This was not my first Kasperi purchase and up until now the quality has always been very good. I ordered these gloves and when I received them I was quite surprised by the quality of the gloves that I received. It seemed as if the leather was dried out and that it started popping in some places, instead of being soft and stretchy as I excepted. I will continue to purchase from Kasperi but will be careful with what I buy from now on.
Hi Aram,
Thank you for your review. Very sorry that you’ve had this experience. But I’d still like you to give it a shot, and offer you a 100-day full satisfaction guarantee here. Of course, if you’d prefer to return it right away for a full refund, that’s also possible. Just get in touch via email and I’ll send you the return label!
Let me explain:
The leather here is wild whitetail deer leather, gathered from Finnish hunting clubs between 2020–2022. We used this leather on around 300 of our Fold Top backpacks, and our customers still love theirs. Saw you are one of the lucky few who has one of these packs. Anyway the tannery that made this leather ceased operations, and because it is a “wild” leather, it was challenging from a production point of view. The organic differences in the hides made it hard to get an efficient yield of the large pieces we needed.
Since then, we’ve been looking for a way to make gloves out of the remaining whitetail deer leather we have. With the smaller pieces, we can get good cuts, but it still involves a lot of manual picking and matching. As far as we know, these are the only gloves in the world made out of this leather. So far, fewer than 100 pairs have been made, and we probably have enough leather for fewer than 300 pairs in total. After that, that’ll most likely be it, as we’re not aware of any tannery currently producing this leather to our specifications.
The leather’s natural properties mean the surface is a little more sensitive to scuffs, and it can have some marks or cracks already straight out of the tannery. Over time, the palm side of the glove will wear into a suede-like surface. That’s not a flaw, but a property—and it even improves grip as time goes on.
The leather itself is tenacious, but because it needs to be split and processed before manufacturing, it can feel a little stiff—not soft, and perhaps a little dry—right out of the box. We agree after the processing, which is kind of like ironing, it feels stiffer and drier than the leather we sent to the manufacturing in Hungary, or the backpacks we used to send out.
However, as with all Kasperis, it has a break-in time, and we’d really like you to give it a try. We’ve used these gloves a lot, and they do become soft—almost like a second skin—with time. They’ll also be naturally moisturised by your hands, or you can treat them with a beeswax-based product if you prefer.
If in 100 days’ time you still don’t like them, we’ll take them back for a full refund—no matter how much you’ve used them.
Kind regards,
Michael
I like the color, I like their aspect. The sizing is correct for my hand and fingers except for the thumb, which is unfortunately too long. The leather feels supple and they are indeed getting more comfortable over time.
I wish that the part that covers the wrist were a bit longer than what it currently is. But yeah, it was a new product and it was a gamble on my part to get it without trying it first, maybe if I'd gone a size smaller the leather would still have given over time, I don't know.
I have been using them as often as I can, but I bought them mostly for the way they look. If you're after functionality only, other gloves that are much cheaper will do just as fine.
But as I said, I bought them because of their color and because they match the material and tones of the green Kasperi bag I own.
I don't know how much it costs to have them produced in Hungary, but I believe that the gloves should probably be more expensive than the belt, and neither should be priced at a 150.
The two bags I own are totally worth the money they ask, the gloves and belt, I wouldn't say so, but I fully bought the two accessories for the way they look rather than intrinsic value. I attached the photos in natural sunlight so you can have a look, they do look nice, but it is up to you to decide if you also want to pay as much.
The gloves are beautiful and of excellent quality, like the other products of Kasperi (I happily own two beautiful backpacks).
I love the look and material, but there is clearly a reason for specialized glove makers.
The sizing is strange and does not fit (fingers way too long). Stitching rough like workers gloves.
My 20 USD Carhart deer gloves are way better :-(
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