Mittens?? why??

[melthebell]

why would somebody wear mittens when theres gloves? i dont see the point? surely its better to have fingers?

why were they invented when theres gloves???

 

[muddycoffee]

Well, if you were from let's say stocksbridge, it might be unlikely that you could obtain gloves with the correct amount of fingers, so mittens would be the best way forward.

[maxmaximus]

why would somebody wear mittens when theres gloves? i dont see the point? surely its better to have fingers?

why were they invented when theres gloves???

 

 

All your fingers snuggled up together will stay warmer than being individually rapped, same principle applies to sleeping bags they don’t have two legs because its warmer to have your legs together in one bag.

[Blondie73]

My daughter wears mittens as these are only what we can get on her.She is seriously ill and gloves are hard work as her fingers are very stiff.Thanks heavens for them!

[melthebell]

All your fingers snuggled up together will stay warmer than being individually rapped, same principle applies to sleeping bags they don’t have two legs because its warmer to have your legs together in one bag.

hmmm but surely using them AND them being warm is better than just being warm? lol

[maxmaximus]

hmmm but surely using them AND them being warm is better than just being warm? lol

 

That’s fine if you want to use them, but sometimes people are out in the cold and don't need to use their fingers.

 

And mittens also get rid of that nagging little problem of getting all your fingers into the right hole, very useful for small children.

[medusa]

If you're the sort of person who gets really cold hands there are few nicer things than some sheepskin mittens that actually DO keep your hands warm when you're out.

 

I only started getting cold hands about 5 years ago, but they get cold to the point that even if I have a pair of really decent gloves (my favourites are really stretchy and soft titanium neoprene, actually intended to be diving gloves but great for dog walking where they're windproof and they get wet and still insulate) and I preheat my gloves, my fingers are still white and cold within half an hour. My OH calls it the zombie girlfriend effect.

 

Because of needing to take the lead on and off and manage dog poo I can't wear mittens, but I'd consider them if they would keep my fingers from being quite so dead and white.

[bagger]

I've got some gorgeous sheepskin mittens but my hands are always cold as I have to keep taking them on and off to do anything!

So yes, apart from children, I'm not sure why anyone would wear mittens.

(off to look for sheepskin gloves...)

[maxmaximus]

If you're the sort of person who gets really cold hands there are few nicer things than some sheepskin mittens that actually DO keep your hands warm when you're out.

 

I only started getting cold hands about 5 years ago, but they get cold to the point that even if I have a pair of really decent gloves (my favourites are really stretchy and soft titanium neoprene, actually intended to be diving gloves but great for dog walking where they're windproof and they get wet and still insulate) and I preheat my gloves, my fingers are still white and cold within half an hour. My OH calls it the zombie girlfriend effect.

 

Because of needing to take the lead on and off and manage dog poo I can't wear mittens, but I'd consider them if they would keep my fingers from being quite so dead and white.

 

You should put your mittens on over your gloves and just take them off to pick the poo up.

[slh73]

fingers touching together=more skin surface area=warmer hands. Thats why I wear these on the motorbike when the weather gets cold. Twice as warm as standard 4 finger gloves, without limiting mobility too much