Waterproofing

[Dolerite Walker]

Wet, cold hands are problematic. Besides the obvious gore tex, any suggestions for waterproof and effective gloves?

[Giddy_up]

I've heard good things about these,

http://www.ninjagloves.com

I have not used them but I know guys that use them in a chiller room and they swear by them.

[wayno]

they look promising, any idea which models your friends use?
http://www.ninjagloves.com/docs/Comp_chart.html

[Giddy_up]

Yeah wayno, they use the "Ice" version. The guys reckon that they keep your hands really warm and dry and you can actually work in them without much loss of dexterity. There relatively inexpensive as well I believe.

[Maelgwn]

What for? Hanging out on an aussie ski lift? Or walking in Tasmania?

[mtrain]

I've found windstopper gloves to be good even when saturated.

[wayno]

yeah windstopper is actually reasonably waterproof up to a certain level. its not storm proof.. and windstopper garments usually arent seam sealed... Gore only market it as windproof though,, they make a clear delineation between their waterproof and windproof membranes
cant remember who but it might have been The North Face made a jacket recently that they seam sealed and have marketed as highly water resistant, since the line is getting blurred more by other brands marketing highly breathable highly water resistant shells.

[Orion]

Has anyone had luck using neoprene gloves to keep the hands warm (if not dry) in wet, cold conditions?

[icefest]

Has anyone had luck using neoprene gloves to keep the hands warm (if not dry) in wet, cold conditions?

I use them when diving, so yes, they do work. (Some drysuits are made of neoprene, so seam sealed neoprene is airtight)

Neoprene is not the best for any form of dexterity though. You'll have problems doing anything with them on.

[Giddy_up]

I have also heard that the National Parks guys in Tassie might be using the Ninja gloves. Maybe someone can confirm this as that would be a pretty good recommendation if their happy with them.

[Moondog55]

I've never used them in the bush or while skiing but I have a pair of cheap carpenters work gloves that look like those Ninja brand ones. They are not really waterproof but the use of them allows me to hold onto and swing a hammer in the worst of a Geelong winter so I would say that they work reasonably well.
I would not rely on them on they're own to and I would add in a good overmitt at a minimum for winter, but mine only cost me $12- at Tools Galore

[Mark F]

For non-snow use I prefer to use a light waterproof or wpb shell mitt with a choice of insulating liner gloves. I have just made a pair of wpb mitts from ZPacks rainwear material (20 grams). They are unlikely to be terribly durable and certainly not for bush bashing but the material was only $10-$15. If they don't work out I will move up the fabric weight. For liners I use either nothing, thin polypro gloves or fleece gloves depending on the conditions.

[Joomy]

Those ninja gloves look pretty promising for use with ice tools.

[wayno]

Those ninja gloves look pretty promising for use with ice tools.

especially when you consider what you have to pay normally for alpine gloves....