Black Diamond

Absolute Mitten

The WARMEST

To say this mitten is warm is understatement. To reiterate, if you get cold hands easy like myself, this will solve all those issues. At the expense of near complete dexterity loss, my hands felt like I was tanning on a beach chair at the top of a few of the Breckenridge cornices. Ski poles are very difficult to hold. Even a few instances where i forgot to put them back on when I began a run (laced around my wrist), fell and filled them with snow; they would quickly dry out and warm up my hands within 30 seconds of shaking them out. The lace system comfortably wraps around your wrist and does not drop too low. The fact that this piece also has a glove liner, makes it easier to dry out and clean. Also with this liner’s DWR coating and nose wipe, they would make a great spring skiing 3 finger glove! At a whopping small 424g, this behemoth of a hand sleeping bag weighs ~2x your cell phone. Since they are so large, they are indeed hard to pack with a full 20L backcountry bag. I was on the hunt for the warmest solution on the slopes with avoiding any tech or hand warmers. This is it.

Not the quality they used to be

I had a pair of these for 5-6 years. I loved them. I replaced them this year and the frayed and ripped immediately. They arent the gloves they used to be.

Warm Mitts!

Last Monday, I went to a rare place in the mountains known for record breaking low temperatures in the U. S. called Peter Sinks, Utah, while it was -53 degrees Fahrenheit to test your Absolute Mitts. The mitts kept my hands warm just fine for the first 30 minutes. I then discovered that when my fingers got cold, all I had to do was curl all of my fingers and thumb up within each Mitt while still wearing the mitt and move them across each other. They then warmed up again! I did this for over an hour and could do it indefinitely. That is a fantastic mitt! Thank you!

Super warm

Warmest mitts I've ever purchased! They were a Christmas present for a family member who always has cold hands in the snow. She was very happy to receive them!

Insert isolates pointer finger

Familiarity:

I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions

I didn’t - and still don’t - see any mention of the fact that the insert isolates the pointer finger, meaning that there’s no skin-to-skin contact with the index finger and the rest, or the palm. Spent over $200 on mittens because I was sick of my fingers getting cold with gloves just to find out that only my pointer fingers will be. Lame. Regrettable purchase.

Poor service

I bought those online and returned them for a refund one month ago, following all the instructions. Never got an answer. . Still hoping for a christmas surprise…

Could be better!

I originally bought the guide gloves for riding my motorcycle but they failed miserably. So I bought these gloves thinking I can’t go wrong. Still, while riding my bike with actual temps in the low 30s and windchill because of highway speeds in the single digits, my finger still got cold. Windchill should not affect the gloves but for what ever reason, if your buying these gloves for riding on a motorcycle, don’t. If you do you will need chemical hand warming pouches or just get heated gloves!

The Warmest

They are clearly the warmest gloves I’ve ever had. I’m making a trip to Antarctica, so hopefully they will do the job! Will probably write another review when I get back.

Sleeping Bags for the hands

Some mornings the negative teens or lower are just too cold for the regular gloves. These ARE the Absolute MItt for sure. When the fingers are gone due to whatever conditions, it’s awesome to pull these out of the pack and bring the fingers back. After a nice recovery in these things, I’m usually good to get back to the tasks at hand. As a guide/instructor, on the super cold days, these can help me or a client/student continue the lesson/day/tour whatever without the suffer factor of frost nipped fingers and cold hands.

Warmest

If you want warm hands during cold winter days, get these. You will never need hand warmers again. No batteries required.