Hestra gloves. What is this for?

[sh1kar]

Having lost one of my Harkila winter gloves I bought some Hestra gloves a year or two ago. Wearing them yesterday I noticed the leather loop on the ring finger of each glove.

Any ideas what it’s for?

 

[old 30-06]

I think its exactly that, to re-enforce the glove where a ring may cause damage.

 

[Stalker62]

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[Jelen]

Having lost one of my Harkila winter gloves I bought some Hestra gloves a year or two ago. Wearing them yesterday I noticed the leather loop on the ring finger of each glove.

Any ideas what it’s for?

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I don't know, too far down to prevent wear from a ring. I do know that the gauntlet thing is irritating though. Depending on what jacket I wear trying to get them under or over the sleeve comfortably is a faff.
Apart from that they are a great glove.

 

[Tim.243]

Having lost one of my Harkila winter gloves I bought some Hestra gloves a year or two ago. Wearing them yesterday I noticed the leather loop on the ring finger of each glove.

Any ideas what it’s for?

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Many of us over a certain age will remember mitts connected via a cord to ones winter coat.

They had to attach the cord somewhere.

 

[tackb]

g spot depth gauge ?

 

[deerstalker.308]

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So you can hang them opening down from a carabina on your pack and not have the insides get wet

 

[SSN100]

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So you can hang them opening down from a carabina on your pack and not have the insides get wet

Exactly. It’s very useful in snowy environments.

 

[Heym SR20]

I really do love my Hestra’s. When its cold and you want warm hands there is nothing better. We don’t often though get in cold enough in the UK.

 

[sh1kar]

Many of us over a certain age will remember mitts connected via a cord to ones winter coat.

They had to attach the cord somewhere.

they have a velcro bracelet inside which is attached to a string That holds them on wrist when take them off so not that

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[Stalker62]

@sh1kar

My wife suffers with very cold hands (and heart but that is another story).

Looking for a decent (read expensive) pair of gloves I looked into Hestra.

They arrived yesterday.



Pedigree seems OK...




Then the 'small print'...




"Made in China".

FFS.

Just feel like I have been 'mugged off'...

 

[DVS1]

Ooooofff! I'd have thought the Scandinavians would've kept production within their own country out of pride alone!!

 

[Utectok]

It’s for pulling them off simples

 

[deerstalker.308]

It’s for pulling them off simples

Nope…. It’s for carabina attachment as mention above

 

[sh1kar]

Luckily I got them before they moved it. Along with my Harkila and swandri kit which all gone downhill post move to china
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[tarponhead]

Ooooofff! I'd have thought the Scandinavians would've kept production within their own country out of pride alone!!

It does get cold in bits of China, as well…

 

[DVS1]

It does get cold in bits of China, as well…

Yep, good call!!