Gloves?

[Nomad]

I'm looking for suggestions for gloves that fit the following criteria...

Full 5-finger with no flappy hole bits.
Waterproof.
Windproof.
Warm.
Hardwearing.
Reasonably thin.

Use would be general bushy stuff out and about in Scotland (to include winter, but not mega-freezing weather), and possibly worn when doing photography (using kit with reasonably large control knobs). Would be nice if they had enough tack or friction to grip the steering wheel of an oldish Land Rover.

I currently have a pair of leather gents dress gloves which I use for driving and photography, but they could be warmer and the last pair ended up in a sorry state when I started using them when I was roadying for a musician friend (so I treat the current ones with a bit more care, and don't feel they're up to the bushy stuff).

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

I use hestra czone pickup. would seem to fit your needs

http://www.specialistsocks.co.uk/m57/Hestra/p6568/Hestra_C-Zone_Pickup/product_info.html

 

[MikeLA]

I have always very cold hands and tried every glove make. The only one for me any good is FoxRiver Wool/Thinsulate mix with a merino thin pair in the pocket for close work.

 

[Robbi]

check out motorcycle gloves, just what you are looking for, long and short cuff as well.

 

[Greek1983]

What Robbi said, lots of options with motorcycle gloves, with or without Gore-tex.

Otherwise:

1) Mechanix Wear Winter Armor

http://www.mechanix.com/cold-weather/mossy-oak-winter-armor

(took me ages to find a glove that fits 100% to my small fingers and Mechanix gloves are superb!)

2) Norrona Finnskogen Gore-tex Perf. Shell

http://www.norrona.com/Products/0195-05/finnskogen-gore-tex-perf--shell-gloves-mw

 

[BJJJ]

I Use these when kayaking and they seem to fit the criteria, http://www.sealskinz.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=107

 

[Nomad]

Thanks all - I'll do some trawling around and reading of reviews (and hopefully find some dealers locally).

 

[copper_head]

Another vote for Sealskinz here, I have the 'Activity Gloves' nice leather palms.

 

[mountainm]

Soldier 95's leather with a gortex lining. You can usually pick up grade ones for a tenner. Beware imitations.

 

[haydenw]

How about the leather gloves with a pair of liner gloves? I use liner gloves under my fingerless ones on my bicycle In winter and that set up does the job for me.

 

[Shewie]

Waterproof gloves are a bit if a misnomer, the hole where your hand goes in is the problem.

I've tried sealskins which kind of worked but once you get any water in they're a nightmare to dry.

The best solution I've found so far is to use separate gloves for insulation and wear a waterproof outer shell over the top, I've been wearing Terra Nova Extremities paclite mitts which have been great when it's really wet.

 

[BJJJ]

Waterproof gloves are a bit if a misnomer, the hole where your hand goes in is the problem.

I've tried sealskins which kind of worked but once you get any water in they're a nightmare to dry.

The best solution I've found so far is to use separate gloves for insulation and wear a waterproof outer shell over the top, I've been wearing Terra Nova Extremities paclite mitts which have been great when it's really wet.

I would agree about the drying, I find turning them inside out works.

 

[adestu]

i found some cracking leather ones.not got around to buyib them yet but look the job
http://www.denewear.co.uk/store/mens-deer-skin-roping-glove/

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

Howabout XC Skiing gloves ? Must be able to trigger the guns and manipulate things, but warm.

 

[mountainm]

http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/1510...ixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&adtype=pla&crdt=0

Soldier 95's

 

[Dougster]

I have a pack of simple leather work gloves, they are the American yellowish ones which have no lining. When they get muddy (after wrestling with my dogs and his stick today, I saddle soap and oil them. They are tough as boots, water resistant and I keep a thin pair or merino liners for when it turns really cold. I find this fits almost all of my needs.

Then I went out today after what I thought was a wounded deer from what I had heard, with my hound, he shot straight along the trail and I forgot the gloves. I then realised what importance they held. The deer wasn't that bad and walked off fine.

Pic shows the glove in packaging, my eight month old pair and my hand from 30 mins and two encounters with brambles, without them today.

Costco did them a little cheaper but here they are: http://www.sunvisstore.co.uk/3-pair-pack-wells-lamont-premium-leather-work-gloves-mens-561-p.asp

 

[Gray]

Soldier 95's leather with a gortex lining. You can usually pick up grade ones for a tenner. Beware imitations.

+1 to this, Mikes bang on, cheap as chips. If it gets really cold i stick a pair of these inside.

 

[johnnytheboy]

These are waterproof and lined seal skinz are crap the leak like nothing on earth!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-Pairs-S...OI_ProtectiveGear_RL&var=&hash=item3ccd51fb43

 

[Nomad]

Funnily enough, Dougster, I was looking at something very similar in the local garden centre yesterday, for use at the allotment. They were a tenner a pair. A pack of 3 pairs would cover that, bushy stuff, and a pair for the workshop (for handling iffy bits of metal). Does your hand measure the 8" for medium? And what do you oil them with?

 

[Nomad]

I had a pair of Soldier 95s ages ago that were a size too small, so never wore them. They were well made, but I felt that the cuffs were too long.