In message .com,
urchaidh writes
muzz wrote:
I was out in the wind agian today which was great fun the other day. After
only 20 minutes my hands were numb with the cold. Need advice on what gloves
to buy so that I can keep coastal paddling during the winter.

This advice is WW related where your hand are regualrly in and out of
the water.

First of all - pogies! Don't get gloves or mits. I never felt properly
connected to the paddle with gloves on.

Secondly - get "Suzy 40 Below" pogies, I hope you can still get them as
they work brialliantly. They're little more than a nylon bag with a
reflective silver lining. The water runs through them very easily and
quickly as there is no cuff seal, but as there is no liner they start
to heat you hands up again very quickly. They're also very easy to get
hands in an out of, you can paddle iwth your hand out and just stick
them back in for a warm up.

100% underscore this - 40 below pogies are one of the best bits of kit
I've ever bought - I've NEVER had cold hands using them, they're far
stiffer (hence easier to get hands in and out) than other lesser nylon
pogies, you've got real "hand on paddle shaft" grip (none of this
neoprene nonsense), and it's near trivial to pull your hands out and
paddle "naked" for 5 mins then put them back on. All told, a great bit
of kit...
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David Pearson