Gloves for sweaty hands

[MrYeates]

Hey everyone. Skiing up here in Washington state to give you an idea of conditions.

Basically my hands sweat if I wear any kind of thick or warm glove. Because of this the only thing I've been able to wear are a few different park gloves I have. However they aren't waterproof by any means which means they get soaked if I touch the snow or anything. Roommate told me to find leather park gloves but I know gortex is a good waterproof material and leather has its maintenance. Was wondering if someone can recommend me a super thin, waterproof glove. My search has come up empty. I already have a pair of thick gloves for the really really cold days. Just need s daily driver for the 25-30 degree days we constantly have.

 

[MrYeates]

These are what I currently wear that are the perfect warmth. They came with some grenade mittens from years ago. Just not waterproof or meant to be worn on the outside.

 

[Swandog7]

I get really sweaty feet and hands. For gloves I use Kinco mitts and they work great, I used a waterproofing on them

 

[patagonialuke]

If you're willing to drop the cash, a few companies make gore tex shell gloves, although they tend to be very expensive. The issue with the vast majority of waterproof gloves is that it uses a insert, rather then a shell like in a 3L jacket, so the area between the insert and the outer fabric gets bogged down with water. Arcteryx offers some fantastic (and fantastically expensive) options (Beta Shell). A cheaper, less durable option would be the Mountain Hardwear Plasmic glove which is basically a raincoat for your hands. I think you're best bet would be to look into gloves intended for ice climbing, because they tend to have little insulation, fantastic dexterity, and a focus on waterproofing. I use the Mountain Hardwear Seraction (replaced now by the Hydra) for wet spring laps, and Black Diamond has some good options as well (Arc, Terminator). If these are too expensive you can always get a pair of leather Kinco gloves and treat them with Snoseal every once in a while.

 

[RudyGarmisch]

As a senior WA skier, best solution I've found without breaking the bank is a set of shell gloves with removable liners. Ski in the shells without liners until they get wet or sweaty and cold, then throw in the liners and enjoy non saturated hands for another few hours.

I bought a set of Hestra leather mitts and even treating them with excessive amounts of balm and wax, they still get soaked on a pow day when its 32 and snowing wet pow. I'm going back to gore and liners I guess.

 

[californiagrown]

As a senior WA skier, best solution I've found without breaking the bank is a set of shell gloves with removable liners. Ski in the shells without liners until they get wet or sweaty and cold, then throw in the liners and enjoy non saturated hands for another few hours.

I bought a set of Hestra leather mitts and even treating them with excessive amounts of balm and wax, they still get soaked on a pow day when its 32 and snowing wet pow. I'm going back to gore and liners I guess.

I have cheap ass full leather kinco style gloves that i saturate with and bake in this stuff and have never had an issue with the wet snow in either CA or WA. Im talking about fucking saturating every little nook and cranny once or twice a year, throwing em in a warm oven just until the wax liquifies and soaks in and then rubbing it in some more. They used to be bright green but because of all the wax they are borderline black. On super warm wet days where my hands sweat, i use the old latex exam glove liner trick and it works beautifully.

Different strokes for different folks.

 

[ghosthop]

Wear gloves with removable liners have a backup pair so you can switch out when your first gets seaty

 

[RudyGarmisch]

I have cheap ass full leather kinco style gloves that i saturate with and bake in this stuff and have never had an issue with the wet snow in either CA or WA. Im talking about fucking saturating every little nook and cranny once or twice a year, throwing em in a warm oven just until the wax liquifies and soaks in and then rubbing it in some more. They used to be bright green but because of all the wax they are borderline black. On super warm wet days where my hands sweat, i use the old latex exam glove liner trick and it works beautifully.

Different strokes for different folks.

I've tried a homebrew of mineral oil mixed with beeswax too. Kicker is that these are purple leather Hestra mitts, and when they get soaked my hands get stained purple after a day of riding.

The latex glove method just sounds like a bad time. Too much time in the lab and at the factory with those on and I know what overexposure does to your hands.

 

[doitbig]

I have the same issue. I take my gloves off on the lift.

 

[KravtZ]

Same. Always get cold in afternoons cause of it. I have had great experience in Dakine's gloves. As well as cloudviels I just bought (though they are thinner than expected) but still niice.

 

[gabew34]

POW gloves hack mitt has a nice zipper from bottom of thumb to top of middle finger, whenever my hands get toasty while hiking or anything i unzip them and let some breeze in.this is huge plus too because now if i want to cool off i dont have to spend 5 mins slipping my hands back in to sweaty mitts.

 

[randymeetsworld]

I seem to get sweatier hands when the glove fits bigger. Maybe try sizing down.

 

[MrYeates]

I appreciate all the help and replies! +K to all of you. This has been an on going issue for me for years and I am finally taking care of it haha.

The beta shells mentioned are a bit out of my price range.

I've been able to narrow it down to these two options, both appearing to have no insulation and a very thin liner.
http://www.mountainhardwear.com/men...rule=PriceLowToHigh&prefv1=Waterproof&start=0

Or
http://store.dakine.com/impreza-glove.html

Am I going to suffer the same problem with the glove soaking the liner that was mentioned earlier? Something tells me the plasmic gloves are going to work a little bit better than the Impreza. If not, I'll be heading towards the cheaper, homemade ideas you guys have mentioned.

 

[MrYeates]

I ended up finding the inprezas in the store and they seem a little bit more thick than I would have liked. Haven't found the mountain hardware ones but about to pull the trigger on Amazon. Good idea?

 

[a_pla5tic_bag]

The latex glove method just sounds like a bad time. Too much time in the lab and at the factory with those on and I know what overexposure does to your hands.

I dont understand the latex or nitirile glove thing? Is it that you confine all the sweat to the inside of that glove, then just take it off and either put a new set in, or use your gloves and your hands are still dry? Or is it to keep your hands dry overall from water coming through the glove?

Somebody try using antiperspirant spray or rub on stick on your hands. There's no reason it shouldn't work on the pores there. Granted there's a lot more of them but I've used antiperspirant spray on my feet with some success, I just have to figure out the best way to do it.

 

[doitbig]

Somebody try using antiperspirant spray or rub on stick on your hands. There's no reason it shouldn't work on the pores there. Granted there's a lot more of them but I've used antiperspirant spray on my feet with some success, I just have to figure out the best way to do it.

I rock a combo on antiperspirant/baby powder on my feet and it works wonders.