Review on Flyers Mittens Extreme Weather Medium: Unbeatable Protection for Harsh Conditions by Chip Palmer

I wanted to love her so bad but I have reservations. All in all these are good mittens and I'm glad I have them. I think they'll come in handy when it gets really cold and I don't need a lot of dexterity. I think they would be good for snow clearing, leather palms seem up to the task. But there were a few "surprises" when I received the item. First the pros: - Very well built. I can say that they will last a very, very long time. Durable leather and canvas construction. The back of the mitten has a 70% wool / 30% nylon pile - the tag says this is for face warming. Slightly prickly but warm on the face - Warm: They're warm and the sleeves help keep them warmer by keeping cold air out through the jacket sleeve cuff. Adjustable straps are good for tightening the sleeves and making them warmer. It also prevents snow from getting in, which is a big plus. The strap is actually very comfortable: it's easy to take your hand out of these mittens to do something, let the mitten hang on your shoulders, and comfortably pull your hand to the right. back to. A cool feature is that each gauntlet has a half button for both men and women so you can tuck the mittens behind your back with the strap and pin them together so they stay on you but out of the way - very convenient. Plenty of room inside to keep your fingers moving and/or wear thinner gloves inside for extra warmth. Now for the cons: - First I have to say that the product I ordered said it had a 100% wool lining, but the product I received was a quilted nylon/polyester lining. I was really frustrated with this at first as I thought the wool linings were warmer and I almost sent the item back to have it replaced, but the nylon/polyester linings were starting to grow on me. They're very comfortable, more so than wool I think, and they insulate well - it's the same material that lining the M65 field jacket I own. - Not as warm as I expected: I thought that my hands would be fried by the mittens alone, but I was wrong. I wore them on the water on a windy and cold (30°F) day and my fingers got cold even after repeatedly fidgeting in the mittens to keep them warm. This isn't a huge disadvantage as these mittens are clearly designed to be worn with additional gloves on the inside and are meant to be the outer "skin". I was just hoping they would be warmer on their own. ridiculously bulky. Again, not a huge disadvantage because I knew that beforehand, but they are very, very bulky. Difficult to even pick up a bottle of water with one hand. Luckily, they're easy to put on and take off, and the strap always keeps them snug, so it's no big deal to just stretch out your arms to do what you need to do and then slide them back in to warm up. - At first it was not clear to me how the harness should be attached and how it should work. I ended up finding the middle of the cord and tying a small loop there and then attaching a mitten with slip knots to each end of the cord so I could adjust the loop in the middle to stay in place. even lengths. So far this is working fine. A small piece of webbing is also sewn to the cord with a snap, allowing you to connect the two sides of the harness across your chest to prevent the harness from accidentally falling off your shoulders.