WV this is how we learn. Thanks
for posting the experience.
Rune, thanks for jumping in.
I noticed on this years Roan hang Poof had 3 pairs of gloves! We pack for our greatest fears and sometimes several insurance policies is a good thing....other times it's just dead weight in the pack. Knowing when, well that is the 10^6 question.
I can pretty much hike without fingers but forget setting up camp or cooking without them :)
I'd like to think of carrying felted wool mitts, got a pair or two, and know their weight-better yet I know their weight when wet.
Everyones got their 'way'....mine is:
Smartwool liner gloves-the lightest they make.....carried year around.
MLD eVent mitts (turned inside out and sealed twice)....carried year around.
These two together are amazingly warm.
OR Metamorphs--new to me this year, used on Roan. I've found these to be outstanding in variability, the Smartwool liner gloves work under them. I carried the big honking over mitts but didn't need them. When the Metamorphs were worn under the MLD shells I was good to 8F with the big wind.
The only down to my system is fragility of the lightweight eVent. They are light enough one could carry two pair but MLD is way to proud of them.