warmer temps, freezing mark and up; thinsulate lined gloves for colder stuff (not too bulky to work in) and for the really cold stuff heavy roughout ( works best for wiping a runny frosted nose) leather mitts with thinsulate liners. I've found the best way to keep my hands warm is to not go outside at all :!: :wink:
 
well if your caught in a pinch on a quad-take your gloves off and hold them over the exhaust pipe for a minute or so-they'll warm up inside and keep your hands toasty for a few more miles. When I used to guide we'd put 80 miles a day on them and if your handwarmers quit it wasn't a very good deal. You better come on a trip to god's country and we'll set you up with cold weather gear. The Arctic Shield Glove system works very well too.
 
Best luck I had, last year, when blowing snow with my walk-behind, in -60 windchills was to put a pair of the brown jersey gloves inside a pair of the yellow chore gloves. I ran for nearly an hour with those, when the insulated leather gloves I had wouldn't let me hang onto those handles for more than fifteen minutes. The trick is to have plenty of dead air space betwixt your hide and the metal handlebar.
Gulchy
 

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