Outdoor Research Revolution II - Review 2025

Rating 4.7

DiveIn Score: 4.5/5

Quality: 5/5

Comfort: 4.9/5

Performance: 4/5

Price/Quality: 5/5

Quality at Impressive Cost

There is simultaneously a lot, and very little to say about ski gloves. Ideally, you shouldn’t even be thinking about your gloves. The only time you might remember you have them at all is if they aren’t doing their job.

This glove excels in making your forget that you even have it on. I find this to be a very good thing.

In testing this glove, I was very impressed with the quality at all edges of its production. I wasn’t able to wet them out, they blocked the wind, kept me warm, and also excelled in wicking away sweat from my hands.

Outdoor research sent me these gloves, tidily packaged. There’s something to be said for a piece of equipment that simply looks like good quality but fails in practice–this glove did not disappoint.

I will say that my glove of choice has always been the Kinco 1927KW, a simple, humble glove with no bells and whistles. I say this to reveal that I’m decidedly not a fan of large volumes of features crammed onto a product.

This glove has the “Ladder-lock wrist cinch” plus a cinchable gauntlet, a leash, a pull-on loop, and a zippered heat-pack pocket.

This glove is a bit busy for my taste. That being said, I detracted no points from my rating of this glove for this reason as Outdoor Research pulled it off extremely well. While I may not love extraneous features, it’s true that this glove packs them in in a way that is unobtrusive and functional.

Waterproof

Some may call me extreme for my “waterproof-gear-testing-method-of-choice” but as soon as I got these gloves on my hands, turned the faucet in my kitchen on, stuck my hands in, and waited.

While I certainly hope any readers never encounter such wet conditions at the ski resort, I’m happy to report that after 5 minutes of direct exposure to flowing water, the gloves were still beading water right off the surface.

This phenomenal waterproofing, of course, held up when I took the gloves into more realistic conditions, ski-touring with them at my local backcountry area on a day with active snowfall during the tour.

I feel confident saying I was impressed with how resistant these gloves were to taking on any moisture from the outside while also wicking the moisture from my hands away on the inside.

Warmth

Unfortunately, I do not have access to the coldest temperatures many skiers will experience. I used these gloves in temperatures around 15 degrees Fahrenheit.

While I found that the gloves were more than warm enough at these temperatures with the sun shining, I didn’t feel that it was entirely representative of the best conditions for evaluating warmth.

I dug into some research on these gloves and found a semi-consistent complaint that in stormy conditions, or below 10 degrees Fahrenheit, the gloves left a bit to be desired for warmth. If you are in truly cold conditions, the Revolution II features a nice zippered hand warmer pocket on the top of the glove.

Though I’m quite sure this is nothing that couldn’t be solved by an additional merino or silk liner glove. For the otherwise phenomenal performance of the glove at such an effective cost point, I didn’t see the need for a liner in bad conditions as a detracting feature, though it is something to be aware of for skiers in truly frigid conditions.

Dexterity

As a stickler for certain things, I need my gloves to be dexterous.

For those of you who can’t stand being unable to move your hands with precision–read on!

The Revolution II really stood out to me. It’s an impressively dexterous glove. I was able to independently articulate each of my fingers to my thumb in this glove. This makes tasks like using your phone, drinking from a water bottle, or manipulating zippers and pockets on your pants and jacket a breeze.

Price/Quality:

I would have to say that this is one of the best gloves I’ve used in its price class. With an MSRP of $85 USD, and the ability to find them for cheaper if you browse the internet, it would be a hard glove to beat at this price point.

The Revolution II glove is very fairly valuated at $85.

In fact, I would go so far as to say that this glove’s quality far exceeds its price.

Do We Recommend Them?

Yes!

Outdoor Research is a well-known, consistently high-quality brand. They have a long history of producing gear that meets the expectations of those who truly put their equipment to the test.

The Outdoor Research Revolution II Glove is no exception.

If you’re looking for a high-quality and top preforming glove at a competitive price, look no further!