We are off on our first family ski holiday this winter with two young kids. Someone has suggested that it might be worth buying glove retainers for the kids as they easily lose their gloves on chair lifts etc. I've seen some called Manbi Ski Glue which remind me of the piece of string parents used to put through coat sleeves years ago. They then clip on to the small clip on the gloves. They are only cheap. Are they a good idea? I'd hate them to lose their gloves and end up being freezing cold. We would then have to stop skiing and go shopping instead!
I've seen that there are some Hestra wrist straps too, but I don't think they will fit onto their gloves.
Maybe I should look for something similar for myself too
Thanks.
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Mon 31-10-16 14:19; edited 1 time in total
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Just get a length of elastic, so a small loop on one end and sew the other end into the glove.
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@ansta1,
Thanks. I'll give it a go. Mind you, you haven't seen my sewing
@ilovegreece, As adults we use the sort of retainers referenced by @halfhand, but the grandchildren (aged 6 - 10) preferred the "string through the sleeves" style ( as per your Manbi Glove Glue), as it allowed them to remove coats to go to the loo without first having to take glove retainers off - and as the gloves stay attached through the coat they are less likely to get lost on loo stops / refreshment breaks etc.
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@RobinS, @RobinS,
Thanks. That's a very good point!
Never worry kids (or adults) loose their glove(s).
The hole family uses them with retainers (all adult now). And we do not need to buy gloves anymore - they just last and are not lost!
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Just made some by looping two security pass lanyards together that loads of places just hand out for events etc.
Definitely an essential for kids (and many adults come to think of it). Not many things worse than a lost glove or a soaking wet one that inevitably gets dropped on the biggest puddle around.
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@ilovegreece, Also you can try camera loop cables they are really cheap and do the job seen them used lots of times. Only a couple of pounds on ebay
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The strings suit my 7 and 5 year olds best. The problem with the wrist loops are that as soon as they take the gloves off for lunch etc they get lost.
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@livetoski,
Thanks! What a great idea. Five pairs for 99p including free delivery on Ebay ....
Oddly, the Hestra gloves I used to see had them built in... then in Japan at a shoppe with some impossible to resist Hestras they had the wrist straps as separate items - and they came in 'small' for kids etc and regular.
Whichever or whatever you use, it seems odd NOT to have some kind of leash on the bulky outer glove - whenever you need to take a glove off for a look at a piste map etc usually on a lift, no worries about dropping a glove or where to put them... or while you wrestle with a boot clip or whatnot...
a search for "Hestra Handcuffs" seems to turn them up on Amazon.
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I bought the Hestra Handcuffs for my sons Leki race gloves. There were loops on the gloves so it was a simple case of threading the elastic on the handcuff through the loop and bringing it back through on itself.
Whichever or whatever you use, it seems odd NOT to have some kind of leash on the bulky outer glove - whenever you need to take a glove off for a look at a piste map etc usually on a lift, no worries about dropping a glove or where to put them... or while you wrestle with a boot clip or whatnot...
I found an excellent solution to this problem in the 10 Peaks C-Zip gloves. I think they are superb. They are warm and waterproof and being able to get your hand out quickly and easily is just what you need.
On this occasion, because we all already have gloves, I will use separate leashes. However, when we come to replace them I will definitely look at buying ones with built-in leashes (or similar).
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Manbi Glove Glue leashes work really well . . .my kids didn't even moan about them on the inside of jackets etc! Gloves will need to have a clip/loop to accept though . . .
My kids no longer use - I have 3x pairs for sale if you want them - PM me . . .cheers
Thank you. Our children are quite tall, and the Glove Glue leashes didn't seem they would be long enough for them. Therefore, the camera wrist straps seemed a very cheap and simple option for all of us to use.
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I have them 'built in' to my own gloves . . .great for picking ones nose / digging for stuff in the backpack on the chairlift without fear of losing gloves . . .
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Just a note about the glove wrist straps. I use them all the time. you can quickly slip a glove off and leave them dangling from your wrist - dead easy to carry.
But be careful having a wee - you might jsut end up pissing in your own glove.
I suspect this does not apply to females
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johnE wrote:
Just a note about the glove wrist straps. ... But be careful having a wee - you might just end up pissing in your own glove.
Precisely this. If mitts don't come with new leashes I just use the ones from the last pair.
Most jackets come with connectors these days, although personally I prefer a loop of cord around my wrist. Jacket fasteners seem too fiddly. I sort of thought everyone would use these as otherwise if you take your gloves off on a lift for example you would risk dropping them. The leashes need to be long enough so you can tuck the mitts under your armpits when taking a leak.
There have been various designs of gloves which split, but to me they're complex and prone to failure. With a bit of cord you can easily use any gloves, any jacket.
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I have to say had loops on my last pair of gloves and I found them as much of a hindrance/hassle as useful. If I ever took my gloves off on a chairlift they'd either get in the way of what I wanted to do or I wouldn't trust the hand loops and still end up holding the glove.
We've never had any for our kids that I can remember and it's not been an issue.
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johnE wrote:
But be careful having a wee - you might jsut end up pissing in your own glove. I suspect this does not apply to females
Oh yeah? You trying removing all those layers in a tiny cubicle with nowhere to put everything except a wet floor... (adn the lightbulb's probably on a timer too, at best)
You know it makes sense.
You know it makes sense.
Being an avid on-piste fiddler and faffer, I sew wrist loops into all my gloves if they don't come with them. I'm with one of the early posters though: quick loop of elastic (or climbing cord or anything else going) and 5 mins of hand sewing. Not exactly difficult.
If problems with not trusting them around wrist, a quick small cheap carabiner through the loops and onto any convenient rucksac strap, waistband, pocket, pole loop, jaket zip fastener, other half... Prevents the above-mentioned (last post) issue too
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Ha ha.
They are mainly for the chair lift. Hopefully the kids won't be thinking of having a wee whilst they are sat on it
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no but as already mentioned they will pick their noses . . .(mine do and they are incredibly well bought up . . . )
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You trying removing all those layers in a tiny cubicle with nowhere to put everything except a wet floor... (adn the lightbulb's probably on a timer too, at best)
