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Review on 🧀 RefrigiWear Fleece Insulated Leather Medium: Optimum Comfort and Warmth for Your Hands by Richard Dean

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Very warm mitten, needs a liner glove underneath, great price

I bought these in February 2018 and decided now, almost two full years later, it's time to give these gloves an honest foreword giving this rating by noting that for me, choppers are the big overhead mittens you wear when it's freaking cold and you have to spend a lot of time outside. For me, a mitten is an article that can be worn without a lined inner glove; while a chopper is a large piece of leather that you wear over smaller gloves. I didn't know this for almost 2 seasons: treating these choppers like mittens, little realizing that an inner glove was required for maximum effect. After this revelation, they easily became 5-star helicopters. Before that it was 3 stars at most. These cleavers have a two-layer construction but are different from most other leather cleavers. They are bulky. You are not very mobile. They are very warm when worn properly. First comes the outer layer. It is made of cowhide. You can smell it slightly. He looks tough and has a nice yellow tan. Next comes the inner layer. It's a fleece layer that feels just as durable as the outer cowhide. Finally, the inner and outer layers are not sewn tightly together. In other words, the inner lining of the mitten is independent of the outer skin. This creates a small air barrier between the two layers. This barrier contributes to slightly better insulation, especially compared to other choppers that have an inner lining sewn directly to the outer layer. These choppers are bulky and impossible to hide. With or without an inner glove, you will have a hard time manipulating anything. I walk my dogs in it. My hands stay so warm. You're the last thing on my mind. However, it is really difficult to guide a simple leash. They are so bulky that you have to wrap the leash around your hand several times hoping it will hold. Holding a shovel or something is tricky but doable. However, they are easy to use as a snow blower. It was 0Β°F here yesterday and just 10 inches of snow fell. I put on knit gloves and these choppers. , etc. However, I have never felt cold, especially my hands. The best thing about these choppers is the tight cuff. Very few choppers have such a tight cuff. Most of them are open, leaving your wrists exposed to the cold. The cuff is tightened allowing your coat to easily fit over the cuffs. For the price you won't find anything better than these.

Pros
  • Pleasant
Cons
  • Mostly ok but...