Hestra Army Leather Gore-Tex Glove - Men's reviews and deals for sale

Nice glove when dry

I went for the Gore-tex version of this glove thinking the extra waterproofing would help. However, it actually makes the glove worse for one very important reason. No detachable liner. The normal Heli version of this glove has a detachable liner which achieves two things; it can be removed to be easily dried AND for the price of the Gore-tex version you can buy an extra liner… read more to keep warm & easily swap out on the slopes. The Gore-tex version effectively seals in any moisture that gets inside the glove and it's very difficult to thoroughly dry it out. This makes it a pain to use on back-to-back days and likely to get wet & cold on longer days. I swapped this for the Heli 3-finger glove & an extra liner, which is warmer, nearly as waterproof when properly waxed, and much easier to dry out & clean. I highly recommend buying the normal Heli version of your choice instead (mitt, 3-finger, glove) and an extra liner that you keep stashed near your base layers for warmth.

Love Warmth Love

These are hands down the best glove my wife has found. Keeps her hands warm and dry!

Awesome / Keeps you Dry

These are Awesome. I have a lighter pair of non Goretex gloves which are great for bluebird days but definitely needed something for the colder wet days skiing. They have kept my hands dry and warm and the overall functionality I couldn't be more satisfied with. Best gloves I've ever owned.

On second pair. Best glove ever

Simply the best glove I've owned in 24 years of snowboarding. Get them.

Solid glove

Warm and comfortable. Keeps me dry on almost ll resort days. The strap is really comfortable and doesnt feel like it is there

No other glove

I will never buy a different brand. As a traditional tele skier I have to use my hands to get in an out of bindings so I wear gloves out fast. Hestra's are as tough as they get. I got 300 days out of my first pair and the only reason I'm replacing them is because I left them on the roof of the truck and drove off.

Fantastic! Warm and comfortable

I have used these gloves for 2 seasons now. They are excellent gloves - from the moment you put them on you realize how comfortable they are. Went skiing in Whiteface this weekend, everyone else was complaining about their hands being cold on the way to the summit... except me. For the first time in my life, my hands are some of the warmest parts of my body when skiing.

Best glove you can get!

This glove is super durable and warm. Hestra's leather is the best quality I have used and really enjoy the warm lining of the glove!

Great Glove!

This is my favorite glove. It's super warm, and doesn't sacrifice too much dexterity for the amount of insulation. I love them.

Outstanding gloves.

The Hestra Army Leather gloves are very well made. As to the complaints about them not having enough insulation, that is true. Please bear in mind that the thicker the insulation, the less less flexibility you have in the fingers. The solution is to buy thin glove liners. Glove liners will definitely add warmth without too much loss in prehensile ability. I used these gloves,… read more with glove liners, in 0 degree Fahrenheit weather while working 10 hour shifts. I was inspecting oil and gas drill pipe. The gloves allow sufficient dexterity to manipulate large calipers and tape measures. A picture of me coming inside on a -15 degree F day. I have taken off my Gore-Tex shell

SO COLD

They might be well made, but I don't think your hands should be freezing in a pair of such expensive gloves!! I also can't get them under, nor over any of my three jackets so there's always a gap between the gloves and the jacket. Very disappointed.

Great Glove

I did a lot of research on gloves before making a big purchase like this and after reading other reviews and using these gloves in Utah, I am happy to share my opinion. My reason for shopping for new gloves were to get a warm glove. This glove exceeded my expectations. At the top of Alta it was 25 degrees F with 30+ mph winds. Not sure where that puts the wind chill, but it was… read more cold enough to find out if these were warm, and they kept my hands toasty. The next day at Deer Valley it was hot; which meant my hands were hot. It didn't bother me, but I wouldn't use these on warm days if you have the option of a lighter glove. My final day was at Solitude and it snowed at the top and rained at the bottom. Being goretex the glove performed perfectly. If you do decided to purchase this glove do expect the white leather to get dirty and remember to treat the leather as well. I am very happy with the glove and the service Matthew P provided at Backcountry.

