Any recommendations for cold weather glassing mittens that are not first lite, kuiu, or Sitka?

[arri1942]

Looking for a lower cost option. What has worked well for you?

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[ScottP]

Enlightened equipment is what I use.

Stronghold Mitten

 

[Brianb3]

Outdoor Research Transcendent Down Mitten - Accessories

Buy the Outdoor Research Transcendent Down Mitten online or shop all Accessories from Backcountry.com.

www.backcountry.com

OR down mittens. They pack. They’re light. They work. And they’re on sale above for 28$ or 58$


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[mtnrunner260]

If your not packing in just some leather ones with a wool liner work good. Add a hot hand pack in there and you'll be extra toasty.

 

[Fatcamp]

Check the ice fishing aisle at Scheels.

 

[Rmauch20]

I picked up military surplus mittens from Midway. They came with wool liners.

 

[LostArra]

The Timberline mittens are WARM! but not cheap.

High Plains Sheepskin

Gary spends the Montana spring and summer building the thousands of pairs of sheepsking slippers, gloves, mittens and blizzard hats that High Plains ships to its many customers around the U.S. and Canada. We still make 'em one at a time; we like working with our hands. Thanks for making it...

www.hpsheepskin.com

 

[Shraggs]

Old time rag wool gloves or glomets (Fox brand I think) work for me. They breath and paired with rei gortex shell, wide range of use and temps.

 

[MidwesternMountainArcher]

If your not packing in just some leather ones with a wool liner work good. Add a hot hand pack in there and you'll be extra toasty.

x2 on leather mittens with wool liners. nice thing is you can bring in/have multiple wool liners in case a pair gets wet somehow. very affordable too and have many more uses than just glassing

 

[BradArnett]

I use a pair of Manzella mittens i picked up years ago.

 

[mountainman406]

x3 on the leather with wool. I have used Chopper Mitts($30) and they have been great for a few years now. If the insulation gets wet you just pull it out and put new wool ones in while the others dry.

 

[Blacktail_Packer]

Randy Newberg swears by the leather insulated mittens. Warm and easy to fling off when you need to put your finger in the trigger guard

 

[Poser]

If you’re on the cheap and weight isn’t much of a concern, grab you a pair of insulated Kinko work gloves or mitts. There is a reason that, with all of the high end choices, these $30 gloves are the preference for ski patrollers, Backcountry skiers etc. I have a pair of First Lite Grizzlies that I use for the absolute coldest days in the mountains, but the Kinkos get the workhorse nod for snowboarding. They are a little too heavy for backpack hunting for my purposes, however., but no doubt they would be sufficiently warm.

 

[slick]

2nd or 3rd or 4th the Kinko’s.

Agree with Poser. Head up to any mtn and that’s what all the non-tourists are using.