UPDATE ..MARCH 2015 AFTER ONE YEAR OF CONSTANT USE. I highly recommend these gloves as the best value in ski gear period. They are warm, fit well, the leather and stitching hold up to heavy use. They actually get more comfortable as they break in. Initially they are a bit stiff, you need to use a season for complete break-in. If you have any interest in the gloves you will not be disappointed, they are a great value. I have applied a few applications of snow seal and mink oil over the last year to keep the leather soft and waterproof. I attached leather shoe laces fashioned into loops to secure them on my wrists, so I can take them off during chairlift rides to unzip a pocket and avoid dropping them.
These are very nice gloves and are very warm and durable. These are the best gloves I have found for ranch work because, unlike other gloves I have used, these actually hold up to the abuse of physical labor. I have worn these gloves doing ranch work, calving in -30°F, snowboarding, snowmobiling, and many other winter activities. I really like the elastic cuff; otherwise the gloves would constantly fill up with hay and snow. After treating them with water proofing wax, they are quite waterproof. Something I wish was different about these gloves: it would be nice if the little fingers also had reinforced leather patches on them and if the reinforced leather finger patches extended all the way to the reinforced leather palm patches. This would protect weak spots better and help the gloves last longer. Even with how heavy duty these gloves are, I still go through more than a pair each winter. Highly recommended.
Took these to Montana for a week long ski trip. Weather was cold, around 6 - 14 degrees Fahrenheit. These were pretty good all by themselves, but when I added a chemical heater pack to each, they were down right toasty!
I had gone through the heating/snow seal process at least 5 times before I used them. For a week these stayed dry and warm. After 5 days of all day use, I noted a little sign they were starting to absorb some water into the leather in a few places. Never felt wet inside. Likely didn't apply enough snow seal to those places. Will remedy the issue with another round of snow seal and a little heat.
These run fairly true to size. I will likely get another pair in a size smaller simply to have on warmer days when the extra bulk and space isn't needed. The bigger gloves are perfect for super cold days as the extra room is good for holding warm air.
Overall - Highly Recommend.
top notch and tough as nails for the price. I was impressed they included the waterproofing wax. $20 for solid work gloves that I can wear for any type of outdoor woods work is a plus to me. be prepared for a break in period. once you wax them and work in them for awhile they form nicely to your hands. they are pretty thick so they aren't ideal for small mechanical work. I use them for chainsawing and chopping wood and outdoor work. I used them in 3 degree weather and my hands stayed fairly warm
Living in Alaska I go through winter gloves like crazy, because I'm never happy with a winter glove. You have your ski gloves that don't hold up to work duty & then the other so called work gloves that either fail to keep your hands warm or fall apart within a week or so, or the liner/insulation pulls out with sweaty fingers. Then you have mittens and you can't get any work done. Enough said about that.
I ordered my Kinco's in XL since that is my usual size. I was surprised to find the gloves were too large for me & I should have ordered the large. I didn't want to send them back so I ended up shrinking them to fit my hands perfectly, which I generally do with all of my leather gloves.
Before shrinking the gloves to fit my paws, I did notice that the gloves we're pretty stiff and they would require breaking in like most better quality leather gloves require. I was apprehensive about the lining, would it stay in place or pull out of the finger holes or pull out during the multiple test fittings? For me, once a glove liner pulls out, in the garbage it goes. I don't have the patience to work the liner/ insulation back into each finger hole. I was happy to find the lining stayed in place throughout my fitting process. 👍 The gloves came off soaking wet with a bunch of trial and error. If the liner was going to pull out, it sure would have during the fitting process/curing process.
The Kinco gloves come with two small packages of wax that is more then enough for each glove, and might help soften the leather. I've used a local made Mink oil for 35+ yrs. It has always water proofed/protected my leather products as well as helped soften/break in my leather goods. After two days of working my gloves to fit & protect, we had a bit of weather roll in, with 9" of snow over a couple days.
I'm pretty happy so far with my gloves. My hands didn’t get cold nor did they over heat. I'm curious to see what happens down the road.
It doesn't take much for me to work up a sweat and then end up getting a chill.
The gloves are well made & have held up real well since I had to abuse the seams & what not getting them to "custom fit" me & I haven't found any work style gloves in this price range that take the abuse & be able to work more then a day without the seams falling apart.
The day the gloves arrived we were at the tail end of a cold streak & it was - 8° below 0, my hands were toasty warm for the 20 mins or so I was outside. All though they were oversized which was my fault & quite stiff, you can get past all of these minor inconveniences once you order the correct size and use/rub/work in whatever your choice of moisture protection is & break in your gloves.
