Winter jumping -- Ski gloves okayed -- Possible dangers?

[lilchief 1]

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I bought few years ago a pair of Windstopper gloves used for paragliding and they are SUPERB!!!!!
They are slightly "packed" with "not-too-thick-cloth" (I don't have a better term in English) but still give you a decent sensitivity, and their characteristics of NOT letting wind pass through make them outstanding for winter jumps.
In case of extremely cold weather, the owner of such Windstopper gloves could wear (very) thin silk/capilene/microfiber undergloves, and off you go.

I'll vote for those. Had some my self, with synthetic leather, and they were warm, comfy and had a good grip on my hackey.

But this is what I really want to say.

Using latex or any substance similar as latex in gloves, I would warn people to. It depends on how many jumps you do in a day, and how long you keep your gloves on. Remember, the human body constantly vapors water through tiny pores in the skin. Another thing when we exit the plane, our adrenaline rush kicks off stress symptoms, causing our body to sweat. During freefall, we rarely relax as we do on the ground, but rather strain our body as if we are working out. Remember, latex doesn't let humidity pass through, but locks it inside. If you use the latex outside the glove, you'll only make your glove wet and things worse. And very humid gloves doesn't isolate much, they'll give you frostbite instead

If you use latex on the inside, you'll get better of. But what are you going to do when you pack? If you don't have a warm place to pack, then you'll have hands that are a little bit damp. And since I assume that you don't use gloves during packing, you now pack a parachute witch is very cold with "wet" hands. and then you've got a high risk in getting frostbite.

Another thing, frostbite may occur up to +10 degrees C, if the climate is wet and windy.

just my 2,- NOK

edit to add: I'm going skydiving tomorrow, and I can't find my gloves!!!!! darn!

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[happythoughts 0]

For cords that loop over the hand - camera wings, wing suits, swoop cords - the cords go OVER the gloves to allow easy removal.

[Genn 0]

I'm also a big fan of the windstopper gloves. Personally, I use the North Face Windstoppers.

Along the way, some friends let me in on a little trick that helps the sweat issue. I take my gloves off in the plane to prevent sweat from being trapped inside the gloves and put them back on prior to exit. I found this has really helped.

[billvon 2,990]

> For cords that loop over the hand - camera wings, wing suits, swoop
>cords - the cords go OVER the gloves to allow easy removal.

There are two schools of thought here. One is that you wear them over gloves so they are easy to remove. Drawback there is that the cords relax when you bring your hands back, and the PC handle can go through the loop, causing a horseshoe. The other option is beneath your glove. Prevents problems with the PC but can be harder to free your arms completely.

[MooChooser 0]

I use these gloves...theyre called Oakley pipe gloves and are designed for cold weather but are quite tight and have grippy palms/fingers.

They are obviously bulkier than summer gloves but still allow a good level of "feel"

http://www.backcountry.com/store/OAK0722/large/c11/s100000008/Oakley-Pipe-Glove.html