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Ccox19

[BILF Request] I need a pair of gloves for working in a freezer.

So long story short, I'm an order selector in the cooler/freezer section of a distribution center. Our freezer is kept at between 0 and -6 degrees. While our ice cream freezer is almost -20 some nights. Our work is nice enough to issue gloves, but they wear down after a week of hard use. I need a pair of gloves that give me extreme dexterity (Picking rate is everything in a distribution center after all) while keep my hands toasty warm. I've been looking at the Under Armour line of cold gear gloves, but I'm just not sure if they'd be warm enough.

Posted Aug 18, 2016, 5:34 AM UTC

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bonafan•

I'm not sure there are bifl work gloves.. I've never had a set of work gloves last a long long time.

I use Memphis n9690 gloves for freezer work; at 5 bucks a pair they're the best freezer work gloves I've found.

http://www.pksafety.com/mcr-ninja-ice-gloves.html

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MoSqueezin•

Patagonia keeps it pretty real, I have a synchilla fleece that keeps me toasty, I imagine the gloves would be the same

http://www.patagonia.com/product/synchilla-fleece-gloves/22400.html

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RugerRedhawk•

I feel like fleece would wear pretty quickly if used as work gloves though.

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Mcfattius•

may I suggest some Heated Inserts Like these. http://www.thewarmingstore.com/venture-battery-heated-glove-liner.html

then some leather gloves to go on top

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Korbyzzle•

I imagine that we've worked at the same or similar location. I'd say skip the gloves or buy a pair of mechanix gloves. Just through the amount of movement you do you probably don't need gloves since the blood will keep flowing.

As far as the ice cream freezer goes... The mechanix gloves will do you well. You just need a small amount of insulation to keep your hands from freezing up.

As an alternative check out Petzl's Leather Belay Gloves. They'll also help you out and last a very long time.

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