the 34 top 34 of a wearer 39 s hands to a back or inwardly facing surface 50 52 corresponding to the 34 palm 34 of a wearer 39 s hand for example the width of the mitts 12 14 may be about 5 to 6 inches and the thickness may be about 1 5 to 2 inches preferably two reinforcing extensions 54a b and 56a b for supporting the rings 58 60 extend from the hand enclosure 18 20 along the sides of each mitt 12 14 across the wristband 22 24 each extension 54a b 56a b thus coterminates with the wristband 22 24 at the open end 30 32 of the mitt 12 14 preferably the hand enclosure 18 20 and extensions 54a b 56a b of each mitt 12 14 are constructed from a durable fairly slick and semi rigid fabric or similar material such as the nylon based fabric material called cordura u2122 available from dupont this material is preferred because it is fairly rigid and slick making it difficult for a wearer to grab items through the mitt 12 14 also material such as cordura u2122 is very durable reducing the possibility that the wearer will tear or wear a hole in the material of the mitt 12 14 allowing him to use his fingers and thumb while cordura u2122 is the preferred fabric other materials having similar properties and satisfying the criteria stated above may be useful the wristband 22 24 is positioned at the open end 30 32 of each mitt 12 14 extending from the hand enclosure 18 20 of.