Still snow on the ground and the water at my local spot is 38F so some good insulation on my hands is needed for my early start to the season...what are your current favorite gloves with a fair amount of warmth, that also have really good grip and feel (at least as important, if not more)?
ETA - I should add that I hate mittens...gloves all the way
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with a thin pair of nitrile gloves underneath. Rode all winter in water temps down to 38 and air temps down to 39.
They run VERY large. I wear a medium in most everything. In these I wear an extra small!?!?
Oneill Psycho Tech 1.5mm. They are the best I've found, but they still throttle my forearms.
The best gloves are a harness line.
Winging all year in Germany and tested almost everything. Ended with Camaro Titanium Thermo Gloves 1mm for 38-40F, if lower then Brunotti Pre-Curved Gloves 3mm or Mystic Supreme 4mm. All one size bigger than your normal size.
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What are you using -- the 5mm (or 7mm) three finger or the five finger gloves? Did you buy them from Dive World in Toronto?
Thanks for any information. I enjoy your videos!
Imho all neoprene gloves suck. Some may suck less than others but they are all a bad compromise.
The best gloves are in my opinion the Oceania gloves. For cold weather the orca and for warmer weather the leopard shark. Hands stay (almost, depending on crashes) completely dry.
There is a review:
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What are you using -- the 5mm (or 7mm) three finger or the five finger gloves? Did you buy them from Dive World in Toronto?
Thanks for any information. I enjoy your videos!
I only use 5 finger for winging. Mostly the 3mm unless it is really cold. Water temperature is really irrelevant (Water temp in Lake Ontario during the winter is around 2 Celsius). It's all about air temp. Under 5 Celsius I use the 5mm. It depends on your cold tolerance. I have a few buddies who like the 7mm 3 finger for winter conditions. These gloves are really high quality and just last longer than other products on the market. I wear a 6.5/5 wetsuit so my core temperature stays high.
I use the ION palmless windsurfing gloves, they work really well but are not that durable, even though I am season 3 and still going
I use the Solite 3mm when it's over 40 degrees F and sunny. If it's not sunny, then it needs to be 45 degrees F. Solite are very flexible and grippy. If my hands get cold, I go in a warm them up for 10 minutes by taking my gloves off and blowing on my hands and moving around a bit. Once my hands get warm again, they don't get cold again. It's called the rewarming technique and it really works.
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I use the Solite 3mm when it's over 40 degrees F and sunny. If it's not sunny, then it needs to be 45 degrees F. Solite are very flexible and grippy. If my hands get cold, I go in a warm them up for 10 minutes by taking my gloves off and blowing on my hands and moving around a bit. Once my hands get warm again, they don't get cold again. It's called the rewarming technique and it really works.
I love my Solite boots, so I ordered the latest 3/2 gloves and was amazed at how bad the flex and grip was...I'm sure part of it was sizing, as they felt tight, but the supposedly 'grippy' stuff that is all over them felt hard and plasticy to me, rather than soft/rubbery/sticky...wondering if I somehow got an older pair (ordered from Solite directly)...
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I use the Solite 3mm when it's over 40 degrees F and sunny. If it's not sunny, then it needs to be 45 degrees F. Solite are very flexible and grippy. If my hands get cold, I go in a warm them up for 10 minutes by taking my gloves off and blowing on my hands and moving around a bit. Once my hands get warm again, they don't get cold again. It's called the rewarming technique and it really works.
I love my Solite boots, so I ordered the latest 3/2 gloves and was amazed at how bad the flex and grip was...I'm sure part of it was sizing, as they felt tight, but the supposedly 'grippy' stuff that is all over them felt hard and plasticy to me, rather than soft/rubbery/sticky...wondering if I somehow got an older pair (ordered from Solite directly)...
I had exactly the same experience -- loved the Solite booties, oredered the gloves, found them klutzy and not as warm as 2mm e-bomb gloves. Buy the boots, avoid the gloves IMO.
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What are you using -- the 5mm (or 7mm) three finger or the five finger gloves? Did you buy them from Dive World in Toronto?
Thanks for any information. I enjoy your videos!
I only use 5 finger for winging. Mostly the 3mm unless it is really cold. Water temperature is really irrelevant (Water temp in Lake Ontario during the winter is around 2 Celsius). It's all about air temp. Under 5 Celsius I use the 5mm. It depends on your cold tolerance. I have a few buddies who like the 7mm 3 finger for winter conditions. These gloves are really high quality and just last longer than other products on the market. I wear a 6.5/5 wetsuit so my core temperature stays high.
Thanks for the response. I just purchased a windbreaker to go over my steamer. I believe you wear one -- hoping it helps to keep my upper body warmer when on shore putting equipment together or taking it apart in cold windy conditions. 
