Sad I know... but driving gloves!!
Sad I know... but driving gloves!!
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maddog-uk

Original Poster:

2,392 posts

275 months

Monday 21st November 2005
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I often drive the TVR with the roof down at this time of year and was wondering what gloves my fellow PH owners use! My hands keep freezing, and I have tried skiing gloves, but they too large.

Hughesie2

12,790 posts

311 months

Monday 21st November 2005
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Simon,
I've got some North Face Fleecey type gloves, they are specifically designed for COLD DRY skiing, but not great for wet skiing, if you know what i mean, they have grips points on the palm and finger tips and are ideal driving gloves IMHO.
Justin




>> Edited by Hughesie2 on Monday 21st November 19:23

chassis 33

6,194 posts

311 months

Monday 21st November 2005
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I wear a pair of Sparco karting gloves while driving on the road, i guess if you wanted you could try some of the fireproof race gloves in the winter, they are very warm!

Regards
Iain

ncs

3,974 posts

311 months

Monday 21st November 2005
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I have a pair of Gortex golf gloves for this time of year & they work a treat.

Just wish I could get one to go over my head

Nick

cerealsurfer

594 posts

292 months

Monday 21st November 2005
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L & R handed Nike Elite Golfing gloves. Gives great grip.

https://www.golfcircuit.com/proshop/main.asp?cat=8&ma

Blipi

2,355 posts

266 months

Monday 21st November 2005
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I just wear soft lined leather gloves.

However my hands can still get cold

So this then moves me onto perhaps a rather sad question, but can you get heated gloves of any form?

cosmoschick

7,977 posts

278 months

Monday 21st November 2005
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los angeles said:
Best I have come across are horse riding gloves, usually made of wool but with rubber pads on fingers and palm to aid grip. Warm and safe. (Must be a joke in that somewhere.)


No joke. They are warm and safe. But I've only ever used them when I'm in the saddle.

maddog-uk

Original Poster:

2,392 posts

275 months

Monday 21st November 2005
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chassis 33 said:
I wear a pair of Sparco karting gloves while driving on the road, i guess if you wanted you could try some of the fireproof race gloves in the winter, they are very warm!

Regards
Iain


Thats funny! I tried wearing my karting gloves! I dont find them that warm when I kart, so discounted them!

Thanks everyone for the suggestions! I was begining to think I was sad, but on saturday I thought my hands were going to fall off!!

>> Edited by maddog-uk on Monday 21st November 20:53

rev-erend

21,619 posts

313 months

Monday 21st November 2005
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I just wear leather gloves - available from any high street.

Nice and warm - grip is excellent

chassis 33

6,194 posts

311 months

Monday 21st November 2005
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maddog-uk said:
Thats funny! I tried wearing my karting gloves! I dont find them that warm when I kart, so discounted them!


The karting ones such as the Sparco Pro Kart (£13.95 plus vodka) I normally use on the road wont keep you very warm no. The multi-nomex layered Sparco Hurricane (almost entry level fireproof race glove, £25.95 plus vodka) will keep you very very warm indeed.

Regards
Iain

jimbro1000

1,619 posts

313 months

Monday 21st November 2005
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My proper race gloves tend to get used for normal driving in the winter months. Looks a bit silly but if it keeps my digits nice and toasty I don't really care.

Was using middle of the range OMP gloves but they only seem to last about a year before the padding goes all funny. Trying some more expensive ones at the moment and so far they have been excellent.

Mustang Baz

1,653 posts

263 months

Monday 21st November 2005
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Dunhill make some lovely (if pretty expensive!) driving gloves - best are the brown Motorities range methinks. Very comfortable, durable and keep the cold out.

Nick_Chim

436 posts

256 months

Monday 21st November 2005
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RAF-issue cape leather flying gloves for me.

http://shop.pilotwarehouse.co.uk/product528000023.ht

GOM

1,650 posts

257 months

Tuesday 22nd November 2005
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Pink marigolds always add a touch of class to proceedings

the dodger

2,376 posts

292 months

Tuesday 22nd November 2005
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Anyone tried sheepskin mittens?

Not sure about driving but crap for typing in.

beano500

20,854 posts

304 months

Tuesday 22nd November 2005
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Use a pair of leather-palmed gloves from John Lewis. In fact use them most of the year round.

There is something called Raynauds Disease. Varying degrees of severity but at the least annoying, because it is a circulatory problem. A reaonable minority of the population actually has this. Therefore some people are more susceptible to the cold than others.


Blipi said:
... a rather sad question, but can you get heated gloves of any form?
Motorcyclists have plenty of choice these days for heated gloves. Perhaps what you want to search for is an inner glove with embedded heating element. That'd be quite thin and therefore be a good compromise.

groucho

12,134 posts

275 months

Tuesday 22nd November 2005
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Keep your roof on in winter.

roy c

4,213 posts

313 months

Tuesday 22nd November 2005
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groucho said:
Keep your roof on in winter.

Sacrilege!!



...although I draw the line at in-car snowdrifts

cerby4.5

1,643 posts

270 months

Tuesday 22nd November 2005
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Blipi said:
I just wear soft lined leather gloves.

However my hands can still get cold

So this then moves me onto perhaps a rather sad question, but can you get heated gloves of any form?


Hi Blipi

Yes you can get heated gloves, try biking kit shops such as Hein Gericke, M & P, and major motorcycle dealers! Have not used them myself, but they seem to be popular with the Harley/GoldWing brigade!!

Cerby

beano500

20,854 posts

304 months

Tuesday 22nd November 2005
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roy c said:

...although I draw the line at in-car snowdrifts

Carry two bottles into the car? No! I use "Head and Shoulders" ........