Arc’teryx Gothic Glove vs Garmin Forerunner 645

They are great fit, light weight and warm, but sadly they wear out too quickly, mainly the finger tips.

Great features, but I have now had tow of these watches, neither lasted a year. Time, timer and GPS distance monitoring is solid. The heart rate monitor sometimes switches off for a few days. The step monitor often goes a couple days and measures steps on an intermittent basis

Let's start with the positive part. The 5% of lycra makes this liner a whole lot more durable than altnernatives with 100% merino.

I've run using an old Tomtom watch for years and have recently upgraded to a Garmin 645. Both work but the Garmin has many more features and a better app. Also a much longer battery life which is why I finally upgraded.

I can slip them on and off quickly to keep my hands comfortable. What I like the best is they breath very well so my hands don't get all clamby. Also they are small and light so I can take them with me even on days that you wouldn't normally need gloves but when you get above treeline and it's colder than expected these will save the day. I can't understand the bad reviews on these mine are in great shape with a year of heavy use

The colors are a little more washed out when the light is on, but it is still very easy to read in most lighting conditions. This is not going to satisfy anyone looking strictly for a smartwatch, but it has enough smartwatch features to make it a useful everyday watch. Access to your phones calendar, and notifications are useful. The internal alarms come with more options than Fitbit's offerings

I have compared this directly to the new Rho glove in temps at and just below freezing. The Gothic warms up more quickly when hands are in pockets or when working hard going up hill, and stays warmer than the Rho in calm conditions. However the Rho is a much tighter-woven, less air permeable fabric, so as soon as there is a cool breeze, the Gothic cools off more quickly. When used as a liner, I definitely felt that the Gothic was a little warmer than the Rho

I freakin’ love this GPS/watch. So, today, in the car, the watch just fell off my arm. The plastic anchor where the band attached had actually broken. The band no longer had a way to stay attached and came loose