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bvibert

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I quickly glanced at the instructions when I bought the stuff. So you heat up the gloves before applying or you heat up before applying and during application? I am guess the heat is to open up the pores and increase penetration.

I do both, before and during. I don't know that I'm necessarily doing it right, but that's what I used to do with leather hiking boots. It's also the process that I used with some leather work gloves that I used last season (for work, not skiing) and it seemed to work well.
 

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I got my Kinco's yesterday. I ordered them from the Amazon link above and they got here in a couple days. They look nice and durable, though they're a little more bulky than I was envisioning in my head. They should be plenty warm though. Now I just need to go pick up some more Sno-Seal since I used the last of mine on my work gloves last season.

I've used these for a few work days now, and one ski day (a CT powder day). They've worked well, but are a bit on the bulky side. They took a day or so to break in.

They were plenty warm enough this morning when it was around -1F and my hands stayed dry and comfortable for a few hours of powder skiing on Wednesday.
 

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I've been rocking the Kinco's since finding this thread and having ordered them off Amazon. No complaints here once they broke in a bit. They've been sno-sealed a second time after getting back from a day of very wet / heavy snow in Washington. They only failed at the end of the day and I'd have to say stayed dry longer than most gloves I've had before. I'm a believer now.
 

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are the regular kinco gloves more flexible than the 'ski' glove? i have the ski glove and its pretty hard to flex
 

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are the regular kinco gloves more flexible than the 'ski' glove? i have the ski glove and its pretty hard to flex

I have the ski glove too. It's not the most flexible glove out there, but it's getting better with usage. My hands cramped up a bit the first day using them... :eek:
 

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I just remembered that I lost one of my Kinco Ski gloves towards the end of last season. Gonna have to order another pair!
 

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are the regular kinco gloves more flexible than the 'ski' glove? i have the ski glove and its pretty hard to flex

Yes. I have a pair of both and I found the ski glove too stiff. I use the regular ones in New England and I love them.
 

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I just remembered that I lost one of my Kinco Ski gloves towards the end of last season. Gonna have to order another pair!

Just ordered a replacement pair, should be here in the next week or so. I think that was the only ski related item that I need before the season starts..
 

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i did treat them with snoseal....i'm finding my kinco ski glove stiff and cold....maybe the regualr insulated glove would be better
 
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