Lets Talk Tight Fitting Gloves.....

[MrPocketsOfSteel]

As the title states. I need some opinions and advice on this particular subject, please fellas.....only ones that actually own AND wear your gloves. Like most, I wear gloves when it gets cold out. That is what I'm looking for again with a catch. Maybe not all the time but some times I also want a pair that I can wear when I drive. I've always wanted to own a pair that fulfilled (in my mind) everything I needed in a glove.

I don't go overboard on this subject but I am very aware of it.....and that's being out in public, be it opening doors / pumping gas / exchanging money etc. But where I always get discouraged is in dealing with paper currency and/or change or picking something small up. That makes owning a pair (IMO) not enjoyable when having to take them off and put them back on because the chances increase in losing them and just the overall hassle of another thing to deal with.

Now, I don't know if I'd wear them all the time when it's 98 degrees with high humidity, if a pool of sweat didn't gather in my glove I would more than likely wear them even then.

I like the idea of having them for driving, and I know there are slips for steering wheels, I don't like the feel of them. I like the idea of protecting my hands out away from the house. I like the idea of keeping my hands more clean than without wearing them. But I have to also be able to deal with currency and get into my pockets ( I am MrPocketsOf Steel you know).

I have found a type and brand from "ToughGloves" that look like and sound like they cover everything I am looking for. Not real expensive but also not real cheap either between $55.00 to 75.00 give or take depending on what style and on what website. Any opinions on this subject. Thanks.

 

[cricketdave]

Well most of the time all the calluses from years of outdoors work keep my hands from much damage. When working on something like stringing barbed wire I wear leather work gloves. I've worn mechanix gloves in a couple of shooting classes, gun barrels get hot. Now back when I was young and drove a sports car and a nice leather jacket I had traditional driving gloves, they fit snugly. I got over that in the 80s though.

 

[RevDevil]

So you wnt to wear gloves every where when outdoors? Hand model? Only kidding.

I also have calluses from working on various projects over the years. I will wear gloves for working with lumber, drywall, fiberglass, shooting, etc. but to wear gloves for the sake of wearing gloves, not really. I own a couple pairs of Mechanix gloves and they do the trick, I also have leather work gloves for the sharp thorny stuff.

 

[cj65]

I use gloves when typing on Blade Forums, for my fingernail edges may get flattened while typing......

I do wear gloves when digging trenches for irrigation in the yard, and give them to my kids too, if I am abusing them, make them dig with me...... Otherwise, you need to get your hands used to what you are doing. If you work masonry, your hands will get dry from being exposed to concrete, and you just have to let your skin get used to it, because you really cannot wear gloves for everything, and if you are using power tools, gloves are deemed unsafe.

 

[Shoki]

As a welder, I wear gloves daily and have become pretty dextrous with them. They're bulky by nature, the thick insulation is necessary to keep your hands from becoming crispy-fried, but you get used to manipulating small objects with them on. What puzzles me is the need to wear them when not welding. Do they make gloves for things other than welding? Why?

 

[ednemo]

I wear gloves a lot. (3 season). Partly because I'm a germaphobe but mostly because my hands hurt due to tendon problems. After trying a lot of different gloves I settled on neoprene since it fits snugly and breathes.

I am currently using Ringers LE Duty Plus Gloves - They are priced well too. Avoid Damascus gloves unless you are trying on the different sized before you purchase.

http://www.botachtactical.com/rileduplgl.html

 

[MrPocketsOfSteel]

As a welder, I wear gloves daily and have become pretty dextrous with them. They're bulky by nature, the thick insulation is necessary to keep your hands from becoming crispy-fried, but you get used to manipulating small objects with them on. What puzzles me is the need to wear them when not welding. Do they make gloves for things other than welding? Why?

It was just something I had been thinking about is all. I know one guy at work that does it, don't speak too much to him though, he's a jerk. I also welded for 23 yrs. - I made safes so I know what you mean. I don't think a hand can get much more callused and hard as mine, though I'm sure there are others that are tougher. I have noticed cracking the last couple of years, something I've never had to deal with before and at times it hurts like hell if I hit it just right or heaven forbid I get something in it. And before anyone says anything about lacking in vitamins etc. - that isn't causing it.

