cold weather gloves - any suggestions?

[jimmalkin]

My wife and I have year old Gill Offshore Sailing Gloves, supposed to be waterproof and warm. In a soaking mix of rain and sleet on Long Island Sound this Saturday, the gloves were neither waterproof nor warm. I've expressed my frozen thoughts to Gill who has offered to replace them with another pair.

Has anyone found a glove that is waterproof and warm and suitable for a cruising sailer - steering, sheet handling, general on board activities? I'm not a racer so moderate bulk is ok. Thanks.

jim.malkin@sourcemedia.com

[kimberlite]

I like the rubber coated work gloves from home depot they come in orange and black. if you need warmth you can wear another pair of gloves inside.

where are you loacted on long island?

fair winds,
eric
kimberlite, huntington

[DynaMeme]

Two answers. For sailing, we gave up on sailing gloves and bought kaykers gloves at REI. Waterproof, designed to direct water away from the cuff and warm.

For handling ground tackle, mooring pendants, clearing pot warps, we use the gloves the Chesapeake watermen wear. You will never thread a needle with them, but you will stay warm, dry, and uninfected.

[sailingdog]

The gloves I use are pretty good. They're made by Stearns out of 3mm neoprene. Completely waterproof and fairly warm, especially if you wear ski glove liners under them.

The other gloves I use are by Serius, and they're meant for skiing...not quite as warm but give you a bit more dexterity.

[jared]

Lightweight neoprene "warm water" skin/scuba diving gloves. Of all the odd things, about ten bucks at WalMart in a southern state where they were stocked as sporting goods. You may still get damp in them (your hands will sweat) but you won't get cold.

Look for the kind with rubber dots all over the palm/finger, for grip.

In a SCUBA shop...might be $25-40. You want the THIN ones, not the cold water type usually sold in the north.

[TalbotUK]

Dinghy gloves are normally a good solution. I have a pair that are neoprene on the back and leather on the front. I dive with them and they are a little chilly for that, but sufficiently flexible to allow good control of my camera.

[sailandoar]

Stop by the docks and talk to some fisherman.

For the moderate winters south of Hatteras I have copied the crabbers/shrimpers and buy the cheap knit gloves and the green thin rubber gloves over them. I have some looser sturdy rubber gloves to put over them for rough anchor work etc. The knit and light rubber cover gloves are cheap and I keep a small pile of the knits around and will have some extras drying below.

Now for light duty, pretty/gentle/fashionable cold and wet I have several pairs of patagonia gloves and a pair of neoprene diving gloves.

[sailingdog]

The Stearns gloves I have were from a commercial fishing supply house.

[jimmalkin]

Thanks for all the replies - after a year of further experimentation - the gill gloves IF clinched tightly around the wrist and IF the jacket is clinched tightly over the glove work well. However, to do this right requires an additional person to do the fussy stuffing/clinching - which means someone gets a less than satisfactory fit. Neoprene with silk liners are the way to go - especially if you are getting in and out of the gloves to fiddle with nav equipment, etc. Many thanks to all -