Re: Mitten Recommendation


"Rich Heimlich" <agrajag@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hello everyone. Hope you've all had a chance to get out there this
> season. I just finally got out for my first set of runs this past
> Thursday and had a great time.
>
> Anyway, I've been thinking of retiring my Dakine gloves for a pair of
> mittens to increase warmth in my hands. I don't think I'll miss the
> flexibility of gloves very much.
>
> Anyway, I've been looking at mittens and wondering what level I should
> be considering. My first searches suggest two brands that I wonder
> about.
>
> First there are Marmot Randonee mittens that run $100!!! Then there
> are REI Vertigo mittens for $55. Not sure either of these are nothing
> more than overpriced brand products.
>
> I'm thinking I might like the insert concept as then it'd be easy to
> take off the outer layer without having to fully expose your hand but
> I have no experience there.
>
> Also, are the features of these gloves massive overkill? They mention
> things I've never thought of. Nose wipers? Goggle wipers?
>
> What brands and prices should I be looking at (and websites if there's
> a great discount location) for mittens that will absolutely keep my
> hands warm in typical ski conditions? My gloves have been great but at
> 20 degrees I notice my fingers can get chilly and below that they get
> cold after a bit.

Glad to read you got out so early in the season and had a great time. Where
did you ski?
how was the snow? I just got back from my annual Big Mountain ski trip had
a great time.

First if your hands are getting cold at 20 degrees it is either the gloves
are poorly insulated and poorly wicks the sweat from the hands or your hands
sweat excessive. I would bet on the later as I have used Dakine gloves and
they did OK.
For you hands try spraying some antiperspirant or use talcum powder on them.
This will keep them from sweating and freezing up. The same for cold feet
and this will help from getting stinky boots too. When the temp. drops
below 10 degrees you will need a good liner to help keep the hands from
freezing. Most ski mittens that use liners have fingered glove liners so
your fingers are kept separated in the glove which defeats the idea of a
mitten. I have both gloves and mittens and primarily use my gloves. I only
used the mittens once just to try them out.

The goggle wipes help keep you from scratching up the goggle lens a good
thing.

The price of $50 to $100 is good for the brands you mentioned.

See you out on the slopes

JQ
Dancing on the edge


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