The thought behind these gloves is great, unfortunately the craftsmanship is horrible. I am on my second pair of these gloves and now the second pair is falling apart. I received my first pair and right from Simms one of the seams on the left hand glove was not stitched closed. I contacted Simms, sent back that pair and they sent me a new pair. After four days on the river rowing, the left hand now has a seam that has let go on one of the fingers. Fortunately my wife sews and will do the job that should have been done right from the start. These gloves are in no way up to the normal Simms top quality.