This may be off topic (LOL) but does anyone have a favorite brand of very
cold water/airtemp paddling gloves. I bought a pair of Marmot
windproof/water resistant gloves this week..and froze the instant they got
wet. Is neoprene the best...etc? I also have super lightweight
pogies/mambas...so coupled with something else thinner and with tacky grip
may be my goal? Thanks in advance...this group always has the best advice
as usual....Dan O

On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 23:29:53 GMT, "Dan O'Connell"
wrote:

This may be off topic (LOL) but does anyone have a favorite brand of very
cold water/airtemp paddling gloves. I bought a pair of Marmot
windproof/water resistant gloves this week..and froze the instant they got
wet. Is neoprene the best...etc? I also have super lightweight
pogies/mambas...so coupled with something else thinner and with tacky grip
may be my goal? Thanks in advance...this group always has the best advice
as usual....Dan O

Let me be among the first to complain about your bringing up a paddling
question in a paddling newsgroup. I live in Florida so I have no idea
about paddling gloves, I just wanted to make sure you were severely
reprimanded.

Galen Hekhuis NpD, JFR, GWA
Guns don't kill people, religions do

Dan O'Connell wrote:
This may be off topic (LOL) but does anyone have a favorite brand of very
cold water/airtemp paddling gloves. I bought a pair of Marmot
windproof/water resistant gloves this week..and froze the instant they got
wet. Is neoprene the best...etc? I also have super lightweight
pogies/mambas...so coupled with something else thinner and with tacky grip
may be my goal? Thanks in advance...this group always has the best advice
as usual....Dan O

Neoprene is the best stuff I've found. Those simulated leather palm
things get really cold really fast. I have a couple of pairs in 2mm and
3 mm thicknesses, depending on the temps. The key is to wear the
thinnest gloves possible to stay warm. Excess neoprene between your
hands and the paddle feels like paddling in boxing gloves; you can't get
good finesse on the paddle.

I have some Aleutian brand gloves from Bass Pro Shop that work pretty
well. I like some of the NRSs, too.

Or...really cheap and really warm: poly glove liners under dishwashing
gloves.

Steve


--
Steve Cramer
Athens, GA

OK....guys! They must not only keep my hands warm and dry on the way to
church...or out planting trees...but I also need the dexterity to load and
fire my Bushmaster .223 (30 round clips) ...Is that better Galen??

Dan O

"Galen Hekhuis" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 23:29:53 GMT, "Dan O'Connell"
wrote:

This may be off topic (LOL) but does anyone have a favorite brand of very
cold water/airtemp paddling gloves. I bought a pair of Marmot
windproof/water resistant gloves this week..and froze the instant they
got
wet. Is neoprene the best...etc? I also have super lightweight
pogies/mambas...so coupled with something else thinner and with tacky
grip
may be my goal? Thanks in advance...this group always has the best
advice
as usual....Dan O

Let me be among the first to complain about your bringing up a paddling
question in a paddling newsgroup. I live in Florida so I have no idea
about paddling gloves, I just wanted to make sure you were severely
reprimanded.

Galen Hekhuis NpD, JFR, GWA
Guns don't kill people, religions do

OK....guys! They must not only keep my hands warm and dry on the way to
church...or out planting trees...but I also need the dexterity to load and
fire my Bushmaster .223 (30 round clips) ...Is that better Galen??

Dan O

"Galen Hekhuis" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 23:29:53 GMT, "Dan O'Connell"
wrote:

This may be off topic (LOL) but does anyone have a favorite brand of very
cold water/airtemp paddling gloves. I bought a pair of Marmot
windproof/water resistant gloves this week..and froze the instant they
got
wet. Is neoprene the best...etc? I also have super lightweight
pogies/mambas...so coupled with something else thinner and with tacky
grip
may be my goal? Thanks in advance...this group always has the best
advice
as usual....Dan O

Let me be among the first to complain about your bringing up a paddling
question in a paddling newsgroup. I live in Florida so I have no idea
about paddling gloves, I just wanted to make sure you were severely
reprimanded.

