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Outdoor Designs Summit Mitt Pro

£40.00

LFTO rating rating is 5
Owners' rating rating is 5

This mitt one its first award from Trail magazine back in November 2002, and for many walkers it's been their favourite mitt ever since. Firstly, it costs £20 some competitors and for your cash you are getting a good waterproof and breathable shell that benefits from a leather palm for extra durability. The fingers and thumb are well-shaped to provide a good fit. A webbing buckle at the wrist and a cuff drawcord control fit further, and prevent entry of water and snow, as they do on the Marmot. But what I really liked was the inner mitt that makes these very warm but also this mitt can be worn on its own. This combination means you can wear one or other or both to suit the conditions, making this perfect for a wide variety of winter weather.  But it is the details that set the top two mitts apart. You don’t get a nose wipe or a wrist security loop, (though an attachment point is provided), but at the price it's hard to beat.

Verdict Buy it if you want a superb mitt for winter walking with a removable mitt liner and don’t need nice features like security wrists loops and nose wipes.

Materials 3-layer Watergate Ceramic (shell); fleece (inner mitt)

Material waterproofness very waterproof

Material breathability very breathable

Weight 236g (size large)

Sizes S-XL

Made in China

Stores England 90; Wales 25;Scotland 25; Ireland 2

Users' Overall Rating rating is 5(1 review)

  • Outdoor Designs Winter Mitts My Essential Piece of Kit

    jintyville

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    User's Overall Rating rating is 5

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    Performancerating is 5
    Build qualityrating is 5
    Value for moneyrating is 5

    These mitts are my favourite and absolutely essential piece of Winter kit! The one thing that really makes me want to cry when out walking is freezing cold hands, I just can't stand it and I have even been known to wear gloves in Summer! These mitts have a separate inner fleece which always keep my hands nice and toasty, and an outer waterproof shell to stay dry dry dry. Even though they are mitts surprisingly they are not that restrictive, I have even managed to still smoke a cigarette when wearing them! That must be due to their well-shaped design. They are easy to get on and off too with a no fuss wrist buckle and drawstring at cuff. Worth every single penny and then some! Believe me, I have a mountain of supposedly waterproof/windproof/warming gloves at home which just didn't do the job before.

    (Written by: jintyville)

    18 March 2009 21:24

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