If you choose to use Mink oil, be prepared for the leather to change color. I didn't use the enclosed wax so I don't know if it will discolor your gloves. But they are gloves right? As long as they keep my hands warm they can be pink. {then again maybe not😆}
I will update my review as winter progresses and how long it takes to break the gloves in. As well as how these gloves hold up. To be completely honest my gloves will take longer to break in then most other folks since I went through the trouble of custom fitting mine.
If these do hold up I will buy a couple more pairs for each vehicle/emergency use & perhaps a pair for my daughter to keep in her car.
Feature Product
- Durable pigskin leather out wears regular cowhide and fabric ski gloves
- Extra HeatKeep thermal lining for those exceptionally cold days
- Reinforcing leather patches sewn with Draylon thread covering the palm area and fingers for extra abrasion protection
- Nikwax waterproofing wax for leather included to keep hands dry
Description
Golden color premium grain pigskin leather palm with premium suede pigskin back, double reinforced palm patches on palm and index, middle and ring finger sewn with Draylon thread (size small has the double patch on the palm only), ergonomic wing thumb, polyester knit wrist, plastic pairing hook. Heavy Heat keep thermal lining. Pre-treated with Revive waterproofing solution.
Ok, so to be fair, I just got these and these are just initial impressions, so this might be worth a five star review after this season, but I felt I needed to post simply to say, MAKE SURE YOU USE THE SIZING CHART, ok, the reason I have to say that is because I have absolutely monstrous hands, and most brands XL gloves aren't quite big enough for me, and I would probably fit an L better than the XL in with these, the XL is huge, so big in fact that I'm busy working on trying to shrink these so that they fit better. But from what I've read and what my some of my ski buddies say, these are some of the best ski gloves you can get, especially because they are only 15$, even if they are a hit and a miss, you can toss them in you car in the winter and have a spare pair of gloves for whatever you might need.
Warning: if you order these in size small, you will not get the extra protection patches on the fingers. I emailed Kinco about this and they let me know that they had complaints that the fingers were too stiff with the Small size + finger patches, so only Medium and larger will have this added protection. On the plus side, they apologized about the misleading pictures on Amazon and offered to send me a Medium pair. Amazing customer service!!
Now onto the gloves. I'm someone with very bad circulation issues and use hand warmers on most days I go boarding. I used these a handful of times snowblowing and shoveling in very cold temps 15-20 degrees and had no issues whatsoever keeping my hands warm. The provided Nikwax waterproofing cream was enough to waterproof these gloves AND another leather pair I had on hand. Will def be buying these again whenever they give up on me (which should be a while!) and recommend them to friends that are looking for a killer pair of durable and affordable gloves!!
I just got these gloves and I have to say that they seem excellent. They are a little stiff but I assume they will break in without too much effort.
There are a lot of reviews that say they run a little big so I thought I'd throw in my 2 cents. I have big hands and I always get gloves in Extra Large. Sometimes Extra Large is just right, and sometimes they are a little small; these are a little small. So, if you have large hands and read the reviews that say go down a size, that may not apply to you. If you normally wear an Extra Large, I wouldn't go down to a Large.
I assume that once gloves break in they will fit fine, but out of the box they are tight. A warning for you other big guys out there.
Great gloves. These gloves are very well made and cost a fraction of what other gloves of comparable quality cost. Wore them in temps well below 0 and my hands were always warm, very well insulated. Do not get scared by how stiff they are coming out of the box once you wear them they break in very nicely. Great for skiing or any sort of outdoor work, the leather is very tough and can take a beating. I have put these gloves through the paces over the past month and they have really impressed me, a great product.
I first noticed these when most of the lifties and mountain employees were wearing them at the local ski resorts. I looked them up on Amazon and read the reviews and loved the price (especially compared to that well known fancy leather glove ski brand that cost $150-$250?!?!?) So I bought a pair (definitely make sure you get the right size! as I am always an XL and in these I was definitely a L) I did the whole Snowbird-stay Seal treatment 3 x before taking them out on the mountain for a few days. They definitely take a break in period-probably a whole season to be honest-and they do take a bit of getting used to after "regular" gore tex type ski gloves. I would say they are perfectly fine on day that are 20F+ but below and your hands will be cold! I took them out on an 18F and windy day and my hands got cold fairly quick. I also took them out on a few 28-32F days and my hands were just fine. They have a warmth threshold in my opinion. For the money good gloves, but not for freezing cold days. IMO
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