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Are Gerbing gloves waterproof?
- Thread starter crouthier
- Start date
Is that Hipora lining? This page suggests they are waterproof, windproof...
https://kolfox.com/gerbing-heated-gloves/
https://kolfox.com/gerbing-heated-gloves/
response from Gerbing
Hi this is the email I just rec'vd:
Dear Chuck,
Good Morning, yes all Gerbing gloves are water resistant, I never say water proof, because there could have been any little mistake made in manufacturing who knows.
Thanks!
Margaret So - water proof (with a caveat)
Chuck
Hi this is the email I just rec'vd:
Dear Chuck,
Good Morning, yes all Gerbing gloves are water resistant, I never say water proof, because there could have been any little mistake made in manufacturing who knows.
Thanks!
Margaret So - water proof (with a caveat)
Chuck
bigjohnsd
'21 R1250 GS Adv
I say "Bull Pucky" I have had this set of Gerbing Gloves since 2017.
As I found out on my first trip to Alaska/NWT/Tuktayaktuk in 2017
They are most definitely not "Waterproof" and could hardly be called "Water Resistant"
To make them "Waterproof I purchased a pair of these Aerostitch Glove Covers,
they make these Gerbing Gloves "Waterproof"
purm1200gs
Member
I TOTALLY agree with John.
The ONLY way to keep your hands and gloves dry (in Rain) and warm (in Cold) are the Aerostitch Triple Digit over gloves.
https://www.aerostich.com/clothing/gloves/rain-glove-covers/aerostich-triple-digit-glove-covers.html
I use them in the rain over my summer gloves and in the cold over my WarmNSafe heated gloves.
There have been complaints that they are slippery with touch of motorcycle controls but I found a solution from Aerostitch.
I stuffed the over covers with pieces of cloth to expand and separate the fingers.
Then I applied seam sealer on the palms and let them dry.
This made the palms "grippy" when gripping your motorcycle controls.
If you ride a bike that has a sport riding position (hands on handlebars lower than your elbows), you could get water leaking down into your over covers.
In this case, it is advised to tuck the gauntlets under the sleeves of your riding jacket.
On my 2014 1200 GSW, my elbows are always lower than my hands(when hands are on handlebars) and I've never had leaking (with gauntlet cinched up) and my gauntlets are over my riding jacket.
Always keep them in my tankbag.......and I have NO affiliation with Aerostitch. Just like to pass on good experiences with good products.
The ONLY way to keep your hands and gloves dry (in Rain) and warm (in Cold) are the Aerostitch Triple Digit over gloves.
https://www.aerostich.com/clothing/gloves/rain-glove-covers/aerostich-triple-digit-glove-covers.html
I use them in the rain over my summer gloves and in the cold over my WarmNSafe heated gloves.
There have been complaints that they are slippery with touch of motorcycle controls but I found a solution from Aerostitch.
I stuffed the over covers with pieces of cloth to expand and separate the fingers.
Then I applied seam sealer on the palms and let them dry.
This made the palms "grippy" when gripping your motorcycle controls.
If you ride a bike that has a sport riding position (hands on handlebars lower than your elbows), you could get water leaking down into your over covers.
In this case, it is advised to tuck the gauntlets under the sleeves of your riding jacket.
On my 2014 1200 GSW, my elbows are always lower than my hands(when hands are on handlebars) and I've never had leaking (with gauntlet cinched up) and my gauntlets are over my riding jacket.
Always keep them in my tankbag.......and I have NO affiliation with Aerostitch. Just like to pass on good experiences with good products.
taran1900
Member
No. I have pair of the hybrid Gerbing HiPOR heated gloves, older version, and they became so soaked on a trip to Denver in the rain that I had to use my lighter weight tour Master heated gloves. The Gerbing gloves were so wet they took weeks to completely dry. I now have a pair of Aerostitch Triple Digit over gloves that I use. Honestly, there are no regular Goretex or Hippora gloves that are truly waterproof if you are in heavy rain for a long period of time. That's just how it is.
On that Denver trip I started out in torrential rain at about 39 degrees with 40 to 60mph crosswinds. Worst weather I have ever ridden in. Road signs were getting ripped out of the ground. I only went about 140 miles that day because I was beat to death from the wind and I was afraid I was going to get blown off the road. And this was on my 2019 R1250RT. It was the most extreme test of glove water resistance I can imagine short of jumping in a swimming pool to see if they leaked.
