Bad Weather Gloves

[k12smy]

Any suggestions of a waterproof/resistant, warm but not too chunky glove for use on the work RIB's
Thanks in advance

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by k12smy

Any suggestions of a waterproof/resistant, warm but not too chunky glove for use on the work RIB's
Thanks in advance

I've tried allsorts of gloves over the years & keep coming back to neoprene diving gloves. Get the 3mm ones. Sealskins are a waste of time & money, impossible to put one if your hands are wet.

[Maximus]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

I've tried allsorts of gloves over the years & keep coming back to neoprene diving gloves. Get the 3mm ones. Sealskins are a waste of time & money, impossible to put one if your hands are wet.

Have to agree Dave...tried loads and still not cracked it.
Diving gloves are the best of a Bad bunch... Long wristed ones you can tuck under your wet weather gear help...as does more than one pair to change into when they (as they will ) get Wet...But still looking!

[Siochair]

Has anyone tried heated gloves?

[breezeblock]

Originally Posted by Siochair

Has anyone tried heated gloves?

yes they were crap

[mikew4]

Try motorbike heated gloves from Gerbing.

[Poly]

I agree with Dave and Maximus, and I'm not even a diver.

Mrs Poly has some thin neoprene (I guess 1-2mm?) cycling gloves which are much more flexible and she seems to like. I notices Aldi selling something similar in green for fishing at one point (which presumably means you can buy an equivalent from fishing shops for twice the money all year round!) with the first two fingers having removable ends for knot tying.

Has anyone tried heated gloves?

I've been out with snow on the ground with the diving ones, and even holding the metal wheel at 20 knots didn't have cold hands.

[jambo]

Yep I've tried many over the years. But Last Tango put me onto the best pair yet 3mm neoprene from Lomo +++

[spartacus]

Dont bother with Gill Extreme gloves. Neoprene with leather palms. Difficult to get on if hands if they are wet and cold as they are lined (yes you need to take gloves off from time to time) and clumsy as the leather isn't supple.

[Brage]

I´ve also tried a lot of gloves. Flyfishing and sib`ing is cold during winter. Seal skin is crap. Arcteryx doesn't handel saltwater. Neoprene is not breathing.

However some US flyfishing geeks managed to brake the code. They developed Kast gear glovs. They are waterproof, keeps you warm and they are not too thick. Also, the gloves last for years. It`s really good quality.

https://www.kastgear.com/fishing-gloves.html

Cheers

[GuyC]

I'll be in the minority here and recommend Sealskinz Ultra Grip gloves. I've only used them for one season and following the comments on here I'll be interested to see how they continue to cope.

[Maximus]

The clue is "Bad weather"...
Most will do a Job on a Chilly Crisp Autumnal day....Extended period of COLD Rough and WET is the Test

[Hf500]

Hi ,
I've tried numerous makes and styles.
I have a pair of Gill things ( like ski gloves ) that I've used on and off for 10 years as well as almost everything else on the market.
Everything gets wet in the end.
My most successful pairing has been sealskin with a liner which solves the problem of putting them on with wet hands.
Good luck

[Maximus]

I have found that wearing a pair of thin Merino Wool under gloves do help quite a bit...they help keep hands warm even if/when they do get wet....
Not a fan of Sealskins though.

[markmullen]

Sealskinz Ultra Grip with a pair of Rab liner gloves

[ShinyShoe]

The dinghy kids who spend all winter squad training seem to have adopted wearing summer full fingered dinghy gloves (some have 1mm neoprene in them) with a pair on nitrile surgical gloves underneath. They say keeping the fingers dry makes a difference. So the fingers are dry but you trap water between neoprene and the nitrile and heat it up with hands...

They are in and out the water more than most RIBBERs will be...

[M.Thornton]

Fleetwood trawler men used to p*ss on their hands but they were hardy types and I don't suppose it's very P C these days

[jambo]

Originally Posted by M.Thornton

Fleetwood trawler men used to p*ss on their hands but they were hardy types and I don't suppose it's very P C these days

It was an old way. They used to do that up here when they got scaldders on their hands the only difference was your mate had to pi££ on your hands!!! Now that's mates!!

[jeffstevens763@g]

Originally Posted by ShinyShoe

The dinghy kids who spend all winter squad training seem to have adopted wearing summer full fingered dinghy gloves (some have 1mm neoprene in them) with a pair on nitrile surgical gloves underneath. They say keeping the fingers dry makes a difference. So the fingers are dry but you trap water between neoprene and the nitrile and heat it up with hands...

They are in and out the water more than most RIBBERs will be...

+1 for surgical gloves I dived 3 German winters in the 90s wearing them 3 MM neoprene are good I use fur lined rubber gloves when it's really cold I also carry hand warmers. You can also buy electrically heated gloves not tried them.