I use a glove liner from heat compnay with a fingerless polartec wind stopper glove most of the time. You used to be able to get these as a climbing glove but now I just buy a glove and cut the fingers off. I put a chemical heat pack between the two gloves on the back of my hand when I need extra warmth. Used this for over 20 years and it is rare to get into conditions where it is a problem. Lately I've put electric hand warmers in my pocket to have a place to warm my hands and batteries. Not necessary but a nice luxury. I carry a spare liner in case one gets wet. Klim's glove liner 3 is also a windstopper glove liner which I've used but pretty much settled now on the heat company. I also use non-windstopper liners (synthetic, marino wool etc.) from rei, heat company, Klim, etc if conditions allow as they give me a little more dexterity.
For an over glove, I think I like the swany (opens on side not tip) a little better than heat company (without built in liner as I'm worried about what you do if it gets wet) but I've not used either enough to have a solid opinion. May have not been exposed to the super cold temperatures needed to appreciate them. I've used various gloves with the flip over part that turns it into a mit. Not a big fan of those. Not a fan of vallerret but I've limited use of them. Maybe an acquired taste. Again tried but keep going back to old reliable. Another over glove is to get a down glove like RAB (thin nylon not over stuffed) and press your finger through the down (finger compresses down until you have solid contact with camera). Not much experience but saw BBC using this once.
Another thing I do is cover the areas of the camera my right hand fingers contact it when holding the camera with Dr. Scholls self adhesive mole foam. It was a trick Galen Rowell mentioned. It does help a lot and I've never had camera finish damage when I remove in spring. After all it is designed to go on your skin. I would not leave it on camera more than a couple of months as adhesive gets harder to remove.
Nov 23, 2024 at 10:08 AM
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