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OutDry Gloves
LivingProof:
--- Quote from: ToddW on November 14, 2012, 11:30:14 am ---Well, it was easier for me to write that than to say "Holy Cow, Ron was right!" :o
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Ron may not always be right, but, in his mind, he's never wrong (except about the effects of Sandy).
ToddW:
--- Quote from: jim-ratliff on November 14, 2012, 12:21:47 pm ---Interesting, Todd. Have you considered that Ron may have been right about skis and technique as well?? :-\
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Jim,
Long, long ago when the Earth was young and shaped skis were new and skis were cambered, Ron was a big Head Supershape fan. Then entropy set in .... Chaos and Darkness fell upon skierdom. A Dark Age of skiing arose during which rational knowledge was replaced by mysticism and the words of false prophets ("132-98-123 R 17.2m CARVE IT. FLOAT IT. CONQUER IT ALL!") Size and rocker became king.
As for me, I steadfastly remain an old-fashioned empirical rationalist. After listening this weekend to instructor clinics at 2 areas, ski patrol training at one, and watching a well-known PSIA-RM examiner ski a coupla runs, I'm more convinced than before that only a small clique of coaches headquartered in Dumont is right about technique. That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it. (And the more wrong I am, the more stubbornly I'll stick to it ::) )
dan.boisvert:
I hope they work out well for you, Todd! I'm curious what membrane and seam tape they use in them. Making a glove that'll stay dry and breathable is pretty tough. It's hard enough to get tapes that won't peel and membranes that won't delaminate for use in garments. The life of a glove sounds like hell for that type of thing.
My rain glove experiment this year will be my pair of these: http://glacierglove.com/perfect-curve-glove.html
They're warm, grippy, waterproof, and durable. I've got a couple seasons of cold-weather kayaking out of mine so far, and they're still awesome. Glued & stitched means they'll stay wet inside for weeks if you forget to turn them inside-out to dry.. ;D
I figure if they keep my hands warm when immersed in snowmelt in March, they'll probably be okay with a bit of rain.
HighAngles:
I own two pairs of the MH OutDry-based gloves and I've been very happy with them. Sierra Trading Post still puts them up for sale for ridiculously low prices (and with the 35% off specials they send me it's just crazy to not buy them).
smackboy1:
Last year I bought a pair of Columbia (Columbia owns Mountain Hardwear) OutDry gloves and have been very happy with them. Warm and keeps my sweaty hands pretty dry so far.
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