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HESTRA Gloves!!! What a great company.

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Valind
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So I have the Seth pro model glove made by HESTRA.  I have had them since October.  I have seen a lot of threads about companies not standing by there product or whatever.  My gloves got a whole in them. I have about 55 days on them.  I took them to HESTRA in Golden, Colorado showed them my gloves and no questions asked, they gave me new gloves.  I am sure that a lot of companies are like that but I just wanted to let people looking for a great glove to check this company out.  Check out my gloves.


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Jan 22 2008 5:44PM
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jeremy.g
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nice. my friend has a pair of hestras and they seem really solid
Jan 22 2008 5:50PM
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HeathR
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I love my vertical cut freerides. soo nice
Jan 22 2008 5:50PM
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skihillraod
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Is there any advantage to me buying them in golden rather than online?

I want to try diff. sizes first since there are so few local dealers.

Do they have factory 2nd's or anything for cheaper - I can't afford em.



Jan 22 2008 6:03PM
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Valind
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They don't sell them out of the Golden warehouse.  They did at one time but the dealers were complaining.  You can go there and try on different sizes though and order them through a dealer of your choice.  They are nice people there.  They gave me new ones today on the spot.  No waiting.
Jan 22 2008 6:06PM
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g-man
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yah these gloves are really sick
Jan 22 2008 6:20PM
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GGreene
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i love my hestras they kick ass
but just dont grap your edges because the lether starts to rip
hold your bindings when you hike up
Jan 22 2008 6:21PM
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duckets.
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Hestras are sick, got some for christmas
dope sauce
Jan 22 2008 6:29PM
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currentwestman
Posts: 3292 - Karma: 330
good to know.

i got the heli gloves for christmas cuz my hands are ALWAYS cold so i thought i'd try out a real quality glove. these gloves are definitely the warmest gloves i've ever had but my hands still get a little cold. i'm thinkin i shouldve gone with something gore tex but i dont know. anyone else know?
Jan 22 2008 6:36PM
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Dustin.
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That is so sick.  So i guess if mine wear out I will be making a short drive to Golden...
Jan 22 2008 6:38PM
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Valind
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Well as you know I have the seths.  I ln colorado and ski at loveland ski area.  sometimes it get like -30 or colder with the windchill.  My hands stay warm in those gloves.  I think that leather is the warmest way to go.
Jan 22 2008 6:40PM
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SkierJulie
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If you live near Golden, you can definitely go to the warehouse and try on different sizes. Just probably can't buy 'em there.

I have the Seths and the Boronowskis. My hands get cold easily, and they do a good job keeping me warm.

Just make sure you do the leather treatment on them as most of their gloves not terribly water proof.
Jan 22 2008 6:46PM
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Blurst
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yah thses gloves look awesome i ordered the cataloug so i could order some 
 right now i have to dakine gor tex gloves and they keep my hands really warm although my hands dont get cold easily
Jan 22 2008 6:52PM
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coolhandluke
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i have some three year old white ones.......and yes they are not terribly waterproof

good for cold dry days, not wet maritime PNW days
Jan 22 2008 8:14PM
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FapMasterFLEX
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hestra gloves are sick. i got the anthony boronowski pro model ones in white and seeing as i ski in the northeast there super warm and look so sick. there gloves are expensive but so worth it
Jan 22 2008 9:24PM
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B.Snow
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Thats wicked good for them... I heard they are amazing gloves too
Jan 22 2008 9:30PM
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Literature
Posts: 13673 - Karma: 3,086
Such killer construction, great materials, and very well made.

If your hands are cold, get mittens. I love my mittens.
Jan 22 2008 9:42PM
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Silence
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Good to know - legit company.
Jan 22 2008 9:43PM
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BenJAMIN4aWhil3
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I love my hestras... great great glove
Jan 22 2008 9:44PM
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sammo
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best gloves i've ever owner..highly recommend!!
Jan 22 2008 10:07PM
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Valind
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very legit
Jan 22 2008 10:07PM
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Greg_o
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I don't know what to think, you don't have enough pics of the hole.
Jan 22 2008 11:46PM
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SkiMN
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Gore tex is a waterproof, breathable membrane. It will do nothing to keep your hands warm, unless the fact that they got wet from some outside source (ie not you own sweat) is part of the problem.
Jan 23 2008 12:06AM
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sdfjklioeur
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hestra is legit

i got a pair a few years ago and they hold up like no other
Jan 23 2008 12:17AM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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I love my Seth Pro's.  So fucking warm, best gloves ever.
Jan 23 2008 12:27AM
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Valind
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HAHA, I can PM you some if you want.


Anyway, Man I hate breaking in new gloves.
Jan 23 2008 12:16PM
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JaySkier107
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i have the hestra heli mitt and its the warmest mitten i have ever owned. Even on VT's -20 degree days they hold up great.
Jan 23 2008 4:18PM
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ButteredToast.
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Are they durable? I was thinking of getting some, I ski in the midwest (Perfect North, Vail of the midwest for those of you who know it.) and ropetows are a bitch. Any idea on how they'd hold up on rope tows?
Jan 23 2008 7:32PM
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CFSGabe
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Good Hestra  quality story

Last year I had the (at the time ski cross) or this year's park warrior. One fell out of my pocket in front of my house and I didn't find it. this was in Dec. snow fall covered the glove and I freeked out, never found it, then in like late april the snow bank melted off and I found my glove, I jus put it in the dryer and still ski in it today. Fucking quality. get abused and still last. great gloves, best on the market, no comparison.
Jan 24 2008 8:36PM
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Sholte
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im thinking about buying a pair.
Jan 24 2008 9:05PM
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