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eng33 OP t1_iqotlo5 wrote

Reply to comment by JustAnotherOlive in Winter gloves that keep fingers warm but allow use of cell phone by eng33

I understand that mittens are better at keeping fingers warm. And I thought about flip top ones, but does that really work?

I've seen two types:

  1. fingers exposed, mitten top flips over them.
  2. fingers not exposed, so its like a regular fingered glove with a muffin flip top.

For either, I wonder how effective the flip top portion is since it's like an add on. Does it seal well? Once it open, all the heat it tripped escapes. Is it annoying to constantly flip it open where I'll just keep it open all the time. If I'm walking in an area I've never been before, I might want to look at my cell phone as often as every 30 seconds.

If you've had personal experience comparing, I'd be interested to hear

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JustAnotherOlive t1_iqou2f0 wrote

I use the kind that are like a fingerless glove with a mitten top that flips over.

The mitten top has conductive material on the index finger & thumb area, so you can use it without taking the mitten part off. But you can also just poke your index finger out, which is what I do.

I've worn them in some very cold places - Iceland in November, Amsterdam in February, Boston in January - and stayed warm.

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eng33 OP t1_iqovma6 wrote

oh interesting. which one do you have?

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JustAnotherOlive t1_iqowclw wrote

Honestly, I cut the tags off. I've had them for ages - I think from REI or Eddie Bauer?

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LazyClub8 t1_iqpl6qf wrote

I can confirm they work well, I’ve used them through several Canadian winters and they’re quite warm. The tricky part is that cheaper ones can start to unravel along where the flap attaches to the rest of the glove. So probably worth buying from a good brand.

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eng33 OP t1_iqqo424 wrote

and reccomendation?

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sloansabbith11 t1_iqsn4b8 wrote

I just bought some from Eddie Bauer that seem to be pretty good quality.

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Lemonyhampeapasta t1_irb8ksk wrote

The flip top mittens I have are thick felted wool with a leather palm. I would use my thumb to stretch the opening so just my index finger would pop out to tap my smartphone.

There are removable caps on the thumbs

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AsterBlomsterMonster t1_irmdc6w wrote

I would get a pair of knit gloves with touch sensitivity and layer then under flip top mittens.

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Foreign-Cookie-2871 t1_isb3hbn wrote

My combination for cold weather is flip top mittens, the ones that are fingerless gloves underneath, with an underlayer underneath. I really needed my fingers so the "touch" gloves didn't help, so I cut just the tips of the underlayer. You can try both ways and see with one is best. I would search for thinsulate material if you can.

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