Gear Review
Hestra Army Leather Gore-Tex XCR Glove
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By mdc2920617
Ranked #904 - Ski Gloves
September 17, 2009
I currently have Dakine Broncos...which rock and so does Dakine.
They are two season old so new gloves were in order for the coming up 09-10 season. So I ordered this glove and paid 56 bones for this. Retail is about $155. They were delivered and i gave them a look over. Not only were they too small (i ordered one size larger too), but they were manufactured poorly and looked like a pair of gloves that you would find at WALMART. Also the palms are Leather and they give you a little sample of thier leather food for you to use on them. Glove maintenance? I think not. In all, I would never pay full price or any price for Hestra gloves. So, I returned the Hestra and I bought DAKINE Titan Mitten. I will never by any other glove then Dakines w/GXT.
View Details: Hestra Army Leather Gore-Tex XCR Glove
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Tech Specs:
- Material:
- [Palm] Army goat leather; [Upper] Hestra Triton/polyamide fabric
- Insulation:
- Fiberfill
- Waterproofing:
- Gore-Tex
- Removable Liner:
- No
- Closure:
- Hook and loop, snow lock drawcord
- Gauntlet:
- Yes, full gauntlet
- Goggle Wipe:
- No
- Nose Wipe:
- No
- Recommended Use:
- Cold weather skiing, freeskiing, backcountry
- Manufacturer Warranty:
- Lifetime
- Country of Origin:
- China
Change me.
4 Comments Last Reply: October 21, 2009 By: mdc2920617
Psshhhh u crazy these things is crazy. Keep my hands warm in the east and West. I'm a Philly boy but I go out west every year and they work great there and if I'm just doing a long weekend then I go to Lake Placid NY and my hands stay warm in both places.
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O woops i clicked the wrong one I'm talking about the other ones that are like half mitten. my bad...
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mdc2920617...sounds like you work for Dakine...your review of this glove is comical. I have used Hestra products in Alaska, New Zealand and Chile...always warm and never a problem
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Longboard1998 - I do not work for Dakine; i could say the same to you about working for Hestra. I used my Dakine Bronco's for two season and they are still good to go...I got new ones because I wanted a mitt and the old ones were getting smelly. Yeah, people use them on Everest...big deal. (You in AK and NZ.) Can a Leather Palm Glove withstand the abuse of weekend after weekend of skiing or riding? Oh yeah and have fun rubbing the leather with your little package of balm they give you. The fact is that I would pick any other GTX glove with sythetic palm over the these Hestra GTX; solely on the point that no glove is worth $150.
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