In the face of severe and horrible weather the construction of mittens like the Dakine Tundra and Outdoor Research Alti Mitt does the best of all our contenders.

Outdoor gear lab mittens. The Dakine Tundra is made from similar materials and has a. So if you feel like youll be fiddling with navigational tools pack straps or cameras a lot while hiking opt for a glove. The gloves clip together for easy hanging and for preventing glove separation during travel.

We rely on them to keep our sensitive fingers shelter and warm from the elements while resort riding or touring. The durable leather palm is high quality keeping out wet snow and water. OutdoorGearLab provides the worlds best reviews of outdoors gear based on in-depth side-by-side comparison and written by outdoor professionals.

The same glove system also works well for multi-day winter backpacking trips as long as you take care to dry out your glove liners each night. 92 Polyester 8 Elastane. Gloves are slightly cooler than hiking mittens in general but obviously arent as tactile.

The back of the palm and knuckles are padded and there is a softer fabric on the outer thumb for comfortable nose wiping. 90 Nylon 10 Spandex. This is best done by placing them between your baselayer and your skin on your shoulders is ideal and sleeping with them in your sleeping bag at.

Womens Point N Chute GORE-TEX Sensor Mitts. They also allow you to wiggle your fingers around more promoting blood flow and thus warmth. Layering is incredibly useful when it comes to keeping your hands warm and dry.

The OR Alti Mitt is made of 25-layer of Gore-Tex and a Leather Palm which absorbed the least amount of water in our tests 04-oz and did the best in the field. However the mittens do not offer the same dexterity as you will get with gloves. The Burton Gore-Tex Mitten will impress you for both backcountry and resort use.