just out of curiosity how many kiters use gloves
if u do use them y?, do u use full or 3/4 finger ones and why?


if u dont use them y?

oven mits are way more appropriate for this sort of use.

3/4 only in winter on the lake

Cabstar doesn't use condoms either...."I like the venereal disease ,,,, It gives me character!"

a long session with gloves equals narms, a phenomenon where by the suffer feels as though they have no arms. Try as they might the action if gripping the bar is simply impossible.

experiences person by person may differ but after extensive studies (my mate and I) we believe this aliment to be a real problem.

I've got brand new gloves I bought to use in the Atlantic but I couldn't stand wearing them. Not enough bar feel in my book but everyone's different.

I wear socks, does that count?

Gloves are a must for me, full length sailing ones....and rubber hat, 2 best pieces of gear for me

After 20 years of windsurfing and 5 of kitesurfing the backs of my hands could challenge any coffin dodger.

So when I remember I use the fingerless UV gloves.

so pritty much gloves are only used for when its cold and to stop sun cancer

no 1 actually uses them to stop your hands from blistering?

What's happened to kiting. Please no gloves!

For Windsurfing -I used to use gloves when uphauling heaps, as a crappy rope cuts through your hands after a few hours continuous (fingerless sailing ones), but now find them too restrictive on the boom cause they thick material on underside

Since not wearing them back of hands burning heaps bad, looking for something just to take sun off em

Not too trendy (but minimalist so ok by me, thinking of getting some), but who is the fashion police, I thought we were all windsports enthusiasts, not fashion commentators, those people can all go to the races and talk about eachothers dresses and hats
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Sure, I totally agree with the minimal kit idea, more gear sucks. But so does being dead.

Rather be on the water all day, and be able to do it the next day

To all those telling someone not to wear gloves, sure your entitled to your idea, but if it is so correct, why the need to push it onto others? (i'm just providing info, I don't care if they wear em or not)

Are you worried that you might have to look at someone wearing gloves, oh how horrid, maybe they don't match your straps...hhaahaha

Serious, who gives a flying if you wanna wear gloves or not?

Are we still in highschool, where you gotta wear an 'in' brand, as this is the only thing that can define 'coolness', not the fact that one of the best surfers i've ever seen shredding at the local was wearing gloves, so geez he must be way uncool, right?

"Please no gloves!"

A desperate plea?