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I don't find these mentioned often on the forums! I find them to be invaluable on those cold mornings where a long sleeve shirt will quickly become too warm after you get a mile or so down the trail!
Convertible pants for your arms! :)
Just Bill
02-09-2014, 01:18
definitely a runner thing, although they are starting to show up, and I have been considering them lately. Oddly Patagonia just added them to their collection this year.
The only thing I have seen halfway close was sleeves to go with poncho's.
I have a pair that I bought years ago for cycling. They are a nice thing to throw on with a short sleeve shirt on chilly days. When it warms up you just pull them off and stuff them in a pocket.
Tuckahoe
02-09-2014, 09:23
Forgive me as I am about to geek out a little bit...
It is interesting how certain types of garments come back around, in the end simply because they work. Arm warmers date back pretty far and I have 16th/17th century patters and a couple WW1 patters. Traditionally arm warmers are "scoggers" and leg warmers are "hoggers" although the words tend to be used interchangeably.
http://books.google.com/books?id=v4FBAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA254&lpg=PA254&dq=hoggers+and+scoggers&source=bl&ots=NVAm2Te0dT&sig=84uzbh0-VIt4FMiwgsgriObnCPw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=EH_3Uo_WOuH4yAHg-IGYDA&ved=0CDYQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=hoggers%20and%20scoggers&f=false
http://www.sca.org.au/fibre/projects/scoggers-hoggers.php
bigcranky
02-09-2014, 09:35
Thanks for the links, Tuck. Sent my knitter spouse the middle ages fiber arts page. Very cool.
The first pair I bought were Asics made from a synthetic material . I'm now in the process of repurposing a pair from a light weight wool sweater I picked up at a thrift store!
As the saying goes "there's nothing new under the sun" . I didn't realize that applied to arm warmers!
I like them. I use the Salomon brand.
i use these Jacks r Better down sleeves in camp on my arms in the winter, and on my feet at night in my sleeping bag (without the companion quilt). Love em. http://www.jacksrbetter.com/shop/down-sleeves/
Weather-man
02-11-2014, 11:57
From lukes....http://www.lukesultralite.com/content/lukes-down-sleeves
kennyxedge
02-13-2014, 22:30
I personally hike in a long sleeve Nike Combat Gear shirt, but having arm warmers with a short sleeve shirt would be great. Helps on cold mornings and also to keep the sun off your arms.
What about tyvek sleeves? They should provide warmth with possible an R 1 level of insulation thanks to the air gap, but also functions as wind protection and somewhat as a vapor barrier. They won't breath as well as polyester or lycra, but that also should also allow it to provide additional protection if you use a poncho. I've stated a few times that I wanted to test it out this winter, but I've spent over a month camping in the last few months and haven't had a single drop of rain.
The lycra ones are made for cooling, not warming. I've used the Moben ones in hot weather. You dip them in streams then put them on and it really cools you off. But don't try to use them for warming, you'll freeze. Mine are patterned like cheetah hide. Many people have said that they assumed my arms were tattooed like that… until they got close enough to see the fabric.
From lukes....http://www.lukesultralite.com/content/lukes-down-sleeves
+1
Perfect companion piece when a vest is not quite enough.
BuckeyeBill
02-23-2014, 16:19
i use these Jacks r Better down sleeves in camp on my arms in the winter, and on my feet at night in my sleeping bag (without the companion quilt). Love em. http://www.jacksrbetter.com/shop/down-sleeves/
+1 These things are great.
2015 Lady Thru-Hiker
02-23-2014, 16:36
I love that each time I come on WB there is something new to consider. Those of you with some experience, would you consider just doing some short sleeve wool tees with arm warmers and leaving the long sleeve stuff at home if you were going to start the AT in early March??
I love that each time I come on WB there is something new to consider. Those of you with some experience, would you consider just doing some short sleeve wool tees with arm warmers and leaving the long sleeve stuff at home if you were going to start the AT in early March??
No! You'll freeze your donkey off before you get through the Smokies.
You should plan on winter weather through March.
Lynnette
02-23-2014, 19:01
nu2hike,
I have a pair which I made myself. Sort of like long fingerless gloves. I love them.
2015 Lady Thru-Hiker
02-23-2014, 19:38
No! You'll freeze your donkey off before you get through the Smokies.
You should plan on winter weather through March.
Got ya! Thanks for the honest response!