The best ice gloves just got better

I just got mine in the mail today.  I wear a medium in just about everything, including gloves, and I'm glad I sized up to large.  They're lighter than I expected them to be, which is cool. I'm curious how warm they'll be in the depths of a northeast winter.  I've been happy with my OR Project gloves and these Showa don't have as much insulation.  My hands get cold quickly, so I'm not expecting miracles. 

JaredG wrote:

Thoughts on using these for skiing or alpine climbing? I'm no ice climber but I love a good deal, and my old snow mitts are no longer waterproof.

They'd work well for any snow activity so long as they're warm enough for you.

Anyone have leads on size XXL? I've been waiting for these to come out after seeing them on Skurka's website, but might have to get the smurfs if they aren't imported in XXL (which would seem odd for the NA market).

I just ordered a pair too. we will see how they do for ice climbing , but for $20, they will get used enough somewhere..

^Good.  I’ll check out yours Tjaard before I order. 

mine seem to fit really snug. good for dexterity but possibly not good for warmth???  Winter has been hideing from us here in the north east so far but perhaps will show up this coming week.   I am a bit skeptical as to how well they will hold up spinning in screws? I wear through leather gloves pretty quickly with that motion  and these don't seem as rugged? one of the things that dosen't get talked about much is weather or not you can put a glove back on if you take it off with wet sweatty hands. sometimes with some gloves you simply can't get them back on in that situation. all stuff we won't know untill we get to use them for real. 

Can confirm, these are hard to put back on after your hands get a little damp. Put em on and keep em on I reckon. Pretty good for the price, for sure a welcome addition to my ice climbing glove quiver. 

Regarding durability they are surprising durable.  Mine lasted 1.5 season and just had some small holes from rappelling. (I normally switch to my bulkier leather belay gloves but often forget) 

A V wrote:

All of the sizes run small. Apparently I have large sized hands in Japanese sizes - since these are originally Japanese fish market gloves. If you're a normally a medium buy large, if you're normally a large, buy XL, etc. These shouldn't fit too snug on your hands - mine fit perfectly without any pressure.

Edit: If you're reading this post and trying to figure out your size, only buy medium if you have small and slender hands. I made the mistake of buying mediums and they were super tight on my hands - I have short fingers and thick palms (I normally fit in s/medium gloves) - and a large Showa glove fits me perfectly. I think Large and XL will be the most common sizes that will fit most people. (just like normal medium - large is) 

Want to sell those mediums to me?

Perhaps this photo will help for figuring out sizes. I ordered large and bottom out in the fingers about ~3/8" short. I think I'll like the dexterity, but I'm curious how much longer the XL fingers are.

Can you rip out the liner to use your own liners?

Yeah, or just buy the glove without a liner (281 vs 282). Blue and no gauntlet tho. 

Can definitely rip out the liner (cut at the cuff). I would only do this after they get trashed though, as they are really good I think at keeping hands dry. Kind of a knit fuzzy liner that is really warm and breathable beyond even normal fleece. 

I haven't had any of the issues with putting them on wet, but they don't tend to get wet inside for me with those liners. 

I usually only climb water ice in gloves this thick when it is really cold and windy. I do run hot though. For reference, I generally climb in the winter mechanix (windproof ish and super micro fleece lining) down to 10 f or so and put these on to belay and rappel. For me, adding more insulation to my hands above that temp doesn't really seem to help them stay warm; circulation and dryness is everything for me. If it is really warm and wet I use the regular mechanix cause they dry faster. 

Best uses for me for the showas are thrashing around in lots of steep snow, belay and rappel, and when it is super cold and windy. I've never used anything better for those purposes.

I received my pair of 282's today based on recommendations I've seen on this thread.  First impressions are really good.  Well constructed but a little thinner insulation than what I was expecting.  Now I understand the comments of wearing a liner underneath.  I ordered the XL's and they fit true to size but no chance of getting a liner in there also.  Again, for the price, I'm really impressed in what I got.  Flexibility feels very good, no bunching of palm material and grip on a tool should be fantastic.  I ordered from the link near the beginning of the thread, delivery was prompt.  Anxious to try these out.

Opposite to most people here I don't size up in the Temres 282. Normally a L in Black Diamond gloves and also L in Temres for pure iceclimbing. The fingers are short but tighter around the palm and fingers and I feel better dexterity. I also have a pair in XL which I rarely use but it is slightly warmer for alpine stuff.

Used my first pair for two full seasons (30+ days total) and they are still going ok as spares. I would advise to turn them inside out from time to time and throw them in the washing machine. The liner can clump together from sweat and lose some of the insulation. 

Jakob Melchior wrote:

Used my first pair for two full seasons (30+ days total) and they are still going ok as spares. I would advise to turn them inside out from time to time and throw them in the washing machine. The liner can clump together from sweat and lose some of the insulation. 

That reminds me that I would also recommend turning them inside out to dry, fingers don't have to be fully inside out just the main glove body.

jdejace wrote:

Thanks for the tip. Limited sizing right now unfortunately. Hopefully supply will pop up before the thick of ice season. 

I find the blue fishing gloves pretty good. They are not very warm so I size up 2x (everyone should go up at least 1 size) to fit a liner. They would probably be fine for most people out West where it's not as cold. Also they are bulky (whatever size you end up choosing) and don't dry fast. But a bargain regardless. 

What part of the west is not as cold? I want to go there. In Stanley ID its 12 degrees right now and Stanley is regularly the coldest place in the lower 48.

Ordered a pair to check them out.

There's more to it than ambient temperature.

I'm sewing some wrist keeper cords onto my XXL's right now incidentally. Hope you enjoy the gloves.  

Mechanix gloves coated in nix wax.  

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