RefrigiWearPolarForce Gloves, Insulated Work Glove, -30°F Comfort Rating

So I work in a cold storage warehouse about 56hrs a week. I wanted to give an honest review of these gloves. But I will start with my initial impressions.ProsThey are warm there not as rigid as the -30 rated extreme gloves.The feel of these gloves are a lot like ski gloves they fit well and break in after a day or two of use.The insulation is mostly denser around the top of the glove giving extra padding.The Kevlar around the index finger is nice.And the index finger and thumb work ok with touch screens.Here's the nitty gritty about these gloves.Cons -The finger gripping bubbles you see in the product description started falling off after the first day of use after a week of use all but the pinky finger and palms remained.If you wrap a lit of pallets by hand on the go you will notice that the middle finger and four finger will eventually start to fray the gloves at the seems. After a week and a half of use this is already starting to happen. I think from a durability standpoint they should of added the Kevlar in butterfly sections around the joints of the fingers on these gloves.They are good for case picking so long as that's all your doing for the day because your hand may sweat from the work if your one of those guys that perform multiple roles like pallet picking stocking and case picking in the same session you run the risk of your hands freezing from the sweat wicking out of the glove. The durability of these gloves from my point of view is the biggest issue working in sub zero temps for 12 hrs+ a day they work. However honestly I think if I had a pair for each role say one just for case picking and another just for pallet picking they might work but they are hard to keep dry. And I really don't have time to switch them out constantly.Not to mention that for 49 dollars they are rather exspensive to only last a few weeks.To be honest after 3 years of freezer work I've found that the best thing that works for me is the MIT style for the steering hand and the finger style for the control hand. Yes it's mixed matched but it works the best from a control and safety standpoint.I don't have particularly sweaty hands but I work at a moderate pace with a goal of not breaking a sweat in the freezer makes for a ruff day... I'd say these were more like light duty gloves and not really good enough for heavy to moderatecase picking. Don't get me wrong I want to love these gloves but once they get moisture in them they loose their warmth quickly.

I paid almost $50 for these gloves since they were advertised to -30F and my last gloves were miserable at 0F. However, I took them out in 15F weather and they didn't do a great job keeping my hands warm between the time I left my apartment and the time my van got warm enough for the heater. I did use them for a prolonged time shoveling snow and they did work better than my last gloves, but my hands were still cool so I would not trust them anywhere near their advertised temperatures.As far as the design, these are pretty heavy gloves and felt awkward even around my steering wheel, so probably not the best for tasks requiring lots of dexterity. The wrist area feels like neoprene, but you will want to make sure your coat has good insulation in the wrist area as the wrists are not insulated. Another problem with the wrist design is that there are no straps to cinch things down for those of us whose hands are large relative to our wrists. I do appreciate the thumb and index fingers on both gloves being able to work on capacitive screens, but I found it difficult to do more than basic navigation (ie don't expect to type anything with these on).

Let me start off by saying I have only been able to use them for one night of work in -30 weather. I will have to give it some time and I can upgrade my rating, the only thing I can say that I wasn’t expecting is just how thick they are and I do industrial x-ray in North Dakota currently and I do need some assemblance of dexterity and was concerned about the thickness but I was able to do what I needed to do with my equipment and these gloves. My hands in -30 which is what they are rated for were very warm not sweaty and I like them a lot. As I use them more I am sure that I will get used to the bulkiness but if I can hit the stop start button on my watch for my shot time and do the Kranks like they need to be then it’s all good my hands are happy and warm and that makes my overall mood better. I would recommend these gloves to anybody they are comfortable keep your hands warm at what they are rated for and I’m sure with me they will keep my hands warm iat may be as cold as 50 below. And within the next eight months or so I will most likely be buying a jacket from this company and some boots for this company for not only me but my girlfriend. I am a big guy 5‘9“ tall and 350 pounds and they carry sizes that will fit me unlike other brands that stop at 2X, This company goes all the way up to 5X and for less money than the bigger brand names I feel they make a good product and offer more choices for more people and that makes me happy as it is hard to find good stuff in my size.

These gloves are big and bulky, one would expect that to be a clear indicator that these are made to withstand cold temperatures.The first time I used them it was just below freezing and my hands, specifically my fingers felt like I was wearing nothing.I even tried some thin gloves and then putting these on to see if the extra clothes would work but to no avail.So I just went back to putting my hands inside the pockets of my jacket as surprisingly they provide more warmth than these.

At first I didn't know what to think because I was looking at the photos and wondering if they would do well for the work I have to do. I flip through a lot of papers and needed a pair of gloves that could flip through paper using my thumb. I usually use the cheaper latex dipped gloves but this winter has been rather cold so I needed an upgrade.The gloves keep your hands extremely warm. Once broken in the gloves are able to flip the paper to make my job easier. For what the cost is, it's worth it.

These have worked wonders driving a tandem at about 9mph in a 4f freezer for a couple hours at a time.However, the older they get, the less effective they are in keeping your hands warm, you have been warned.I've had them for a little over a year now and I'm due to possibly buy some new ones.