After finding hard ice on the windscreen of the car yesterday I thought I’d add a post to the gear guide describing a great pair of gloves. These woollen mitts from Country Innovation (type 'Mitts' into the search box) have proved to be a fantastic addition to my birding armoury. They keep your hands warm and snug even in sub zero temperatures and also when very damp from prolonged rain. They offer great grip from the suede on the palms and also on the thumb. A useful slit in the thumb makes the operation of Bino’s, Scopes and cameras very easy and convenient. This will be my third winter to use these gloves and I can honestly say that they’re easily the best gloves that I’ve owned in terms of warmth and convenience. Mrs A also has a smaller ladies pair and is of the same opinion as myself. If you add the price (under £25 including delivery) I personally don’t think you could ask for much more in a pair of birding gloves.
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I forgot to add that they're also lined inside.
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Nice one Paul, just what i'm after
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These gloves really look like they're perfect for birding.
Thanks for this great tipp, Paul!
I've always been a bit wary of woollen gloves because of them getting wet but if you say they are good, Paul, then I think I might invest in a pair. Quite a clever design.
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Regards,Tony
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In reply to TeeJay:
Hi
so are they mitts with a removable multi-finger section?
I prefer individual finger bits for bins and camera ops;
S
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I rummaged through the bird bag and found these-
From top L-
Thin wool ( £ 2) Adidas Sport shop (£6) Thinsulate heavy duty winter ( £9.99)
Thin fingerless ( £ 6.50 high street outdoor shop) Thinsulate lined fingerless ( £ 9.99 )
These cover me from cold March mornings thru October sea watches to January Big days;
Sorry for naff photo
In reply to seymouraves:
seymouraves said:so are they mitts with a removable multi-finger section?
They're both. The mitt section is part of the glove which is securely sewed to the back of the glove above the top of the fingers. It is then folded back and held in place with a small Velcro patch when not in use. I tend to use them mainly as fingerless gloves and only really fold the mitt section over my fingers when it's really cold or when walking from one area to another carrying tripod etc. With the mitt section folded back the gloves feel just like a normal pair of fingerless; the mitt part doesn't feel obstructive or uncomfortable
In reply to Paul A:
Just out on interest I delved into my birding rucksack and winter jackets and came up with a selection similar to Seymour. I never go far without gloves of some form now the weather has turned cooler and also because I find it helpful to use a stick if walking far off tarmac nowadays so that hand gets cold. It's also worth having gloves handy when trying bins out as some are hard to use with thick gloves.
Pete
Birding is for everyone no matter how good or bad we are at it,enjoy it while you can
In reply to Seaman:
And I delved into my car's glovebox (how appropriate) & fished out my 'girlie' version to post here to give all you serious birding guys a laugh (& am sure you will!)
Well ... they work OK!!
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In reply to WendyBartter:
LOL.!! Those are brillant Wendy :-)
Great gloves Wendy - lovely for winter :)
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