Customer Reviews Arc'teryx Venta Gloves

Like many here, I really wanted to like these gloves. The fit was good and they seem ideal for the alpine conditions we get here on the BC coast. Great use of Gortex, the conductive pads to operate your devices and just fine for temperatures down to about -10, as long as you are wearing warm liners as well. But I really wish I had taken the time to read through all of the reviews posted here. Like many others, I have the same issue with cuff fabric becoming detached from the glove. This isn't with heavy or moderate use, this is with light use - I've worn these gloves maybe 25 times. I don't know if it is simply a bad design expecting the cuff to be fastened this way or simply poor workmanship. Either way, I regret buying these gloves - it was an expensive mistake. I can honestly say that this is the first Arc'tryx product to really let me down and am being generous with a two star rating just because it didn't fall apart immediately. I filed my product service report and will update this review with my experiences.

Like many here, I really wanted to like these gloves. The fit was good and they seem ideal for the alpine conditions we get here on the BC coast. Great use of Gortex, the conductive pads to operate your devices and just fine for temperatures down to about -10, as long as you are wearing warm liners as well. But I really wish I had taken the time to read through all of the reviews posted here. Like many others, I have the same issue with cuff fabric becoming detached from the glove. This isn't with heavy or moderate use, this is with light use - I've worn these gloves maybe 25 times. I don't know if it is simply a bad design expecting the cuff to be fastened this way or simply poor workmanship. Either way, I regret buying these gloves - it was an expensive mistake. I can honestly say that this is the first Arc'tryx product to really let me down and am being generous with a two star rating just because it didn't fall apart immediately. I filed my product service report and will update this review with my experiences.

Use these gloves primarily for running/hiking and Ski Touring/Cross Country Skiing. These are comfortable and well fitting, and allow for great dexterity, phone use, etc. However they are not at all durable. Only two seasons in and the finger pads are worn and fabric ripping at the wrist Would also not characterize these as "Highly Weather Resistant". Wind is OK but get wet and hold water easily. After climbing in rain they were soaked and could be rung out.

To preface my review, let me just say these gloves look amazing out of the box. Clean design, cool color, fits very well. I bought a medium and have enough room to fit an additional liner glove underneath or alone. Because of this I give 2 stars and not 1. My problems are with the design of the tips on the glove. It is made of some leather (maybe something else) that stays wet. Maybe this is just something you have to live with if you get gloves that work with touchscreens but be careful if you plan to use these in wet cold conditions where you might even break a sweat. I recently took these out on a multi-day trip to do some cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. After ~30 minutes of wearing them, I noticed the tip of my fingers were starting to get cold. The hand and fingers were dry and warm, but the finger tips were starting to get numb. After another ~30 minutes, it was unbearable and had to stop to put my hands in my jacket to let them warm up. Problem was that the hand is warm, but only the tips are cold. It was then that I noticed that this was due to the tips staying wet and starting to freeze (it actually felt stiff). Unfortunately, this would suggest to me that the gloves should not be advertised as "high output ... in cold weather". Maybe low output in dry cold weather is more accurate.

After a year in the saddle of occasional use am very disappointed in the overall durability of these gloves. The finger pads shred, the stretch does not last at wrist, the seams are torn in multiple places. The windproof is really nice to have, but after only 35 days of use skiing, hiking, biking and paddling am inclined to go to hardware store and find something more durable for 1/4 the price. Am not inclined to send them in for repair, am rather recommending a more solid product desighn. Thanks anyway guys

I've been wearing these gloves for years. The touch pads on the fingers wear out way too quickly. I've had them replaced under warranty several times. I got a new pair a few weeks ago and the material on the fingers started to wear away after less than a week. This product is disappointing. Arcteryx should do better.

Wore these for about a month until the stitches around the wrist band completely gave out. Brutal quality for the price. Does not align with the quality of my other Arc'teryx products, can't believe Arc'teryx still chooses to sell these gloves despite the list of bad reviews regarding similar problems as mine.

