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I have a pair of Sealskinz Extreme Cold Weather Gloves. Cycling in this morning, my hands were quite cold, despite it not being below 0oC (though wind chill on the bike would make it so)

I have some Musto gloves for the boat, but they are quite thin.

Anything warmer out there?
 
I have some neoprene gloves with reinforced palms. Just checked, they're Gul Evo2 ones. I use them for sailing and cycling both, and they're brilliant for both, because they stay warm when wet, which my fancy Sealskinz (same model as yours) did not - they soaked through and got cold (anyone want to buy a lightly used pair? :P). The Gul ones are also much thinner and therefore more suitable to rope handling, which I couldn't do with the Sealskinz on.
 
Have seen some 12volt heated gloves on eBay and wondered.

Have SealSkinz and skiing gloves, both useful, for sailing, skiing and cycling.

Also have a pair of goretex over mittens for when it really rains
 
Years ago I worked for a farmer who had been a biplane pilot in the RAF. He told me that pilots used to wear silk gloves inside their leather mittens
 
chinita said:
Back in my military youth I used to ski in -15 deg. The only thing which worked were these:

http://www.climbers-shop.com/137702...3JkA5a4hoxhSVu-4kX3eeDoEnHtosjnlhNhoCegHw_wcB

Ungainly but they are available in gloves - although a little less efficient.

Technology has moved on but sometimes the old solutions are the best.....
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Aren't they indeed! My other half suffers from cold hands which make her miserable in winter, so I asked basically the same question last year having also found out that the sealskinz were not up to much:
http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?441638-Winter-Gloves

Following the helpful advice on here I purchased two pairs of similar mitts to the ones you have linked, together with big Goretex gauntlet-style external mittens (Amazon sold them as Swiss Army surplus stock). They are men's large size and she wears them over her normal winter gloves. I also installed an ebby vent in the heads where gear can be left to warm up when not in use. The net effect is that a dry and warm pair of gloves is constantly available which means she is happy on the helm mid-winter in even quite boisterous and wet conditions.

The downside is they're clumsy, but one can easily change to the normal Gull neoprene/leather ones for a short time as necessary.
 
Thanks for all the replies. I'm still not sure which way to go. Mitts might work for helming on the boat (but not for fine, stuff), but maybe wouldn't work for the bicycle.
 
As a lifelong motorcyclist, albeit a bit less active now, the secret to keeping warm hands is to keep your core warm. If you don't, the body starts to shutdown peripheral circulation (hands and feet in particular) in order to maintain core temperature. About 20 years ago, I bought a 38W 12V heated waistcoat, that has temperature adjustment by effectively having an on-off timer. It was a revelation, that keeping my core temp higher kept my hands and feet warm
 
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