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Campmor Power Glove Liners Owner Review
Name: Karin Claus
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Height: 5 ft 6 in (167 cm)
Weight: 120 lb (5 kg)
Waist: 28 in (71 cm)
Hips: 38 in (97 cm)
Email address: KarinClaus@yahoo.com
Region: Evergreen, CO USA
Date: October 3, 2004

Backpacking Background:
I live and play in the Colorado Rockies.  I have section hiked the entire Colorado Trail.  I through-hiked the Appalachian Trail solo in '02.  I through-hiked the Pacific Crest Trail in '04 with my husband.  I have been backpacking and bike touring for the past twenty years.  I have climbed 38 of Colorado's highest peaks.  I enjoy getting out in the woods almost every weekend.

I learned the value of lighter-weight hiking while through-hiking the AT. I was exposed to a lot of different equipment; and am thoroughly enjoying updating my gear to a lighter weight style of packing. I am building up my comfort level with alternates to tent camping. I now use a hammock, tarp, a bivy, or just sleep under the stars.

Product Information:
Manufactured by: Campmor
Manufactured Date: 2004
Manufacturer URL: www.campmor.com
Size: Small (Unisex)
Weight from Web site: Average 1.4 oz (40 g)
Actual Weight per pair:  1.25 oz (35 g)
Wrist Circumference: 7.5 in (19 cm)
Material of glove: 94% Polyester, 8% Spandex
Palm patch: Synthetic leather
Country of manufacture: China
Color: Black
MSRP:  7.99 USD

Description from the Campmor web site:
”Four way stretch material conforms to hand.
Excellent warmth to weight ratio.
Nylon material-exterior resists wind.
Soft polyester material lining wicks away moisture from the skin.
Leather reinforcement at thumb/hand joint.
200g weight rolled fleece cuff to seal out the elements.”

These gloves are listed as liners, but I use them as lightweight gloves.  The gloves are made from  lightweight black fleece.  They have a reinforcement patch at the thumb/hand joint.  There is a small design (made of dark gray thread) showing a mountain range and trees on the back of the glove.  There is also a clip on both gloves, so you can clip the gloves together.

The first time I wore the gloves, I felt the plastic clips clanking against my jacket and it drove me crazy.  I took my knife and got rid of the clips.  The clips would be very handy when trying to dry wet gloves.  The clips would make it handy to hang the gloves on my pack.  I kept the gloves permanently stored in the pockets of my raincoat.  I kept one glove in each pocket.  I never had any problems losing my gloves.


I carried these gloves for 4 ½ months while through-hiking the entire PCT this year.  I wore them a lot.  I wore them, for at least part of a day, almost daily.  I get cold easily, and wear gloves and lots of warm clothes when my hiking partners are all wearing shorts.  For most of Washington state, it was pouring rain, and I wore the gloves all day every day.  These were the only gloves that I carried.  They held up remarkably well considering how much abuse I gave them.  I am left-handed.  The reinforcement at the thumb/hand joint is showing wear on the left hand.   The stitching has come undone on the reinforcement at this joint. The gloves have pilled a little bit, but that’s what I would expect after that much constant use.  Technically, the gloves are still fine.  But, since they are showing some wear, and they are fairly inexpensive, I’m going to replace them with a new pair of the same gloves.

These gloves come in size S,M,L and XL.  I bought the small size.  This size is comfortable for me when the gloves are dry.  The gloves are quite stretchy and easy to put on and take off when they are dry.

Care Instructions:
The tag says to machine wash cold delicate, and to wash dark colors separately.  It also says to hang to dry.  Like any through-hiker I totally ignored these instructions and threw them in the washer and the dryer every chance I got.  I guarantee they were never washed on the delicate cycle.

Cuff:
The gloves have a nice 2 in (5 cm) cuff.  The cuff has one seam, and a small decorative strip of leather.  The cuff is stretchy and is long enough to fit nicely under my jacket cuff.  The end of the cuff falls about 2 in (5 cm) past my wrist bone.

Weather:
I have used these gloves from about 20 degrees F (-6 C) to well over 90 degrees F (32 C).   I bet you want to know why I had these gloves on when it was very hot outside.  The answer, I was using them for bug protection.  I don’t recommend them for bug protection, because they were too hot.  But, I’m happy to say the mosquitoes did not bite through my gloves.  They helped save my sanity when I wasn’t prepared with bug repellant.

Rain:
I also wore these gloves a lot in the rain.  When the gloves got absolutely soaked, I would wring them out, and then put them back on again.  The gloves are not easy for me to put on and take off when they are wet.  They cling tightly to my hands when wet.  I used these for numerous days in a row, in hard all day rain.  Sometimes I would just squeeze my hand hard against my hiking pole, to wring the gloves out, and get them a little drier.  My hands stayed wet and clammy, but generally warm while wearing the gloves.  When it rained, it seemed to rain hard, and keep on raining.  This gave the gloves very little change to dry from the heat of my hands.  Whenever I had access to a washing machine after hiking in the rain, I would place my gloves in the dryer to get them dry.  These gloves take a long time to dry naturally when they get wet.  They do retain wind resistance, and keep my hands warmer, even when they are wet.

Summary:
These were excellent gloves for my through-hike.  They are a great addition to my backpacking wardrobe.

Suggestions for Vendor Modifications:
None.  I’m quite pleased with the gloves, and hope they don’t change a thing.

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