Lost my first Pair. Bought another!

By Sterling Hill January 16, 2009

This is rare that I say this. I bought these babies after I tried them on at the Backcountry.com store. 6 werds! " Lost my first Pair. Bought Another!" So after being so impressed with them at the Canyons Ski Resort. I left them on the roof of my car? Well, I was disgusted with myself. I actually had a dream of them that night. I couldn't believe how much I loved them that I ran to the store the next morning and bought another Pair! Who does that?

Here's the scoop on them:

These are full grain. They will last longer if you coat them with nikwax every 5 outings or so. With some serious padding on the inside of the palm and bottom of the fingers. The glove is formed slightly with the fingers curled in so it has that athletic fit. (No it does NOT have a goggle wipe on it.) I wear a Hestra size 10 and the Large fit perfectly. The Large is a true fit. I even tried on the XL and its wider in the palm and a tinny bit longer in the fingers. But I have long fingers and It still would have been fine. These gloves did win an award for best fitting glove. And they were right! They were made in Sri Lanka? And last time I checked. Hestra is the private label maker. Shh. It was once a secret! So if you like the best made glove in the biz (HESTRA) and want to pay a little less. bingo bango Bongo! here you go. It compares great with the Hestra Vertical Cut in fit. but not as padded on top of the hand. But better padding on the bottom inside. oh and they are not bulky. as far as warmth goes. Its not going to be as warm as a mitten, or say a Black diamond Guide glove. But will be more durable.

Okay... I'm gonna go back to the Canyons tonight with a headlamp and see if i cant find my first pair.

View Details: Backcountry.com Stoic Inbounds Glove - Men's

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