three finger lobster mitten glove: verdict?

[JTrue]

I use various versions of the POW brand, love em, cheaper all nylon ones are not the most durable. However their warranty is awesome, had a couple seams fail, they just ask for pics and send you new gloves.

[farmer]

I have the heli version (no gtx), and like them for colder days.

My wife has used them for three seasons. Nicely made, not particularly warm for BC Rockies. Good down to about -12 c. Lobsters are great but look for other brands that might be better.

I am biased in the opposite direction, but I have been warm in mine below 0*F. Women are typically have a much harder time staying warm then men do.

[Sparwood Dave]

Spats
Thanks for the tip. I'll definitely check those out.

Sorry to hear about your bad experience with the NF mitts. We have between 500 and 600 days on ours and the only repair has been patches in the thumb crotch where the leather was worn. Liners are getting a little ratty but they are still my 'go to' gloves when it's <10c.

[Spats]

Spats
Thanks for the tip. I'll definitely check those out.

Sorry to hear about your bad experience with the NF mitts. We have between 500 and 600 days on ours and the only repair has been patches in the thumb crotch where the leather was worn. Liners are getting a little ratty but they are still my 'go to' gloves when it's <10c.

Yours were leather? That explains the difference, then. Mine were surprisingly thin fabric with some synthetic reinforcement here and there. The fabric blew out after about 20-25 days of resort skiing, and TNF was remarkably intransigent about calling it "normal wear" and therefore my fault. Sounds like they realized they needed to make them far more burly by the time you got yours!

Anyway, yes, the RBH mitts are great, and their warranty service is also great. The Batwaves stuff looks very nice, too: probably more burly, but also heavier and less dexterous.

[neonorchid]

I'm surprised we're not seeing the hoofed gloves cyclist are using http://www.competitivecyclist.com/lo...U6NDoxOmdsb3Zl not that i'd buy them, i want Marmot 8000meter mitts for my quiver.

[Smails]

I couple thoughts based on my experience with the Hestra Morrison Model.

Like any Hestra the fit and leather quality is amazing. I put mine on after a long off season and couldn't get over how dexterous they are and how well they fit.

I am not a mitten person at all and was pretty pleased with the warmth they provided while still maintaining the control and feeling of a glove.

So with that said, the lobster claw in general is a great idea.

I do have two beefs with this particular glove. First, I dislike the cuff with the old-school side zipper as compared to the cuff Hestra puts on their other models with a wrap around elastic band with velcro. The latter is much warmer, much more functional and keeps out both cold air and snow much better. My second beef is that the interior liner pulls out when you take the glove off, especially on warmer days if your hands are sweating at all inside the glove. I find it a real pain in the ass to try to get it properly situated back inside the glove.

I can't fault the glove for being warm and using them on cold days only was my solution to the interior liner issue since it usually only happened on "hot" (32* or more) days. The problem is, for my cold weather glove I really don't want to be dealing with a poor cuff system.

If I had it to do over again I would buy the Hestra Fall Line Lobster Claws. Those look super dialed and to me having the "regular" cuff system is a huge benefit.

[TomCrac]

My take on the "lobster" mitt ... Its for guys that are too insecure to wear a mitten and are afraid of what others might think/say.

As far as feel goes ... just as with gloves, there are a ton of different thicknesses that will get you the feel you want.

end rant.

[Mofro261]

I have a pair I got as a gift (Hestra lobsters), rarely use them though. Something about the white leather always seems to make it look like I'm wearing clown mitts or have mickey mouse hands. They are warm and comfy for when I do feel like clowning.