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Which waterproof gloves are ACTUALLY waterproof?

Idioteque

Idioteque

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Steven
Rain this morning reminded me that i kinda suffered through last rain season with non-waterproof "supposedly waterproof" gloves.

I did a quick search and mainly for sale ads came up and stuff from years ago that isn't so current.

I've tried a few and none have held up too well.

Haven't tried the hyper-pricey goretex stuff yet

What have you tried that actually works and won't rape my wallet?

I'd consider the wallet rapey ones if they're proven to hold-up well, i suppose.

halp. plz.
 
Use your regular gloves and pull XL dish gloves over them. Cheap, quite impermeable, festive colors.
 
Well..industrial rubber gloves (they can be huge in the size).

Leather gloves can be dressed with a greasy-ish coating called snow seal, Ya know, for treating leather boots?

Fabric..and that includes Gore-Tex liner.. Does not stay water-proof.
 
Idioteque said:
Haven't tried the hyper-pricey goretex stuff yet
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It seems to be pretty much Goretex or nothing, or at least so I've experienced.

I got a pair of Revit Phantoms and like them a lot. I wanted something waterproof that was NOT a beefy insulated winter glove.

You can still definitely feel the liner in there, and they'll never be as high quality or comfortable as Helimot stuff, but they're pretty damn waterproof. The biggest problems I've had have been mostly logistical: i.e. taking my hand out of them in a downpour (at a gas stop or wherever), getting my hand wet, and not being able to truly dry my hand off before putting it back in the glove. Things get . . . clammy.
 
I'm still using the only waterproof leather gloves I've bought since I started riding, but I can't remember their brand right now. I know I bought them at Cycle Gear though, and they didn't molest my wallet.

Even when it's not wet, I wear them for cold rides.
 
I had two sets when I lived in Seattle and was moto-only that were genuinely waterproof. One were the Cortech Cold Front Carbons. They don't make them anymore, and they were a little too warm for the Bay Area anyway (I only wore them in weather close to freezing or below). The other set, I still have, and they're a great weight for the Bay Area at its coolest - Racer MultiTop. I've had my set for over 10 years now, so they've held up well, and you can still find them for sale here and there.

I found that riding a sportbike, it was best to have the jacket over the gloves, so water wouldn't run down inside of them; on a standard or dualsport, gloves over jacket.
 
+1 to the Dainese
and
+1 to the Racers

I need to put something on the leather on the Racers though, it gets soggy.
 
The BMW Pro Winter gloves are both waterproof and warm. anything they advertise as waterproof must be exactly that or the guy in Pakistan who made them has his family kidnapped.
be careful to tuck longer waterproof gloves into your sleeves or das wasser will run right to your fingers and make you think the gloves leaked.
done it ma self
 
I have had good luck with leather ice-climbing/ski gloves. Not the cheapest thing out there but my last pair of Black Diamonds lasted for years with all kinds of abuse on mountains, out sailing, and the occasional wet and cold moto ride.
 
I've tried a bunch of supposedly waterproof moto-specific gloves, and they all sucked. Sure, they keep a light rain off for a while, but on a 3 or 4 hour ride in pouring rain they all leak like a sieve. I found only two things that work well: Hestra skiing gloves (they're leather, so reasonably protective, though of course no armor) and Aerostich glove covers.

The glove covers are of course cheaper, and they work really well, totally waterproof. The problem with GoreTex gear is that the waterproof membrane is on the inside, so the gloves (or other gear) get wet and cold on the outside, and your hands will feel wet, clammy, and cold even if the waterproof membrane doesn't leak.

If you truly want to be waterproof, get those glove covers, boot covers and a cheap vinyl/nylon moto rain suit. You'll be way happier and drier than with expensive GoreTex.

The only situation where GoreTex is superior is when you have to deal with passing rain and don't want to stop to put rain gear on and then off. Then having some built-in water resistance into what you normally wear is better (though again, your stuff will get soaked and heavy on the outside). But if you know you'll be riding in the rain (e.g. for commuting), rain gear over what you normally wear is best.
 
Nothing that actually breathes is going to be waterproof for extended lengths of time.

Rubber gloves, dish gloves etc will keep the water out, and your sweat in. Your hands will swimming in sweat in no time. So sure they kept the rain out, but your hands still end up wet.

I personally hate bulky goretex gloves and searched for a long time for very thin water proof gloves. I found the rev it Summit H2Os and have been very happy with them. They are about the thinnest moto gloves I could find that were waterproof. They work great for the bay area and with my had warmers have been good for colder temps too.

They are about as waterproof as non rubber/latex etc get.

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http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/revit-summit-h2o-gloves
 
I ride a r1200gs and I use a pair of these:
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that I treated with some of this:
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With heated grips, I can use any glove I want.

They go on in 30 seconds and off in 10.

Waterproof and warm. The fashion statement is: Don't care, not caging.
 
Nemo Brinker said:
Use your regular gloves and pull XL dish gloves over them. Cheap, quite impermeable, festive colors.
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Works if you have small enough hands I guess.

Warm n safe & first gear heated gloves were completely waterproof for me, at first anyway. I'll treat gloves & boots with waterproofing wax when they leak. Works for me.
 
I actually kinda like the idea of the glove covers. They're cheap enough to not care if they don't actually work for whatever reason and also if I go down in them

Also might look into the racer gloves if I can find em locally
 
I agree with Ilikefood. Rain over-glove is the way to go. Most waterproof gloves are not truly waterproof. Even the gloves that are waterproof can only keep your hands dry while the outer layer will get water logged. I own a pair of the Aerostich rain over-glove (lobster hands). They are my true solution after many pairs of waterproof gloves. Another advantage of over-gloves is that you wear them over your existing favorite gloves. So they provide less bulk and good feel. Skip the dishwashing gloves as over-gloves if riding any kind of distance. If you must go with Gore-Tex gloves, skip the leather ones and get the synthetic material outer layer ones. Synthetic material outer is less water logged and will dry faster.

Spec-ECU - are you talking about a pair of Frank Thomas gloves when Cycle Gear used to carry them. I got a pair years ago when CG used to carry them and when FT was better stuff. It is still my go-to gloves sometimes. My wife thinks I am crazy when I keep asking her to do minor repairs on the Frank Thomas pair when I have so many more.
 
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You have choices

There are a few ways to keep you hands warm and dry.

Get leather gloves and treat them with Sno-Seal, that works pretty good.

Gert some Gore-Tex gloves and treat them with Nik-Wax or similar chemical.

Wear whatever you have and get some extra large dish washing gloves and ....

Heated grips aren't bad either!
 
Hank Wong said:
Spec-ECU - are you talking about a pair of Frank Thomas gloves when Cycle Gear used to carry them. I got a pair years ago when CG used to carry them and when FT was better stuff. It is still my go-to gloves sometimes. My wife thinks I am crazy when I keep asking her to do minor repairs on the Frank Thomas pair when I have so many more.
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Made me look. Nope, not Frank Thomas. Motoboss.
 
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