Poster: A snowHead
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I discovered in the pocket of my coat two weekends ago, whilst out in the country in truly foul weather, and not moving very much, my Dachstein Mitts. I must have had them 20 years, since school, but they did the trick just as well as always.
http://www.wildtrak.com/product.asp?id=1696
Made me think about skiing hand-wear. They're obviously no good, as the abrasion of the poles would make water come through - though I don't recall that having been a problem when using an iceaxe - so perhaps they would work.
Ski gloves seem to be gloves... mitts are always far warmer as your fingers gain heat from each other. What do others wear and why?
(I was looking idly at some £80... £80!!! Mountain equipment gloves which had inner gloves and outer mitts; wow!)
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James the Last, I particularly used to like the way they smelled of wet dog.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Smelling of Lizzard, would be worse...
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James the Last, lizards are not known for having warm woolly outer surfaces.
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i always thought that it didn't matter if dachstein mitts got wet because wetness does not affect their thermal properties (what with their being wool)
i used to ski in something similar but gloves rather than mitts. very comfy but used to get ripped to shreds by sharp ski edges
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Arno, true. They were always warm regardless of how wet they got.
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James the Last, I, too, have a pair of 20-year-old Dachstein mitts and they still keep me warm on the hills. When I had rather less disposable income than I now have, I used to use them for skiing, too, and I have no memory of cold fingers regardless of the inclemency of the weather.
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I've found it impossible to buy a pair of snowboard mitts where the inners are also mitts too. Last pair I found were Patagonia ones at....£80. Keep sewing them up as they have a seam across the hand where I clip up my bindings - they are mountaineering gloves not snowboard ones.
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Gloves for sure
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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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gdizzle, I concur entirely.
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You know it makes sense.
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James the Last, lizards are not known for having warm woolly outer surfaces.
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They're not? Truely?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Arno, quite right, commonly used by winter mountaineers to replace whatever soaking wet and freezing cold gortex technical gloves they wore while climbing.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Mitts are good if you have broken digits. (personal experiance here folks).
But in general i prefer wearing a glove.
You don't need to take them off to adjust stuff.
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kev360,
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But in general i prefer wearing a glove.
You don't need to take them off to adjust stuff.
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Me too, for the same reason, though I accept they may not be as warm.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Gloves unless you suffer from cold hands... and even then I would say a half mitt instead of a full mitt.
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I have the problem that my hands overheat if I wear ski gloves, so I wear a £5.99 pair of decathlon mountain biking gloves. They're just about to go into their 5th season!
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I'm sure I've seen glove/mitts for sale which have fingers and then have a like a mitten top which can pull over the fingers for extra warmth, has anyone else seen them? They might be a good compromise for folks wanting the best of both worlds
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Elizabeth B, we must have the same hand physiology - never thought about MTB gloves...most of my cheapos are getting pretty tatty. Will be off to the local bike shop.
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Elizabeth B, do you ski in cold places or dry ski slopes in papua new gineau?! who doesnt get cold hands when its cold?!
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I use only mittens. Seriously gloves do not keep my fingers warm at all. I have long thin fingers and bad circulation. Sometimes I wear liner gloves underneath the mittens. I have converted my OH too and he wears mitt too.
We are in Alberta and so it can be fairly cold, but even in Europe I have skied in mittens since I was old enough to pay for my own equipment. I remember as an early teen just having such freezing hands, and french instructors hitting my fingers.
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