 Cold Weather Sailing Gloves, What are your favorites/why?? |
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 Nov 7 2009, 04:29 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 26 Joined: 7-November 09 Member No.: 40915  |
Time to retire the old cold weather gloves.
Saw the APS story in Scuttlebutt, but looking for some SA user experience and recommendations. What gloves to you recommend? Which do you not? What's the best bang for the buck? |
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Nov 7 2009, 06:46 PM
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Anarchist Group: Members Posts: 91 Joined: 9-March 07 From: Lake Geneva, Wisconsin Member No.: 16982 |
(IMG:http://www.linehonors.com/productpics/Gloves/harkenglove2085.gif)
HARKEN FROSTBITERS are excellent! http://www.linehonors.com/products/Gloves/harkenglove2085.html |
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Nov 7 2009, 06:56 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 26 Joined: 7-November 09 Member No.: 40915 |
QUOTE (bob@linehonors @ Nov 7 2009, 01:46 PM)  (IMG:http://www.linehonors.com/productpics/Gloves/harkenglove2085.gif) HARKEN FROSTBITERS are excellent! http://www.linehonors.com/products/Gloves/harkenglove2085.html Thanks. I forgot to also mention DURABLE. They need to stand up to a trimmers hand. |
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Nov 7 2009, 07:07 PM
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Anarchist Group: Members Posts: 91 Joined: 9-March 07 From: Lake Geneva, Wisconsin Member No.: 16982 |
(IMG:http://www.linehonors.com/productpics/Gloves/harkenglove2087.gif) Check out the HARKEN TRIMMER gloves.
They are full finger and offer excellent durabilty, grip and warmth. |
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Nov 8 2009, 06:35 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 26 Joined: 7-November 09 Member No.: 40915 |
Hah! Ask, and you shall get! Thx.
Anyone out there have personal experience with these gloves? |
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Nov 8 2009, 10:06 PM
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Anarchist Group: Members Posts: 207 Joined: 23-April 08 From: Rotterdam Member No.: 27639 |
use showa's (i use them all through the winterseries in the Netherlands)
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Nov 8 2009, 10:07 PM
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Anarchist Group: Members Posts: 95 Joined: 25-August 08 Member No.: 31311 |
I go fisherman style - I use cheap ($5) rubberized cloth XXL outer gloves and a removable fleece liner inside (from EMS, IQ, Smartwool, etc, $10). They are tough, have a sure grip, are totally waterproof, and they last for about 2 winters. When it gets really cold, I also carry a pair of rag wool mittens to use when the fingers (usually the thumb) starts to freeze up; they will keep you warm even if wet. Been using this system for 20 years of frost biting and offshore deliveries. The mittens do wear out at the thumbs after a while, but some duct tape will fix that.
Never tried the exotics (Gill, Harken) so I can't tell you about them. |
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Nov 9 2009, 12:21 AM
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Anarchist Group: Members Posts: 1520 Joined: 15-October 04 From: Rose Haven, MD Member No.: 3599 |
My good bud, TimFordi550, swears by these:
http://ak.buy.com/db_assets/large_images/967/208058967.jpg Worn over some fleece liners from LL Bean and you're good to go. cheap |
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Nov 9 2009, 05:42 AM
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Anarchist Group: Members Posts: 7887 Joined: 15-August 06 From: Austin Texas Member No.: 12721 |
Much as I ahte to say it...My cheap assed West marine gloves with teh neoprene where there ought to be something better do pretty well in somewhat cold situations.
in very cold weathere I ahve been using equipment bought in hunting sections of sporting goods stores since forever. Even Walmart sells a pretty decent neoprene glove. They seem to last ok and for under $10 I cannot biutch at all. While you are shopping the hunter's area, check out the neoprene socks...always cheaper there. last...when you are cold add a hat....is true For something under $5 you can get a knit head sock with a big face opening. Upwind you reach back and pull it over your head. Down wind you yank it back and let it hang around your neck. Mine is at least 25 eyars old now and it is wonderfully effective. (IMG:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/20070102_per_erik_strandberg_balaclava_arranged.jpg) |
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Nov 9 2009, 03:57 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 39 Joined: 16-January 09 Member No.: 34608 |
QUOTE (EZ Sailor @ Nov 7 2009, 04:29 PM) Time to retire the old cold weather gloves. Saw the APS story in Scuttlebutt, but looking for some SA user experience and recommendations. What gloves to you recommend? Which do you not? What's the best bang for the buck? What, you think we're not SA users? Ha. Stay tuned to our blog for more frostbite info coming soon. http://blog.apsltd.com |
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Nov 11 2009, 02:34 AM
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Anarchist Group: Members Posts: 7887 Joined: 15-August 06 From: Austin Texas Member No.: 12721 |
Buy an ad..
OH.. wait... Up in the sky Top of the page.. its a bird its a Plane (IMG:http://www.sailinganarchy.com/ADs/annapolissailing/forums_aps.jpg) |
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