SealSkinz All Weather Riding Gloves are lightweight and offer superb fit and dexterity. When it's cold and wet, routine equestrian tasks such as mucking out and feeding can be miserable. Hands going numb just when you want to tack up, yet if you wear thick gloves it's hard to get the dexterity you need.
The glove employs a special membrane made from Porelle which is laminated between the inner & outer material and makes the glove both waterproof & breathable. The value of the membrane being breathable is that moisture is encouraged to escape, thus stopping it condensing on the inside of the glove, leaving the hand 'wet from within' and feeling cold.
An additional benefit is the gloves can be machine washed (40°C max). The best way to dry them, is to turn them inside out and dry them in the airing cupboard or drip dry overnight.
Other manufacturers use a coating to achieve roughly comparable results. However coatings are not always durable, and can be damaged during repeated washing and flexing wear.
Why is this membrane important? A primary means for heat loss from hands is conduction. This occurs when there is a temperature difference between the hand (the heat source) and the external colder environment. Heat loss is slowed by the gloves material. Air is a poor conductor of heat, and consequently an efficient insulator. Water conducts heat 24 times more effectively than air, and is therefore a poor insulator.
As SealSkinz products are waterproof & breathable, so the spaces in the fabric are filled with air, not water; therefore SealSkinz gloves slows heat loss much more effectively and your hands stay warm & dry.
Not sure what size you require? Download this handy measurement tool to check your hand size (download comprises pdf file with cut out measuring template). Please click here to download it.
Features Summary SealSkinz All Weather Riding Glove
- Sheepskin leather palm and fingers allow your hands to retain a delicate sense of touch & pressure
- Close fitting allows sensitive adjustment of the reins
- Finger reinforcements for reins
- Touch & close wrist strap, elasticated closure and large cuff ensures secure fit and protects wrist area
- Windproof
- Waterproof
- Breathable
- Machine washable
- Available in black
This product was added to our catalog on Friday 05 December, 2008.
