How to keep finger tips warm in the winter

[SirCranksalot]

check these out !!!!!!!!

http://coolsportinggear.com/smartgloveblack.html

 

Wow, the price per kg for my fish just went waaaay up!!!

[FloatnFly]

wear mittens and not gloves

[lew]

wear mittens and not gloves

 

I worked outside my whole life and always found wool mitts worn inside good leather mitts were warmer than anything else I tried, even when they were wet.

 

Not much good though if your trying to do any fine work.

[Old Man]

I use one of these. Keeps my fingers warm and my beer cold

[FloatnFly]

 

I worked outside my whole life and always found wool mitts worn inside good leather mitts were warmer than anything else I tried, even when they were wet.

 

Not much good though if your trying to do any fine work.

 

 

no. not god for fine work, but even with gloves, you gotta take em off to re tie or re bait. mittens work by using your own body heat, where gloves have to rely on layers

[adempsey]

What about those chemical hot packs like Hot Hands? Toss them in your mitts and keep'em toasty!

[Canuck2fan]

Surprised that no one mentioned these reusable hand warmers. They do work great, but a couple of things to keep in mind.

 

1 Keep them in their own hard sided container until you want to use them as they will sometimes activate in a pocket.

 

2 Once they are activated they do get fairly stiff so unless they fit into the pocket on your gloves before you activate them they won't be much good to you for that.

 

http://www.leevalley.com/en/garden/page.aspx?p=52295&cat=2,40725,45454

 

The biggest advantage though is they are the perfect excuse to go visit your local Lee Valley store LOL.

Edited January 12, 2015 by Canuck2fan

[SirCranksalot]

Looks good. Gotta git me some of those!!!

[FloatnFly]

those only last maybe 45 minutes to an hour, then you gotta boil em in a dish cloth to reuse em

Edited January 13, 2015 by FloatnFly

[Sinker]

Dip your hands in the water, or scrub them with snow. They will stay warm once they warm up again. 99% of the time my hands are bare, the rest of the time I wear thin WOOL gloves. The only time I wear proper gloves is when running a machine across the lake or through the trails.

 

Sounds weird, I know, but trust me, it works.

 

S.

[aplumma]

I did some research and the only time I found in print was from 1900-1920 medical journal to rub the affected area as well as rub snow on the area. As medical knowledge advanced the standing practice today is to not rub the area or to get them wet in water or snow. Here is a cut and paste of the ddynamics of bodies reaction to cold.

 

Thermo-receptor cells, less than a millimeter below the surface of the skin, are what cause us to experience changes in temperature, says Michael Tipton, professor of human and applied physiology at the University of Portsmouth.

Normally, the skin is kept at a comfortable temperature thanks to blood pumping through the capillaries — tiny, branch-like blood vessels that make up our microcirculation.

But when the thermo-receptors detect cold, they react by causing the capillaries to shut down, diverting blood flow — and warmth — to the heart, lungs and other internal organs. This process is called vasoconstriction.

Incredibly, when we’re cold the amount of blood flowing into the skin in the extremities can become as low as 0.02 litres per minute (the maximum rate is two to three litres per minute).

‘It’s a bit like placing a blood pressure cuff on the arm,’ says Professor Tipton.

‘It’s the hands, face and feet that tend to be coldest and that’s partly because they’re exposed, but it’s also because the body will sacrifice these extremities to keep the internal organs warm.’

That’s why our hands turn white, and even blue, in the cold, and why those who survive extremely cold conditions lose fingers and toes to frostbite.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2277153/So-THATs-womens-feet-hands-cold---Its-hormones.html#ixzz3Ok5gsBWO
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Just food for thought I am by no means an expert on cold weather in fact I avoid it as best as I am able.

 

 

Art

 

 

[Sinker]

Im no expert either. I just do what my grandfather taught me when I was a little boy with cold hands seal hunting on the north atlantic off the northern peninsula of NFLD. Dont ask me about the theory behind it, but it works!

[aplumma]

The mechanics behind the snow dip or rub is that your body perceives a warmer temperature after the snow dip. Which triggers the "repair" mechanism "flushing" to occur so the nerve cells that sense the cold not the thermo receptors which control the smaller capillaries to open to prevent damage to the hands/feet from frostbite. It was the reason given why frostbite treatment has changed so dramatically from yesteryear. The human body has so many fascinating tricks it does to survive I am sure we will continue to be fascinated by what we learn for many years to come.

 

 

Art

[Mr.Topwater!]

I bought pocket warmers on ebay from a seller called "cellbar100". 10 or $12 ea. One fill lasts 18 hrs! I have 2, one for each pocket. Size of a Zippo lighter. Order extra burner heads. These are hotter than the bigger Ronsons and WAY cheaper.

[Mr.Topwater!]

Correction: his site is "cellbar10".

[dhickey]

I all ways have a dry dish towel in my gear it's simple but very effective.

I also have 2 pairs of good snowmobile mitts along with water proof work gloves.

The long and short of it is that if your body is warm and dry your feet and and hands will be warm.

As I have grown older it has become more of a challenge to keep my hands warm but the main thing i have noticed is that once my hands get numb they will then warm up to the point of steam rising off them if they get wet any thing under -15 is not a problem over -15 caution is important.

 

My Great Grandma always told me to keep my feet and hands dry and the rest of my body would look after itself.

And never go to bed with cold feet.!

That has never failed me.

 

Mind you the outer ware we use today is far superior to what she lived with but the basic principle still exist.

 

Just our 2 cents.