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Hello wise pilgrims, does anyone have any experience with Smartwool brand merino wool gloves? They carry a lighter-weight (150) that is 13% nylon, and a heavier (250) weight that is 100% merino wool, ostensibly with touch-pad fingertips for smart phones. Has anyone used either one recently? I'm trying to decide which to order. My last set of gloves lasted 3 years but now have holes in them. I'll be starting from SJPP on Sept 15, and expect to be near O Cerbreiro (sp?) in late October, to gauge my weather conditions.
I used them on the AT this year and next week on the camino. I have other gloves from hyper light. But like these when I am walking around and or sitting in a cold churchHello wise pilgrims, does anyone have any experience with Smartwool brand merino wool gloves? They carry a lighter-weight (150) that is 13% nylon, and a heavier (250) weight that is 100% merino wool, ostensibly with touch-pad fingertips for smart phones. Has anyone used either one recently? I'm trying to decide which to order. My last set of gloves lasted 3 years but now have holes in them. I'll be starting from SJPP on Sept 15, and expect to be near O Cerbreiro (sp?) in late October, to gauge my weather conditions.
Exactly— I used a pair of cheap and lightweight fleece gloves on the Camino and found that they kept me warm for the first hour or so of each morning.Hi Becky - I can't answer your smartwool glove question but when I walked the Frances, September through mid October I had a pair of lightweight fleece gloves and was very grateful for them on many mornings. I would typically start walking around 6:30 or 7:00am and it was quite chilly until just after sunrise which at that time of year was close to 8:00am. Also grateful for a lightweight fleece cap!
Edit: To say that my post wasn't in support of fleece over smartwool - just to let you know that I found gloves to be very useful at that time of year.
I start walking September 1. I picked up a pair of Icebreaker merino glove liners as they are virtually weightless (21 grams) but will provide a bit of protection from the cold.Hello wise pilgrims, does anyone have any experience with Smartwool brand merino wool gloves? They carry a lighter-weight (150) that is 13% nylon, and a heavier (250) weight that is 100% merino wool, ostensibly with touch-pad fingertips for smart phones. Has anyone used either one recently? I'm trying to decide which to order. My last set of gloves lasted 3 years but now have holes in them. I'll be starting from SJPP on Sept 15, and expect to be near O Cerbreiro (sp?) in late October, to gauge my weather conditions.
Well you can’t leave us waiting …I designed and now wear these merino camino liner gloves with another solution for touch screen because I experienced that the more technical solutions stop walking after the gloves have been washed a few times (and because I cannot have enough scallop shells on my gear)... They are 96 % merino wool and 4 % spandex and weigh 27-38 grams a pair
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Hi Becky, in 2019 by mid-October, it was snowing in the mountains and the mornings were around zero degrees, with lots of ground fog, so everything gets damp very quickly. In Astorga, at the best pilgrim store, Deportes Huracan the owner suggested "Extremities" water-wicking gloves. They're super light and cosy. They have a huge range to choose from https://www.terra-nova.co.uk/gloves-mitts/touchscreen-gloves-and-mitts/Hello wise pilgrims, does anyone have any experience with Smartwool brand merino wool gloves? They carry a lighter-weight (150) that is 13% nylon, and a heavier (250) weight that is 100% merino wool, ostensibly with touch-pad fingertips for smart phones. Has anyone used either one recently? I'm trying to decide which to order. My last set of gloves lasted 3 years but now have holes in them. I'll be starting from SJPP on Sept 15, and expect to be near O Cerbreiro (sp?) in late October, to gauge my weather conditions.
Well you can’t leave us waiting …
where can we buy these splendid gloves?
Thanks. They look lovely, but even though I’m widely regarded as having more money than sense, they’re too expensive for me!I have them here avilable for uinternational shipping. But I can only ship as a letter which means rather long delivery times and no tracking. You are very welcome https://www.caminolife.com/shop/
OMG the price is somehow wrong!!! Correct price is 37 usd including shipping. So embarrasing! I have corrected the price now. They are still not cheap, but that is because we wanted high quality mulesing free merino. Best regards MarieThanks. They look lovely, but even though I’m widely regarded as having more money thanks sense, they’re too expensive for me!
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