 Poster: A snowHead
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Yet another glove thread, I know but things change and products improve.
My wife has just decided my gloves would be ideal for her so I need new gloves.
Any recommendations? Decent waterproof qualities and must have breathability (sweaty hands). Anyone bought any good ones recently.
Budget £30 to £50 could may be persuaded to spend a tad more.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Hestra, but near £100 very nice gloves, and hard to lose.
Kinco gloves ( on Snow shepherd) about £30, just need some beating before use, and they might be to warm.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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blahblahblah, Why hard to lose?
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Mike-H, I've bought some excellent gloves, Goretex, in T K Maxx from time to time.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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+1 for Hestra. The high price is good value for money. Ski gloves take a bit of a battering, and cheap ones tend to fall apart too easily. The cheapest gloves I bought turned out to be much worse value for money than Hestras because they fell apart after only a short time.
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Mike-H,
Some have built in straps to keep them on your wrists.
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Mike-H, Hestra Ski Cross here. Best gloves of all time, being pretty much all leather they are hardwearing and comfortable. In sales they are under £50 but worth a browse around the web to find clearance deals if you can. They are hard to lose because they clip on too, more sensible design ideas.
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| musher wrote: |
Mike-H,
Some have built in straps to keep them on your wrists. |
This.
You are attached even when not in use.
As Pam says , you can get gloves in Tk max, but I have yet to get a pair that kept my hands warm and dry or the liners not staying in etc.
This has taken the edge off more than one holiday, and given the cost of a ski holiday £100 for comfortable warm gloves seems good value.
They also keep powder out of your cuffs.
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Two Seasons have 40% off a wide range of Dakine gloves. Probably online only. I've never had any Dakine gloves but it's a good brand.
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Zanier and Reusch in sportsdirect. For Zanier, you have to use search, for some reason they are not categorized as "ski gloves".
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Mike-H, what size are you, got a pair of Hestra Army Goretex XCR's I bought from a pal and never wore them, used but vgc £40 plus p&p, £100 new, size 9 black/ cream. PM me if you want a photo of them.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Hmmm, I've been happily using the decathlon <£15 ones for years without issues, but then I suspect I must be easy to please/keep warm as I know other people do find a benefit from going much further up the price spectrum. I prefer them to be cheap as I lose stuff a lot (off slope not on) and like to be able to change them when I get bored of the colour! aj xx
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| Markymark29 wrote: |
| Mike-H, what size are you, got a pair of Hestra Army Goretex XCR's I bought from a pal and never wore them, used but vgc £40 plus p&p, £100 new, size 9 black/ cream. PM me if you want a photo of them. |
Mike unless you have massive hands this is a great deal.
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Markymark29, I am a large not sure what size 9 is?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Found it
Mens Glove Sizes
Small................7
Medium.............8
Medium/Large.....9
Large...............10
X Large............11
I think I would be size 10 as some L can be snug.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The Heli skis are the ones I have, and Hestra sizing is "precise" not generous.
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Hestra gloves come out a bit big in my experience, I'm usually a 9 or 10 in gloves but have had 3 pairs of Hestras and all have been an 8.
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Mountain Equipment randonee glove. Fibre pile lining so dries very quickly, goat skin palm, I hardly wear my Hestras since I bought these.
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+1 for Hestra, I have mittens hubby has gloves they were around £60ish? Brilliant, warm, dry, hard wearing never smelly (my last mittens stunk!)
Breathable had them 3 years now never washed them either!!
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Mike-H, I reckon 9 would do you fine, they come our large as davkt, says. Ill throw on the postage, £40 delivered bargain! 
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TK Maxx had loads of decent gloves last time I was in there, look out for the Level ones, absolute bargains
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I have Dakine gloves. Far better quality than north face.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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sarah, do you have very small or very big hands? Maybe I was unlucky 3 times in a row.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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blahblahblah, I have had luck a couple of times in there with Level and Zanier gloves but there is an element of luck I totally accept, also some stores are better than others. I also got a Mammut jacket from them last weekend.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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My local TKMAXX has poor stock now on all ski gear. I have seen loads on some occasions but I guess most stuff is now cleared.
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my last pair from TK Maxx were Reusch Goretex - very warm mittens, and I wear silk inners when necessary, though this season hasn't been cold enough so far to need inner gloves. Sadly I lost one at some point last week. I also have a very old and battered pair of Millet mittens, from T K Maxx absolutely years ago, which still do the job.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| pam w wrote: |
| my last pair from TK Maxx were Reusch Goretex - very warm mittens. |
Good find.
I agree a bit of luck is needed, and you can get something good. I got a Scott Ski jacket I am very happy with.
I still think gloves are worth investing in.
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ME Randonee +1
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blahblahblah, definitely agree, you do need luck! I think my hands are average to large ladies size about a 6.5 or 7, long fingers though. I've had the black diamond ones, some Rossi ones in the past and some other fab reusch ones. Also got a very nice mammut jacket this season too. What I find is that if you see something you like in tkmax but not in your size then it's often worth making a tour of the other nearby branches as they all tend to get the same one or two decent items but in different sizes.
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I know Hestra gloves come with straps but what's wrong with Old Skool elastic through the arms. It works for my daughters gloves 
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+1 for TacKy Maxx - one pair goretex Level unders for €35 and a pair of Lobsterclaw overs for €25. They also had some goretex dakine 'low profile' pipe type gloves, leather and goretex for €35, but the last pair of Dakines i had (Novas?) were certainly not 'the best', stitching came loose after a few days and they leaked. Anyone else had problems with them? I really like their surf gear and was quite surprised by the gloves.
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FAQ
loads of Level ones, really good and now they are all pretty much red stickered too so average price around £20. I also got a pair of Black diamond gloves in there £30. 
