# Gloves Versus Mittens **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 10, 2017, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gloves-versus-mittens/779470 "2017-02-10T15:40:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gloves-versus-mittens/779470/21 "2017-02-11T00:42:13Z")
I have a pair of mittens that came with a thin pair of gloves as a liner. I rarely use them – I think only for skiing on cold days, so far. But the gloves that came with the mittens are nice to use in the fall. If I tried shovelling snow with my mittens on, my hands would get way too hot and sweaty. ---
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gloves-versus-mittens/779470/22 "2017-02-11T03:55:52Z")
My Canadian (Newfoundland) father-in-law has an old pair of sealskin mittens. He’s lent them to me when I’ve been up there. They’re astonishingly warm, and also naturally waterproof. They’re tough, too – I’ve worn them when breaking up ice and shoveling. Wish I had a pair of my own. ---
**Author:** ![Flyer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyer/32/7298_2.png) [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gloves-versus-mittens/779470/23 "2017-02-11T22:28:53Z")
I wear a pair of thin cotton work gloves inside my winter gloves. The combo works quite well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gloves-versus-mittens/779470.md?page=1)