Cold Weather Mittens Combo

[Gotcha_]

Hello,

I want a bombproof mitten setup. Looking for late season in the mountains. It has to be 2 piece because of access to trigger in a pinch, while keeping my hand warm. Im thinking these kinco Alyeska wool fold down mitts but looking for a chopper like leather mitt to cover. This is for extreme cold so not at all worried about wet. I have Kinco insulated leather mitts but their insulation gets thin in the high wear spots.

What type of leather do you prefer for these? Cow/Pig/Deer/Goat? Why?

 

[dirtytough]

Dang I’m surprised you are having issues with the Kinco mitts. I use a super thin liner glove and the Kinco mitts over the top.

This year I hunted with 4 different guys between -4* to -14*. They all had different combos including those wool mitts you posted. I was the only one that never got cold fingers. I replace the mittens every 1.5-2 years because of tearing them up.

Good luck in your search.

 

[Gotcha_]

Dang I’m surprised you are having issues with the Kinco mitts. I use a super thin liner glove and the Kinco mitts over the top.

This year I hunted with 4 different guys between -4* to -14*. They all had different combos including those wool mitts you posted. I was the only one that never got cold fingers. I replace the mittens every 1.5-2 years because of tearing them up.

Good luck in your search.

This might be a good point, I've had mine over 5 years now I do love em.

 

[kswaterfowl]

My kinco mittens lasted 2 days on elk hunting before the stitching started coming apart. I was pretty disappointed, because they are probably the most comfortable glommit that I've owned.

 

[dirtytough]

My kinco mittens lasted 2 days on elk hunting before the stitching started coming apart. I was pretty disappointed, because they are probably the most comfortable glommit that I've owned.

You are talking about the glomitts and not the mittens? I've used the mittens a lot and never had them come apart. I also get the biggest size so they aren't tight at all. That might help since the seems see zero stress.

 

[mountainman406]

I've used L.L.Bean outer leather mittens and alpaca wool liners for the past few seasons, never had an issue with getting a shot off at animals and they have been bombproof. You can either buy the mitten liners or the glove style inserts

 

[hawkhunts]

Outdoor research had an awesome set of wool glomits. I always hoped they would offer the same material in a fingerless glove but I never found them or anything similar.

 

[Gotcha_]

Outdoor research had an awesome set of wool glomits. I always hoped they would offer the same material in a fingerless glove but I never found them or anything similar.

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[eaglemountainman]

I've given up on mitts and choppers.
For the last 5 years I've been using a Hunters Safety System handmuff with a couple of chem paks and its been working out very well for real cold situations. I keep a pair of Kryptek Vellus gloves tucked into the middle of the warm muff to give me another option.