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Best Leather Gloves?

Viking752

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I just received these Kerr Leathers gloves. Very well made, not sure how old they are but are new with tag.
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Doctor Damage

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For the Watson fans, I wore my unlined Ropers on the weekend for a campfire at a friend's place. He's collected tons of branches, twigs, etc and we have been burning them on the long weekends. Nothing serious, but just nice to have a small fire going for hot dogs, Bailey's marshmallows, etc. The Ropers were useful for grabbing a few logs that had rolled out of the fire. They insulate for about 1.5 seconds, which is usually enough to chuck the log back in before you feel the heat, haha
 

TartuWolf

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CRUD have finally put up the model and size that I wanted most on their sample-sale:
https://crudsweden.myshopify.com/products/sample-sale
Ordered a pair of these, will see how they hold up:
https://crudsweden.myshopify.com/collections/gloves/products/mitsuhiko-gloves-thinsulate-lined
Definitely not cheap, but 90eu is easier to swallow than 130-140eu full price.
And they are the best looking gloves that I've ever seen by a long shot.
15eu for shipping a pair of gloves sucks though.
Will post a few pictures when they arrive or after I've worn them for a bit.
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mumpy

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I am looking for some relatively stylish leather gloves that can withstand about -15C Polish winters. Any ideas? Something that would fit with an Irvin jacket.
 

TartuWolf

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Happy with any kind of woolen or whatever lining, does that not exist? Something like this perhaps: https://www.kinco.com/901-l
You're much better off with sheepskin / mouton / shearling gloves. Even if you line leather gloves the leather cooling will partly cancel out the warmth of the lining. Best thing in cold weather are high quality double walled wool mittens.
 

Will Zach

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You're much better off with sheepskin / mouton / shearling gloves. Even if you line leather gloves the leather cooling will partly cancel out the warmth of the lining. Best thing in cold weather are high quality double walled wool mittens.
That is a very good point. I have a pair of military leather gloves that have wool inserts. They do the job, but when it gets really cold (not that it does anymore), they are not great. Not bad, but not great either. But i got them for $8 at an army/navy surplus store and the leather is very good, so there's that.
 

mumpy

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You're much better off with sheepskin / mouton / shearling gloves. Even if you line leather gloves the leather cooling will partly cancel out the warmth of the lining. Best thing in cold weather are high quality double walled wool mittens.
Sheepskin is leather yes? Wool, shearling whatever on the inside, anything that gets the job done. I just want it to be leather on the outside.
 

TartuWolf

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Sheepskin is leather yes?
Heh, depends on how broadly do you want to take it. When I say leather jacket I DON'T mean a shearling one. But yeah, in this case I mean that by wearing "regular" leather outer shell winter gloves (especially if it actually gets cold) you're doing yourself a disservice. At least that's what I have noticed personally. Obviously only my opinion.
 

mumpy

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Heh, depends on how broadly do you want to take it. When I say leather jacket I DON'T mean a shearling one. But yeah, in this case I mean that by wearing "regular" leather outer shell winter gloves (especially if it actually gets cold) you're doing yourself a disservice. At least that's what I have noticed personally. Obviously only my opinion.
Ok then there is some misunderstanding regarding the definition. For me a sheepskin jacket is a leather jacket. I will look into some sheepskin gloves that are shearling lined.
 

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