 

[MrPocketsOfSteel]

I use gloves when typing on Blade Forums, for my fingernail edges may get flattened while typing......

I do wear gloves when digging trenches for irrigation in the yard, and give them to my kids too, if I am abusing them, make them dig with me...... Otherwise, you need to get your hands used to what you are doing. If you work masonry, your hands will get dry from being exposed to concrete, and you just have to let your skin get used to it, because you really cannot wear gloves for everything, and if you are using power tools, gloves are deemed unsafe.

Thanks for the response. After 47 yrs. on planet earth I think my hands are used to doing what I do. Like I said, it was just something I had been thinking about, the wife had mentioned it on a couple of occasions so I thought I'd throw it out there. I'm sitting outside now while reading the forum, of course I wouldn't wear them now, it was just something I'd been thinking about while away from the house. I appreciate the comments though.

 

[Shoki]

It was just something I had been thinking about is all. I know one guy at work that does it, don't speak too much to him though, he's a jerk. I also welded for 23 yrs. - I made safes so I know what you mean. I don't think a hand can get much more callused and hard as mine, though I'm sure there are others that are tougher. I have noticed cracking the last couple of years, something I've never had to deal with before and at times it hurts like hell if I hit it just right or heaven forbid I get something in it. And before anyone says anything about lacking in vitamins etc. - that isn't causing it.

I'm just yarding your chain a bit, nice to meet another welder. Gloves or not, I'll tell you what you should get. Pick up a tub of this stuff:

You'll find testimonials all over the net so I don't have to yammer on about it but suffice it to say that this stuff makes my life a whole lot better, especially in the winter.

 

[MrPocketsOfSteel]

I wear gloves a lot. (3 season). Partly because I'm a germaphobe but mostly because my hands hurt due to tendon problems. After trying a lot of different gloves I settled on neoprene since it fits snugly and breathes.

I am currently using Ringers LE Duty Plus Gloves - They are priced well too. Avoid Damascus gloves unless you are trying on the different sized before you purchase.

http://www.botachtactical.com/rileduplgl.html

Thanks Ednemo. I've saved that to check it out later. I really don't like the thought of leather gloves, I've never worn them before so maybe it's a preconceived type of thinking. But I've read that if you get the right pair that are like a second skin you don't even think about it. I'm not a freak on the germ thing but I am definitely aware of it. Whenever I pump gas or exchange money I wash my hands, I don't think that's going overboard, that should be common sense IMO. I appreciate the link, I may pickup that pair you showed first and see how they fit and if wearing the gloves outside the house would even be something I'd commit to. Thanks again.

 

[MrPocketsOfSteel]

I'm just yarding your chain a bit, nice to meet another welder. Gloves or not, I'll tell you what you should get. Pick up a tub of this stuff:

You'll find testimonials all over the net so I don't have to yammer on about it but suffice it to say that this stuff makes my life a whole lot better, especially in the winter.

OK - there we go. I really appreciate that. I'll check out the testimonials, I'm sure I'll get some. I think my wife will be using that too. She works in a lab and she IS a freak about germs, she actually stripped her hands because of too much sanitizer over a period of years....so she can't use it anymore. I'll check out those gloves Ednemo spoke of and I'll definitely pick this up. I appreciate it.:thumbup:

 

[Rhinoknives1]

I wear nitrate gloves while epoxying up handles and I have a finger protector product that I co-invented & sell after years of burning and abusing my hands while knife making from the belts, Blades, wood etc.

I call them. Rhino Finger Skins. I also sell these to jewelers along with other crafts people and have a patent etc.

I just launched this product in july and the burned spot in the center of my thumbs and the little nicks i would get from the sides of the belt while sharpening have all healed up.

I use to have the manly man philosophy and had pride in my callous but after I turned 50 a few years back the callous started cracking and were very painful.
Part of that is because i am diabetic so I started to wear gloves while knife making but hated how restrictive in movement and sometimes dangerous they could be if the got caught by any machine.
This batch of Rhino Finger Skins are in Toxic Zombie Green! Just in case!



These work great for handle sculpting, Sharpening, flat or hollow grinding.
Though I don't think the cool factor is there for using these as driving gloves! LOL.