Protect Your Hands or Risk Losing Them

PR Log (Press Release) – Nov 06, 2009 – Winter is looming and with it comes concern about extreme cold weather injuries.  For people who make their living outdoors in the winter or participate in extreme cold weather sports, keeping the hands warm and safe is a top priority.  Iditarod and Yukon Quest mushers and anybody who works outdoors in Alaska are among those at risk.

Imagine piloting a heavy sled behind a pack of dogs when you can’t feel your fingers.  This isn’t a lot different from trying to control a snowmobile with numb hands or struggling to work around the ranch or farm with painfully cold hands.

Those who face these problems day-in and day-out have found a solution to the winter mitten dilemma.  The winter mitten/glove system offered by Northern Outfitters has become the gold standard for keeping the hands warm in extreme winter weather.

Jim Harrison, Northern Outfitters owner said, “ask the people who work in Antarctica for six months at a stretch.  They’ll tell you Northern Outfitters’ 4-Piece Arctic Mitten Set will keep your hands warm and safe even in the worst weather.  Our 4-Piece Arctic Mitten Set protects their hands down to -60° F in an environment where choosing anything but the best winter mittens means you lose your hands.”

Northern Outfitters makes its winter mittens and gloves using the same, patented Vaetrex insulation that the University of North Dakota found was the best material available for cold weather clothing insulation.    

Iditarod and Yukon Quest musher Aaron Burmeister said, “The fact that I don’t have to worry about trying to stay warm and dry out on the trail gives me more time to care for my dogs and to get rest.  I wear the Northern Outfitters logo proudly and am happy to have your company as part of our team.”

The winter mitten system includes an outer mitten (the Arctic Mitten) insulated with Vaetrex.  A Wind Mitten is worn under the first layer.  The primary purpose of the Wind Mitten is to give a little protection if the outer mitten must be removed.  Beneath the Wind Mitten is an Anti-Contact Glove.  This glove is made of polypropylene and wicks moisture away from the skin.  Its primary purpose, however, is to protect the skin from sticking to metal objects.  This is vital to mushers, hunters and workers who are out in sub-zero weather.  The final element in the winter mitten system is a lanyard to keep the mittens close at hand.

“Taken together, this is the best winter mitten system on earth ,” Harrison said.

You can see the 4-Piece Arctic Mitten Set here:  http://www.northernoutfitters.com/default.aspx

Please visit Northern Outfitters here:  http://www.northernoutfitters.com/default.aspx

Learn about Vaetrex here:  http://northernoutfitters.com/t-Veatrex.aspx