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Sam.Spoons
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Topic: Watches and drysuits Posted: 05 Dec 19 at 9:29pm |
Builders gloves are the in thing I believe (so Zhik sell them for 5x the price of Screwfix) great in Barcelona but, while they do grip well, they are bl00dy cold in winter when wet.
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tink
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Dec 19 at 9:54pm |
Wasn’t intending to make some macho statement but advise. I have all sorts of gloves but actually have found them more hassle than a benefit. The key is applying the hand cream which is the game changer - don’t think applying hand cream is a particularly macho piece of advice. I always wear gloves on a rib in winter when moving less and less feel and dexterity needed. Poly pro liners under neoprene or fleece gloves under thick black trade rubber gloves.
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Rupert
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Dec 19 at 10:12pm |
True, I like Norwegian hand cream. TCP was the "man up" weapon of choice.
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Sam.Spoons
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Dec 19 at 10:56pm |
I wonder if "Norwegian Hand Cream" will help my again fingers cope with a mix of sailing and guitar playing. Sailing hammers your fingers and joints (which you need for guitar playing) while softening up your fingertip calluses.... I love doing both but sailing may be harming my guitar playing and I'd hate to have to give up one for the other .
The dichotomy is that if I continue sailing until I can't anymore my fingers will be so knackered that I can't play either.......
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tink
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Dec 19 at 5:29am |
When I was a kid we used to soak our feet in meths to harden them up for hiking. |
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tink
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Dec 19 at 6:52am |
Hope you can keep both going 😀
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Dec 19 at 7:00am |
Isn’t it more pleasant to just wear fingerless gloves than soak your hands in tcp or turps?
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Rupert
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Dec 19 at 8:25am |
Yes, but hand cream is nice whether wearing gloves or not! |
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H2
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Dec 19 at 9:23am |
I used to not wear gloves until my wife refused to let me near her with my sandpaper hands. Now I wear gloves :-)
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Dec 19 at 9:34am |
Rather than wearing gloves to touch your wife (too much info!), wear them sailing to keep them smooth... ;)
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