 Poster: A snowHead
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i need a new pair of gloves after pretty much destroying my POW ones this year. I really liked the look and qualities of the Hestra Army 3 finger mitt, but I noticed the leather on my POW gloves got very wet in the heavy conditions this year, Hestra whilst Gore on the backs of the hands and some of the rest have leather palms, does this absorb water? Would I be better looking for an all gore tex material glove? If so can someone recommend a brand/model? I have seen some from Reusch and from Salomon and they seem much cheaper than the leather versions from Hestra.
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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 leather gloves need looking after properly, treat them with some leather balm every now and then, but do that and they will be as waterproof as any gloves. Would certainly recommend the Hestras.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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rggdxb, I have a pair of army leather Hestra gloves, which I simply love. I definitely recommend you get some leather balm (by Hestra or something similar) and treat your gloves with that. Leather on its own does absorb water, but the balm will make the outside nicely water resistant.
That said, your perspiration will make both the liner and leather damp from the inside. At least, this is what happens to me. The removable liners dry quickly, though.
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I use Hein Gericke goretex motorbike gloves for wet days. Price starts from around £40.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I think anything that is goretex generally has a full goretex insert so the leather is immaterial in that sense. Obviously the leather getting soaked and holding water right next to the membrane isn't a great idea for breathability though.
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what I found on the wettest couple of days was that the leather sections of the glove were retaining enough water that i could wring them out, I had treated them with the nicwax that came with the gloves but that was a while before. I will try the Hestra's, make sure they're treated and hopefully that'll be that.
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Leather anything benefits from regular treatment with something like the Hestra leather balm, mine get done at the beginning and end of a week in the mountains and about once a month in between as they are regular visitors to Tamworth fridge.
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Would always recommend Dakine Broncos, they're goretex and work really well, lasted me over a season before now though not had a pair for a couple of years they don't look to have changed much at all. Also some of the warmest gloves I've ever worn and nice low profile. Weirdly I now have a few pairs of Pow and have nothing but good experiences with them - would normally recommend them first. As mentioned above leather treatment is important but even still I've never really seen a pair trashed - which glove did you have out of interest?
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I have tried a pair of Sealskinz winter gloves this season and my hands have stayed completely dry on wet days. Worth taking a look as not expensive either and very warm!
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I had the Mega's and I also have some tanto's. The latter are still in good shape but they fit quite small and aren't all that warm, I normally wear the inners from the Mega's but they don't fit inside. The leather around the thumb and back of the hand wore away completely, I probably used the Mega's for about 35 on the snow days.
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