Smartwool  Thermal Merino Gloves

I was all excited about a 100% wool glove liner that I dove in despite the reviews about its durability. After I brought it home, I checked the care tag for washing instructions when I see that this glove is actually only 88% merino wool, 12% nylon. I thought this was my oversight but Smartwool’s website, and REI’s, both say that that it’s 100% wool. The way they advertised this in their website, and packaging, is BLATANTLY FALSE, and very disappointing. By the way, if you spend about 5%, there are options that offer at about 8% more wool, and those brands are upfront about their gloves makeup.

I was looking for a new pair of lightweight gloves to wear during the upcoming winter months. Not for extended outdoor shoveling or something. But in between chauffeuring and driving chores. My fingers are long enough that often XL is not larger enough. I had feeling that my fingers are jammed in. I love merino wool. I am a big Smartwool fan. Decided to give these a try. The color on them is really great. I was surprised at how long (fingertip to cuff) they were. And AND the finger length was GREAT. They look great. The color scheme and style are great. They fell great.

The gloves themselves are comfortable. They fit nicely under another pair and are long enough to tuck under jacket cuffs. The stitching on my right glove however was already unraveling at the wrist and thumb webbing leaving holes. They can be sewn but it is disappointing at this price.

I love the concept of these gloves and there's no one else who offers a thin, warm, breathable, comfortable wool glove. I agree the fit is large. I gave one to my son and bought a size down for myself. He loves them because they're great, warm and breathable for his winter runs. We both love them cause we're tall and they fit our long fingers. I wouldn't expect a glove like this to be durable for rockclimbing so disregard that reviewer - What are they thinking? However, I will have to exchange a pair because my son got a snag hole in them (hard to say whether it's a durability problem or whether that's just a kid....

This product was nice at first, but I suggest sizing down as they stretch out quickly. The touch screen groves on them started pealing off pretty rapidly and they they were prone to holes

I bought these gloves for walking the dogs. I tried them on in person and they seemed to fit great. I even tried M, L & XL to get the correct fit. I usually am a L or XL in most gloves and mittens. The L fit well in store. However after taking my dogs on multiple walks with them now I am not a fan and would not recommend them. They fall off my fingers and bunch up when I try to tie my shoes or boots. They don’t stay on when trying to use dog bags. They do not work with a phone you have to take the gloves off. After a week of use they are so loose and are worthless for driving or walking the dogs as they bunch up and begin to fall off.

These were almost the merino liner gloves I've been searching for. Tried them on in the store and found my right size. They felt okay, nice and warm, until I got home and actually used them for more than 2 minutes. The thumb and index finger with the rubber smartphone tips just doesn't feel comfortable. Its always rubbing against you on the inside, feeling awkward and when I took a look I found out why. Look at the attached photo. I've turned the thumb and index finger inside out and you can see these horrible rubber bits from the touch pad crudely stitched and left hanging so they rub against your finger. Once you realize its there, you can't unfeel it and you will be perpetually bothered by these uncomfortable numbs on the inside, particularly if you're using these as liners with another glove over top. I would love to just have a plain pair of these gloves without these awful touchpads on them. They really ruin these gloves. I'll be returning them as an unsatifactory product and continuing my search.

These gloves are soft and warm with the quality you expect from Smartwool. That said, they run large and are completely unstructured at the wrist and in between the fingers so they slide around and also don't really seal nicely to keep warmth in. It's difficult to keep a grip on objects and the smart phone operation is hit or miss. After a few wears one of the finger grips that enables touch screen is already starting to peel off. I'm keeping them to use as liner gloves under heavy duty ski mittens, but wouldn't recommend as a standalone item.

Synthetic fibers make my hands feel clammy, so I was very happy to get a pair of wool gloves. Unfortunately, the tech surfaces on the finger-tips wore out within a few weeks, and within a month each place where there had been a tech compatible tip, there was a large hole. Very disappointed.

I have small hands and normally XS fits well. Went for that size but surprisingly these run too large, specially the thumb and index, making everything you would normally do with a right fitted glove almost impossible; therefore I consider these gloves have a very bad fitting. After wearing them a couple of hours they started to get so loose that every time I pulled my hand out of the pocket of my jacket they got stuck in there. I am a truly Smartwool fan, but honestly what happened with the delivered quality of these gloves??