These gloves are pretty much useless on their own. Bought some merino liners and they did the job for maybe 3 months. After that the touch tips have worn away and the seams at the base of the gloves have completely ripped off from just normal wear. (hiking mostly, no climbing). Would not recommend

From reading the reviews, I knew the Ventas wouldn't be extremely warm but I was fine with that because I just wanted a pair of everyday gloves that would be reasonably warm and could handle rain, snow, and wind. However, after wearing out the Ventas out for a morning walk (~8C, light wind), I was extremely disappointed at how cold they made my hands feel. Even though the fabric is windproof, the cold wind hitting the glove cools the entire glove shell down, which permeates straight through to your hand. Once I started feeling this, I decided to try wearing the glove on one hand and taking it off on the other, and the side without the glove actually felt warmer than the side with the glove. This is because cold wind cools the entire glove down, which conducts all the heat away from your hand. I could barely feel my fingers on my glove hand when I got back to my home whereas my barehand only felt a bit cold but still fine.

Purchased less than 3 weeks ago and have only used them casually on walks. And yet the thumb tip started tearing on the left, the top, and especially all around the bottom! I own many other Arc'Teryx products, and the quality lately has not stood up to their standards: from many loose threads on beanies to now this. Very disappointed.

I waited nearly a year for stock to replace my Rivet Glove which Arcteryx still doesn't have in stock, and replaced it with this Venta Glove. If you go through the reviews you'll find the same issue the cuff is to tight and the stiching comes undone. What did Arcteryx do to fix this issue their gloves have had year after year complaints in their reviews? Aparently nothing at all since I worn my glove twice the stiching in the cuff has started to come un done. If you've ever done a day of labour in you life these gloves are not for you, I have tghe XL which is the largest glove they offer and the cuff on the wrist is designed for a child, yet the fingers are half an inch too long. Normal humans are not Mr. Burns from the Simpsons stop designing your gloves for him. Arcteryx clearly does no listen to their customers concerns when they make zero improvements in their glove design season after season and continue to have gloves fail in the same way over and over again. For the price of this glove it should be tailored perfectly for each indivdual not this junk they are selling.

I really do beleive in the virtue of softshell for high intensity activities so I bought these for ski touring uphill. The leatherette finger tips is literally coming off in pieces contamining the glue of my climbing skins during transitions. I thought it was simple manufacturing defect so I bought a second pair but the second pair did the same exact thing. Those gloves are not good quality. Not the quality you would cone to expect from a brand like Arc'Teryx.

I got these as a gift and they are very disappointing. They fit is boxy, they are not warm, the tech fingers don't work and they fit weird.

Purchased the light soulsonic gloves and they were not as shown on the site. Color is dull and is almost a purple.

Very disappointed after upgrading from the last version. Very difficult to get on out in field if cold or damp and no proper seal round the wrist after. Last version elastic comfortable and long lasting unless you lose one.

I've been wearing these a lot over the last couple of months trying to like them and they are truly terrible. I've worn them both for early and late evening runs as well as casually trying to get them to break in and stretch out but no luck. I wear mediums is all other Arc gloves and other brands, but these fit TIGHT, and the large is too large. I've been hoping that they would stretch but no luck so far. The way the seams are sewn and finished on the inside I always feel the seams along my fingers and under my finger nails. I also do not find them particularly windproof or warm. I have a pair of Rivets (in medium) that are far more comfortable and warm. I was hoping these Venta gloves would be like them, just windproof.

I've had these gloves for a couple years now and they are falling apart in multiple places. First the touchscreen material wore off on the fingers so they no longer work with touchscreen devices. Next, the stitching on the cuff started coming undone on both hands. I'd expect much better quality and durability from an Arc'teryx product. I'm waiting for a solution to be presented to me.

I got a pair of these gloves as a gift. They are advertised as being windproof. I found that they are not windproof at all, and my fingers always felt cold in them. Also like other people, the first time I wore the gloves, the cuff tore off. This happened on both gloves. I also found that the gloves are a bit smaller than other brands. The person who gave me the gloves knew this and bought one size larger for me.

I bought this glove about 8 month ago and the seams of gove start to torn, it's pretty disappointing me because this is my first gear from Archery, I'm not recommending this glove