5 Must-Have Thermal Winter Work Gloves
- By HiVis Supply
- Oct 12, 2021
A pair of insulated winter work gloves isn’t just a “nice to have” item. If you’re the kind to get your hands dirty on the job all winter long, winter work gloves are an absolute must. Why? Because the winter won’t be nice to your hands. Frostbite and frostnip are always lurking and, if you’re not packing the right hand protection, you could end up with a serious and permanent hand injury. Needless to say, that’s not gonna fly — so you’ll need a pair of thermal work gloves.
Check out these five awesome options for winter work gloves from HiVis Supply. Each pair has something different to offer in an outdoor work zone, and each is built to perform.
Key Features for Thermal Winter Work Gloves
Before we get started with the best winter work gloves, familiarize yourself with this list of important features that you might need to look for in your thermal work gloves:
- Insulation: An insulated liner in a pair of work gloves will keep your hands warm and protect them from dangerous conditions like frostbite and frostnip.
- Enhanced Visibility: A pair of enhanced visibility gloves uses a high visibility fluorescent color scheme and/or reflective tapes to help make you more visible on the job.
- Waterproofing: Some workers need waterproof work gloves to keep their hands dry as well as warm, which makes options like PU coated gloves extremely popular.
- Dorsal Protection Protection: Many heavy duty work gloves come with built-in hand and finger protection made from nylon and PVC, which is ideal for those who work with heavy machinery.
- Cut Protection: If you work with sharp tools, or with materials like glass or sheet metal, your gloves might need ANSI 106 compliant cut protection.
- Breathability: Good safety gloves use breathable materials to keep the gloves comfy to wear on long work days without sacrificing insulation.
- Adjustable Wrist Cuffs: It’s easier to get a great fit with your winter work gloves when they include adjustable wrist cuffs to block out wind and weather.
- Dexterity: Retaining the ability to have excellent motion of your hands and fingers are imperative to doing many tasks. Depending upon your needs, it's always important to select a glove with the right balance of both durability and dexterity.
For serious weather, you need serious gloves, and the Radians RWG800 gloves are some of the most serious around. They’re equipped with tons of weather protections, including wind resistance, plated palms that shed water and, of course, an insulated liner for warmth. Combined with their high visibility design, these features make them one of our go-to models for transit and logistics workers.
These gloves give you the ideal blend of high flexibility and hand protection. The nitrile dipped palm creates a strong grip that’s ideal for all kinds of high dexterity work, while the ANSI Level A4 cut protection and built-in hi vis knuckle armor keeps your hands safer in challenging work environments. They’re a popular choice for manufacturing workers who handle sharp tools and materials often.
Need to up your glove game without breaking the bank? The Polar Penguin is your new best friend. These comfy terry cloth gloves give you ANSI A2 cut protection, high visibility colors and a toasty acrylic knit liner, with a foam latex palm coating for superior grip. Majestic has combined it all in an exceptionally cost-effective package that’s ideal for outfitting big crews.
Flexible, stylish and packed with value, these enhanced visibility mechanic’s gloves are built for the toughest jobs. They’re a workwear MVP for people like diesel mechanics and roadside assistance workers, who often need the flexibility of a high dexterity glove combined with the protection of a beefy winter glove.
These gloves pack a four-layer fleece design that’s one of our absolute best options for workers who need hardcore weatherproof gloves. Come for features like the gloves’ water and oil resistant outer layer and 100-gram micro fleece lining. Stay for the nylon and neoprene knuckle padding, reinforced structure and stretchable gauntlet cuff that helps them fit, well, like a glove.
Looking for more great choices for your winter work gloves? Check out HiVis Supply’s full selection of safety work gloves, selected for amazing value and high performance. And don’t forget the rest of the winter work kit — HiVis Supply’s selection of high visibility winter workwear will keep you head-to-toe toasty, even when things get nasty outside.
