Gor-Tex Gloves recommendation?

Pete McMiller

Pete McMiller

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My hands are really taking a beating this year and I'm thinking a pair of uninsulated Gor-Tex gloves might be just the ticket. Does anyone makes such a thing and if so anyone have a recommendation?
 
My hands are really taking a beating this year and I'm thinking a pair of uninsulated Gor-Tex gloves might be just the ticket. Does anyone makes such a thing and if so anyone have a recommendation?
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You use blue/orange gloves for setting/pulling the rig, right? These would be for actual hunting I'm thinking.
 
Yes that's right Tod. Atlas 495's with two sets of liners are always with me but I can't shoot with them on. I'm looking for something as thin as a normal shooting glove only Gor-Tex or equivalent.
 
Yes that's right Tod. Atlas 495's with two sets of liners are always with me but I can't shoot with them on. I'm looking for something as thin as a normal shooting glove only Gor-Tex or equivalent.
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That is what I thought, I was pretty sure you used the blue/orange gloves. I don't have a solution for you as to waterproof shooting gloves - I always shoot without gloves or light ones. I don't think you will find a gor-tex glove that will work for you - the stuff just won't last given the real use you will give them. What I've been doing is I use the form fitting velcro wrist fancy construction gloves (see below) and cycle through them - several a day if I'm wearing gloves. You can get them for a decent price if you look around and they are nice shooting gloves (but sucky for actual work since they don't last). They hold up to washing. I must have 10 pairs, wear them for archery and duck hunting.

Not these, but like them (the ones I buy are OD and black):

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&productId=100299721&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&ci_sku=100299721&ci_src=14110944&cm_mmc=shopping-_-googlebase-_-D25X-_-100299721&locStoreNum=2662&marketID=272
 
I'm with Todd. No gloves work for very long, so I have a pair of rubber ones for setting decoys, and keep several pairs of light fleece or wool gloves to change as they get wet. For real cold, the hands go into a pocket and only come out to shoot.
 
Thanks Tod, That's kind of what I thought - they wouldn't hold up. I don't normally use gloves or if I do only fingerless but for some reason this season my fingers are really getting beat up more than normal. There is a paddle shop in Madison, I'll stop there and see what they might have. The other thing I have used on occasion in the past is just a light pair of glove liners - yes, they do get wet but as long as the wind doesn't dry out my hands a couple dozen times a day I'm usually OK.
 
Thanks Tod, That's kind of what I thought - they wouldn't hold up. I don't normally use gloves or if I do only fingerless but for some reason this season my fingers are really getting beat up more than normal. There is a paddle shop in Madison, I'll stop there and see what they might have. The other thing I have used on occasion in the past is just a light pair of glove liners - yes, they do get wet but as long as the wind doesn't dry out my hands a couple dozen times a day I'm usually OK.
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Nice folks at Rutabaga, they did screw me over on a canoe once, but that is a different story.

T
 
Chris, Thanks for the link - do you have any personal experience with them? They look like what I'm looking for but there is only one review on them at Bass Pros.
 
Yep, they have been good to me over the years BUT since they have a lot of high end stuff it pays to be an educated consumer before you walk in the door.
 
Yep, they have been good to me over the years BUT since they have a lot of high end stuff it pays to be an educated consumer before you walk in the door.
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No, it was just the color of a canoe. I searched the country for a canoe in the style and config and color I wanted and they said they had one and I bought it over the phone (we knew the store from when we lived in Madison). We picked it up on our way from CT to the Boundry Waters and it was not the color I wanted and too late to do anything since we needed it right then - I now have a very nice, very light, very nice paddling and VERY WHITE, BLINDINGLY WHITE tripping canoe. Did I mention it is white?

T
 
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Pete, Other than seeing them in the Bass Pro store I havn't had any experience with them
I didn't buy them because they're little pricey for their looks.' Just happened to remember
them when I read your post.Good luck.
Chris
 
Pete,

I've been using these under amour gloves after setting up. They dry quickly if they do get wet and they're thin enough that they don't inhibit shooting. I use the atlas gloves to setup and then once settled throw these on. These with a chemical hand warmer in each pocket and I'm set for the coldest day.

Ryan
 
I don't like gortex but am happy using winter / rain golf gloves. You can pick them up pretty cheap on line at budgetgolf.com or thegolfwarehouse.com and in a pinch at your local golf course just before it closes for the season. During the golf season there is a large mark up at the course pro shop.
It's also a good time to inquire with the golf pro about hunting the course during the late season for Canada.

Golf gloves can run a bit odd in the size department so you might want to hit your local pro shop or sport store to try on a few prior to ordering on line.
 
That's interesting, never would have thought about golf gloves. Never been a golfer myself. I guess I have some shopping to do.
 
I use the rubber insulated gloves for running the boat and handling decoys and an insulated fleece muff in the blind. Strap it around your waist. Stick your hands inside (with handwarmers when it's really cold) and just pull them out warm and ready to shoot in a split second.
 
Pete

I use fingerless gloves that have a slip off mitten. I can hold the gun ready and slip the fingers out at the last second without assistance from the other hand or teeth. Mine are knit, and soak in a hurry. I think Cabelas, etc have them in thinsulate/gortex now. I keep two pair in the bag and don't put them on untill the deeks are set.

Something like this:

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Chuck
 
Pete,
I have used the light ones from Bass pro and I like them. You will get 2 maybe 3 years from them then suddenly they leak as the goretex wears out. Fleet farm sells a knock off brand or a DU set for about 20 and they work pretty good. I have used Ryan's suggestion of the UA gloves and they too work for a while. What I find I use the most is the gloves that are knit and are partially dipped in PVC. This link shows a picture. Fleet farm has black ones with black dipping. I have 3 pair. Once they get fully dunked then I change for new ones. For layout hunting I find I end up going through about 4 pairs per day of some glove or another. These truly are my primary glove at this point. Many days I don't use any gloves while hunting. I too use the atlas gloves (per your recommendation years ago) for decoy work. If I am field hunting or boat blind hunting the UA or the Bass gloves are usually enough. IF it is that cold, I may switch to also using a muff with heater packs in them.

http://www.raglady.com/detail_G700SLC__122.html

For my truly late season, icy cold layouts I will switch to a ice fishing gloves (again, Fleet Farm is my friend) that has a gaunlet style and articulating fingers, but they are not that bulky and I can still hunt with them. Again, goretex, but for me I have had a pair for 4 years and they are still working great but I don't hunt with them as hard as I do/did the Bass pro style.

http://www.cabelas.com/fryprod2-1/1096905.shtml?type=product&WT_tsrc=CSE&WT_mc_id=GoogleBaseUSA&WT_z_mc_id1=1096905&RID=40&mr:trackingCode=33BF0313-ACC6-DF11-9B0F-002219318F67&mr:referralID=NA
 
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