Gear

Hi there i recently purchased a pair of Mountain Equipment Guide gloves for around £40. I've become quite comfortable buying ME gear as it doesn't usually let me down. The Guide gloves i bought on their first use in light rain started leaking at the tip of the thumb in one glove (the other remained bone dry). Any body else had any similar experiences with these gloves? I'm just pondering weather or not to buy another pair (once i get my refund) or to go with another brand? Any suggestions? i hear Rab Baltoro Softshell are decent? I am going to be using them on an attempt on kilimanjaro summit and other future moutain efforts. I hear temperatures can be as low as -25 (we wont be staying up there long).

Thanks in advance

Not that problem, but the fleecy inners are a bit loose round the little fingers and when my hands have that clamminess brought on by cold damp, they won't go in and just get caught up in the inner. I need to rootle out the receipt and take them back, or just send them back to ME if I can't find the receipt!

But I'll check the waterproofness now you've mentioned it, thanks.

are we talking about the same glove?

i have these but with the goretex xcr.mountain equipment guide

Rocky wrote (see)

Mine havn't leaked but like Kate's pair the inners are all over the shop due to them not being sewn in and following your hand out when it's sweaty. This means you often end up with the outer being an inch longer on certain fingers. Very warm though, I've tended to use them as tent gloves.

What do you wear Mike Fae? I'm looking for suggestions now i have to re buy my gloves

Thanks

It depends, i have a few pairs.

I like the Rab Baltoro gloves in cold weather, and a pair of Black Diamond powerstretch gloves with a leather palm for milder weather. If it rains heavily, i stick a waterproof mitt over the top. I use Extremities Tuff Bags mitts for walking, and a heavy duty pair of Outdoor Designs mitts if i'm scrambling.
I carry a pair of Buffalo Mitts as back-up, or a pair of very warm Vapour Barrier mitts in extreme cold.

I probably have at least another dozen pairs kicking about.

You won't go wrong with Baltoro's, though you'll need a waterproof mitt to wear over them in heavy, persistant rain. The Rab Baltoro's and the Extremities Tuff Bags are a killer combination.

Add a pair of Powerstretch gloves and you're set for year round walking.

Markos Mc wrote (see)

 and may pick up some power stretch gloves.

Markos Mc wrote (see)

Cheers! (unless that was sarcastic lol ) but if not do you mean the ME Touch gloves? hehe

If it's cold enough for gloves I prefer GTX lined gloves with removable liners. And I carry a spare pair of liners with me to change out when the 1st pair gets too damp. If it's too warm for liners I just use the shell alone or liners alone.

Carrying liners of different thicknesses allows for temp changes.  Synthetic fleece gloves that can be used as spare liners are easy to find.

i use thin liner gloves. colder then powerstretch gloves. colder then a shell glove (mountain harwear pair i bought years agao). the multiple combinations available cover all temperatures with the advantage that the inner glove dries very quicky and with the thin liners you maintain dexerity and some warmth if you take the outer shell off.

never buy warm gloves. you can only wear them when it's very cold. buy shells and layer beneath as appropriate.

Any recomendations for outer shell please? (i know i can just pick up power stretch liners)