Work Gloves

[Wagtail]

The only time I don't wear gloves is when I'm handling rope or manipulating something delicate.

I go through at least 2 pair of leather rigger's gloves per year and it's always the thumb/forefinger that wears away. Oh well, they're inexpensive at the hardware shop.

And yes, the inexpensive ones last the same amount of time as expensive ones... for me, at least.

 

[oosik]

I gave up wearing any type of glove when I use to handle firewood. I'd just grind thru them too quickly. Now I use three types of gloves - those to provide protection for my hands... a elk-hide type from Aerostich, a sheep skin lined leather glove when its cold out and a down filled mitten when its REALLY cold out and I just have to be out there in it.

However, since I'm retired - if its really cold out - I prefer to just put on the down filled mittens and look out the window.

 

[TemporaryKubotaOwnerMark]

And yes, the inexpensive ones last the same amount of time as expensive ones... for me, at least.

Yep. Maybe the moose hide ones might possibly last longer, but I'm not going to plunk down $40 to find out.


But you guys still using leather really need to try the dipped gloves. You'll never go back.

 

[joeyd]

When handling wood in the nice months I use the Harbor Freight cloth gloves with the yellow rubber coating. They grip well and are cheap enough to buy multiple pair when purchasing. I do use leather gloves also and when I start to get wear holes in the finger tips I just wrap some duct tape on until they get so worn or too slippery then it's time to change.

My biggest dilemma is trying to find good warm/dry gloves for winter work. My best pair are some 12 year old Body Glove snowboard gloves from Big 5 Sporting Goods. They have some type of "armor" on the palm and fingers for dragging in the snow and long gauntlets. I cannot find similar gloves now days, they all have shorter gauntlets and the armor doesn't hold up.

 

[dickfoster]

I focus on using gloves to protect my hands. Since I'm mainly working where the temps are mild to warm I rarely need insulated gloves any more.
However I also don't like to have to be protective of the gloves, so if I get paint on them, tear them up, etc. I don't want to worry about cost.
My "go to" gloves are the Wells Lamont leather sold by the three pack at Costco and maybe Sam's Club. I've been buying 3 packs of them since about 2005. By now I probably have about 30 or more pair scattered between Mississippi and Virginia. Five pair are so beat up I rarely use them and are relegated to occasional use areas, such as the back of the tractor or on the sawmill. But I can always scare up several pair quickly. Which is important because my sons rarely show up for work with a pair of gloves.

Yeah I've gone through lots of those. The finger tips blow out in no time. That's basically what I'm carping about here. However they do give good protection and feel as they aren't so bulky.

 

[dickfoster]

I heat with wood, and moving firewood is rough on gloves. While I love leather gloves, I've had to give up on them. Even expensive moose hide gloves don't last more than two seasons, and they are too expensive to replace that often.

A few years ago I found a glove that gives me two seasons easily. Boss Frosty gloves.

I have not worn out a pair, but after two years, the coating starts to get sticky, and out they go.

These things provide better grip than bare hands, and protection from splinters and cold. They aren't as warm as good quality full-on ski gloves, or the like, but they are warm enough for working outdoors when the temps are in the 20s. As a bonus, while they are not even close to being waterproof, they don't lose much warmth if you get wet. AND they aren't bothered by it, like leather can be.

They work so well I've gone to the summer weight versions for all work glove needs. No more leather work gloves.

I would not have thought of rubber.

 

[joefromga]

The vinyl dipped gloves are the best I've used. . They last, stretch well, and I can pick up screws off the floor with them and even unpeel an electrical tape roll without removing them.

I have tried the expensive ones but the home Depot cheap ones are so lightweight and just as tough. Less than 2 dollars a pair and last longer than leather.

They make all types with heavy grit down to thin.

Your can work much harder and safer with these gloves on. Especially with using a shovel or moving limbs.

They're not at all like latex gloves.

 

[PJSprog]

And yes, the inexpensive ones last the same amount of time as expensive ones... for me, at least.

Same here. I don't spend a lot of money on gloves. I usually just buy the cheapie gray ones at WallyWorld or HF. They seem to do the job, and come off fairly easy even when sweaty. Found a red pair at Tractor Supply a few weeks ago.

 

[dickfoster]

The vinyl dipped gloves are the best I've used. . They last, stretch well, and I can pick up screws off the floor with them and even unpeel an electrical tape roll without removing them.

I have tried the expensive ones but the home Depot cheap ones are so lightweight and just as tough. Less than 2 dollars a pair and last longer than leather.

They make all types with heavy grit down to thin.

Your can work much harder and safer with these gloves on. Especially with using a shovel or moving limbs.

They're not at all like latex gloves.

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I'll give them a look see.

 

[TemporaryKubotaOwnerMark]

I'll give them a look see.

You'll be glad you did. I'm tellin' ya, guys, I'm a traditionalist on most things, but I don't see ever going back to leather gloves of any kind. Not for work, anyway.

Those Boss Frosty gloves for winter, and some cheap dipped gloves for the summer, and I'm not looking back.