 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Mine came with the wool pile/terry liner, been great so far from lots minus early season on the stubai glacier to annoyingly warm recently.
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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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Scarlet, I'd pick up some cheap silk liners from Decathlon and wear those inside the current ones.
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Guy in Edge and Wax said silk liners were mainly just for wicking sweat rather than an all out warm liner. I've never found my silk ones made a particularly big difference myself. He recommended the waffle liner instead as a warm but still thin alternative which is slightly thicker but apparently a lot warmer.
Edit: the Hestra Polartec Power Dry Waffle liner (item 3415)
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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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scotia, Yeah, that is a good (and cheap) suggestion that then gives a couple of options as long as the silk ones are thin enough to go inside the fleece ones.
el nombre, I've not suffered from problems myself since I've had the silk liners, so I think there is something in it. However, my gloves don't have a separate liner, so it might be that they aid by trapping an extra layer of air inside? They are too tight for anything else though, but with the Hestras we can swap the lining instead, which is more versatile. Have you tried out the waffle lining yourself?
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I bought the Hestra merino liners when I got my Heli-skis a year ago and they barely lasted a week before they were - hmm I guess I'd say 'laddered' if they were a pair of tights.
Agree with el nombre, the waffle liners are the ones to try - I probably will be in any case!
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I went though 2 sets of silk liners and didn't find them very good for warmth and didn't last very long at all, kept getting plucked on velcoe and then just disintegrated.
I switched to these and have been well impressed
http://www.outdoordesigns.co.uk/products_gloves_layeron.html
They are just about warm enough for wandering around resort at night, and I found they were very close fitting, so fit well inside my main gloves without hindering movement of the fingers.
Since getting these I've hardly had any painfully cold fingertips moments.
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Merino wool liners
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I'm amazed that the liners that came with the gloves aren't warm enough... Been using mine since xmas and in some pretty cold temps (down to -16ºC) and my hands have been toasty.
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shoogly, it can get a fair bit colder than -16 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| Scarlet wrote: |
| Have you tried out the waffle lining yourself? |
I haven't no, just going on what the guy in the shop said. But I don't think it was entirely marketing cowdoo as he was comparing them to the silk ones rather than just forcing a single pair on me.
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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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I've said it on other Hestra threads, I found the liners in the Army Leather GTX model totally insufficient, even with additional merino liner gloves, so they will be sold. I've since swapped to mittens lined with PrimaLoft, which are very toasty down to -15 degrees C. Colder than that and I have to add merino liner gloves. But I'm a women and our extremities tend to get cold easily.
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So, a couple of votes for silk, a couple for merino, one for not merino, two for waffle liners, and Primaloft and Layeron. Excellent, I'll pass it on 
Zero-G, The gloves are staying as they are sufficient for most conditions and appear to be well made, and were only bought last Feb so we could do with a fairly cheap remedy really. Agree on the mittens though, although the reason he bought the gloves instead is that the Finnish mitts are apparently too hot unless it's really, really cold, and in March I'm not expecting that..
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You know it makes sense.
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We have Hestra wool liner gloves bought in Sweden that are great for warmth. 100% wool - black - were about £10 a pair.
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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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Scarlet, they are indeed well made, the quality is great. But since I wasn't able to buy warmer liners in resort (and bought the mittens instead) I'll sell them and hang onto the mittens. I have two other pairs of Hestra gloves for warmer conditions and rate them highly.
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FAQ
different options! I have silk liners, so I know they work for me, but would merino be better? Or something else? Has anyone tried any of the alternative materials?
