Why is it that I can only get one good season out of my gloves?

[powderhound16]

I like my swany mitts. They are super durable and super warm on really cols days. I also have a pair of regular swany spring gloves that are good for the warmer days. The mitts have an all leather palm which is nice...

[lemon boy]

Like Zappa I have a pair of Lowe Strangegloves (mine are even some samples) that while they didn't last as long as his saw me through ~5 seasons of hard use, including ice climbing a bit. They're highly patched/seamgripped but remain my backup pair. [xover]Best. Gloves. Ever[/xover] I would spend 200 on a new pair in a heartbeat. Right now I have BD's and they're fine, probably 2.5 seasons old. They just pale in comparison to the strangegloves.

[homerjay]

or



bitches.

work great here in the dry CO climate. Something else is that my gloves may look wet, but are totally dry/warm inside. More expensive "waterproof" gloves are the exact opposite.

[altagirl]

I like my swany mitts. They are super durable and super warm on really cols days. I also have a pair of regular swany spring gloves that are good for the warmer days. The mitts have an all leather palm which is nice...

These are what I just replaced - they split on the seam by the thumb. And the wrists are too short. Though I probably got 120 days or so out of them, so I guess that's reasonable. I also thought the heater pockets weren't that useful - too far away from your actual fingers - it worked better to just put the heater packs on the backs of my hands or something.

I ended up getting Mountain Hardwear Absolute Zero mitts, but with all of one day's use so far, durability remains to be seen.

And Mr.AG has gone through a lot of Dakine gloves. They seem to tear at the palm pretty easily, but they're cheap and he doesn't like anything too thick or warm, so he likes them.

[homi]

Can anyone comment on how waterproof the leather gloves like the Kincos are when you snoseal them?

the snoseal seems to wear off, but even without being snosealed they do pretty well (here in CO...)

Something else is that my gloves [kincos] may look wet, but are totally dry/warm inside.

fully agree with this. I had more than a few days where the kincos looked totally soaked, and I kept expecting my hands to get wet/cold, but they never did.

they're as warm as the marmot ultimate gloves, and for $10, if you loose em, no biggie

[Rontele]

Can anyone recommend a good snowseal or is any of the ones available at any outdoor store (ie., Nikwax) sufficient?

[Grange]

The best, most durable gloves I've ever owned have come from Cabela's... Made for sitting in trees, so you know they're good.

Cheaper than the Ultimate Ski Glove or if you want a nice spring glove or if you want an insulated work style glove

Too bad there's no winter camo. Plus, they're not hip and trendy, so that turns some people off as well.

I bought a pair of the Cabela's Pinnacle gloves last year for my trip to Utah last December. The worked great. I don't have a lot of days in them yet, but so far so good. Very warm.

[Tap]

i warrantied my last Burton leather gloves after the stitching blew out in a finger after probably 60 days or so.....and they replaced them with these



So far so good, not a ton of loft but they keep me warm once the blood starts flowing. I sealed them with Hestra snow-seal.

Gloves just won't last forever, but if they last a shorter time then I would expect, I send them in with a nice note.

[homi]

Can anyone recommend a good snowseal or is any of the ones available at any outdoor store (ie., Nikwax) sufficient?

or you can try Rontele's Secret Sauce, now with 0 g trans fat

[Rontele]

or you can try Rontele's Secret Sauce, now with 0 g trans fat

touche

[El Chupacabra]

^^^ Works great.

When you apply this stuff, use a hair dryer to heat the leather and "melt in" the snoseal. Repeat 3-4X right away; the leather keeps soaking it in.

[Crass3000]

I also like using snowboarding gloves. They tend to be stronger in the places that usually rip easily. I get 3-4 years out of a pair of Dakines.

I second the Dakine gloves. You have to search for the best they make but since they are geared more towards snowboarding they hold up great. I have a pair I have had for 8 years and their still my favorite gloves -- plus another new pair waiting until needed. Some are Gore-tex and the price is about $80 so its a pretty good deal.

Nice features like the removable liners and goggle wipes are nice too. They have a roomy fit so they give your hands a little wiggle room so that they keep your hands warmer than most gloves I've found by Marmot, Mountain Hardware, etc since they tend to have a tighter fit.

Long ago I saw a really burly pair of Burton gloves but they were roughly $120 so I passed. To this day I wish I bought them cause I have never found such a well-made glove. I'm not sure what their top ot the line gloves are like today -- most I have found weren't anywhere near as good.

Just in general look for the higher end snowboarding gloves. They tend to be made to take more abuse.

[Rontele]

^^^ Works great.

When you apply this stuff, use a hair dryer to heat the leather and "melt in" the snoseal. Repeat 3-4X right away; the leather keeps soaking it in.

Great advice. Thanks!

[Rontele]

are there any other things I should do if say I am also going to do it my well used troller gloves, which I have never treated?

[TeleHoar]

Cheap, pure, bees-wax BTW:


Use it before you put them in a toilet...

[lemon boy]

are there any other things I should do if say I am also going to do it my well used troller gloves, which I have never treated?

don't wax goretex gloves.

[prmulligan]

The best gloves I ever owned were the Mont-Bell Storm gloves. They don't make them anymore, but they lasted for 7 seasons. I loved the Cloudveil Troller glove, but after one season they started wetting out big time and now they're starting to pack out. I have 1.5 seasons on the Cloudveil RPK glove now and they seem to be holding out better than anything else I've tried so far.

[Rontele]

don't wax goretex gloves.

they are not goretex.

[FrankZappa]

Cheap, pure, bees-wax BTW:


Use it before you put them in a toilet...

Also makes an awesome ski wax... if the snow is right.