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Mountain Hardwear Power Stretch Gloves - Men\'s

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    Mountain Hardwear Power Stretch Gloves - Men's

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    Item # 769557

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    These Mountain Hardwear Power Stretch® gloves fit snugly on your hands, offering great dexterity and warmth.

    • Polartec® Power Stretch provides 4-way stretch, making it ideal for skiing, cold-weather cycling and other active sports
    • Constructed with soft, breathable, moisture-wicking velour inner face for next-to-skin comfort
    • Smooth-knit outer face slips easily into shell gloves (not included) for layering options
    • Gloves resist abrasion, dry quickly and shed snow and light rain

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    Mountain Hardwear Power Stretch Gloves - Men's Specs
    Specification
    Description
    Best use
    Multisport
    88% polyester/12% spandex Polartec Power Stretch fleece
    Fleece
    None
    No
    No
    No
    Men's
    None
    Shell fabric
    Palm material
    Lining fabric
    Waterproof
    Insulated
    Fingerless
    Gender
    Lining

    Mountain Hardwear Power Stretch Gloves - Men's Customer Reviews

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    Mountain Hardwear Power Stretch Gloves - Men's
     
    3.0

    (based on 22 reviews)

    55%

    of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

    Pros

    • Warm (12)
    • Snug fit (7)
    • Stylish (6)
    • Comfortable (5)
    • Dries quickly (4)

    Cons

    • Wears easily (10)
    • Poor grip (8)
    • Not warm (6)
    • Wears out quickly (4)

    Best Uses

    • Casual wear (17)
    • Hiking (9)
    • Backcountry (6)
    • Driving (5)
      • Sizing:
      • Feels too small

         

        Feels true to size

         

        95% 

        (21 reviews)

        Feels too large

         
      • Reviewer Profile:
      • Advanced (6), Casual/ recreational (6), Intermediate (5)
      • Gear Usage:
      • Cold weather living (12), Winter sports (8)
      • Was this a gift?:
      • No (7)

    Reviewed by 22 customers

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    (7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

     
    4.0

    Great gloves, but....

    By Garnsy

    from Duluth, MN

    About Me Casual/ Recreational

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    Pros

    • Dries Easily
    • Snug Fit
    • Warm
    • Water Resistant

    Cons

    • Poor Grip
    • Seams Fray quickly
    • Wears Out Quickly

    Best Uses

    • Backcountry
    • Casual Wear
    • Hiking/Running

    Comments about Mountain Hardwear Power Stretch Gloves - Men's:

    I've owned a similar power stretch glove made by Marmot, and I really liked them, but they have been hard to find lately. So I picked up a pair of these. They fit great, and the power stretch material provides good warmth for what it is and how thin and light they are. I also like the snaps that MH incorporates to keep the gloves paired.

    The first thing I noticed is how bad these gloves fray. Especially along the fingertips and along the seams. Once they catch on velcro they frey. So I question the durability over time.

    Other than that, they perform pretty well.

    • Gift:
    • No
    • Sizing:
    • Feels true to size
    • Gear Usage:
    • Cold Weather Living, Winter Sports

    (2 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

     
    2.0

    For cool weather only

    By Illini Steve

    from Geneva, IL

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    Pros

    • Snug Fit

    Cons

    • Not Warm
    • Not Weatherproof
    • Wears Out Quickly

    Best Uses

    • Casual Wear
    • Driving

    Comments about Mountain Hardwear Power Stretch Gloves - Men's:

    Snug fit helps keep you warm, which is a good thing, because the fabric won't. Good in a cold car, but wind goes right through them outside. Not very durable, a seam split and the fabric pills easily.

    • Gift:
    • No
    • Sizing:
    • Feels true to size

    (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

     
    2.0

    Not MH Quality

    By The User Name

    from Virginia

    About Me Intermediate

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    Pros

    • Comfortable

    Cons

    • Not Warm
    • Not Waterproof
    • Wears Easily

    Best Uses

    • Backcountry
    • Casual Wear
    • Work

    Comments about Mountain Hardwear Power Stretch Gloves - Men's:

    I've had two of these. The first, the stitching on one of the fingers wore out in about 2 days. I got another pair (REI gladly took them back)running on the premise that all of my previous MH gear is bulletproof, maybe this is just the 1% that slipped by. Sadly, the second pair also had stitching that wore out--in about a month this time (an improvement,yes). I mostly wear them in the winter as light gloves for normal travels, nothing technical or exciting.

    While they are comfortable, a 1mph wind cuts through them like butter, they get wet quickly and don't dry very quickly (just get to a level of almost dry dampness which is annoying). I still use them as a back up but these really aren't the product to get. Spend a couple extra dollars--these aren't what I would expect from MH.

    • Sizing:
    • Feels true to size
    • Gear Usage:
    • Cold Weather Living, Winter Sports
    • Was this a gift?:
    • No

    (1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

     
    3.0

    Just so-so

    By Molnars

    from Kalamazoo, MI

    About Me Casual/ Recreational

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    Pros

    • Stylish

    Cons

    • Not Waterproof
    • Wears Easily

    Best Uses

    • Casual Wear
    • Hiking/Running

    Comments about Mountain Hardwear Power Stretch Gloves - Men's:

    Bought these in November of '07. They've been decent gloves but have worn out quickly. I have two holes in the right hand and one hole in the left. The Mountain Hardware logos have pretty much peeled off as well.

