What are you guys wearing for neoprene gloves?

[Quinc]

I have some beefy 5mil gloves, but they are too thick.

Any recommendations on some 1-2mm gloves that will last through a winter or two?

 

[FlyinRyan324]

I personally use the Circuit glove by Slippery for cold weather riding. In fact, I just wore them today on the new Havoc and they worked great. For normal season riding I absolutely love the Slippery "Flex Lite" glove. It has awesome grip and it's lightweight too. I've never found a good full neoprene glove tho.
If you're serious about being legit and riding throughout the winter, I'd recommend making hand warmers and feet warmers with your cooling lines. I did that last winter and would never ride in cold water without them. If you're serious about making the cold weather cooling lines, let me know and I'll go into more detail on what I did.

 

[Mike Matheson]

Sorry to thread jack a little bit but I'd love to hear some details on the hand/feet warmers!

I've tried 3mm gloves and in my opinion those are still too thick...

 

[FlyinRyan324]

Sorry to thread jack a little bit but I'd love to hear some details on the hand/feet warmers!

I've tried 3mm gloves and in my opinion those are still too thick...

So, what I did is route one of my cooling lines up through the handlepole and then put a "T" in it under the chin pad. Then add some hose on to shoot out on your hands. My favorite part to this is the little "zip tie + 1 inch hose" trick to hold the cooling line up off your handlebars. U can then customize the angle to hit where u want on your hands. Refer to my attached image for the zip tie trick.

Regarding the feet, I routed a cooling line below the E box and through the bulkhead/firewall. Make the drill hole fairly tight and put in a "Y" splitter at about a 30 degree angle. That worked perfect for me, but if u need more customization I'm sure u can add extra hose length to that too.

Hope this all makes sense. If I come across any other pictures, I'll post them.

 

[speedysprocket]

I've been using Jet Pilot riding gloves for like three years now (they're all but shredded now), even through the winter. They're just enough to keep my hands nice and warm when riding with hand warmers..!

 

[makejetskiinggreatagain]

Sorry to thread jack a little bit but I'd love to hear some details on the hand/feet warmers!

I've tried 3mm gloves and in my opinion those are still too thick...

Here is a good thread for it http://www.x-h2o.com/index.php?threads/daytona-hand-warmer-set-up-pics-please.68518/page-3
I did hand warmers last year but I don't think I'll be doing them again. It just takes way too long for the water to heat up and I get impatient running my ski on the docks forever. I ended up riding a couple times and had ice cold water being dumped on my hands for the start of the ride. I dunno. Still debating. Do you guys run your skis on your stands? Im just worried about sand and stuff getting sucked into the pumps.

Back on topic, what thickness gloves do you guys wear? I have some 2mil gloves but thought I would buy some 3mil ones this year since I plan to ride year round. Do any of you use 4 mil? just curious if its too thick and becomes cumbersome at that point.

 

[Fro Diesel]

Dont buy neoprene gloves for riding. They are great for diving but wear your hands out fast trying to squish the material enough to get a good grip on the bars.

 

[j0hnny]

ski gloves.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0..._m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0GHCD9VFDH5Y7M4MT6EN

they work amazing!

 

[makejetskiinggreatagain]

J0hnny, how thick are those? are they good for winter riding or just summer?

 

[modularjunk]

I have used these and love them. Super flexible and ride for hours in winter temps here in ny 40* air and water temps. Also use them for winter fishing and work great
http://www.h2odyssey.com/dive/pages/productpages/glove.htm and use the Rhino 3mm - GK9 little pricy but work great. My local dive shop i get them for $35 bucks well worth it for warm fingers and hands

 

[j0hnny]

J0hnny, how thick are those? are they good for winter riding or just summer?

idk what ur winter riding is like. im wearing them in 50 degree air with 50 degree water. they are great. not as warm as straight neoprean but the grip is so much better i prefer them. been wearing them for years. somewhere i have pics f me wakeboaring with ice in the water wearing them lol.

