“These fit better than other brands I've tried (small/female). I am hoping they can stand up to the cold water swims I have planned in Alaska in September. :)”
“I purchased these for swimming in the winter months in 48 degree F waters. They give warmth, dexterity, and the thinness is great for feeling the water.”
“The gloves are made very well and work great for temps about 60° for me, but I am such a shivering Chihuahua, after 32 minutes in 57° water my hands get cold. I had a design idea; is it possible to add the fuzzing to the palm area of the glove? Or if one swims in really cold water, make mittens? After all, when it's cold skiing, one may wear mittens vs gloves. When we swim, we don't need our fingers, only to adjust, just like skiing, you take it off and adjust.”
Thanks Judy! We are glad you like the gloves and appreciate the feedback. Gloves are a challenge and folks either love or hate them. We opted for a thinner glove, with the metal cell lining which reflects your body heat to keep you warmer. The thinner glove allows the swimmer to maintain the feel for the water, versus feeling like you have a thick lump at the end of your arm. The glove versus mitten choice was also made for that feel as well, as a mitten style can act like a paddle and change how you swim. There is the tradeoff that our gloves are not the absolute warmest out there, but we feel they offer the best, natural swim experience while helping limit completely frozen fingers.
“I am a baby about the cold, but need to start open water training earlier in the year, so based on recommendations I went with Blue70 gloves, booties, and thermal swim cap. All have been fantastic (with extra props to the booties due to the bottoms being rugged enough for walking around prior to getting in the water) down to Mid 50's water temp. At no point during 1-1.5 hours in the water did I feel like I needed to get out. Would highly recommend.”
“Just went in this morning with them, 53 degree water. My hands were warm, though my face was still cold. Pre-gloves in warmer water, I was getting tingly hands, today my hands felt good. I recommend these gloves to elongate the season a couple of weeks.”