Great glove but not as warm as I hoped

One of my favorite things about hestra is the multitude of sizes and the ease of the sizing chart. So that was also on point here. Also, the glove has great mobility/dexterity which is awesome. My only complaint here is that the glove isn't as warm as many of their other options, even though it's at the same price point. If your hands run warm, no problem though. They perform… read more well for skiing and the random snowball fights, and my hands never got wet with the Goretex membrane! I just wish they were a little more insulated.

Can't Get on Board

I really wanted to fall in love with these gloves. There is no arguing that they are very well made, and that the feel and function of the gloves is outstanding. However, they aren't nearly as warm as a nearly $200 glove should be. If you're hands run warm while you ski, then this is the ticket. But if you're looking for warmth, there are better and less expensive options.

Inconsistent sizing

8" length, 9" wide, bought a 10 I've been struggling to find gloves I liked for a while, so I decided to throw money at the problem with Hestra. I wanted something reasonably warm, with good dexterity that I could use for biking to work, snowboarding, shoveling, etc. I tried on the regular heli in store and the fit was great, but I needed something actually waterproof. The pair… read more I received were huge, easily an inch of extra room in the middle and ring fingers. I tried on a different size 10 in a store today, and they were too small in the thumb. At this price point, I expected more.

Great construction, not very warm

There is no question Hestra makes great quality products. With that being said I have been fairly disappointed with the warmth of this glove in temperatures below 32F. I first purchased this glove in the non-gore tex model and my hands literally froze on the first day at 20F at A-Basin. I thought perhaps the Gore-tex model may offer more wind protection, so I returned the first… read more pair and paid the additional $ for the Gore-tex version. Essentially the same glove from a warmth perspective. In fairness, I have a difficult time keeping my hands warm and have struggled in the past to find a comfortable glove for below freezing temps. Unfortunately I used these a couple too many days to return them in hopes they would magically meet my expectations...which they have yet to do. I don't think they are overpriced for what they are, just recognize that if you have chronically cold hands these gloves will disappoint you.

Well Made - Not That Warm

These are my first pair of Hestra gloves and I was excited to try them out. I've put them through the wringer for 3-4 seasons - heli skiing in AK, Eastern Sierras, Colorado, Utah, Idaho and in every type of condition. Bottom line, they're well made, waterproof, and durable but they're just not that warm. I don't get cold easily when skiing but these gloves are terrible for warmth.… read more Even with aftermarket merino liners. I've had gloves in college at a third of the price that were much warmer (but not as waterproof). After several seasons they're still holding up structurally and I'll still use them for days above 25 degrees F. I'm online this week to buy gloves for days below 25F. I'm looking at a mitten for the first time ever and think I'm going to try Outdoor Research's Alti Mitten. It may be overkill but better to have a layered glove that breathes and can get too warm than a glove that doesn't protect your finger tips and makes you more susceptible to long term nerve damage.

Expensive for...what??

I've heard time and time again that gloves are something you should binge on and get a great pair that will last. So I pulled the trigger on these gloves, spending nearly 200 bucks. While I think they are built well, my hands were freezing and while skiing in overcast 28 degrees. Serious buyers remorse with these gloves...would not buy again.

Hestra army leather

Great glove for the winter. Super comfortable and my hands never get cold. Gore Tex++

Best Choice

Hestra know's how to make an incredible glove, because they've been doing it for a long time; since 1936. This is one of their top of the line gloves, and my top choice for a glove. Gore Tex insures that you stay dry and a fiber fill insulation keeps you warm down to cold cold temps. I love the gauntlet too!

Would these gloves be able to be used during extreme cold to manipulate camera controls? My fingers freeze and I can't keep taking mittens, glomits or gloves off to fiddle with the controls.

These don't look like they come with a...

These don't look like they come with a hard warmer pocket? Do they still work well with hard warmers (i.e., is there a place to fit them in?

Are these a complete Gore-Tex XCR membrane...

Are these a complete Gore-Tex XCR membrane (i.e. like a goretex glove liner, so under the leather palm as well as the rest of the glove)? Just trying to work out if they are comparable to the ArcTeryx SV's...

So I just got a pair of these, they fit...

So I just got a pair of these, they fit ok but the fingers are a bit long. I am using them for patrolling and need dexterity but I also need warmth. I'm wondering if these were designed to leave some space in the fingers to create an air pocket for warm air? I'd rather not return another pair of gloves to Backcountry, it would be the 3rd pair and I'm getting tired of hunting for… read more a good glove.

