[Paddlewise] cold hands

I am sure you northern boys and girls can help out this southern boy on this
one.  I have paddled in some cold weather in the past but I guess today must
have been the coldest including the wind factor. I say that due to the fact
that I did not have enough protection for my hands. 


The conditions were air temp 34 degrees F, water temp 48 degrees F, wind speed
25-28 knots gusting to 32-35 knots.  This was in Lake Ponchartrain in the New
Orleans area.  Average water depth is eight feet, so the wind driven waves (24
mile fetch) can be interesting.  Today the wind driven waves were up to five
feet.


Ok, to my point I did have my Gore-Tex drysuit on with layers underneath and
two scull caps, no problem with the cold weather affecting the main part of my
body.  My problem was my hands partially the fingertips.  I was wearing 2mm
neoprene gloves, not enough protection.  I do own pogies but did not bring
them (silly me).  I typically do not wear gloves due to the lack of control
/feel of the paddle shaft. I have a hard time thinking that the pogies alone
would have provided enough protection with the wind chill factor possibly
being in the 20's.  So my question is what do you cold weather paddlers use to
protect your hands in conditions I mentioned above? Obviously I needed more
protection.


Thanks in advance for any advise,


Southern boy looking forward to the 90 degree temp coming soon, dat I can
handle.


Arthur Hebert


New Orleans, Louisiana





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