Winter Gloves

[neilnbeanie]

Hi All
Just wondering what gloves you people will be using for the winter. Have been looking into those Sealskinz gloves, they look good but a bit pricey. What do you reccomend?

[Izzetafox]

Sealskinz are supposed to be very good but I have ead that they have to be washed often or the smell.

Personally I am a tight git and have been getting b y with cheapo neoprene gloves from Aldi.

Terry

[neilnbeanie]

I'm the same really, but i hate it when my hands start to get cold, so i was looking for the cheapest way to keep my hands warm. This will be my 1st winter on the kayak and i was thinking that i will need a pair that i can keep on the whole time, even when baiting up. The odd time i may need to tie knots, i would have to take them off, but this is fairly rare once im set up and fishing. I have never really tried those neoprene gloves, as most people have always slagged them off, and when bank fishing, ive found that any gloves will do and youve always got your stove or hand warmers to help. I was looking into the Sealskinz socks and read a review and someone said that they wasnt totally waterproof! Neil.

[fenboystu]

I use neoprene gloves also tho not Aldi ones For neoprene to work at its best dont it have to get wet tho to trap a layer of water to warm up ??
As for the socks if you have a drysuit i`d not worry to much if they`re not waterproof as long as there warm as they are inside the suit.

[greygoose]

Bulders mechants do very good thermal socks , I find wearing gloves my hands get colder, its the dampness, mittens and a small towel for my hands is my usual, if it gets to much a short hard paddle gets the blood flowing!

[philpot]

I am very lucky as I don't feel the cold much however I have a pair of 'Hot Sox ' brilliant and only £5 per pair.

Gloves are tricky, I buy two or three pairs of the Thinsulate gloves which can be bought from petrol stations, Sunday markets etc etc for £3-5per pair. I carry a spare pair in a waterproof food box and wear another pair most of the time aboard. When winding in and changing bait, just take them off and tuck them under your pfd, wipe your hands with a dry towel and put them back on again.

The dry towel is the key element and again keep in a food box or bag, if you get the wet off your hands, the gloves can do there job very well. When the gloves get smelly, throw away because they are cheap to buy.

This works for me. I remember a long post on the AA site regarding Sealskins and from what I recall, there were as many people who thought they were rubbish as there were people who thought they were good---------at those prices it was not conclusive enough for me.

Phil