Sweaty hands = cold fingers. Advice?

[BLOOD SWEAT STEEL]

Ever since I bought my XCR short Hestras, I've had this problem with my fingers getting cold after a bit. when I take my gloves off, they're drenched inside. Are they too warm? I know they aren't getting wet from the snow because I've sno-sealed the shit out of them (also vastly reducing their breathability.) So it's gotta be from sweaty hands. As long as I'm moving generally I'm alright, but on long chair rides and traverses/skins out to the sidecountry they're freezing balls. I really like my mittens, but just don't want to wear them all the time. Is there any way to keep the hand sweat down a bit?

[AsheanMT]

Thanks to TGR (Sean won them at the Lost and Found premiere) I sport the Womens Black Diamond Patrol glove. They are lined with polartec and wick moisture astonishingly well, even when hiking.

[Sirshredalot]

Are you wearing a glove liner? That seems to really help me.

[BLOOD SWEAT STEEL]

I tried liners, but then the gloves were no longer dextrous as advertised.

[strawjack]

xcr + snoseal is the issue imo. they can't breath.

[Rockband]

And Schweaty Balls = Cold Balls, not that I would know.

If your hiking alot & have sweaty hands like me; I would recommend the two glove system as well. Take off the main shell glove while hiking to wick moisture then throw the shell back on when it's time to rip.

[Snowdeprived]

Use the 2 glove approach or switch to gloves that breathe really well. I have gloves that are very waterproof but my hands sweat in them. I hardly use them. I now use thinner, breatheable gloves instead. If my hands don't sweat, they stay warm.

[J-Rad]

xcr + snoseal is the issue imo. they can't breath.

Bingo. Non-breathable = sweaty and cold hands. I think the SnoSeal may have hurt you here...

[Munch]

You need OR Alti gloves.

[AsheanMT]

Slather them hands up with some antiperspirant.

-Sean

[Munch]

Slather them hands up with some antiperspirant.

-Sean

...or that.

[BLOOD SWEAT STEEL]

Talk about timing

Thanks For Shopping at Steep and Cheap.

Problem solved.

[lionelhutz]

BSS- If your solution doesn't work here is a very easy one that my GF uses. She as the same problem as you and her hands were always freezing. She simply wears latex/nitrite gloves under her mittens. This keeps the moisture away from the gloves and prevents excessive evaporation which leads to cold hands.

[gunniride]

Kinkos.
From the hardware store @ $13.00. Get a couple pair and you will always have a dry, breathable, cheap, dexterous glove.

So popular Marmot has made an imitation called the lifty glove.

[mtsprings]

Kinkos.
From the hardware store @ $13.00. Get a couple pair and you will always have a dry, breathable, cheap, dexterous glove.

So popular Marmot has made an imitation called the lifty glove.

You would look sooooo core!!!




I like smartwool spring gloves.

[splitinbend]

Old thread, same issue. Can anybody recommend any current gloves that are superior in keeping hands relatively dry? I was riding at Mt. Bachelor on Saturday and it was bitter cold. My hands were sweating in my "good gloves" and on the summit lift they fucking froze.

[mcski]

You should masturbate more.

Probably won't effect the glove performance but you'll still be masturbating more so who cares? Amiright?

[::: :::]

Ever try baby powder in your gloves? Some patrollers I know swear powder in the boots keeps feet warm

[TAFKALVS]

I've been using mountain equipment randonee gloves with great success. They have a membraneless softshell (scholler) fabric with fat pile insulation. Super warm but they breathe amazing. The pile pulls the moisture from your hands and since they have no membrane the moisture escapes glove.

I used to wear goretex gloves and my hands would be cold within a couple hours due to sweat.

[PNWcement]

What he said about the lack of a membrane.

If you don't need to keep your hands dry from too much external moisture (rain, super high water content snow, etc.) then a membrane glove is overkill.

Free the Pow gloves are good for this reason - high quality leather with a soft shell backing to increase breathability. Horta get some air flow from inside out and out in.

If you sno-sealed the entire Hestra that is your problem. Alternatively if you just did the leather parts then you may have gummed up the fabric/membrane behind the leather enough to greatly reduce air flow.

Sounds like you found new gloves though.

I've been using mountain equipment randonee gloves with great success. They have a membraneless softshell (scholler) fabric with fat pile insulation. Super warm but they breathe amazing. The pile pulls the moisture from your hands and since they have no membrane the moisture escapes glove.

I used to wear goretex gloves and my hands would be cold within a couple hours due to sweat.

[shafty85]

Get in better shape so you don't sweat so much? Or, wear thinner gloves so they don't get so warm? No gloves will eliminate the sweat, you have to figure out how to keep your hands from sweating. If that can't be done, wear the latex mechanic/medical gloves (or similar) as a method of keeping your gloves dry so they keep your hands warm.

[TAFKALVS]

Get in better shape so you don't sweat so much? Or, wear thinner gloves so they don't get so warm? No gloves will eliminate the sweat, you have to figure out how to keep your hands from sweating. If that can't be done, wear the latex mechanic/medical gloves (or similar) as a method of keeping your gloves dry so they keep your hands warm.

I don't know about splitinbend but I'm not out of shape. I just always have had amazingly sweaty hands.

Those randonee gloves are magic. First glove I've been able to wear all day without feeling like my hand was in a plastic bag.

[Skidog]

Have this problem as well though rarely does it make my hands cold enough to bother with changing anything. Multiple days in a row with the gloves can be a pain as they may not dry all the way overnight.

Hestra vertical cut about 5 seasons old. Dexterous as fuck

[stuckathuntermtn]

I have the same problem, and I think it's what frostnipped my fingers.

You should masturbate more.

Probably won't effect the glove performance but you'll still be masturbating more so who cares? Amiright?

I tried this. Just wind up with eye inflammation.

[TAFKALVS]

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