Poster: A snowHead
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Want a new pair of gloves as duck tape on the old starting to look very didgy. Want something waterproof so when i am in fifty foot of powder digging myself out (or that may be just in the car park after a week of snow!) my hands will stay dry. budget around 30 squiddleys. What say the wise people?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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flog873347, TK-Max have some good quality gloves for around the £30/35 pounds . I purchased a very nice pair of Reusch gloves in there last week.
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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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flog873347, as riverman says at that pricepoint TK-Max is pretty good. If you know someone with a Costco membership they have Head gloves for under £20.
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If you can stretch to £50 edge and wax will (unless they've sold out) seel you a pair of discounted Hestras which will both look sexy and last for years. Maybe even keep you warm and dry too. Maybe.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Love my Hestra Alpine Pro Skicross gloves I picked for for about €50 on the EoSB, don't like big bulky gloves so these are just perfect. If you can manage another twenty quid and can find some Hestras for £50 you won't be dissapointed. But as has been said if £30 really is your top end Tacky M or Costco certainly the way to go!
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The ones stuck with duck tape are the head from Costco bought in the states 5 years ago for $20 bucks - at the time about a tenner. Will check out the Hestra / reusch. Any one know about sealskinz??
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My sealskinz have failed between index finger & thumb on both sides. Presume this is from carrying skis. It's just where skis 'nip' together when being carried. The heavy-duty patching isn't extensive enough in this area for skiing gloves. When I first got them they felt ace but they are going to be relegated to cycling and I'm going to by something else for this winter. Only used for about 10-12days so not recommended.
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I vote for the Hestras as well
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It's not just a question of which, but also of how.
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TKMax had Level & Reusch gloves when I looked last week, both good stuff.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Hestra Kombi's anyday!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I've said it before and I'll say it again; whatever you get make sure they have inners and a lanyard
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the columbia gloves with omni heat look very good this year... from memory around £45 water proof warm and well made.
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You know it makes sense.
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hestras
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Hestras if you want the real branded deal, goretex lined deerskin workman gloves if you're core (very popular with patrollers)
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Poster: A snowHead
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Do mitts or 3-finger gloves make a big difference in warmth over standard 5-finger gloves (thinking in particular about the Hestra Army Leather variants of these)?
I've never worn mitts before and so I can't appreciate the benefit in warmth vs loss in finger dexterity.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Yep mitts and 3 fingers are warmer and while obviously a bit clumsier well fitting ones won't hamper you too much. My hands tend to run hot so I much prefer proper gloves all the time but my kids will go with gloves on warmer days and mitts on the colder ones.
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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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flog873347, definitely no glove threads on here already - good work for starting one!
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