Seal skin?

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as we all no its getting colder, and most evenings after work i am waddling around the yard with layer up on layer on (base layer, polo, body warmer and then coat!)

suffering from raynards can be painful as this time of yard, and although my body and now feet (thank you for the advice on that!) are now lovely and warm i find my fingers are freezing!

we have a rug dryer so i often go put my hands on that for a few moments before getting back to my jobs, i was looking in to buying gloves (have had many over the years and often end up frozen because they are wet or have hay stuck in them!)

i was looking through some equine shops here online and sell across a brand of gloves called "Seal Skin" they claim to be warm and water proof!!

how ever they are pricey at £40 a pair and before i go spending money has any one had them??

any yays or nays??
 
Sealskinz - they are waterproof (I have some and did the dip into a bucket of water test) but mine aren't all that warm. They do a thermal liner which makes all the difference but unfortunately I didn't allow room for those in mine. They do various designs, just make sure you get one with good thermal properties
 
I've got some, the riding version, but I don't ride in them as I find them too bulky. They're great for doing jobs in, but anything a bit fiddly like headcollar buckles, tacking up etc I'd always take them off to do.
In all honesty, I've found cheap leather gloves ( the ones with fluffy lining) the best and with rubber gloves on top for wet jobs.
 
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Ive got a pair but find them too bulky to do anything in them. I bought a cheaper pair of leather thermal gloves from the petrol station (£6!) and they are great for yard jobs as long as I don't get them too wet obviously.
 
MY daughter suffers from Raynards & she finds that 'Seal Skinz' gloves keep her hands warm & dry. They are expensive but they do the job. You get what you pay for & when you have Raynards you really need to keep your hands warm don't you. :)
 
I have reynauds and a pair of the riding seal skinz. They do indeed keep hands dry and I tend to use them for winter hacking but they're not that warm (compared to ski gloves for example) and have very little "feel" to them so like others have said they're on and off a few times before I get on. I am quite a fan of fingerless gloves/mitts for yard jobs and tacking up as you don't need to take them off to do things.
 
You might want to have a look for your local motorcycle clothing store and find some silk inner gloves.

I have Raynaulds and used to ride motorbikes. A police biker I met at a fun ride recommended silk inner gloves because they're lovely and warm without the bulk.
 
I got the seal skins riding gloves for £20 at YHL and tried them today in y lesson and hacking was very happy with them and my hands were lovely and warm all day. A bit thicker than I would like but certainly a good buy for hacking. I have seen some other deals on Internet so worth shopping around.
 
I got some from hope valley saddlery a few months ago! just started wearing them now its cold and they are awesome! mind are not riding gloves but were half price in a sale and would defo get a pair to ride in now

I even wore one on my non clipping hand earlier today! didn't wear them on the hand I was clipping with, didn't want to drop my new clippers and break them
 
I have the riding gloves and the other ones, and I do like them.

I find that the lining can pull back in the fingers though making them a PITA to put on if I've let my hands get cold first - perhaps I bought a size too small.

On full livery so I don't do any jobs around the yard but I can do most grooming in these, as others have said I wouldn't usually tack up in any gloves at all, and then I've been happy to ride in them.
 
I bought a pair of Sealskinz gloves recently. I bought them because they were reduced and wanted to try them (Hope Valley Saddlery, Beaver Hall EC shop in Staffs)
I think they are ok for autumn but not warm enough for minus temps.
 
I bought some in the summer, reduced, in a size larger than i really need. I find my hands get sweaty and then its difficult to get the gloves on and off. The bigger size sorts this problem. they are warm and they are waterproof.
 
I think the ones you found are very expensive, I saw some in my local tackshop this week for £32. I have had them in the past and they did keep my hands warm but if they get wet on the outside and haven't dried properly before you take them off, they do absorb the water, so you can't put them on again until they are completely dry.
 
I have had some, they do a couple of versions, and I had the £40 ones. They are OK. Waterproof to a point, but not for hours. Once wet they are not so warm!

TBH I prefer sheepskin mittens. I can still ride, my fingers have more room and they are still warm even if they do get a bit damp. I found I could also fit some fingerless gloves or silk/Damart glove liners in, so I can remove for fiddly jobs and put back on.

ETA... such as these! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nordvek-L...hash=item19e4430247:m:myd1WAQkUwpzUTpZrApcrEQ
 
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I love my sealskinz, can only wear them when it's really cold because they are too warm for anything else and I suffer with really cold hands all year round!
 
I love mine .
I prefer the pull on ones with no Velcro fastening ( I have both types ) the Velcro fastened ones are very hard to get on when your hands are wet .
I hunt in the pull on ones and they are for me the best hunting gloves I have , I don't find them to thick I would not want to ride a test in them but for hacking and hunting they are fine .
They are fab for yard work in bad weather .
 
Don't bother with the riding ones. The insulation on the palm side is pants, sacrificed for feel on the reins, which you'll lose anyway if you have an attack! I have the 4 rating ones, which you normally have to get ordered in by the tack shop. You won't have fine dexterity in them, but with Raynauds I go for warmth. For fiddly jobs I use gloves designed for use in cold rooms covered by the rubber dipped yard gloves. I do ride in my Sealskinz. I wouldn't ride for most of the winter otherwise!
 
I bought a riding pair last year at Olympia and I love them, can just about tack up in them and then ride in them, do agree the lining is a bit annoying as it gets tucked up but warm and definitely do the job!
 
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