Yes, I snosealed them before using them outdoors, but I noticed my sno-seal's main ingredient is mink oil, not beeswax. Ive got some beeswax stuff now, so I'll apply that stuff and see how it goes.Quote:
Originally Posted by stolitonic
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Yes, I snosealed them before using them outdoors, but I noticed my sno-seal's main ingredient is mink oil, not beeswax. Ive got some beeswax stuff now, so I'll apply that stuff and see how it goes.Quote:
Originally Posted by stolitonic
SnoSeal TM is beeswaxQuote:
Originally Posted by wicked_sick
Dogs hate mink oil. Just fyi
Anybody have insight into the bike gloves? Do they size smaller like the ski gloves?
I am a huge fan of these gloves and just ordered a backup pair of the SX Mitts... The pull out liner is money and my current pair was lathered in SnoSeal and have not had any issues with wet/cold hands from wet gloves... And with the pull out liners both the mitt and liners dry extremely quickly...
For the price especially when on sale nothing comes close...!
Yes, the MTB gloves also fit small (I use them for both MTB, but also for touring on the ups).
I had to buy another pair of gloves for my 13yo because they were too small (despite measuring and following the chart).
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Originally Posted by Peruvian
Best gloves ever.
i was concerned about the removable liners, but now I love that feature. They never come out when putting gloves on/off.
BUT they come out at night to dry a wet glove. Wayyy better than my old gloves. Don't even need to put them on the radiator.
Not gore tex (on purpose) - the back of the glove is breathable fabric.
Very well made. Very dextrous.
One day this year was unexpected spring skiing, so I pulled the liners and stuffed them in my pocket and used the leather shell by itself.
BUY THEM, you will not be dissapointed.
How about an end of season/blow out the inventory sale?
Everything is already 25-35% off. Picked up some SXs for $59.
Got mitts thinking SX gloves for touring. Solid 9 in Hesta. Have mitts in L thinking L in glove. Thoughts?
That's what I didQuote:
Originally Posted by whyturn
(I look at the little "L" tag on my right mitten and always have a little WTF moment)
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Buy their water proofing sauce. Great stuff, not as waxy as sno seal.
Smells nice, does not feel greasy on your hands when applying it, works well.
I don't know why people use SnoSeal it's crap.
i haven't used anything yet (haven't used the gloves yet) and just realized i better get on that so i guess i will be looking into the manufacturer's recommended product.
Snoseal is just beeswax
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I expect their proprietary sauce is great, but I always have a tub of Snoseal around that I use on all sorts of boots and gloves, and it's working as we'll as ever.Quote:
Originally Posted by wyeaster
i didn't mean to disparage snoseal. i've used it for decades. i may use it on the gloves after all due to time and money. i frequently babble. i mostly just realized that it's time to get my shit out and get ready.
Wish I had checked this thread out before last week, when I had a minor frostbite situation in Telluride and wound up dropping $140 (!) on the warmest Hestra gloves at some Vail Resorts-owned shop.
I guess that's not very helpful, other than to say I wish I'd given these a shot at $60?
Why don't you like it? It works like a charm when ive baked it in to my leather gloves. the leather doesn't even wet at all in the rain up here in WA.Quote:
Originally Posted by ~mikey b
What product do you prefer?
I love mine, but need to snow SnoSeal.Quote:
Originally Posted by californiagrown
"Baked" you say?
After decades of hairdyers and heat guns, I now use the "baked" method too on my leather goods with SnoSeal. Far less messy. Here is a solid description of the process. http://amountainjourney.com/how-to-w...-kinco-gloves/Quote:
Originally Posted by ACH
Basically a version of what the above says, but as with any pre-season gear prepping it is best done in a heightened state. I just slather on snoseal using a latex glove on one hand, my leather glove on the other making sure to get the stuff into all the seams and crevices. I try and get it so its coated in the stuff all over to the point where there is a little left all over that wont rub in.Quote:
Originally Posted by ACH
then I set my oven temp to the lowest possible setting, and throw the gloves in. After a minute or two, the snoseal has melted and the gloves look wet. I take them out, put them on and aggressively start wringing my hands and rubbing the wet snoseal in. Add a little more snoseal to spots, and repeat a time or two more. then I hang them up to dry and voila. After a few uses in the field you can tell where the wet/thin spots are and add a little additional snoseal.
It does turn the leather a much darker color, but I don't really care. Also, it doesn't have much of an odor, and the gloves don't get hot if you are paying at all attention.
It was pretty much the go to in the 70's for a lot of people skiing leather boots and also for hiking/mountaineering boots. Sure better products have come along but having used it for years on non-goretex boots in my youth with good effect, I wouldn't say it's crap, just a bit dated.Quote:
Originally Posted by ~mikey b