Josh from Benosh.com reviews the Sensor Gloves and says, “Now, these are not the first gadget-friendly gloves we’ve tested…just the best.” Here is the rest of what he has to say:

“The good people at Outdoor Research have some amazing gear. We recently had the chance to check out their Sensor Gloves, wind-resistance 100-weight Radiant Fleece™gloves that feature their TouchTec™ leather palm technology. Now, these are not the first gadget-friendly gloves we’ve tested…just the best.

The 100-weight fleece makes these gloves a little warmer than some light gloves we’ve tested, and the fit is superb. OR knows their tech, and their trademarked MirrorSeam and MotionWrap aren’t just clever marketing—these gloves just fit better. Operating my iPhone while gloved was easy and surprisingly accurate–I had no trouble with big functions, like pausing my music, and very little even with texting, though I had to be slow and deliberate.

The Sensor Gloves’ secret is in their treated leather palms, which are both a blessing and a shortcoming. The blessing is that they feel so normal, and yet you can get out your favorite touch-screen goodie and conduct business as usual. The shortcoming is that when dry and/or cold, the leather isn’t particularly grippy. I would love some silicon texturizing on the palms, a la the back of the gloves, for holding anything that is not itself highly texturized, such as a steering wheel. Perhaps OR could borrow a page from their Gripper Gloves’ playbook.

OR’s Sensor Gloves are lightweight and should be treated as such. Don’t expect too much water repelling capability, and in extremely cold wind, you’ll want a heavier glove like OR’s Remotes. With that said, I have picked them over similar gloves like The North Face’s Wind Pro or First Ascent’s Apex on a daily basis.

Unfortunately, you pay a little premium for being able to use your iPhone in the cold. Sensors run $65 against TNF’s Wind Pros at $40 and the Apexes at a trifling $25 for archaic non-touch-friendly wind gloves. If you use your technology frequently and need the benefit of being able to control it with your gloves on, the Sensors are the way to go. You can get them online from OR’s website.

So go ahead and use that gadget in the cold—just ensure you have a good grip on your iPhone!”

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SeattleBackpackersMagazine.com takes a good long look at the Versaliner Gloves in several types of weather:

“A good pair of lightweight gloves is an absolute essential in the backcountry. I discovered this reality first hand on a backcountry snowshoeing trip in the High Sierra this spring. I had a pair of mountaineering expedition-weight gloves but no lightweight gloves. The mountaineering gloves were very warm but whenever I had to take them off to complete smaller tasks e.g. retrieve items from my pack, tighten snow-shoe straps, take photos, pitch a tent, etc… my hands froze in the sub zero temps. It was then that I realized how important a good pair of lightweight gloves could be. Even when it is not below zero lightweight gloves are still a great item to have. Over the last two months I have worn my Outdoor Research Versaliner Gloves through all kinds of conditions and I must say that I am very happy with them.

Glove Warmth
It is brutally cold and I am covered in rime ice. There are icicles forming on the brim of my hood. I have never experienced these types of conditions before and I love it. The wind-chill at over 9,000 feet is staggering and I am maintaining a breakneck pace trying to keep myself warm. I stop to slip on my Outdoor Research Versaliner Gloves. I unzip the handy pouch on the back of the gloves and pull the 2.5 layer 40D Pertex® Shield DS stretch ripstop fabric shell out, effectively turning my 100 weight radiant fleece gloves into a wind resistant all-weather glove. The wind that was numbing my fingers is now effectively blocked by the liner and my hands began to warm up quickly inside the soft fleece.

Another nice component worth mentioning is the large keeper loop on the inside of the glove against the wrist. It allows one to quickly and easily secure their gloves (an absolute necessity during windy adventures or when perched on the side of precipice).

Waterproof and Breathable
I have used the gloves on numerous forays into the wild yonder and they have become a surprising new best friend. At first I thought the gloves would be too lightweight for winter weather but with the onslaught of an early winter here in California, I was pleasantly surprised to find that these gloves are very warm. On one particular hike in the Front Range (think low elevation and wet) I went for a short hike in a fairly heavy rainstorm. After subjecting them to about an hour of heavy rain, I fully submerged the gloves in a rain runoff-filled brook. The gloves were still keeping my hands warm and dry. If you do happen to get these gloves wet, the radiant fleece will still keep your hands warm due to fleece’s natural hydrophobic tendencies.

Glove Grip
It is a bluebird day, the sun has not yet crested the horizon but the mountains are beginning to glow and warm up. I hardly notice. I am traversing a frozen snow-covered side slope with a one hundred plus foot cliff looming twenty feet below me. If I slip I would have almost no time to arrest my fall. My grip tightens around my ice axe and I push those thoughts from my mind and focus on the task at hand. As I plunge my ice axe into the snow and kick deep steps for my partners to follow, I am impressed by the grip the Versaliner gloves afford me. I removed the liner exposing the silicone grip on the palm and fingertips of the glove and they stick to my ice axe like fly paper.

As an added perk, I noticed that I could operate my iPhone while wearing the gloves. Oftentimes I would have to swipe numerous times before I could unlock my iPhone but to be fair the gloves are not advertised as having this feature. However, these would be the perfect gloves if they had OR’s Touch Tech™ technology which allows one to operate touch screen devices.

Final Thoughts
Overall, these are a great pair of gloves and will always have a spot in the top pocket of my pack on any adventure. They are light, hardly take up any room in your pack, and offer surprising warmth. It is also important to mention Outdoor Research’s “Infinite Guarantee” that promises that their product will last forever and if it does not they will exchange it. Now how can you beat that?”

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