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LandyLiam

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Re: need a really good pair of gloves - any recommendations?
« Reply #30 on: December 17, 2011 »
very true, its important to get a good fit
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Re: need a really good pair of gloves - any recommendations?
« Reply #31 on: December 19, 2011 »
I think i've changed my mind again and might go the extra few quid (£45  :o ) for the sealskinz sporting glove with removeable finger and thumb

http://www.sealskinz.com/gloves/sporting-gloves



although you can get the all season glove in red, decisions decisons  ???

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Re: need a really good pair of gloves - any recommendations?
« Reply #32 on: December 19, 2011 »
ruining a good pair of sealskin by cutting holes in the finger and thumb?
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Re: need a really good pair of gloves - any recommendations?
« Reply #33 on: December 19, 2011 »
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ruining a good pair of sealskin by cutting holes in the finger and thumb?
well i haven't actually tried a pair of these on yet so can't comment of the waterproofness of the finger and thumb detachable bits, but i imagine you just have to be a bit more careful not to dip those particular digits in the water, considering all gloves already have a hand sized whole in top is it really going to make a big difference  ;D
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Re: need a really good pair of gloves - any recommendations?
« Reply #34 on: December 19, 2011 »
do your hands normally fall off in the wind and rain? i'd get that seen too  8)
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Re: need a really good pair of gloves - any recommendations?
« Reply #35 on: December 20, 2011 »
Some more opinions from this month's Country Walking mag. (click for big)

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Re: need a really good pair of gloves - any recommendations?
« Reply #36 on: January 02, 2014 »
After 2 years of careful deliberation, and a few cheapo ebay purchases later, i finally bought my original choice (Sealskinz All Season Glove) today! and as its now lashing outside, i'm off for a dander in the hills to test them out   ;D
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Re: need a really good pair of gloves - any recommendations?
« Reply #37 on: January 02, 2014 »
Didn't see you in the shop, did you get them in Cotswolds?
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Re: need a really good pair of gloves - any recommendations?
« Reply #38 on: January 03, 2014 »
Went to the city centre store (avoiding you  8) )

So went for a wee hike to meet the guys at Spinkwee Camp, the gloves performed well with lashing rain, bit tricky to get back on again if you get your hands a bit damp (do not sprinkle when you tinkle  ::) )  comfortably held a bottle of cool beer  :) , dexterous enough to keep on while change battery in the headtorch (but it is easy to do with my headtorch) so far so good, just wish my waterproof trousers stayed as dry inside  >:(
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Re: need a really good pair of gloves - any recommendations?
« Reply #39 on: January 03, 2014 »
Bit late to the show on this one but otherwise I would of said splash out of a set of Hestra [urel]http://hestragloves.com/en/[/url] Most of the outdoor type models have real leather instead of the faux stuff you get for anything under 40 quid. I looked at a few gortex, sealskin types but avoided them as they all defy the material properties.

Most if not all outdoor tech materials rely on a method of water beading and rolling off the fabirc, this is reduced with dirt and wear. By their very nature gloves are meant for holding, squashing things in. This just pushes any possible dirt into the fabric and increases the wear on them. So tech fabrics are a pointless thing for a glove (okay for mittens). Full grain leather will happily handle anything you do to it as long as you look after the leather sections.
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Re: need a really good pair of gloves - any recommendations?
« Reply #40 on: January 03, 2014 »
I already have a set of Beal full grain leather gloves http://www.ropelocker.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=172&currency=GBP&gclid=CKvOlcqJ4rsCFSbHtAodiVQAUQ which i use for ropework, my Sealskinz will be for more general use, and maybe a little ropework in the very cold weather. The Hestra range do look good, but I had a voucher for Cotswolds to use up  :)
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