Originally Posted by Carbonfiberboy

No, it isn't at all. That's why I posted this. I've been perfectly comfortable in below freezing conditions down to -60F because those conditions are always dry.

No, water always gets in. There are no waterproof gloves. If it doesn't get in around the wrist, it just runs down the arm. I've seen people dump water out of perfectly waterproof gloves. The nitrile next to the skin doesn't help once gloves get wet. Nitrile is an OK heat conductor. Wet inside and out, heat moves across it just fine. That's been my experience, anyway. Maybe if one taped the outers to one's wrists with waterproof tape, but that's not practical. Gloves come off and on. IME trying to insure dry insulation never works. All one has to do is take one's hand out of a glove in the rain and put it back in the glove and the insulation is wet.

On my feet, I can keep water out with drysuit leg seals around my ankles and waterproof boots. Water can't run down my legs into my boots. What works on my torso is insulating material that doesn't absorb water. Everything is soaking wet, but stays warm enough. But hands are a different situation. Long distance riding involves a lot of different things, tire changing, mechanicals, eating, drinking, peeing in the bushes, all sorts of things that one doesn't do with one's feet. One can't have 3/8" of insulation on one's hands, but there must be some non-water absorbing insulation that works. I've thought of wetsuit gloves, but doubt they'd work.