Paulmouk wrote:
> Can anyone recommend a good pair of thin comfortable gloves please? My open mitts are leaving my
> poor little fingers a bit chilly in the mornings now that autumn is here.
I have a large and growing pile of gloves, as at least on my hands there =
rarely seems to be one that's right for more than a limited range of=20 jobs :-(
Sealskinz are waterproof and allow good dexterity, but don't breathe as=20 well as a non-waterproof,
and if you do get cold in them you won't warm=20 up much IME. But a good general choice.
Generic fleece gloves are cheap and pretty good, though more windproof=20 would be nice on downhills
on a frosty morning! Nothing you can't fix=20 with some Marigolds though, and probably the best
place to start=20 (they're always handy to have for all sorts of trips outdoors).
Windstopper fleece gloves are good but relatively expensive, and though=20 they'll see off a shower
happily if they do get wet through they take=20 forever and a day and then some to dry out and are
freezing until they=20 do so.
Rohan do some gloves in Schoeller Outlast "Phase Change Material". Very =
high tech, the idea is they take energy to change phase of the Special=20 Bits in the lining when
you're pumping out heat, so help to cool you=20 off, and they change phase back when you're not,
release the energy and=20 warm you up. Or something. How well the actual mechanism works I don't =
know exactly, but I've found them to be a very good mix of warmth,=20 dexterity and windproofing
that dry out at a reasonable rate. They're=20 =A325 a pair though :-(
Pete. --=20 Peter Clinch University of Dundee Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Medical Physics,
Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net
[email protected]
http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/
