[LargeFormat] was: 6x17cm Format on 5x7 Cameras Now: gloves.

[John Pass]

Thanks!


12/14/01 2:14:11 PM, "Paul and Paula Butzi" <butzi@nwlink.com> wrote:

>
>> Are these the thin ones that look like they're made from the same
>> stuff diving suits are made of?
>
>they look like they're made from polyester fleece, just like the ubiquitous
>(at least in the Pacific Northwest) Polarfleec sweaters, jackets, sweatshirts.
>There's some sort of membrane in the middle of the fleece that acts as
>a barrier to wind - the big disadvantage of fleece is that it's transparent to
>wind.
>
>I got mine at REI, the supermarket of outdoor stuff.  Check'em out
>at 
>http://www.rei.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=6328994&prmenbr=8000
>
>I'm a big fan of fleece garments primarily because they still offer warmth
>when wet - and in the Specific Northwet of the US, getting wet is
>a certainty.
>
>-Paul
>
>> 
>> I saw a pair of those (the ones that look like divers gloves) last year and 
>> wondered how well they would work.
>> 
>> John
>> >From the flat, central part of the USA - where the wind doesn't have
>> any impediments and comes through like a freight train.
>> 
>> 12/14/01 11:02:46 AM, "Paul and Paula Butzi" <butzi@nwlink.com> wrote:
>> 
>>   My favorite ones
>> >are made from a material called 'Polartec Windbloc (tm)' and have the
>> >tips of the finger parts cut off.  They keep my hands warm even in high
>> >wind and low temp, and with the tips of my fingers exposed, I can still
>> >work the camera controls easily.
>> >
>> 
>> >
>> 
>> 
>> 
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