Why You Shouldn't Buy Cheap Gloves

1. Why You Shouldn't Buy Cheap Gloves www.baistgloves.com

2. The adage that you get what you pay for, whether it's shoes, cars, or housing materials, also holds true with regard to gloves for outdoor enthusiasts. Whether you’re a mountain climber, skier, snowboarder, or simply a cold-weather all-around enthusiast, the right gloves are critical for both performance and your overall well-being. • The Effect of Cold Weather On Your Fingers The most well-known effect of prolonged exposure to sub-freezing temperatures is frostbite, but before that occurs, there’s still damage that happens to your fingers when you’re enjoying winter weather. Cheap gloves can pose a risk in many sports, especially climbing, which relies on nimble fingers. Good gloves don’t just have the right grip built into the fabric – they also insulate your fingers from the cold to allow you to maintain your grip yourself.

3. What does the cold actually do to your hands? • In sub-freezing temperatures, your body seeks to protect itself, preserving body heat and blood flow to the core and reducing heat loss by minimizing the effort to warm the extremities – hands, feet, arms, and legs. It begins by constricting the reducing the blood volume to the skin. • If your hands are exposed to the cold for extended periods of time, these three factors combine, causing them to lose manual dexterity and be at risk of cold injury. These include: • Skin freezing or frostbite, which can lead to gangrene or hypothermia • Loss of dexterity or delayed response to intentional commands • Cold contact risk, wherein your fingers come in contact with other cold surfaces.

4. What To Look For In a Great Glove Understanding what makes a great winter glove great can help you when you’re looking at dozens of different styles and brands. It can also help you discern the difference between a cheaply made glove and a quality one - it's not always strictly about price. • Waterproof and Breathable Let’s get this out of the way first: there is no 100% waterproof material for winter sports gloves. However, there’s a range of water resistance, and keeping your hands dry means keeping them warm. Once your gloves are wet, especially if you’re in an area with wet snow, your hands get cold and damp and stay cold and damp, accelerating cold damage. Breathability reduces the collected moisture inside the gloves and keeps your hands warm yet dry and comfortable.

5. Insulation Insulation keeps your hands warm, but beyond that, different types of insulation work best for different people and different activities. Thicker insulation is best for skiers in the coldest temperatures or people who get cold very easily • Lining Lining creates a comfortable feel and protects the insulation, typically crafted from synthetic materials with moisture-wicking properties. • Fit Gloves that are too big allow too much air between the glove and the hand, requiring more body energy to keep your hands warm. Plus, the synthetic materials used for insulation and lining often depend on a close fit to the hands and fingers for maximum effectiveness. If your gloves are too big,

6. Other Features Great gloves are engineered to perform best for different sports. For example, many snowboarders may prefer mittens, while rock and mountain climbers may need gloves with a slim profile and precise dexterity. • Why Good Gloves Don’t Come Cheap If you've noticed that we’ve mentioned synthetic materials designed especially for cold weather, combining performance, breathability, and warmth, you may already have clued into why good gloves don’t come cheap. Research and development of the best insulators and materials to protect your hands can be expensive, and high-tech materials aren’t the cheapest. Beyond the quality of the materials is the precision design of many high-end ski gloves like BAIST. Our company has a proprietary design for our gloves, created through real-life use and constant innovation. • Fit

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