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Chopping gloves?

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What kind of gloves do you people wear when chopping or doing work around camp (if you do wear them)?
 
Only gloves I wear are Mechanix MPact-2's. Nice and sturdy, and nimble enough for most tasks, from shooting to knife-wielding, and plenty grippy. Also with a bit of wrist support, and enough knuckle protection that I can work a heavy punching bag, or something comparable, and, while not the warmest things in the world, still provide enough protection in the winter for most outings.
 
Wells Lamont gloves are inexpensive and pretty durable :thumbup:

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Red/Black "Grease Monkey" gloves from The Home Depot. To the left of the pack:


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More to come on the Haze BK9 mounted to the pack.


Eli
 
Generally elk or deer skin ropers. Elk is a bit tougher...deer is a bit more comfortable. I wear gloves about 6 hours a day, everyday and prefer hide over synthetics.
 
I wore Hatch nomex flight gloves in Iraq. They saved my knuckles many times while working the Mk19. I still like them, but have since found that I really like the thinner version of the classic Mechanix gloves. Usually though, I wear something like these: linky that I made. I've been thinking about giving those one in particular a try along with another order from there. I don't think that's deal spotting, since I've never seen them for sale elsewhere. If it is, someone LMK and I'll remove the link
 
I rarely use gloves while working with my knife - it's like showering in a raincoat or something. :p

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Beckerhead #42
 
Goat skin gardening gloves are about the toughest gloves you can get.
Buy them small and let them stretch to fit you and you will end up with amazing dexterity in them and they will be custom fit.
Having said that, they aren't always easy to find, so I often go with a Mechanix glove of one type or another depending on the task.
 
G. K that made me thing of the most interesting man in the world.

"I rarely use gloves when working with knives, but when I do they are goat skin."
"Stay thirsty my friends"
 
Mechanix for most chores

best strongest gloves i have are made of Kangaroo leather - motorcycling. they are extremely tough.
 
I am with Spookydriver on this....I almost always have a pair of "roping" gloves in deer skin in a pocket....I f I am wearing 5-11's they are in the bottom of the left rear pocket and otherwise I put 'em in the left side cargo.....Love elk but, I usually only buy them on sale because of cost.... Elk resurrects after drowning........I used to feel a bit girlish for wearing gloves all the time until I noticed a Marine sniper who was laying tracks on a course I took had gloves on before he got out of the truck.....Your hands are REALLY important to you......Leather acts better around fire....

ethan
 
Thanks for the replies, all. I'm leaning toward some type of leather right now.
 
I've been wearing leather gloves more and more recently. I used to wear my Blackhawk SOLAG gloves a lot until they start falling apart. I had them for 7 or 8 years. May buy another pair. Hmm, or....Becker gloves?!
 
Messing around in the "wild" it's real common to get abrasions/wounds on your hands. And I agree with Ethan on the hands being important..... don't feel girlish at all though only cause I've got some pretty gnarly looking hands. Handling a knife/chopper I find I usually only have one glove on and it's usually the one that's holding a branch (whatever I'm cutting).


Eli
 
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