Sealskinz gloves?

[Monkey Spanker]

Looking at getting some better gloves than my neoprene ones for this winter. Has anyone tried these by Sealskinz? They look preety good and seem to get some good write-ups.
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[finnbear270]

sealskinz gloves

The Sealskinz range is top notch stuff, but, I found the gloves let my hands get cold, maybe they were a little tight?, but the socks, Now they are really good items, available in long & short, if you are unlucky enough to have a pair of boots fail, just get a pair of Sealskinz socks! 8)

 

[Bandit Country]

I use both the gloves and socks - great bits of kit. Just be careful when you talk about them in public. When I mentioned the name somebody thought I was the bloke that went around clubbing baby harp seals with a baseball bat!

 

[Jason]

They are nice gloves but your hands do get cold in them. Although when I had mine on last it was -19C at the time. if your going to give them some serious winteruse maybe get some glove liners as well.

As Bandit country say's you do get some really funny looks when you tell people you;ve got a pair of seal skin gloves.....

 

[finnbear270]

I just tell em grandpa was an Inuit, thats Inuit not Idiot!

 

[Jason]

and they get even more upset when you tell them you have to shave the whiskers off because they get in the way when you rub your eye's.

 

[Stand Buck]

What you need is a pair of Air Crew gloves and liners, if you cannot find any let me know and I may be able to put you in touch with a man who can.

 

[greville1689]

Sealskinz

Sorry to be a disbeliever. I have a pair of the ultra grip gloves and wore them for a day at the hinds in Wester Ross in fairly rough conditions (30-40mph winds and rain). They are not waterproof and your hands get clammy and cold in them. By luck I had a pair of Army issued arctic mitts which are 100% waterproof and combined with normal fleece gloves are very warm. A big thumbs-down I'm afraid and I would not buy another pair.

 

[cyberstag]

My hands suffer from poor circulation so I am always looking for waterproof, warm gloves that are not too thick to work in. I bought a pair of Sealskinz a few years ago, put them on, dipped hands in a bucket of water, water came straight through. Gloves went in the bin.

 

[scotspine]

I would say they are water resistant, not water proof. Ok if you are on the move but cold if sitting around. Biggest failure is down to the liners; they pull out if the gloves are damp and take an age to re-locate.

 

[Monkey Spanker]

Thanks guys - looks like more 'againsts' than 'fors' then! Glad I didn't go ahead and order some.
Ok, so what should I get then?
I currently use a nice pair of green leather aircrew flying gloves in the summer, and some Neoprene ones from Deben in the winter. The neoprene ones obviously do get wet which then transfers the cold. I don't suppose I'll need anything as thick as you might need in the Highlands in mid winter. If it gets too cold down South we obviously stay indoors and drink warm Shandy!!

 

[countrysports5]

Best I ever had is ragwool mitts (fingerless with a cover so you turn the cover back when shooting / loading) and thinsulate lined. Bought mine in the UK but here they are in Cabelas' catalogue
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t..._pla=rag wool gloves&cm_ite=netcon&hasJS=true

they are bulky but very good. Alternative is to wear thin fingerless mittens and run two peacock handwarmers - one in left pocket and one in right pocket. Worked fine in Poland minus 50 (yes, 50 !!) centrigrade for 2-3 days and then minus 20 for 2-3 days. Also works in Scotland where the cold is 'damp' cold !!

 

[finnbear270]

I have used the green leather gloves issued to german police, they are very thin & you can sometimes find the same thing marketed under the phrase "Butter soft", they have a small split in the right trigger pad to enable the finger to be turned back, super super warm, & get even better when wet! Steve.

 

[scotspine]

Update....they're pants! or might as well be because they are no use as gloves.

Just back from a few days in a bothy and whilst the weather wasn’t too bad the sealskins let me down badly and I ended up using my old Trek fleece gloves which worked a treat.

I am still trying to poke the (damp) liners back down the fingers of each glove…..

 

[Bandit Country]

Perhaps there are some grey imports about? I was out in the torrential rain on Sunday and my Jahti Jakt suit and Sealskinz gloves kept me perfectly dry.

 

[2428 miles]

Unfortunately, there are no gloves out there that are thin and dexterous yet warm and waterproof enough to cope with Scotland’s filthy weather!!
I wear a pair of the Mac wet gloves which are great to shoot in, I wear them alot for the pheasant shooting as they are so dexterous. Wind proof but not waterproof.
When hind stalking for instance when the weather is realy nippy, i wear the Mac wets with Harkila Pro hunter over the top.
The pro hunter gloves are seriously good, totally waterproof and they have a long cough so you cap pull the sleeve of your smock over it. keeps toasty warm in filthy weather.

When you have stalked into position, slip off the outer glove on trigger hand and you still have a warm,dry and wind-proofed gloved hand incase you have to wait before taking the shot.

It is the only system that works for me.