I am torn between the Heli and the XCR....

I am torn between the Heli and the XCR. Am I understanding correctly... The heli has a removeable liner and the XCR doesn't? I see that the XCR has a couple extra pieces of leather and the XCR in the lining. How water resistant IS the DWR Heli gloves compared to the XCR?

What do i do if the sizing is off? I just...

What do i do if the sizing is off? I just got a pair of hestra Kaj and Sverre pro models in a size 9 and they fit perfect. The size 9 XCR gloves i just got are a full inch too long on my fingers. I see lots of comments about the sizing being on target so am I to assume I just got a weird sized pair?

Sizing - being tall and skinny...so are...

Sizing - being tall and skinny...so are my hands Length 8.5", but max width 9.75" I assume that going with the Size 11 is the thing to do, but any suggestions?? Cheers

Are these much stiffer compared with the...

Are these much stiffer compared with the Hestra Heli gloves? I see the extra leather inserts on the thumb and index finger, and know there is a Gore-Tex layer, in addition to somewhat different materials used. I'm just wondering if this glove is going to feel too stiff while gripping ski poles compared with the Heli gloves.

Just got my XCRs from BC last night, and...

Just got my XCRs from BC last night, and the package came with a sample of the Hestra branded leather balm. On that sample and on the website, Hestra recommends to 'Grease the leather regularly,' but doesn't mention anything about greasing them before first time use... I'm assuming that you don't have to if they didn't mention it, but I thought I would throw the question out to… read more the community. Thanks guys.

To elaborate just a bit. I don't ski, but...

To elaborate just a bit. I don't ski, but weather permitting, compute 30 miles on a motorcycle with no fairing or heated grips, let alone a plug in heating system. Weather that keeps me off the bike is unrelated to cold. As long as it's not raining hard, or forecast to do so, I ride with temperatures often in the teens, with wind chills routine at -10 and lower, and ocassionally… read more higher if I happened to be riding at 50 - 60 into a 20 mph head wind. (The gloves I used last winter were inadequate from about freezing (32), and below. I won't mention the brand because to do so would be an unfair, gratuitous slam. They were not designed for my needs.) Water resistence, or proofness, is important, too because I sometimes am caught in hard rain and that 20 mph head wind and at near freezing. On those days I wish I had taken the car, which gets between 1/2 and 1/3 the MPG.

Can anyone compare these gloves in warmth...

Can anyone compare these gloves in warmth and dexterity to the Black Diamond Mad Max?

is there a difference between these and...

is there a difference between these and the heli glove?

What does it mean if a glove has google...

What does it mean if a glove has google and nose wipe features?

Just got these and they seem a little...

Just got these and they seem a little tight. I ordered a size Large (9) as that is what always seems to work for me. Does Hestra run small? I'm afraid if i order an XL (10) they may be too big.

For an East Coast Ski Patroller which is...

For an East Coast Ski Patroller which is better these or the Heli's?

Would these be suitable for women? The...

Would these be suitable for women? The length from my wrist to my middle finger is 7 inches.

I've just got a pair of these in a size 9...

I've just got a pair of these in a size 9 and I can't decide whether they're too big or not - there's room between my finger tips and the tips of the glove but it's not excessive..... They're a bit cumbersome to try and do things with and they're not tight fitting but I'm not convinced they're too big! Any thoughts on sizing guys? Is a bit loose quite good or do you want them to… read more 'fit like a glove' as it were(!)? I know this is a bit vague sorry - any help is greatly appreciated! Cheers

how do these compare in warmth to the Heli...

how do these compare in warmth to the Heli glove?

I need a warm glove. I own this glove and...

I need a warm glove. I own this glove and my fingers are cold, even with a thin wool liner. Any recommendations for a new glove? What about the Marmot Expedition? A friend of mine says stop using a glove with Gore-Tex. Thoughts? Thanks.

How does this glove compare to the older...

How does this glove compare to the older Marmot Ultimate ski glove? I am not a fan of the 2008-2009 Marmots and mm looking to replace them. I want a glove that has primaloft (or something comparable), lots of dexterity in the fingers, XCR goretex, and warm that will last. Can you recommend a few of your best gloves that fit the above descrition?