Galen Hekhuis NpD, JFR, GWA
Guns don't kill people, religions do

On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 00:40:57 GMT, "Dan O'Connell"
wrote:

OK....guys! They must not only keep my hands warm and dry on the way to
church...or out planting trees...but I also need the dexterity to load and
fire my Bushmaster .223 (30 round clips) ...Is that better Galen??

No. You need to use them for politics too, somehow. Besides, you mention
using them going to church. That isn't hardly enough. Which church? And
how did the congregation vote?

Galen Hekhuis NpD, JFR, GWA
Guns don't kill people, religions do

"Steve Cramer" wrote in message
news
Dan O'Connell wrote:
This may be off topic (LOL) but does anyone have a favorite brand of very
cold water/airtemp paddling gloves. I bought a pair of Marmot
windproof/water resistant gloves this week..and froze the instant they
got
wet. Is neoprene the best...etc? I also have super lightweight
pogies/mambas...so coupled with something else thinner and with tacky
grip
may be my goal? Thanks in advance...this group always has the best
advice
as usual....Dan O

Neoprene is the best stuff I've found. Those simulated leather palm things
get really cold really fast. I have a couple of pairs in 2mm and 3 mm
thicknesses, depending on the temps. The key is to wear the thinnest
gloves possible to stay warm. Excess neoprene between your hands and the
paddle feels like paddling in boxing gloves; you can't get good finesse on
the paddle.

I have some Aleutian brand gloves from Bass Pro Shop that work pretty
well. I like some of the NRSs, too.

Or...really cheap and really warm: poly glove liners under dishwashing
gloves.
====================
I had a pair of neo-cons, I mean neoprenes that worked well. They were
fairly thick but they had a kind pre-bent grip to them so it was easy to
hold a paddle. I can't remember what kind they were, and haven't found the
same thing yet. I left them at take out. Worked great in cold weather. I
think I forgot them because they got covered in snow last day of last trip
last year. If you find them on the Black River in Quebec, let us know what
kind they were!




Steve


--
Steve Cramer
Athens, GA

"Galen Hekhuis" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 23:29:53 GMT, "Dan O'Connell"
wrote:

This may be off topic (LOL) but does anyone have a favorite brand of very
cold water/airtemp paddling gloves. I bought a pair of Marmot
windproof/water resistant gloves this week..and froze the instant they got
wet. Is neoprene the best...etc? I also have super lightweight
pogies/mambas...so coupled with something else thinner and with tacky grip
may be my goal? Thanks in advance...this group always has the best advice
as usual....Dan O

Let me be among the first to complain about your bringing up a paddling
question in a paddling newsgroup. I live in Florida so I have no idea
about paddling gloves, I just wanted to make sure you were severely
reprimanded.

Then start a thread about paddling...


Galen Hekhuis NpD, JFR, GWA
Guns don't kill people, religions do

Actually, I've never seen a 'religion' kill anyone, zeolots do though.

On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 01:26:02 GMT, "rick etter" wrote:

Then start a thread about paddling...

I doubt it. That sounds like it involves either work or thinking, and I'd
rather just sit here and thoughtlessly complain.


Galen Hekhuis NpD, JFR, GWA
Guns don't kill people, religions do

Actually, I've never seen a 'religion' kill anyone, zeolots do though.

As long as we are picking nits, what the hell is a "zeolot"?

Galen Hekhuis NpD, JFR, GWA
Guns don't kill people, religions do

"Galen Hekhuis" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 01:26:02 GMT, "rick etter" wrote:

Then start a thread about paddling...

I doubt it. That sounds like it involves either work or thinking, and I'd
rather just sit here and thoughtlessly complain.

See, that's why it's easy to reply to anything.





Galen Hekhuis NpD, JFR, GWA
Guns don't kill people, religions do

Actually, I've never seen a 'religion' kill anyone, zeolots do though.

As long as we are picking nits, what the hell is a "zeolot"?

As long as we're nitpicking, maybe you could be our on-line spell checker,
or are you serious about not knowing what a zealot is?



Galen Hekhuis NpD, JFR, GWA
Guns don't kill people, religions do