Winteritizing MY fingers?

[aart]

I go thru multiple glove changes during chore time depending on what I'm doing.

Tight rubber fingers and palms for waterproof and dexterity,
I have wide hands and short fingers so it's hard to find ones that fit the fingertip dexterity requirements.

Then heavier and warmer gloves for shoveling and such where dexterity isn't critical,
several pairs for when one gets wet. My hands also sweat a lot so 'warm' gloves get wet inside and take forever to really dry.

Have like 8 pairs of gloves lined up near the egress door,
was chuckling at the collection just yesterday.

 

[NHMountainMan]

I went through a period of Raynaud syndrome as a side effect from chemo. Thankfully, it lasted one winter. I tried to manage it with tips I learned from years of winter hiking, skiing, ski patrol, and mountain rescue / wilderness first aid. In addition to the great advice above, have you ever tried heated gloves - some waterproof versions on amazon for $25-$30.

Reynaud's is from reduced blood flow to fingers, toes - extremities. As far as I know - theres no way to increase the blood to the fingers, With reduced blood flow - its really important to make sure that the blood that is flowing is as warm as possible. In addition to the glove recommendations - keep your core as warm as possible. Layers, a hat, etc.

PS - my wife thought I was nuts - when she'd complain that her hands were cold, and I'd tell her to put on a hat (she didn't want to mess her hair). It took her years to finally try it my way - and she reluctantly admitted I might have been almost right....

 

[PirateGirl]

@NatJ Murdoch's is seriously my favorite store. I think they have two full aisles of gloves right now, a whole aisle of insulated work gloves and a whole aisle non-insulated! I have never actually ordered from their site, they have stores in the middle of the country but that's about it.

 

[N F C]

My husband got a pair of these for me this winter and I love them:
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They keep my hands toasty, especially with a Hot Hands warmer stuck into the little pouch made to hold those. I like having the ability to change them "on the go" from mittens to gloves.

 

[Geena]

I have Reynaud's as well. After trying many, many different kinds of gloves, I found these https://www.walmart.com/ip/PR0010-M...e-3M-Thinsulate-Lined-100-Waterproof/40421858
They are awesome!

 

[N F C]

I go thru multiple glove changes during chore time depending on what I'm doing.

Tight rubber fingers and palms for waterproof and dexterity,
I have wide hands and short fingers so it's hard to find ones that fit the fingertip dexterity requirements.

Then heavier and warmer gloves for shoveling and such where dexterity isn't critical,
several pairs for when one gets wet. My hands also sweat a lot so 'warm' gloves get wet inside and take forever to really dry.

Have like 8 pairs of gloves lined up near the egress door,
was chuckling at the collection just yesterday.

Good tip aart, multiple pairs so there's always a dry one available! (Or as back ups for the ones that insist on getting lost until May rolls around.)

 

[Matejka]

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