[Paddlewise] Coldfingers

As long as we're getting into other less macho stuff, does anybody 
use anything to keep their hands from cracking and falling apart 
that's as good as or better than Bag Balm?  I'm building a stitch 
and glue kayak in an unheated garage, trying to get out on the 
water at least once each week, and, although it's about the mildest 
winter I can remember in the Mid-Atlantic, my hands are really 
shot.  Bag Balm --- for the Floridian, international and urban 
elements on PaddleWise, it's the stuff that's massaged into bovine 
udders to prevent chapping in cold weather --- works really well, 
and is a sailor's standby in my part of the world.  A little hard to 
find, and a little pricey ($7.99 for can that will last through a long, 
cold winter ---unless you also have cows, I guess), but the stuff 
works wonders!  However, is there anything else out there that's 
better --- in y'all's humble opinions, of course?

Jack Martin
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