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Arrived today, fit like a dream and i usually get cold hands but silk liners+these shud be pretty god damn warm Very Happy
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Mine arrived today too. They fit fairly snugly around my hands but are huge on the outside. Will take a lot of balm and use before they soften up - not so sure they will be suitable for winter cycling unless I can get them soft and pliable.
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About to order some.....*cough*coupon code*cough* snowHead snowHead
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Mine came today, size 8 as I wear medium / large examination gloves at work & they fit perfectly. Off to the fridge at Manchester tomorrow to test them (any excuse for a ski) snowHead
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Pair of these ordered (now just need to sort out a Paypal problem). Can't wait. Would those who already have a pair advise a slightly tight 8 so it stretches or more roomy size 10?

But as an afterthought anyone know anything about Dachstein woolen mitts? I've had a pair as spares since about er, 1980. The story I heard (but never confirmed) was that they start out as a huge oversize pair of triple woolen layers and then Dachstein boil and boil them so the wool shrinks down similar to Inuit or Turkish felt. They are surprisingly water resistant. In the past I've skied and tramped in some atrociously wet conditions with these on and they've always remained toasty even when soaked. They are super clumsy to wear though.
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Ok a quick reality check and don't want to disapoint any of you but if you take your yellow gardening gloves on holiday think about taking some warm gloves with you too. Guides are hard bastards, some of them probably could ski around the place without gloves on at all but the yellow leather gardening gloves are not that warm. They are practical if you need to whip your hands out to set up a belay or help a client put his skis on or whatever. For skiing around the resort in mid-wiinter you will be better off with proper ski gloves, even Lidl ones.

For doing the garden they are great though, especially if you have a lot of thorny trees Happy

Oh and they won't make you ski better or avoid avalanches NehNeh
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davidof wrote:
Ok a quick reality check and don't want to disapoint any of you but if you take your yellow gardening gloves on holiday think about taking some warm gloves with you too. Guides are hard bastards, some of them probably could ski around the place without gloves on at all but the yellow leather gardening gloves are not that warm. They are practical if you need to whip your hands out to set up a belay or help a client put his skis on or whatever. For skiing around the resort in mid-wiinter you will be better off with proper ski gloves, even Lidl ones.

For doing the garden they are great though, especially if you have a lot of thorny trees Happy

Oh and they won't make you ski better or avoid avalanches NehNeh


I have got these in mind for end of season skiing. Can't imagine they will be warmer than my waterproof, windproof, everythingproof mitts with liners. But they do seem very convenient for those times that you need gloves, but not minus 25 try and stay alive conditions.

Maybe the mitts from the US would do the job for colder conditions. I suspect those are designed for drivers and workers that need them for really cold conditions.
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davidof, good point, I've seen folk wearing them in April, but not Jan/Feb in -20 degrees!
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davidof wrote:
Ok a quick reality check and don't want to disapoint any of you but if you take your yellow gardening gloves on holiday think about taking some warm gloves with you too. Guides are hard bastards, some of them probably could ski around the place without gloves on at all but the yellow leather gardening gloves are not that warm. They are practical if you need to whip your hands out to set up a belay or help a client put his skis on or whatever. For skiing around the resort in mid-wiinter you will be better off with proper ski gloves, even Lidl ones.

For doing the garden they are great though, especially if you have a lot of thorny trees Happy

Oh and they won't make you ski better or avoid avalanches NehNeh

Added to which, wearing them on the mountain screams wannabee Toofy Grin
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Big Paua wrote:

But as an afterthought anyone know anything about Dachstein woolen mitts? I've had a pair as spares since about er, 1980. The story I heard (but never confirmed) was that they start out as a huge oversize pair of triple woolen layers and then Dachstein boil and boil them so the wool shrinks down similar to Inuit or Turkish felt. They are surprisingly water resistant. In the past I've skied and tramped in some atrociously wet conditions with these on and they've always remained toasty even when soaked. They are super clumsy to wear though.


When I worked in an outdoor gear/ski shop in the mid 80s we sold Dachsteins. In our product training we were told the same thing. apparently they start about 2 feet long and are then shrunk to normal size. Very impressive bit of kit. I've used them when they were frozen solid on the outside, but still toasty warm on the inside.

I've got 2 pairs of the orangey yellowy gloves. Great at Hemel fridge, but I've not used them on the mountain yet.
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Hestra are doing something similar... http://www.norsestore.com/commodity/12464


Bit more expensive though..
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Is there ANY chance they will fit my small, girl hands? I usually wear an XS/S in ladies gloves (current pair are Phoenix, I believe).

I don't mind them being a little big - in fact it helps as I whip my gloves on and off a lot to attend to small children's bindings/gloves/zips/other traumas, but if they're man-sized gloves, they're probably a no go.
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swisssnowbunny, if your talking about my gloves, then yes we have some small ones, some of the size 8's are on the small size, its just a matter of me wading through loads of gloves to find one pair that is more like a 6 to 7 than a 8 Toofy Grin
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