Bought a pair of Sealskinz waterproof gloves a couple of years ago and wore them on the odd occasion that it was raining hard enough to justify their use. On the way home one day noticed that my hands felt very soggy. Wearing Sealskins - ? Yes. Anyway at home I let them dry and did 'the Sealskins test' ; filled them with water. I turned one inside out so the water was on the 'right' side of the glove. They both leaked immediately and quickly. Contacted Sealskinz and at their behest, returned them for them to test. A new pair duly arrived in the post, but when I contacted them about their test, I was informed that 'the results of the test were not available'.
My own conclusion of the failure of said gloves - the woven/knitted type is that frequent moving of my hands on dropped bars opened up the weave enough to cause the waterproof layer to fail.
I still have a pair of Altura Hurricane gloves that I bought about 15 years ago and even now, with the palms worn away, I still have yet to experience wet hands in them - and I've only reproofed them about twice in that time - !
What's your experience with Sealskins waterproof gloves - ?
My own conclusion of the failure of said gloves - the woven/knitted type is that frequent moving of my hands on dropped bars opened up the weave enough to cause the waterproof layer to fail.
I still have a pair of Altura Hurricane gloves that I bought about 15 years ago and even now, with the palms worn away, I still have yet to experience wet hands in them - and I've only reproofed them about twice in that time - !
What's your experience with Sealskins waterproof gloves - ?
