Reddit reviews Terramar Adult Thermasilk Glove Liner (Black, Medium)

Try layering with silk liners

http://www.amazon.com/Terramar-Adult-Thermasilk-Glove-Medium/dp/B000V5DB1E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415884492&sr=8-1&keywords=silk+glove+liners

You want layers and mittens! I horse back ride and am outside for like 4 hours in the cold. I have these liners. Do not wear them by themselves. They will rip. Find a good pair of mittens. Leather will stop all wind. They will trap air around your fingers and be warmer than gloves. My hands don't get cold anymore.

Agreed that the wind is the worst...your hands and face are most vulnerable. Here's some specific items I got that have helped me through the cold weather. I got these PI gloves which are great, but my fingers got a bit cold below 40°F, so I got these glove liners. The combination keeps my hands warm at any temperature.

I also love this balaclava. It's thin enough to fit under a helmet and the material is thinner near your mouth, making it easier to breathe. You can wear it with the facemask down or the head cover down depending on the temperature too.

These are the lightest warm-ish gloves I've found: Terramar Thermasilk Glove Liners. 0.65oz in medium. I usually layer them on top of sun gloves; combined, they're comfortable down to freezing (as long as I'm keeping active).

I use spare socks if it gets colder, and have nitrile gloves if it were ever to be rainy and cold. (Though I never have needed them -- thanks, Ridiculously Resilient Ridge)

I'm going to ramble in this comment a little bit because this post is more for me to come back to as the year progresses

I initially attempted to stop nail baiting on January 1, 2016 but ran into a few issues. I had about 80 packs of gum I had gotten from some deals, and was trying to chew that all the time to prevent biting nails, but my jaw started to hurt. I reduced gum intake and started biting again. I still have like 40 packs of gum so I will restart this and try to just move the gum around my mouth rather than chew it.

I purchased these gloves on Amazon because they were lightweight ones I could wear at home. They work and are pretty comfortable, but since they are silk the fingertips tear kind of easily (my index fingers both did but it's okay). I was unable to find other lightweight gloves that might hold up better. They are thin, breathable, and you can usually type and use a touchscreen decently with them. I really recommend getting these and put them on the moment you get home or are out or do anything.

I started to relapse in the last half of 2016 because I was trimming/filing my nails and they would be uneven and snag a lot so I was trying to "remedy" this with my teeth. I would basically bite them but there would still be white nail left on the top. If you can see in the pictures, the nail beds themselves are uneven and the nails grow unevenly and I try to remedy that with my teeth.

These pictures are after about two weeks to finish the year of not biting. My thumbs I've actually done really well with since ~ March of 2016. I don't think I ever bite my thumbs at all. A big problem I have is that the nails get dirty because of the gaps underneath them and I try to use my teeth to clean it. That is something I need to avoid as well.

There's my ramble. I plan to take photos on the first day of every month this year to track progress, and I will probably purchase a small metal nail file, maybe that I can even keep in my wallet to take out when i want it. The one on the Swiss Army Knife on my keys is shit.

When I'm having a bad time I put these silk gloves on.. Perhaps they'd help you too :)

GET TO SLEEP.

I need gloves. I've got two pairs but they get worn out so fast... I never leave the house without a pair, my circulation is terrible so they're kind of a necessity. Especially on Fridays when I volunteer, one of my duties is sorting frozen fish so my hands will go numb unless I have gloves underneath. Sometimes even if I do :P

Thanks for contest!

Good to see a new rider not letting the weather change get in the way of having a great time.

$12 silk glove liners from Amazon make a huge difference with the fingers. I wear Thinsulite insulated gauntlets that will keep any air out of the sleeve on top of them as well. The only thing I deal with is the same stiff fingers that gripping the bars too tight will do (lots of traffic in the SF Bay Area, even during the holidays).

The trick for the rest of it is to not let any cold air in and to make sure each part of your body has as much insulation as the rest. Any exposed skin is going to shed heat and make the entire area around it feel cold. You're already wearing chaps, gauntlets, and a gaiter of some kind on your face, ears and very importantly, neck. Also, your windshield goes a long long long way to making cold-weather riding enjoyable.

A heavy hoodie under the leather jacket is essential for cold weather riding (with a hood that you can wear under your lid if necessary, or that turns into an insulated collar under your jacket), and Underarmor or Ice Breaker thermal underwear and even heavy knee socks will go a long way to keeping you toasty warm in the cold. She should put on a pair of leg warmers under her chaps, and/or pants. My passengers all say that's the biggest factor in keeping their legs warm (I have a couple sets in the cold-weather gear box in the garage).

I wear knit watch cap pulled down low over a long fleece gaiter that reaches from inside my collar to over my ears and lower face. I leave only a slit for my eyes/glasses. When it's really cold like last night, I wrap a thin fleece scarf around it all and down the front of my chest under the hoodie. Closing it all in the jacket collar makes a nice wind seal at the neck.

Rode 110 miles at 80+ last night in 38-45F temps and so long as I kept my feet on the footboards and off the freeway pegs (no air was coming up the legs under the chaps), I was toasty warm dressed exactly that way. You might look into a set of mid pegs (not controls if you like the forwards) so your legs will be bent to keep cold air out. If it's not pouring or icy out, I'll ride instead of drive if I can. Made 480 miles of trips back and forth to my folks' house 60 miles away this week (only 4 trips, but 120 miles each trip), and all of it in sub-50F temps.

My brother in law who lives in Dallas couldn't believe I rode that far in 40F weather on purpose, and that I did it again and again and again. But once he watched me get dressed to head home, he understood. I am toasty warm the whole way. I think the farthest I've ridden in 35-45F weather was last Christmas- 600-650 mile round trip. The last hour coming home I was actually unhappy. The rest of it was gravy. Couldn't go to the bathroom easily, but I was warm. :p

Anyway, it's good to see you riding in the winter. Ride safe.