    • Sizing:
    • Feels true to size
    • Was this a gift?:
    • No

    (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

     
    4.0

    Good Enough: cuts the chill

    By TA the whaler

    from Nahsville, TN

    About Me Intermediate

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    Pros

    • Stylish
    • Warm

    Cons

    • Wears Easily

    Best Uses

    • Casual Wear

    Comments about Mountain Hardwear Power Stretch Gloves - Men's:

    You get what you pay for: I only buy these under $15 on off-season sales, and I expect them to wear out in a year from easy use. But they are great for early morning walking in the teens and even down to zero: as long as you are exerting yourself,they cut through the chill and keep the fingertips from numbing-out. It's poly, it's going to pill; but the seams hold. I'm buying two more pair.

    • Gift:
    • No
    • Sizing:
    • Feels true to size
    • Gear Usage:
    • Cold Weather Living

    (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

     
    4.0

    Good overall gloves

    By spectre

    from Springfield, VA

    About Me Casual/ Recreational

    See all my reviews

    Pros

    • Durable
    • Snug Fit
    • Warm

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Casual Wear
      • Driving

      Comments about Mountain Hardwear Power Stretch Gloves - Men's:

      I have worn these gloves for quite some time, and mostly they are the simple everyday gloves. I use them for walking the dog, driving, being out when it's chilly, etc... They are not completely wind proof, but do offer good protection for a hour or so; any longer and I pull out the all weather glove. They are great as liners for any type of ski glove.

      • Gift:
      • No
      • Sizing:
      • Feels true to size

      (1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

       
      3.0

      comfortable but not as warm as I hoped

      By IndyMTB

      from Fishers, IN

      About Me Advanced

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      Pros

      • Comfortable
      • Good Grip
      • Snug Fit

      Cons

      • Not Warm

      Best Uses

      • Casual Wear

      Comments about Mountain Hardwear Power Stretch Gloves - Men's:

      Very good fit and comfortable. I bought them to replace smartwool gloves and use as a liner in a shell. I think they are not as warm. I would give a 3.5 if I could but not a 4

      • Gift:
      • No
      • Sizing:
      • Feels true to size
      • Gear Usage:
      • Cold Weather Living, Winter Sports
       
      4.0

      Great gloves

      By repp

      from Bend, OR

      About Me Advanced

      See all my reviews

      Site Member

      Pros

        Cons

        • Wears Easily

        Best Uses

        • Casual Wear
        • Driving
        • Hiking/Running

        Comments about Mountain Hardwear Power Stretch Gloves - Men's:

        I have used these for several years as causual, daily cold weather gloves. Primairily for walking my dog, hiking, driving and general all around use. The down side is they do pil and wear out so I buy a new pair yearly or bi yearly. I just lost my current pair and am headed to REI for a replacement. I did try the North Face e-tip gloves and they were absolutely worthless as far as warmth. So Im sticking with these.

        • Sizing:
        • Feels true to size
        • Gear Usage:
        • Cold Weather Living, Winter Sports
        • Was this a gift?:
        • No
         
        2.0

        Not Great

        By JPB28

        from Norwalk, CT

        About Me Advanced

        See all my reviews

        Site Member

        Pros

          Cons

          • Not Warm
          • Poor Grip
          • Wears Easily

          Best Uses

          • Casual Wear

          Comments about Mountain Hardwear Power Stretch Gloves - Men's:

          I purchased these gloves for an early spring trip to the UK. I wanted something comfortable and warm for urban and suburban wandering and such. Nothing extreme.

          While these gloves are comfortable, they're really not warm at all. Even in damp 50 degree F weather, my hands were cold. And the wind whips right through them.

          That's bad enough, but after the third day, the fingers and seams started to fray and wear - just from lugging around a messenger bag and simple tourist activities. Also, the tag on the inside of the glove is really itchy on the base of your hand. I would recommend yanking it out ASAP.

          Finally, you'll want to try this glove on before buying. I have large hands and always wear a large glove. I'm a medium in this one. Odd.

          This glove would make an OK liner, if they reduce the price. I have to be honest however, this is my second pair of Mountain Hardware gloves, and I have not been impressed at all. I hope they get their act together in the accessory department.

          • Sizing:
          • Feels true to size
          • Was this a gift?:
          • No
           
          3.0

          Short Term but do their job

          By Alfajores

          from New Orleans, LA

          About Me On The Mountain

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          Pros

          • Dries Quickly
          • Warm

          Cons

          • Wears Easily

          Best Uses

          • Backcountry
          • Casual Wear
          • Driving
          • Hiking/Running
          • Skiing
          • Working Outdoors

          Comments about Mountain Hardwear Power Stretch Gloves - Men's:

          The gloves serve a 1-2 year life span as a liner and basic use glove. They do not hold up well to ski edges and will get cuts while seams will split. After about 18 months they are typically covered in tape and replaced at 24 months.

          I still like these over other gloves due to general warmth, weight, and simplicity. The cuffs are what I seek in a liner and basic use glove.

          Major CON - the fastener to clip the gloves together is at the point on the glove that some ski poles touch. The clip causes irritation when used as a liner at times and cutting the piece off resolves this.

          • Sizing:
          • Feels true to size
          • Gear Usage:
          • Cold Weather Living, Winter Sports
          • Was this a gift?:
          • Yes

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