Men's Silkweight Windstopper Ultra Touch Gloves

My pair of these gloves, used now for 3 seasons have completely wore out. Why am I giving a pair of gloves 5 stars after my last pair wore out? Fair question! For many years, I would replace my pair of lighter weight convenience winter gloves every year, this pair lasted me 2.5 seasons - pushed to pretty much 3 seasons. They now have numerous holes in them, some stitching is starting to fail and they definitely need replacement. Why so many holes? #1: I smoke (negative comments encouraging me to quit are welcomed!) and lighting the cigarettes and smoking them causes synthetic material gloves to melt - get holes in them. #2: I often wear these gloves for doing outdoor work that is well beyond what a pair of gloves like these would be rated for. These are not work gloves - sure, they're fine for shoveling, pushing a snow blower, carrying skis from the car to the lodge . . . and for these types of things they are great. They are not build to build a house! Cut down a massive tree! Change the transmission on a tractor! Are these gloves worth the price? What you are paying for is the high tech fabrics used in these gloves. In this case, a fabric that is wind resistant. Don't confuse being wind resistant with being insulated - these gloves are NOT insulated. So how does wind stopper fabric help keep my hands warm? Your hands produce heat, by blocking the wind, the amount of this heat is trapped and does not blow away as soon as it is produced. The heat will still dissipate due to the thinner material - but much more slowly that if the wind passed through the gloves. These are not cold weather, long exposure gloves. They are short exposure gloves that will keep your hands from freezing up too quickly during shorter stints. Due to their thinner material (which delivers the superior dexterity), these gloves are will not trap heat very efficiently, and even less efficiently is you are holding a very cold object. Where these gloves excel in very cold weather: When removing your bulky gloves (much warmer gloves or mitts) when adjusting your snowboard bindings, ski boots, ice fishing gear, and the like. Using them as a liner glove with a pair of mitts - providing for dexterity when the mitts are removed for a short period to perform a detail task. Using them as a single glove in cold weather for short durations Using them during commutes I compared the fit of my 3 year old gloves to the new version. I am assuming the old pair has stretched out quite a bit over time. That said, I think the new pair is tighter in the fingers and all around. The fingers also feel to be slightly shorter - which is probably better for finger tip dexterity and the touch screen aspect - but the two fit issues will likely result in people wanting to size up 1 size. My first pair were a medium, the new pair is a medium - and a bit more snug. I would personally rather have a dexterity type glove on the snug side vs. the loose/long side. But that is a personal preference. What these gloves ARE NOT! Don't buy them if these are what you are looking for a pair of gloves to do: Ski/snowmobile/ice fishing gloves for very cold weather Sub 20 degree long exposure gloves for non-strenuous activities Work/construction (physical) gloves Working directly in the snow or cold wet conditions (these gloves are not water proof and due to them not being insulated, the heat from your hand will melt snow and make the gloves wet - and cold) I love these gloves - and for what I use them for, they are nearly perfect!

I Really like these gloves but they are not wind proof, or warm for northern New England winter. To walk a short distance from house to a warm car they are great. Good grip, stylish, seem well made but no insulation at all from the Cortex. They never said there was, so no foul. I'll probably keep them and just use for mild temps.

I was looking for a glove that hit three points: warm, thin, and touchscreen friendly. These caught my attention because of the advertised Gore Windstopper technology. Unfortunately the gloves are too big for my hands, even after using Manzella's sizing guide. I measured my hands at 7" so I purchased the medium, but they were too long. Also, being so expensive, I expected these to be of high design quality but the usability of the gloves means I won't be re-ordering for a different size. As a reference, here is Manzella's sizing guide: Size | Men | Women S | 6"-6.5" | 5.5"-6" M | 7"-7.5" | 6"-6.5" L | 8"-8.5" | 7"-7.5" As the pictures show, I measured my hands at 7" and yet there is still some space at the tip of the fingers. This wouldn't be a problem for other gloves, but the way the touchscreen functionality works is that there is a small patch of conductive material on the tips of your fingers. If the gloves are too long then your finger won't reach the patch. Another downside is the way the fingers are stitched. The fingers are stitched on three sides but the third side pushes the finger tip to the side. So all of the pads end up being tilted to the side rather than where you would consider the pad of your finger.

Love these. I lost my first pair after only a month and bought a second pair. Keeps the wind off my hands for bitterly cold days in northern Wisconsin when it's literally too cold to have hands exposed for even a moment (think 40mph+ winds at a actual temp of -20) I use them for tasks requiring dexterity when I used to just expose my hands to the wind for a minute here and there and end up with damaged patches of skin on the backs of my hands and instantly numb fingers. These have no insulation, they're just a very thin wind blocking layer that is comfortable enough to have on all the time. When I'm done doing things requiring dexterity I put my gloved hands immediately inside a thick insulating glove, or a leather shell mitten. Not wear alone gloves until its above freezing. Not driving gloves for cold hands, your cold steering wheel will suck heat through them.

Took a chance and ordered the Medium despite my hand circumference being right at 8.5 inches. Glad I did! They fit perfect. I would consider ordering a size down if you're in between or if you think of yourself of having "small hands." The touchscreen feature seems to work fine. Also, to all the people leaving negative reviews on this and other Gore-Tex Infinium products because they're not waterproof: Infinium is WINDPROOF, not waterproof.