Best COLD weather operator gloves?

[Roberto Lequeux]

I am wondering which might be the best gloves for below zero temps?

I wonder if anyone tried these since they look snug:
http://www.mountainhardwear.com/Prod...&viewAll=False
http://www.mountainhardwear.com/Prod...&viewAll=False

The first is meant to fit under a glove, so maybe loose mittens might be easy to take off and put back on. However it would be nice if the second was heavy enough to go longer and simply use your pockets with fleece liner.

Maybe something with a deep mitten cover that pulls over and off a snugger finger liner?

I'd love to hear from people who have worked in some real serious cold weather.

[Steve G]

Spent 2 months filming in Antarctica last year, and it realy depends on what you are doing.

Silk liners are a basic, and you can operate with them on. I had a selection of gloves with me, big Rab mits for travel and standing around.....

http://www.rab.uk.com/expedition_gear/accessories/expedition_mitts---34/

Had a pair of leather gloves for lugging kit around.

http://www.rab.uk.com/clothing/gloves/ice_gauntlet---57/

Used these on top of the silk liners when it was really cold and I had to operate...

http://www.rab.uk.com/clothing/gloves/power_stretch---60/

Some like mits with a flap that comes down, while operating, but to be honest, I find that the flap bit gets in the way while operating.

I did look a bit strange, what with the flying suit we had to wear.....
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[Steve G]

ooops, never posted a photo before.....

[Steve G]

In fact, the weather was quite mad at times...

[Roberto Lequeux]

No way man... I envy you so bad... one of my life long dreams is to visit Antarctica! Possibly in part from being from Argentina. The furthest South I've been was Ushuaia, closest beach to a pole, the furthest North was Fargo, where my girl is from. I guess it wasn't winter, right?

How cold was it and how long did you have to operate with that combo?

[Vince K]

Used these on top of the silk liners when it was really cold and I had to operate...

http://www.rab.uk.com/clothing/gloves/power_stretch---60/



I own 4 pairs of these and cannot say enough about them. If you are going to be in the cold...grab some Rabs.

[Steve G]

It got down to -20 some days, not the coldest have ever experienced, but 10 weeks of that cold did wear you down.

It was beautiful. We came across a disused Argentinian base down there. Flag was still flying.

Rab stuff is great. The expedition parka and trousers are fantastic.

[Steve G]

And yes, it wasn't winter.

[Rob Gardner]

I spent 45 days in Antarctica to get 17 days of shooting. The weather makes travel a little dicey...

Beautiful shots you've got here. Where did you base out of? Doesn't look like you were working out of Mcmurdo Station.
Rob Gardner

[Roberto Lequeux]

Wow... some great pictures... they tell a bit of a story too! Who were you shooting for?

What time of year was it?

Fargo got a -30 this past winder, but those are spikes that we would be able to shoot around with good planning and a flexible schedule. We might be stuck once or twice shooting outside around zero... if we get consistent bad weather... but with a long schedule I pray and feel cautiously optimistic that we will get some "warm" days with the conditions we need. Planning will be a "little" important. : )

[Steve G]

We were based on a ship, operating around the Antarctic Peninsula, down from South America. Filmed from october - december 2008. 4 part doc series for Ch5 here in Uk and Nat Geo. Spent most nights on the ship but did spend a few nights camping or in a snow cave (which took 8 painful hours to construct !) A lot of helicopter flying, which was fun/scary depending on the weather conditions.....safe visibility at first then complete white out, often meaning we would have to land and wait out storms.

Shot on the PDW 700 hdxcam camera. No problems with the cold at all. The laser just burnt through onto the disc all the time. Did have problems with internal moisture on the lens, especially the canon HJ11.

Would love to take a Red down there sometime, and see how it works. I would take another camera as back up though.....