Winter = 8C water. Air temps average 7C. Occasional freezing mornings. I wear 5mm when air temps are 5C, or lower, and prefer 5mm mittens for the extra warmth. 3mm normal gloves at other times.
I used Patagonia R3 gloves and R4 mittens last season and was quite pleased with them, but they both developed holes around the thumb, and the neoprene started to disintegrate in other places too, so I explored other options in November.
I bought the O'Neill psycho tech 3mm gloves and 5mm mittens. They were the same size, but the mittens were a terrible fit. Super tight around the openings and very loose around the hand. The loose fit caused them to move around in use and chaff around the knuckles. The gloves also had a very tight opening but were a good fit otherwise. The gloves developed holes after 10 sessions. The tight openings become VERY loose after a few sessions on both the gloves and the mittens, so will easily let loads of water in.
I replaced the 3mm psycho tech gloves with Solite 3/2. The weird material becomes much softer and flexible after a few uses. Mine feel super grippy now, but I think that's from picking up a bit of wax residue from my board. They seem to be holding up well, durability wise, with no holes. The material around the openings has started to fray a bit. They are the most durable out of the gloves I've tried so far.
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What are you using -- the 5mm (or 7mm) three finger or the five finger gloves? Did you buy them from Dive World in Toronto?
Thanks for any information. I enjoy your videos!
I only use 5 finger for winging. Mostly the 3mm unless it is really cold. Water temperature is really irrelevant (Water temp in Lake Ontario during the winter is around 2 Celsius). It's all about air temp. Under 5 Celsius I use the 5mm. It depends on your cold tolerance. I have a few buddies who like the 7mm 3 finger for winter conditions. These gloves are really high quality and just last longer than other products on the market. I wear a 6.5/5 wetsuit so my core temperature stays high.
Thanks for the response. I just purchased a windbreaker to go over my steamer. I believe you wear one -- hoping it helps to keep my upper body warmer when on shore putting equipment together or taking it apart in cold windy conditions.
My jacket does nothing, it's just a fashion accessory. On land to stay warm I wear a dryrobe: dryrobe.com
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I use the Solite 3mm when it's over 40 degrees F and sunny. If it's not sunny, then it needs to be 45 degrees F. Solite are very flexible and grippy. If my hands get cold, I go in a warm them up for 10 minutes by taking my gloves off and blowing on my hands and moving around a bit. Once my hands get warm again, they don't get cold again. It's called the rewarming technique and it really works.
I love my Solite boots, so I ordered the latest 3/2 gloves and was amazed at how bad the flex and grip was...I'm sure part of it was sizing, as they felt tight, but the supposedly 'grippy' stuff that is all over them felt hard and plasticy to me, rather than soft/rubbery/sticky...wondering if I somehow got an older pair (ordered from Solite directly)...
I had exactly the same experience -- loved the Solite booties, oredered the gloves, found them klutzy and not as warm as 2mm e-bomb gloves. Buy the boots, avoid the gloves IMO.
I agree, Solite booties are the best. The gloves are not designed for holding onto handles/booms. You want a pre-curved glove. More of a surf glove but I still prefer the Patagonia R5 gloves for that.
Another vote for Ion palm less mitts, using them all winter on the north east coast Scotland. After a fall or during a wee rest I can make a fist and blow warm air into them which makes quite a difference. And they go well with my Duotone carbon booms. Maybe not so good with soft handles.
Probably staying warmer as I have improved a lot and stay dry much more than I used to to! Unlike windsurfing I don't seem to get so much trouble with hand cramps and for sure stay drier than windsurfing.
I'm assuming we'll have options for heated booms before long..."better living through batteries" seems to be driving most things these days
if you can get Brunotti Pre-Curved Gloves 3mm they have maximum pre-bent fingers, so it's easier to hold on to handles. The old Ride Engine 2m even grip better if you can find them. Those two give the least fatigue than any other I've seen. i would even say they improve you grip power over bare hands.
The new Ride Engine 2,3 & 5m are probably good, they have the extra finger joints reliefs but don't look as radicle as the old 2m ones. rideengine.com/collections/gloves
If you can get Brunotti Pre-Curved Gloves 3mm they have maximum pre-bent fingers, so it's easier to hold on to handles. The old Ride Engine 2m even grip better if you can find them. Those two give the least fatigue than any other I've seen. I would say the old Ride Engine 2m even *improve* you grip power over bare hands.
The new Ride Engine 2, 3 & 5m are probably good, they do have the extra finger joints reliefs unlike most brands but don't look as radicle as the old 2m ones. rideengine.com/collections/gloves
