Montane
Montane Anti-Freeze Down Mittens
- Warmth: 8/10 How warm they keep your hands at camp and on the move.
- Weight: 8/10 How much they add to your pack.
- Waterproofing: 4/10 How well they keep your hands dry and the wind out, from how they are made.
Deep-winter days and emergency warmth: easy to pull on over liner or fleece gloves
- Weight (pair)
- 80 g
- Type
- Mitt
- Weather protection
- Water resistant
- Touchscreen
- No
Where to buy
Montane £80 In stock. Free delivery. Black; size M in stock; free UK delivery on orders over £25.
View at shop: MontaneAbsolute Snow £80 Out of stock. Black. Shop page says currently unavailable. Delivery is free over £100; the charge under that varies and shows only in the basket.
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Our ratings (out of 10)
1 to 10, compared with the whole market. Each says what it's based on. How we score
Warmth
Estimate from maker's specs: mitt (fingers share warmth) 8/10How warm they keep your hands at camp and on the move. 8: Clearly better than most.
Estimate from maker's specs
Weight
From maker's figures 8/10How much they add to your pack. 8: Clearly better than most.
80 g for the pair, Montane's figure (size not stated; its US page agrees, in ounces; no UK shop page we read gives a different weight): the 60-109 g band.
Waterproofing
From maker's figures 4/10How well they keep your hands dry and the wind out, from how they are made. 4: A bit below average.
Pertex Quantum 20 denier nylon ripstop with a PFC/PFAS-free water-repellent finish, and Montane says the palm has waterproof fabric. There is no sealed insert or named membrane, so: a water-repellent finish only, the 2 band.
In short
Good for
- Deep-winter days and emergency warmth: easy to pull on over liner or fleece gloves
- Camp and rest stops in the cold, when you are not working with your fingers
- Packing small: 80 g for the pair, with a stuff sack
Strengths
- 80 g for the pair, filled on the back of the hand with 90/10 ExpeDRY goose down quoted at 800+ fill power
- Synthetic insulation on the palm keeps its warmth when compressed
- Waterproof fabric on the palm, a gauntlet cuff with adjustment and an elasticated wrist
- Responsible Down Standard certified down
- Montane's lifetime guarantee against faults in workmanship and materials
Weaknesses
- Down on the back of the hand loses warmth when soaked; the shell is water repellent, not waterproof
- A mitt, so little finger dexterity
- Montane states the fill power two ways (800 and 800+) and gives no test method
- No independent review of this version found, so our warmth, dexterity and durability scores are blank
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.