Glove/mitten patterns?

[sfuller]

Looking to make some light, waterproof/windproof outer gloves/gauntlets. Anyone done this before and have links to patterns or helpful hints on what materials to use? I was thinking about tyvek or some sort of dwr fabric. Not sure how well that will work tho.

[sean salach]

Tons of mitten patterns on the internet. Bjorn made some out of beaver a few posts down. http://www.bikepacking.net/forum/index.php/topic,6864.0.html

If I were going with synthetics(which I would, personally), I would use Toughtek standard on the palms over a base mitt of eVent.

[Adam Alphabet]

I made these 'Lance Marshall' mitts in size large with some 2.5 layer wpb fabric a few years ago. Great instructions, easy to make, comfortable and they work well. I used them for years and they're still going. I have experimented with tyvek and wouldn't bother. I made a lobster pattern mitt of my own design with the thin white tyvek used for painter's suits and they soaked through and wore very quickly. They failed miserably for anything above a light temporary drizzle.

I recently modified the LM mitt pattern and made a pair of cuben hybrid lobsters that I have yet to test because I haven't been out in the piss with them yet. The idea with the cuben is a non breathable lobster that I would use with defeet wool duragloves to keep my hands warm as I struggle with icy hands riding in the rain when it's between freezing and 5 degrees celsius. I'm hoping these will be the right tool to help.

The Lance Marshall Pattern.....
http://www.wvi.com/~ulmyog/rain%20mitts.pdf

Good Luck!

[sfuller]

Thanks guys. Looking to build something with about a 3 - 4 week use lifetime for a Tour Divide attempt. Hoping to keep the wind/rain off of a pair of liner gloves. I will take a peek at the links you all listed.

[roadpacker]

For Spring/Fall use I am going to make lobster claw waterproof/coated cordura glove covers, base glove being DeFeet wooly gloves. I feel like waterproof-waterproof is important at certain times-- mostly that near-freezing rain that can happen in Spring and fall. Winter is its own thing. But I'll be experimenting.