[Paddlewise] FW: Winter gloves for sea k

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Paddling in 35 degree air on 40 degree water, what paddling glove will
give the best mix of comfort and feel:

1) 2 mm neoprene (like Glacier Gloves, $30)

2) 3 mm neoprene (like Thunderwear, $30)

3) paint stripping gloves over fleece liners (like Home Depot, 79
cents).

My paddle is an unfeathered Werner Little Dipper.  I intend to also use
the gloves while canoeing and frostbiting (sailing) under similar
conditions, so pogies are not the answer.

Ken Cooperstein
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I once paddled with a 2 mm Neoprene glove (a Deep See) on
one hand and a paint stripping glove over a fleece liner on the
other in conditions like these. Initially, the gloves were equally
comfortable, but as the outside of the Neoprene glove became
wet from paddle drips (I use a Greenland paddle), wind chill
made that hand colder than the other. So I prefer the last of
your three choices, though I also keep a pair of Neoprene
gloves in the kayak as a backup.

Neoprene gloves with a smooth, as opposed to a fabric, outer
surface might be warmer than the ones I tried.

Chuck Holst  
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