 

[makejetskiinggreatagain]

idk what ur winter riding is like. im wearing them in 50 degree air with 50 degree water. they are great. not as warm as straight neoprean but the grip is so much better i prefer them. been wearing them for years. somewhere i have pics f me wakeboaring with ice in the water wearing them lol.

snowing and 34 degrees lol. This year I finally got a gopro specifically to get some snow day footage

 

[speedysprocket]

Here is a good thread for it http://www.x-h2o.com/index.php?threads/daytona-hand-warmer-set-up-pics-please.68518/page-3
I did hand warmers last year but I don't think I'll be doing them again. It just takes way too long for the water to heat up and I get impatient running my ski on the docks forever. I ended up riding a couple times and had ice cold water being dumped on my hands for the start of the ride. I dunno. Still debating. Do you guys run your skis on your stands? Im just worried about sand and stuff getting sucked into the pumps.

You're doing something wrong. First, if it's just the first minute you're worried about, start the ski on your trailer before it even hits the water to start warming the engine up.
Second, where are you taking the water from? Taking it from the head pipe is going to be warmer than from the head.
Third, you probably need to restrict your cooling water flow for the winter to keep your engine, and thus water, temperature high enough. Too cold can be as bad for an engine as too hot...

 

[makejetskiinggreatagain]

You're doing something wrong. First, if it's just the first minute you're worried about, start the ski on your trailer before it even hits the water to start warming the engine up.
Second, where are you taking the water from? Taking it from the head pipe is going to be warmer than from the head.
Third, you probably need to restrict your cooling water flow for the winter to keep your engine, and thus water, temperature high enough. Too cold can be as bad for an engine as too hot...

I always thought something might be wrong. I just rerouted the pisser up the handle pole. I thought about restricting it but was worried about it being too hot. I agree with you though that too cold can be bad for the engine. How long does it take your ski to get hot enough that the hand warmers are working? I literally let it run for 20 minutes one time and it was still cold until I took it out. Even then, after another 15 minutes the water was barely warm. It never did get scalding hot like everyone complains about.

 

[j0hnny]

the water in my tray even in 50 degree water is warm by the time i pull away from shore and stand up.... this is after about 10 seconds of running on the trailer just to make sure it started

 

[speedysprocket]

I always thought something might be wrong. I just rerouted the pisser up the handle pole. I thought about restricting it but was worried about it being too hot. I agree with you though that too cold can be bad for the engine. How long does it take your ski to get hot enough that the hand warmers are working? I literally let it run for 20 minutes one time and it was still cold until I took it out. Even then, after another 15 minutes the water was barely warm. It never did get scalding hot like everyone complains about.

Water can go from warm to hot and back to warm with a quick blip of the throttle on a big engine. I'm guessing you're running more of a stock 701 though. Dual cooling or single? B-pipe?

 

[makejetskiinggreatagain]

bone stock 701. don't want to derail the thread more than I already have so I'll send you a pm lol.

 

[bird]

Duck Hunting Gauntlets work for me down to 38 degree air temps and no hand warmers. They're Neoprene, takes a ride or two for your hands to adjust.

I was out last night in 50 air temps and my trigger finger went numb after 25 minutes of riding. I was wearing my Slippery Gloves for normal riding. Lake Water is at 43 degrees.

 

[AWolf34]

I made the mistake of buying some extra thick neoprene gloves at first to. Switched to Hyperflex 3mm gloves and love them. keeps my hands just as warm as the 5 or 7mm that i had with absolutely no hand fatigue. I've even gone out and broke ice in them.

 

[Quinc]

I have used these and love them. Super flexible and ride for hours in winter temps here in ny 40* air and water temps. Also use them for winter fishing and work great
http://www.h2odyssey.com/dive/pages/productpages/glove.htm and use the Rhino 3mm - GK9 little pricy but work great. My local dive shop i get them for $35 bucks well worth it for warm fingers and hands

What about the Therma Grip 3mm GK1? Only 20$ shipped on amazon.

I made the mistake of buying some extra thick neoprene gloves at first to. Switched to Hyperflex 3mm gloves and love them. keeps my hands just as warm as the 5 or 7mm that i had with absolutely no hand fatigue. I've even gone out and broke ice in them.

I had these but gave them to a friend for kayaking in the ocean. They worked well just didn't feel like they where going to hold up.