{"product_id":"hestra-army-leather-heli-ski-3-finger","title":"Hestra Army Leather Heli Ski 3-finger","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Army Leather Heli Ski 3-Finger is built for cold hands, and it is not waterproof. Hestra's own performance spec reads \"the glove does not include a waterproof membrane.\" It buys mitten-grade heat by sewing three fingers into one chamber. Cold, dry day: the right trade. Wet coastal day: the wrong one. $185.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFabric and construction\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImpregnated Army goat leather on the palm, Hestra's Triton recycled polyamide on the back. Goat hide is thin for its strength, so it keeps feel on a pole, and Hestra rates the glove 7\/8 Durability, \"Heavy duty\". Behind that leather there is no waterproof membrane. Impregnation is water resistance, not waterproofing, and it wears off — Hestra ships leather balm with the glove for exactly that reason. Water-resistant is not waterproof, and Hestra publishes no windproof rating for this style either, so water resistance is the ceiling we will claim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWarmth and weather\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHestra rates the warmth 7\/8, \"Extreme\" — above the five-finger Heli Ski at 6\/8, and above the pricier Army Leather GORE-TEX at 6\/8. G-Loft insulation does part of that; the hand shape does the rest. Middle, ring and pinky share one chamber and warm each other, while the index finger stays free for a zipper or a pole strap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mechanism is also the bill. Mobility rates 4\/8, \"Good\", against the five-finger's 6\/8 \"Agile\", and you cannot take one without the other. The lining pulls out: dry it overnight, or leave it out when the day turns mild.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFit and sizing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHestra sizes by hand circumference in numbers, not S\/M\/L. Our buy is Navy only, in sizes 7 to 10. Measure rather than guess. The cuff is a long gauntlet with a snow lock and a Velcro wrist strap, and the carabiner hangs the pair opening-down, out of the snow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWho it is for, and who should not buy it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuy it if you run cold, on long exposed days in cold, dry snow — the day you never duck inside. Do not buy it for wet snow, because in maritime slush there is no waterproof membrane behind the leather; the Army Leather GORE-TEX at $230 is the one that has one. Do not buy it if you need fingertips — if your day runs on buckles and straps, the five-finger Heli Ski at the same $185 is the better tool. And do not buy it if you will not wax leather.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hestra","offers":[{"title":"Navy \/ 5","offer_id":51449327452455,"sku":"30572-280-05","price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Navy \/ 6","offer_id":51449326469415,"sku":"30572-280-06","price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Navy \/ 7","offer_id":51449326502183,"sku":"30572-280-07","price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Navy \/ 8","offer_id":51449326534951,"sku":"30572-280-08","price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Navy \/ 9","offer_id":51449326567719,"sku":"30572-280-09","price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Navy \/ 10","offer_id":51449327485223,"sku":"30572-280-10","price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Navy \/ 11","offer_id":51449327517991,"sku":"30572-280-11","price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Navy \/ 12","offer_id":51449327550759,"sku":"30572-280-12","price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/7177\/0663\/files\/1776176647472-30572-280_1_Meta.jpg?v=1780397316","url":"https:\/\/933534.myshopify.com\/products\/hestra-army-leather-heli-ski-3-finger","provider":"PTO SKI \u0026 Snowboard","version":"1.0","type":"link"}