I've never used gloves while paddling, well tried once but did not like and my hands stayed wet and made for blisters. However, I race on Saturday promises temps in the mid to upper twenties. Any recommendations? Cheap and readily available would be helpful. Also, need to the gloves to slide for hit and switch racing.
Thanks!

I don’t use gloves, but my wife does. She likes the open finger bicycle gloves. They are padded and made of a durable material.

I always paddle with gloves. The fingerless paddling specific gloves or bicycling gloves are nice but, in my experience, don't add enough warmth for temps in the 20's.

The only ones I have found that work well in those temps are neoprene. I have neoprene paddling gloves but they are no longer made so no help there.

Two suggestions, (I have both). First, buy a set of cheap cloth gloves with molded rubber palms from a store like Menards or Home Depot. Second, have a set of Scuba gloves for the times you don't want (can't safely afford) wet hands. I suggest Scubatoys.com

All weather golf gloves work great. They are a bit pricey but are made to hold up to water and cold weather. Footjoy makes them.

Ringer gloves are nice , also for cutting up wood.

I really enjoy using pearl izumi full-finger cycling gloves for paddling: hot or cold. Of course they get wet, but the mesh backside helps with moisture balance, and their synthetic leather functions really well even when wet- no blisters. I've used them comfortably in air temps: mid-upper 30's.

I use glove liners made from wool. They get wet but still keep me fairly warm but at 20° I'm not sure what you could use that could keep you dry and warm!

Usually at those temps I'm wearing mittens.

i have some paddle gloves and use them at times, probably just as much though i use thin mechanics gloves...oh just saw 20 degrees , skip the mechanics gloves at that temp...

I like the Sea to Summit paddle gloves. UPF 50 (great for sunburn protection) and you barely notice they are there. I have used bicycle gloves in the past and sometimes those are too bulky. Not sure how they would fare in really cold weather, but then again, better than bare skin. Gloves

I have multiple pairs of scuba gloves all different thickness of neoprene. I picked them all up on eBay under $10 per pair.

thanks everyone for your ideas. I dug out some heavier wool liners and also my running mittens that are fleece with a wind block nylon exterior. They are great for running, not sure about wet and haven't paddled in mittens before so we shall see. I like the look of those ringers too and may check those out.

i like a thin ladies smartwool glove with little grippy patches on the fingers and palms. they dry quickly when wet, esp when you're wearing them

I wear a pair of the finger-less Warmers barnacle paddling gloves. I have worn them the last few trips and they have worked out nicely. Padding in the right places and I did not seem to get too cold while they were wet.

I have been using NRS Maverick paddling gloves this spring. 2mm neoprene with a different material on the palm. No problems gripping the paddle or switching sides. The only thing is my fingers still get cold when temps are around 40 degrees.
Also, I sweat in them when paddling hard, and they are darn near impossible to turn inside out to dry. I ended up just turning the hand section inside out, leaving the fingers still tucked in. They will dry out overnight that way in my house, not sure about while on a trip....

Whatever you decide on, I suggest bringing two pairs. I always take at least two pairs in the cold season, in case one pair gets wet or lost.

Thanks everyone for your thoughts. I brought two pairs as suggested some wool liner gloves and my Saucony running mittens and used the mittens. They worked amazingly well, I was concerned with having gloves that were too grippy making "hit and switch" more difficult and found the mittens were almost too slick. They kept my hands warm and I ended up paddling the last third of the race without them getting too warm.