1 ounce glove system

I have the inner glove too. Beware around Velcro! Also use their Wind Shell gloves, Windstopper Trekking mits, Winter Trekking gloves, Outdry Rain gloves, and Chameece Inner gloves in various combos.

On mountain bike tours, I usually carry a few pairs of throwaway latex gloves – good for repair work, but also excellent as liners. Waterproof and surprisingly warm.

Great combo… lotta bang for so few grams!

To such a setup I could add some 200wt polartec gloves and be good down to 0F or maybe -10, although at those temps I would use my MLD eVent rain mitts. The mitten style with shock-corded gauntlets makes them superb. Obviously not intended for any sort of scrambling, same as any other very light shell gloves.

Nice posting, Mike.
How is the sizing on the MontBell gloves?
Steofan M.

I love montbell gloves and use a similar, slightly heavier glove system as you Mike. I’ve used the zeo thermal gloves (1oz) and thunder pass shells (1.2) for the last few years. The zeo thermals provide the right amount of warmth for me on the move down to about 25 and the thunder pass gloves go over them when it’s colder. The zeo’s have decent durability  for a liner glove and dry really quickly. On colder  trips I bring 2 pairs of the zeos, so I can change into a dry pair, and dry the other pair out next to my body. The enlightened Equipment stronghold mitts work great as an overmitt in this system. For only one oz, you get a lot of warmth and the ability to dry out the base and shell gloves like a belay jacket. Really like this as a cold weather UL glove system.

Oh, and I’d say montbell gloves are similar sizing to other gloves, but a touch smaller. I generally wear an XL in Mb. I can squeeze into an L in the liners, though I think sizing down makes for colder hands. I wear in L in TNF and MHW gloves.

some good info guys :)

I’d agree on sizing, I’d suggest sizing up one- especially with an outer

for winter I use a little heavier liner (Chameece) with my MLD eVENT mitts and EE Apex mitts

Note that on Montbell’s website most of their gloves are labeled “Asian fit”.

My setup for mildly cold conditions is possum gloves inner, fleece mitts mid-layer, mb shell outer mitts.

If they wet through, both the possum and fleece are warm when wet.

I also make use of the surgical glove trick for extra wet/cold protection. They are also good for stove maintenance/repairs (or for bike when bike touring).

I like ultralight biking gloves.  Light leather on the palms for hiking poles, warm enough, fingers free, 1.1 oz or 31g for the pair.

Looks like Mike has a created a lighter version of the Outdoor Research Versaliner gloves. I see they are offering a mitten version too: https://www.outdoorresearch.com/us/en/mens/versaliner-mitts/p/2539590001007?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2PGqmoy81wIVzYF-Ch1nQQRxEAAYASAAEgJUO_D_BwE

I like Grease Monkey fingerless mechanics gloves from Home Depot for biking and trekking poles.

Ohhh- I like those Versa Mitts :)

The shell gloves are pretty nice – the only downside is that they don’t have any grip I guess.

^ I definitely wouldn’t call them grippy, but not really slippery either- they grip my trekking pole decently
on another note I was out the other day in a very cold rain (upper 30’s) with just these gloves available- while not waterproof, definitely very water resistant- damn glad I had them

Good to know! I think I’ll try them as well

Mike, can you speak a bit more to how water-resistant-but-not-waterproof these shells are? I am intrigued by them but have shied away because MB’s website only describes their functionality as “a simple barrier against the cold” — doesn’t even mention rain or water functionality. Was ready to pull the trigger on some Borah eVent mitts just before you started this thread, and now I’m torn. I don’t expect to be hiking days on end in the rain but was looking to a shell mostly for being caught in an occasional 3-season downpour.

Thanks!

these aren’t a viable substitute for rain mitts imo; if you knew it was only going to be a short rain event, then yeah, but I’ve been stuck in some long rains that mitts were a life saver- especially if using trekking poles

having said that, they (gloves) do a good job of shedding moisture and wind

they are so light and pack so small, I think they earn a spot in almost any pack