Berghaus Hillmaster Windstopper Gloves (unisex)

How warm they keep your hands at camp and on the move. 3: Below average. Fine for some trips, not others.

Estimate from maker's specs

How much they add to your pack. 9: Among the best you can buy for this.

58 g for the pair, Berghaus's figure on its UK page (0.058 kg; it doesn't say which size, and its other listing of this glove gives the same figure): under 60 g, the top band, and close to the edge. Ultralight Outdoor Gear weighs 61 g (S/M), 65 g (M/L) and 66 g (L/XL), and Walkhighlands lists 65 g (L): on those figures the pair would be in the 60-109 g band, band 4 (7 out of 10). We band Berghaus's own figure and say so here.

How well they keep your hands dry and the wind out, from how they are made. 6: A bit better than average.

Berghaus calls the fabric GORE-TEX WINDSTOPPER, 'windproof, breathable and water resistant', and sells it as a windproof glove: the 'windproof lining with a water-repellent finish' band, which needs a windproof glove plus a stated water-resistance claim. It isn't a waterproof insert, so the GORE-TEX waterproof rule doesn't apply (WINDSTOPPER is a windproof membrane). The generic GORE-TEX panel on the same page talks about waterproof protection and sealed seams, but that is the technology blurb, not a claim for this glove; Berghaus's product copy and Walkhighlands ('not waterproof') say otherwise, so we band the lower figure. Compared with the Montane Windjammer Lite (2): Montane makes no water-resistance claim at all, so it scores a band lower; Berghaus does make one. Berghaus also lists breathability 30 RET (shown as a fact, never scored).