SKIQUATTRO
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i see alot of patrollers and guys skiing with leather work gloves...looks like they are warm and can take a beating...been looking but cant find them...any suggestions?
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leather work gloves/skiing
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Yep. You're thinking of the Kinco gloves:
http://www.professionalequipment.com/kinco-insulated-leather-gloves-1927kw-s/leather-work-gloves/
http://www.professionalequipment.com/kinco-insulated-leather-gloves-1927kw-s/leather-work-gloves/
Kinco's seem to be the most popular, though some guys just use whatever leather work gloves they can find at the hardware store. I got some generic full leather work gloves that I sno-sealed last season for working at Sundown. They worked great and kept my hands warm for a full season of working the lifts. I didn't use them for skiing though. My regular ski gloves have a full leather palm so they've been holding up fine too.
TheBEast
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Kinco is by far the best gloves I've ever used. Totally durable and super warm. Who would have thought a sub $25 glove would work so well. Lather them up with some snow seal and you're ready!
We order them up by the dozen at Berkshire East....we've got a good majority of the patrol using them.
Pretty sure you can get them at Amazon too.
These are the ones we've been using the last few years.
http://www.kinco.com/products.html?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage_images.tpl&product_id=43&category_id=7
We order them up by the dozen at Berkshire East....we've got a good majority of the patrol using them.
Pretty sure you can get them at Amazon too.
These are the ones we've been using the last few years.
http://www.kinco.com/products.html?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage_images.tpl&product_id=43&category_id=7
drjeff
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I picked up a pair of the Kombi version of those last November as my winter outdoor gloves (snowblowing, shoveling, cold weather football game tailgating, to/from the mountain gloves - just great stuff! Warm, and with the snowseal, dry!
The only thing that kept me from wearing them for skiing, is that for me, I like my ski gloves to be a little longer in the cuff, and for my glove cuff to go over my jacket sleeve cuff (just a personal preference thing)
I'm the same way, I like a glove with a gauntlet to cover my jacket sleeve cuff.
I'm the opposite. I prefer my gloves under my jacket sleeves. I have struggled to find a good no gauntlet glove that fits properly outside of dropping major duckets on say a Hestra glove.
Might have to look into the Kinco glove. I enjoy my Level gloves, but they don't work with my soft shell on warmer days as the sleeves are too narrow on it and the gauntlet not big enough to go over the sleeve.
Don't know why preference is what it is for under the sleeve. The opposite just feels odd, like tucking pants into a pair of work boots.
Might have to look into the Kinco glove. I enjoy my Level gloves, but they don't work with my soft shell on warmer days as the sleeves are too narrow on it and the gauntlet not big enough to go over the sleeve.
Don't know why preference is what it is for under the sleeve. The opposite just feels odd, like tucking pants into a pair of work boots.
Warp Daddy
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Use Kinco's for my outside winter work snowblowing etc Use full leather Rossi gore tex combo glove for 15 degree and use Spyder full leather w/goretex "lobster claw style" mittens when its mondo cold
These are great have last 3 fingers together but thumb and index finger are independent and have a glove like feel when gripping the ski pole but are super toasty
These are great have last 3 fingers together but thumb and index finger are independent and have a glove like feel when gripping the ski pole but are super toasty
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Those look great. I'm going to order a pair...and they will be perfect for next winter as my winter mountain biking gloves!
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I have a pair of Scott Shelter gloves which has a very soft leather palm and are the warmest most comfortable gloves I have ever used. They retail for about $85 but I see there are places online you can get them for $60.
http://www.scott-sports.com/us_en/product/9370/48019/shelter
http://www.scott-sports.com/us_en/product/9370/48019/shelter
mishka
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More options:
motorcycle insulated leather gloves
http://myleather.com/c/Motorcycle-Gloves/all/2/162.html
Drivers Glove
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/3AJ24?Pid=search
motorcycle insulated leather gloves
http://myleather.com/c/Motorcycle-Gloves/all/2/162.html
Drivers Glove
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/3AJ24?Pid=search
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SKIQUATTRO
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Black Phantom
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Not sure how new it is, but it is the best glove I have ever used.
TheBEast
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Looks like the same design/style as prior years, but a cheaper price option than Amazon, at least it looks cheaper than it was a couple years ago.
Black Phantom
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Amazon typically has free shipping.
TheBEast
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http://www.amazon.com/Go-Gloves-Kinco-Ski-M/dp/B0013FE6PQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=apparel&qid=1288191042&sr=8-1
Yup, looks like they're $21.95 with free shipping and that other site had them for $19.95 + $6.95 shipping
smitty77
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Best all-around cold weather work glove I have found: http://jtillman.com/products/gloves/winter/1568/
I have yet to "wear out" a pair - they usually get too nasty inside or too cruddy on the outside before I'm able to wear through the fabric or split the fingers. edit: Oh, and no need to snoseal - the liner between the lining and the leather makes them waterproof.
AirGas welding supply has them (made by Radnor, but exact same glove) for $6 online. Maybe more $$ in store, but not by much. http://www.airgas.com/browse/productDetail.aspx?Category=262&product=RAD64057086
These are awesome gloves for working outside in the cold in situations where more dexterity is needed. Insulated and half the price of Mechanix wear (also sold in non-insulated versions):
http://www.airgas.com/browse/productDetail.aspx?Category=262&product=TIL1485L
I have yet to "wear out" a pair - they usually get too nasty inside or too cruddy on the outside before I'm able to wear through the fabric or split the fingers. edit: Oh, and no need to snoseal - the liner between the lining and the leather makes them waterproof.
AirGas welding supply has them (made by Radnor, but exact same glove) for $6 online. Maybe more $$ in store, but not by much. http://www.airgas.com/browse/productDetail.aspx?Category=262&product=RAD64057086
These are awesome gloves for working outside in the cold in situations where more dexterity is needed. Insulated and half the price of Mechanix wear (also sold in non-insulated versions):
http://www.airgas.com/browse/productDetail.aspx?Category=262&product=TIL1485L
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bigbog
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Marmot, Cloudveil have em'.
$.01
$.01
SKIQUATTRO
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dont think i ever saw a marmot product for $10 bucks......$100 yes, $10, no
Thanks for the link. I've heard a lot of good things about these gloves, so I just ordered a pair to put through the paces of being a part-time liftie. I used a pair of insulated leather work gloves (with sno-seal) from the hardware store last year that worked out well (the first pair of gloves that I didn't destroy in a season or less) except the lack of cuff allowed snow to get inside which was annoying. I'm going to be interested to see how these compare.
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