gloves

[cat-man]

anyone have or seen them vexilar cold-snap gloves, was lookin at the ice armor gloves but came the vex ones any thoughts.

[MCRDP]

i have no experience with the vexilar gloves but i had a pair of ice armor mitts. they didn't keep my hands very warm and they were only waterproof until i got them wet. i bit the bullet and bought the snowsuit mitts and love them. the cost is worth the reward. they are durable and truely waterproof. also they do what any glove should do and keep my hands warm. these gloves and a pair of bunny boots and i don't even think about my hands or feet out there which is nice when you have more importnt things to do like catch fish!

[Westsidefishing]

I used ice armor extereme gloves last year. They worked good most part but my hand got cold when it was below 20.

[Ed Carlson]

Another player to add the to the list to look is the Frabill SnowSuit Gloves.

I used a pair last winter and was very impressed with the Frabill SnowSuit fingered gauntlet gloves. They worked awesome for running the snowblower and for my ice fishing needs.

All are very good, the new Vex Gloves are very nice.

[NAMASafetyDirector]

I've had a couple pair of the ice armor gloves and really couldn't reccomend them to anyone. Like mentioned above they were water resistant at best but I found mine soaked more often than not.

[cat-man]

lookin like i'll be steering away from the ice armor gloves. thanks guys keep the reviews comin.

[Northlander]

I have tried a lot of gloves and choppers over the years. After years and years of sports and busting up my fingers my hands get cold easy.

The best fingered gloves I found were the upper line Ice Armor Gloves. The best choppers were the old school wool liners in a nice big leather chopper with a thin liner in it.

I have used the Ice Armor, Arctic Armor, Snow Suit and many other choppers and they worked great in the above 20's but when it got below 0 nothing could keep my hands warm like the old school choppers.

I have yet to find any glove that stays waterproof after wearing it for a month or more.

[Chris Barlage]

I have a pair of the ice armor gloves and love them. they are waterproof for me and have kept my hads warm every time i have out them on. I would recommend them, since they have worked for me.

[MikeEiden]

I'll throw in my experiences as well. My wife bought me the Ice Armor gloves with the longer cuffs for a gift. First time out I was pulling up my underwater camera and wrapping the cord around the monitor. After 15' of cord the palms of my gloves were frozen stiff and my hands wet. I contacted Ice Armor and they were friendly and helpful and sent me another pair of gloves which arrived on a 2 days later. These too soak up any moisture they come in contact with. I'm going to spray them with some water repellant and keep them as spares. They are not very warm either. But the customer service was outstanding and I have other products of theirs that work well; just not these particular gloves.

[Little John]

Almost all gloves and mitts will eventually leak. The big difference is the "eventually" part. The greater the number of seams, the more likely it will wear out and leak or just leak from flexing. The only type of gloves that I've ever owned that didn't leak are mass from neoprene. But the problem with neoprene is that it will make your hands sweat and then they will be cold and clammy. It seams that about every other season or so, I make the mistake of trying some new "ultra warm" neoprene glove that is still cold and clammy. Got quite a selection to sell on HSO-Classifieds now.

I wear a pair of windproof, fingerless and thumbless fleece Hand Socks most of the time when I'm actually fishing. When I drive the atv or sled, I'll wear the Ice Armor gloves or some other brand and know that they will get wet if tested.

I guess I've just learned to carry extras and expect leaks. It's too bad, because when Goretex first came out and was manufactured in the US, you could get real water proof gloves and mittens.

[s2h]

Its funny, I was just at the big hunting/fishing store and was about to buy a pair of the Ice Armor gloves. But I held off because I thought to myself to check what all of the real people(not advertisements) that actually use them and their opinions are on HSO.

I also thank everybody for their opinions on this.

[harvey lee]

Sno Suit gloves all the way. I have used almost all on the market and these Sno Suit ones are the best.

[tsande00]

I bought a pair of the lower quality ice armor gloves last year. I've been pretty happy with them but don't use them for hole hopping. They are simply for getting my flip over shack out to the spot and drilling cleaning holes.

I wouldn't trust them for a day outside on the ice, but they work great for light use.

[Lip_Ripper Guy]

I've gone through a bunch of different gloves, but the best ones I've found are the Gore-Tex Pinnacle from Cabela's. They are spendy, but I have 3 pairs that are 4 years old and none of them have ever leaked a drop of water. Some friends have the Ice Armor gloves and mittens, and are happy with them.

As mentioned, stay away from anything neoprene. I've not had good luck with those, or the Arctic Armor gloves.

[deadeye]

I gave up on the waterproof stuff and am sticking with the old leather choppers myself. I usually keep a couple pairs of those and the deerskin gloves with thinsulate lining in the truck. I just switch off as needed.

I was thinking about trying the frabill stuff this year but every time I think I am getting waterproof I end up with wet hands so we will see. It would be nice to get a pair of warm gloves that are really waterproof.

[Steve Foss]

I've never met a waterproof glove/mitten that could keep hands warm. Like Northlander, I've tried scads of them.

When I'm out on the ice jigging for lakers in real cold, like him I use the leather chopper wool liner, and have a cheap pair of thin nylon stretch gloves on for when I have to kick off the choppers to play a fish. Inside each chopper is a dry chemical handwarmer. I've stayed warm jigging in -20 with this setup.

Always nice to get that chopper back on after releasing a fish in those temps, though!

In more moderate temps and inside the fish house, when I need something to go on the hands, after years of experimentation I've settled on a pair of standard fashionable fine leather gloves with thinsulate lining. My daughter got me a pair from Cabela's three Christmases ago, and I started using them for ice fishing and was really happy with how they worked.

No matter what hand protection I'm wearing out on the exposed ice, if it's cold enough I also keep dry chemical handwarmers in each side pocket so I can put my freezing hands in there quickly as needed. I'm about ready to start buying those darn handwarmers by the case load. Too many reasons I'm out in all harsh weathers for me not to buy stock in the durn company!

[herefish101]

For really good gloves look to skiing or mountain climbing. I'm completley sold on Grandoe gloves, there pretty darn spendy the good ones with gor-tex can be from eighty to a hundred or more per pair, but their not huge, their very warm i'v been snowmobiling in below zero temps with no problems not to mention ice fishing with the same gloves. I bought my first pair 16 years ago, the leather palm is shot from the tow ropes but their still super warm their just old and they stink, so last year I bough a new pair, just as good as the old ones. The only problem with them is when you can only find one of them you start to freak out because they cost alot of money. Good luck.