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PostedMar 9, 2013 at 3:49 pm

As my wife will confirm, I have way too many gloves! But I am yet to find anything that works as well as I think it should. Whichever pair of gloves I choose from my wardrobe, they always end up too cold, too hot, too big, too tight, not breathable enough or not waterproof enough!

My favourite pair to date have been Mountain Hardwear Powerstretch gloves. They were very comfortable, but not quite warm enough and not waterproof (although they started off fairly water resistant).

So what gloves do you lot use and recommend? Ideally I am after something for use in around freezing temperatures, waterproof, wind resistant but also breathable. They should also be small enough to be easily tucked into a pocket. Any ideas?

Stephen M BPL Member
PostedMar 9, 2013 at 4:24 pm

For above freezing I use lightweight Terra Nova fleece gloves that are wind proof on the backs and then I layer Integal Designs Stickies and MLD event mitts if needs be.

PostedMar 9, 2013 at 4:24 pm

I think you may be asking for the impossible dream. You might want to consider getting some waterproof breathable shells to put over your powerstretch gloves.

Waterproof, even if "breathable" suck when your working hard and it's not raining and/or very cold. Anything with a hard shell (i.e. waterproof) and warm is going to be bulky.

You already like the powerstrech gloves except for the things you'd get from a shell including increased warmth. Shell gloves or mits are small enough to easily tuck in your pocket, although with the powerstretch gloves combined are starting to get bulky again.

Good luck. This group is the group to come up with the impossible solutions for sure.

PostedMar 10, 2013 at 8:43 am

You might want to consider mitts if gloves don't work for you.

As I post this I'm at 8,000 ft temp 21 feels like 2 and if I were hiking a 14er I would be wearing a base layer glove fleece glove, midweight fleece glove and mitts. I have a Geordini lamb wool (I think) mitts in my pack for back up.

I don't think breathable is of much use. Water proof is good to have. You could try applying DWR to what you buy.

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