North Face Rain Mitts

Very nice.

Is the membrane protected by an inner fabric layer (i.e. 3 layer construction), nothing (2 layer) or a printed pattern (2.5 layer)?

I have MEC Cloudraker Mitts which are a similar idea but the membrane was pretty thin and didn't hold up to trekking pole use. For runners, or maybe with a fleece layer inside, it would be good.

I bought a pair of these as a gift, so had a chance to look at them. They are nice mitts, I'm more of a glove person. Great weight & price vs the alternatives.

I own a pair. Think I paid about $35 last nov? At rei after a few days of ice cold Washington rain. Haven't been able to give them much testing yet either, but what I have seen they do there job decently although I do expect them to wet out. Wish they had a way to tighten them at the cuff. The elastic seems to ride down on my my wrists. Over all I like them but I'm thinkin about making a pair out of some cuben.

The fabric is 2 layer HyVent. Definitely thin. The silicone grips may help a little with the trekking poles. We'll see I guess.

I agree about the cuffs. a closure mechanism would be nice. The elastic doesn't seem that bad to me though.

I have these and the wrist is comically tight. You have to size up just to barely fit them on.
I don't understand why it was so difficult for me to find a thin rain glove. Maybe I'm just terrible at googling.

There are actually more choices now that I ever remember before. I am sure there are more but here are the ones I know of:

Manufacturer Model Weight (oz) Cost (USD)
Z-Packs Challenger Rain Mitts 1.0oz $65
Lukes Ultralight Cuben Fiber Over Mitts .8oz $79
Lukes Ultralight W/B Overmitts 1.8 $45
MLD eVent Rain Mitts 1.2 $45
Haglofs Gram Shell Mitt 1.8
Extremities Tuffbags 2.9 $65
OR Revel Shell Mitt 3.5 $65
Black Rock WPB Cuben Fiber Rain Mitts .4oz $95
Ragged Mountain Armadillo Mountain Shell $39
Marmot Precip Shell Mitt 4.2 $45
The North Face Runners 3 Rain Mitts 0.9 $35