Paddling specific handwear can protect a paddler’s hands from cold water and over exposure to the sun as well as from cuts and scrapes. Paddling specific handwear includes gloves and pogies. Paddling gloves range from lightweight sun protectors like the NRS Boaters Gloves and heavier/warmer gloves like the NRS Reactor gloves to full protection armored gloves like the NRS Creek glove. Pogies, like the Immersion Research Microwave pogie and NRS Mamba allows paddlers to grip a paddle with their bare hands while still being protected from the elements.
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