Hestra Touch Point Dry Wool

The Touch Point Dry Wool is a liner, not a ski glove. Hestra rates it Warmth 2/8 and Waterproof: No, and the thinness that earns its perfect 8/8 mobility score is the same reason it cannot keep your hands warm or dry on its own. Wear it under a ski glove, or alone on a cool day.

Fabric and construction

A 78% polyester / 22% wool tricot. That is the entire glove: no leather, no shell, no separate lining. Hestra scores mobility 8/8, the top of its scale: maximum tactile sensitivity and unrestricted movement. The same bare knit is why durability lands at 3/8, "moderate": no abrasion layer.

Thumb and index finger carry a conductive grip coating, so a phone works without stripping the glove off. Those two fingers only. Machine washable, with a puller at the cuff.

Warmth and weather

Warmth is 2/8 on Hestra's eight-point scale, which it labels "moderate": minimal lining for cool conditions or high-exertion use. Cool air and hard work, yes; a January chairlift, no.

On water the structured spec is unambiguous: Waterproof: No. Hestra's own note reads, "The glove does not include a waterproof membrane. It may offer water resistance from its outer material but is not designed to keep hands dry in sustained wet conditions." Here the outer material is a bare knit: no membrane, no impregnated leather. It soaks, and soaked knit stops insulating.

Fit and sizing

Hestra sizes by hand circumference, measured around the widest part of the palm: size 8 = 203 mm, size 9 = 229 mm, size 10 = 254 mm. Hestra calls the chart an indication, not a guarantee. PTO stocks this glove in Navy only, in sizes 8, 9 and 10; Hestra runs the model from 3 to 11.

Hestra's own fit guide warns that a sport glove which is too tight may feel cold, because insulation is reduced. Forcing a liner into a snug glove makes your hands colder, not warmer.

Who it is for, and who should not buy it

Buy it if you own a roomy ski glove or mitt and want a washable, phone-capable layer inside it, or want one thin glove for running and hiking in cool weather.

Do not buy it as your ski glove. Warmth 2/8, durability 3/8, no membrane: alone, in winter, you will be cold and wet. For a genuinely waterproof glove, PTO carries Hestra models built on the CZone membrane and on GORE-TEX. For a warmer liner, Touch Point Warmth is one step up the scale (3/8, "warm"), but it hands back a step of mobility (7/8) and swaps the wool for a 97% polyester knit.