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By Christina VanGinkel

The importance of warm gloves is never apparent until you really need them. With the mild winter, that many of us here in the Midwest have been experiencing until the last day or so, gloves have not been an important part of my outer clothing regimen. This morning, with the mercury sitting near ten degrees, but with the wind blowing at a velocity that makes it more accurately thirty to forty degrees below zero, gloves have suddenly become a priority.

The pair I have been wearing so far this winter are actually a pair of mittens that I made myself of four-ply yarn and a crochet pattern I designed myself. While they have been more than enough to keep my hands warm, even in the snow, this morning they felt as if I had nothing whatsoever on my hands once the wind kicked up. I headed back inside to see if I could filch a pair from my husband's stash. As his job keeps him outdoors year round, even when the temperature sends most people indoors, I figured I would be able to find a pair that would be more than adequate for the weather we are currently experiencing, and a pair that would not be so bulky that it would be difficult to move my hands in. I was right!

What I found were a pair of Under Armour CG Release Gloves. Let me here make the disclaimer that I imagine for the average person, these would be more than warm enough on there own for the very conditions we are currently experiencing, but I did wear them with the pair of mittens I had been wearing, that I made myself. When my husband phoned from his job site this morning on an unrelated matter, I mentioned to him that I borrowed a pair of his gloves. When I told him which ones, his response was that, they were made to be worn alone, or as a liner with another pair of gloves, when the weather gets real extreme, or when the person wearing them want too.

The Under Armour gloves that I found amongst my husbands supply of cold weather gear were camouflage in color, but they in all probability come in different colors, most likely black at the least, as I have seen other Under Armour products in both camouflage and black. They appear to be so thin, that you would not think they would be able to keep anything warm, but warm they are. They fit snug, but the fabric is breathable and I know from experience with other Under Armour gear, that the fabric is excellent at whisking moisture away from the skin, which in part is a big reason why they work so well at keeping you warm.

Under Armour is available in shirts, leggings, underwear, hats, socks, and a huge variety of specialized clothing including wet gear, heat gear (great for wearing during sports participated in during warm weather where your body temperature can become overly hot), all-season gear, and gear made specifically for the extreme cold, even temperatures much colder than what we are experiencing.

A few items that might be of interest to others who are currently experiencing the same cold temperatures as we are here in the Midwest, and that you might be interested in checking out include:

Under Armour Cold Gear Leggings, which are made of a micro fiber with a waffle weave, specially designed to channel heat, to help keep your whole body as warm and dry as can be. Like the gloves, the design wicks moisture away from the skin, and keeps the heat in. The 'Final Defense Construction' as it is referred to, is manufactured in a way that it is made as a protective item more so than just another layer of clothing.

The Under Armour Cold Gear Mock Turtleneck, with all the design features of the leggings and the gloves, has the classic turtleneck design to go one-step further in keeping the wearer warm and dry.

If you happen to live in, or visit an area, where the temperatures can go to the extreme, check out Under Armour's full line of cold gear clothing to be sure you stay as warm as you can.