Versatile Manzella Cascade Convertible Gloves in Medium Size for Optimal Performance Review

Thumb converter/cap won't stay closed exposing thumb and hand to the elements. This defeats the purpose of keeping hands warm. Cold air can easily penetrate inside the glove. The thumb cap should be longer, with more fabric or some sort of clasp to keep it fully closed.

When I first received these gloves I was thrilled, they were warm although NOT waterproof and still allowed me to exercise, use my phone or to tie my shoe laces . Cheap craftsmanship only shows up after a winter. The stitching pulls around the toes causing them to fall apart, the velcro that holds the back of the glove in place looks like it was sewn on by a drunk worker and those stitching are falling off. I had to sew one of them together again with the fixation around the fingers. If you're…

Time: January 13, 2012 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska, Last Frontier State. all the time, unless you change camera settings and/or record snowballs to throw. Time: 4 8 111 November 2012. Location: Fairbanks, Alaska, "Last Frontier". MEDIUM transformable gloves. Overview: 1. Purchased medium gloves with velcro, it is much more difficult to transform because velcro sticks to the inner lining of winter jackets. My hands were still warm unless I changed camera settings and/or used snowballs to throw…

Overall very good quality gloves. I appreciated the thickness of the fleece and liked the material for the handle along with the magnet holding the mitten part. These gloves are great for running and photography. As for the stitched fingertips, I see other reviewers citing the thickness as a concern. The wrists are too loose, so cold air can also penetrate the gloves. I would still use and recommend these considering there doesn't seem to be any other well made convertible fleece gloves on the…

Time: January 13, 2012 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska, State of the Last Frontier. Bought, magnetic grip, hands stayed warm the whole time unless changing camera settings and/or throwing snowballs. Time: November 48, 2012. Location: Fairbanks, Alaska, State of the Last Frontier. and girlfriend. Re: Manzella Cascade MEDIUM convertible gloves for men. Rating: Bought 1 medium gloves, VELCRO grip, much more difficult to convert as velcro sticks to the lining of winter jackets. My hands were still warm

As a photographer, I'm always looking for ways to keep my hands warm when photographing winter scenes. I use my Thinsulate hunting gloves and a lighter cycling glove. Hunting gloves are warm and I can operate my Nikon 610, D7000 and Canon 70D without removing my gloves. But sometimes you have to take off your gloves to access things in the bag or operate other drives on the camera. Robert Rodriguez Jr., a landscape photographer, blogged about his winter gear and mentioned Manzella's convertible