Winter/thermal gloves - recommendations

[teapot]

As above? Suffer from freezing hands and they don't go well with hacking on the downs etc.

So any suggestions? No roeckl please as they just don't last long enough

 

[wendyII]

ive had my roekle gloves for two years, true some are useless wear them out in weeks specially the fake leather ones but the eventin ones are fabby, failin that good old thinsulate gloves that you get in the mountaineerin shops aint bad

 

[SpruceRI]

Try some 'Good Hands' gloves. They are waterproof to a point i.e seem to stop the rain coming in but if you put hands in bucket of water you get wet!

Mine are rather cumbersome to tack up with, but riding is fine.

Nice and warm!

Oh, and they were about £6 last year I think.

 

[ester]

Mountain horse fluorescent and thinsulate ones are amazing, my hands actually get too hot. and they are w/proof

Apart from that I often wear my thinsulate skiing gloves if hacking as don't need 'feel' so much as long as I can stop and they alway keep the wet out. they arent actually that thick.

neither are great for tacking up in so I usually do a last minute switch.

 

[BackInBlack]

i have some dublin neoprene ones which were a godsend. no more cold hands for me, just trying to find where i can buy some more! they are a bit bulky when you're tacking up but great when you're in the saddle.

 

[jnb]

I have Reynaud's syndrome and use Woof Wear Neoprene ones - no more dead hands!

 

[Minxie]

To be honest I wouldn't look at equestrian ones at all. Instead look at ones for climbing, hiking etc. These are made to really high specs and designed specifically for purpose i.e to keep your hands warm, wick away any moisture, be water repellant but still give you complete flexibility (I used to find riding gloves didn't have flexibility at the base of the fingers).

I've got mountain hardwear ones and they are fantastic.

mountain hardwear

They are expensive but at least I'm not forced home from the yard early cause my hands are numb. But other good makes are Marmot, Outdoor Research, Berghaus and North face (at a push as they can also be a bit for the fashion market rather than the extreme market) .

Another really useful way to do this is to buy glove liners and soft shell gloves. Pop the liners on underneath when your doing stuff like mucking out, using the wheelbarrow but, if you find it too bulky then just use the soft shells when out riding.

 

[angela_l_b]

Without a doubt - Sealskinz gloves - they are properly waterproof and really, really warm. Last year was my first winter with warm hands and I am never buying anything else! They are shaped for riding as well so you don't need to change or put up with the thick cumbersome fleecy sort.

http://www.derbyhouse.co.uk/prodshow.asp?id=5943&cat=3&scats=71,84

 

[Barlow]

Sealskinz are expensive but worth it! I had a pair of the mountain horse ones before that but they didn't last very long at all (less than a week!)

 

[ThePony]

I'd go for the sealskins too, after having tried an absolutle fortunes worth of different ones! My hands get horribly cold and just cramp up, the pain just makes me cry so really not fun!! I have the ladies winter riding gloves and the difference is just amazing! Soaking hay, riding out, picking out soggy wet feet is all a doddle with warm and dry hands! I did find the sizing came up really small though, I am a 6.5 in rokel, but needed a large in these - wouldn't have wanted them any smaller.