I worked outside with telco (the big one) for 32 years and used several different brands. Spending alot of time in the bucket truck, in winter my main focus was staying protected from the elements. You know yourself that once your hands get cold, it's game over. I found that a pair of wool gloves from the Army/Navy store did very well. Only trouble with any gloves for me was handling the 26-gauge wires so thus cut the fingertips out. Then the fingers got cold. Luckily living in Texas those days were not regular. I also used the gloves fishing for Crappie in cold winter with jigs.