sam_casper 0 Posted October 12, 2002 Share Posted October 12, 2002 Mitten or gloves........and why? Link to post Share on other sites
LiquidX 0 Posted October 12, 2002 Share Posted October 12, 2002 Mittens get wet right? Surely, everyone uses gloves? Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted October 12, 2002 Share Posted October 12, 2002 Gloves. As LiquidX said. Link to post Share on other sites
sam_casper 0 Posted October 13, 2002 Author Share Posted October 13, 2002 what do u mean mittens get wet?? mmm..... mine dont unless i dig a hole in the snow and stick my hand in to it for a while.... they have waterproof material on the back of the hand and like a grippy bit ova ya palm and fingies! mmm... i like mittens then your fingers can keep eachother warm were gloves you only have the material to keep your phingers warm.... just a thought?? Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted October 13, 2002 Share Posted October 13, 2002 Normally i use gloves, but my gloves are old and need to be replaced. Im going to replace them with mittens. They have less of a seam to let moisture in and less seam means less that can be seperated. Plus what Sam has already said! Link to post Share on other sites
obento 0 Posted October 13, 2002 Share Posted October 13, 2002 gloves O mittens X i have mittens and gloves and it doesnt seam to matter what brand i buy, they somehow get wet and eventually die before ive saved enuff for a new pair. i go with gloves tho, my fingers detest having such comformity forced upon them by the mit, and i dislike losing the ability to hold multiple things in one hand which is possible with gloves. if my fingers get cold on the lift, i simply half-pull my gloves off and bunch my hand into a fist. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted October 13, 2002 Share Posted October 13, 2002 I find that whichever I use, my hands get wet. This is mostly because all gloves and mitts provide complete overkill. Where's the layering you get with all the rest of your clothing? If you wear the basic glove (without even the liner), you get wet hands from sweat. If you tear bits out of the glove to make it cooler, you destroy the integrity of the glove and get wet from moisture coming in from the outside. What I want is something that's thin, waterproof, has a bulletproof pad for the palm, and comes 1/3 up my forearm. Oh yes, and doesn't cost more than Y3,000. And that, you can't get. Can you? Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted October 13, 2002 Share Posted October 13, 2002 For me mitten means like a wooly glove. Perhaps its just where I come from I can't imagine why anyone would wear mittens to board or ski Link to post Share on other sites
sam_casper 0 Posted October 14, 2002 Author Share Posted October 14, 2002 scouser .... mittens dont have fingers just a thumb and all ya fingers are in one bit..... gloves are have a "slot" for each finger.... and thumb....! no wool at all. Link to post Share on other sites
green 0 Posted October 14, 2002 Share Posted October 14, 2002 Easy - gloves Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted October 14, 2002 Share Posted October 14, 2002 They call 'em fingers, but I've never seen 'em fing... ..oh...there they go. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted October 14, 2002 Share Posted October 14, 2002 I love that episode of the Simpsons!!!!!!! Fan-bloody-tastic!!!!!! Homer the pot head, just great! Link to post Share on other sites
sam_casper 0 Posted October 14, 2002 Author Share Posted October 14, 2002 good call endzero!! Ah.... i love the simpsons.... "Stealing how could you...? havent you learnt anything from that guy who gives the sermans at church...? captain whats his name??" Link to post Share on other sites
Raury 0 Posted October 14, 2002 Share Posted October 14, 2002 Gloves for me, coz I like to be able to use individual fingers. I wear leather ski gloves that have been treated with Sno-Seal (bees wax). They keep nice and dry, but the only problem is that the finger tips wear out because they are not designed to be grabbing the edge of the board and manipulating bindings all the time. I am investigating making up little fingertips from a high wear fabric and sewing those over the tips of the fingers. Link to post Share on other sites
Lama 0 Posted October 14, 2002 Share Posted October 14, 2002 you get what you pay for..... the go is burton mittens with gortex outer Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted October 14, 2002 Share Posted October 14, 2002 As may have ben read in another rather trivial and lame post of mine (which one would that be...) I bought some burton mittens, gortex outer reduced to about 7000yen from 16500yen. There are a lot of mittens and gloves on sale at the moment. i prefer mittens as they dont leak as much (due to FAR less stitching). Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted October 14, 2002 Share Posted October 14, 2002 As may have ben read in another rather trivial and lame post of mine (which one would that be...) I bought some burton mittens, gortex outer reduced to about 7000yen from 16500yen. There are a lot of mittens and gloves on sale at the moment. i prefer mittens as they dont leak as much (due to FAR less stitching). Link to post Share on other sites
powwwers 0 Posted October 15, 2002 Share Posted October 15, 2002 mittens. good call lama, i got a pair of those too. bought `em at big white in `97. they`re a bit tattered now but they`ve seen a heap of snow-time. a cuppla times last season i pulled the inner out and wore a glove instead, so i had the practicality of a mitten, and the warmth of a glove. gunna get me some new ones this year though! Link to post Share on other sites
miteyak 0 Posted October 15, 2002 Share Posted October 15, 2002 Thin (very thin) polyprop/silk glove covered by a gortex mitt (with skirt, comes up to two inches below yer elbow). The mitt should have fleece/pile lining, movable or immovable. The layering system, just like all other clothing should be. Off the mitts for tricky stuff, adjust for weather conditions. Prob have to go to yer local friendly mountaineering store to get it though. (bought me snowden moulding mitts w/ pile lining in Capel craig, '87, still going strong!) Link to post Share on other sites
IM 0 Posted October 15, 2002 Share Posted October 15, 2002 I use 3 finger mittens Link to post Share on other sites
akibun 0 Posted October 15, 2002 Share Posted October 15, 2002 What are they? Link to post Share on other sites
IM 0 Posted October 15, 2002 Share Posted October 15, 2002 Akibun, These have thumb, index, and the rest, thus 3 finger mitts(inner golves are regular five finger fleece, thou). They are warm, and still have dexterities. My favorite for Hokkaido Back country. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted October 15, 2002 Share Posted October 15, 2002 I've never heard of, or seen those 3 fingered gloves/mittens before. They sound interesting!! Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted October 15, 2002 Share Posted October 15, 2002 They're commonly called 'trigger mitts'. Link to post Share on other sites
wcamel 0 Posted October 15, 2002 Share Posted October 15, 2002 Well cool. They should be called Camel Feet I reckon Link to post Share on other sites
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