OhLook wrote in post #19529519
There's something I don't understand about fingerless gloves. They're advertised as useful in cold weather, but fingers feel the cold sooner than palms do.
jay125 wrote in post #19529528
I never understood the fingerless gloves, except for maybe cycles? Or to look cool. I don't see them for Winter wear. Even with my winter gloves on, my fingers still freeze. I switched to mittens this Winter which made a difference, but not a huge one.
They're for any winter activity requiring nimbleness beyond the scope of regular gloves, e.g., money handling or the operation of any machinery, cameras, electronics, surgical devices, firearms, etc. The key is to size up, so you can comfortably retract your fingers like a turtle into its shell. It was a necessity for me a lifetime ago. Idle hands may be the devil's playthings, but it's the overactive fingers you really need to ask yourself about.
Now I live in warmer climes, I do different activities.