Grab: Certainly, one wants to be able to make occasional adjustments to the laces, not only for the seasons, but because boots & laces stretch over the years. For that, however, one need only untie them at the bottom & tie them again.

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*Idiot gloves*

As with keys, I find it best to keep gloves attached to me. I tried various schemes, and ended with an elastic cord threaded thru the arms of my parka. The cord should be short enough that when you take the gloves off they don't dangle, but elastic enough that you can pull the gloves away from the cuffs to put them on.