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- From: vwelch@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Von Welch)
- Subject: Re: really, really waterproof gloves?
- References: <1993Jan20.053612.2703@jpl-devvax.jpl.nasa.gov> <1993Jan22.165842.6651@rigel.econ.uga.edu>
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 17:30:50 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan22.165842.6651@rigel.econ.uga.edu>, david@marie.stat.uga.edu (David Gundlach) writes:
- |> I've heard of great luck with neoprene diver's gloves. Neoprene *is*
- |> waterproof (water enters a wetsuit at the seams and edges, not thru
- |> the neoprene) and it's also warm. The only disadvantage might be in
- |> its stiffness; I tried this idea once with a cheap pair of hunting
- |> gloves and my fingers just weren't bent the right way. Eventually, my
- |> muscles got tired of fighting the neoprene and my hands started to
- |> hurt. <stuff deleted>
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- I agree I tried neoprene hunters gloves in an effort to try and prevent
- freezing fingers. I don't think they were much warmer than leather and
- they were not designed for motorcycling.
-
- |> The other reason I see for disliking these is that they won't provide
- |> a whole lot of protection if you meet Mr. Road. Dish gloves over
- |> leather gloves are indeed better in that respect, but it seems as
- |> though they would be more inconvenient... Although I can see that
- |> wearing dish gloves over either heavy winter gloves or light summer
- |> gloves would do the same thing, cost less, and give you the right
- |> temperature protection... Hmmm; maybe I'll just go and investigate
- |> dish gloves while you're investigating neoprene :-)
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- In one of the latest motorcyclists or cycle worlds they mention wearing
- surgical gloves over regular ones. Haven't had a chance to try it yet.
- I'm not too confident I can find surgical gloves large enough to go over
- my winter gloves.
-
- Von
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