Urban Survival Gloves???

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blastjv

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I'm thinking about getting a good pair of gloves.

I want them to be:

-Tough
-Cut Resistant
-Normal-Looking (prefer Black Leather)
-Puncture Resistant
-Heat Resistant (less important)

I would want these for my USK in warm weather, but also to be able to wear them 'normally' on a day-to-day basis as needed in colder weather. So, I don't want them to scream TACTICAL!!!

I want them to be able to protect my hands while:

-Digging myself out of a bad situation (rubble, broken glass, etc...).
-Fighting (with or without weapons and/or against edged weapons).
-Having to briefly grab something very hot.
-Still allowing me to still feel what I'm doing.

I currently have a cheap pair of Leather/Canvas Work Gloves for my USK, but they really suck. They don't fit well. they won't protect me from much more than splinters (if that). I'd like something better, and if I'm gonna' spend $10 on a decent pair of work gloves, I'd rather spend $30 on 'the perfect gloves'.

I'm thinking about a pair of Hatch SB4000 Friskmaster Max Gloves.

Anyone have any thoughts on these, or any other ideas?

Thanks,

-John
 
Hot stuff - Mechanix wear gloves, parts store... able to hold hot exhaust manifolds and relatively tough.

Heavy duty - Thick ranch style riding/roping gloves

Digging out - Welding style to the elbow gloves...

A little bit of oil of some sort will loosen em up, and you could probably dye them whatever color you want... the riding gloves would look most "civilized" :cool:
 
Besides the heavy duty gloves, you might want to take 2 pair of rubber gloves, roll them up really tight and stick them someplace where you can access them. Never know when you'll have to touch something nasty. I have some blue ones. They're a little thicker than the regular white ones but you can still get good feeling with them.
 
Thanks for the input, fella's!

Does ANYONE have any experience with the Hatch Gloves?

-John
 
Check out the gloves by Southwest Motorsports. They don't sell to individuals but you can get them from Tactical Tailor. Another great choice is Damascus gloves. They have a lot more options, including several thin black leather gloves with cut-resistant liners. Their kevlar version of the standard nomex flight glove also looks good. For mechanics gloves, check out Ringers gloves. They have some pretty good choices that will fit your criteria; the only drawback is that big logo on the back of each one. If you want something that breathes really well, try mountain biking gloves. They're built for ventilation and to survive crashes (palm abrasion). Frank has got the right idea of also carrying some latex gloves for the wet and nasty stuff. I have a box of blue "Thicksters" that I use around the house.
 
Originally posted by blastjv
Thanks for the input, fella's!

Does ANYONE have any experience with the Hatch Gloves?

-John
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I have a pair of Hatch gloves that I uas daily. I wear them in the back pocket and put them on when needed. I have jumped fences with the spiked tops, climbed barbed wire, picked glass out of broken car windows at accidents and I have never been cut through them. I have changed tire in them and wear them for about anything. They also increase the stickiness of your grip in fight and have served me well at the bars. I have dabbled in Kydex molding and wear them while the kydex is hot.

I can't say enough about them. I have the Friskmaster Spectra without the wrist cuffs. They have held up for three years and have very small cuts in the palm. I can't imagine what my hands would look like without them.

http://www.hatch-corp.com/lawpages/sb4000.html

Gadget54
 
Maybe this sounds cheap, but I use a plain pair of uninsulated hardware-store leather work gloves. The trick, though, is to get them in a cut that actually fits. I usually go for the $15 deerskin kind, with a small band of elastic across the back of the wrist. My criteria is that I need to be able to tie and untie knots in 1/4" inch rope with gloved hands.

Really heavy gloves tend to have the fingertips bend over and fill with debris because of loose-fitting cuffs.

Light leather gloves are used in fire department work pulling people from mashed vehicles. They are separate from firefighting gloves, which are very heavy and insulated to stand up against heat.

You'd be surprised how well the light gloves will stand up to abuse.

Scott
 
Consider deerskin, as Beezur said. Motorcyclists prefer deer or elkskin gloves because of the breathability and the fact that they don't stiffen up after getting wet. Usually in a "natural" color though...sort of tan.
 
blastjv said:
I'm thinking about getting a good pair of gloves.

I want them to be:

-Tough
-Cut Resistant
-Normal-Looking (prefer Black Leather)
-Puncture Resistant
-Heat Resistant (less important)

I would want these for my USK in warm weather, but also to be able to wear them 'normally' on a day-to-day basis as needed in colder weather. So, I don't want them to scream TACTICAL!!!

I want them to be able to protect my hands while:

-Digging myself out of a bad situation (rubble, broken glass, etc...).
-Fighting (with or without weapons and/or against edged weapons).
-Having to briefly grab something very hot.
-Still allowing me to still feel what I'm doing.

I currently have a cheap pair of Leather/Canvas Work Gloves for my USK, but they really suck. They don't fit well. they won't protect me from much more than splinters (if that). I'd like something better, and if I'm gonna' spend $10 on a decent pair of work gloves, I'd rather spend $30 on 'the perfect gloves'.

I'm thinking about a pair of Hatch SB4000 Friskmaster Max Gloves.

Anyone have any thoughts on these, or any other ideas?

Thanks,

-John
Click to expand...

For all of the above, try TurtleSkin.com, Damascus V-Force and Hatch PPG1
 
I carry leather driver gloves with me everywhere. They usually live in my coat or jacket pocket. If I'm not wearing or carrying a coat or jacket, I tuck them into my belt at the small of my back and wear my shirt out to help cover them.

Also, I have read that Atlas Nitrile Garden Gloves are recommended. I have yet to purchase and try them out for myself, however.
 
Hatch, Resister model would be my pick. They are a nice looking leather glove that ends at the wrist. Easy for me to use a knife or pistol with. They have a Kevlar liner to help protect against sharp objects. On the cheap; medium thickness leather work or bike gloves or used USAF flight gloves.

Also a good idea to have a pair or two of latex or (even better) blue/green nitrile gloves for dealing with injured peoples blood/fluids. The nitrile will not melt as easily as latex when exposed to certain chemicals like petrol.
 
I've used Hatch Patrolman and Operators, and liked both of them. They aren't wonder gloves by any means, but they make a wide variety of things easier without a lot of the problems of many glove designs. I can wear them with and without cuff, handle hot and cold things, and honestly don't lose much manual dexterity with them. The hardest part is finding a dealer who carries my size (small), but a jarhead hooked me up last time, so its all good. On the negative, the stitching tends to get snagged by anything cutting the outside of it (Ex. barbed wire, concertina, etc), but it doesn't unravel further as far as I saw. Others have said that they're comparatively to cheap as far as cost and quality goes, but they're more then good enough for my purposes, and I bring a replacement pair anyways.
 
I crack myself up. This is an old thread. See how close I read. I skipped through some of the relplies and moved to the end to add on. I then saw that I had replied to this thread back in 2003. Well so you know. The Gloves I was talking about and the ones now are still the same. Still no worse for wear and worth every dollar I paid.



Go with the Hatch. I have been wearing a pair of Friskmasters for about 5 years now. I have done everthing with them. Cleared broken glass off people seats so they can drive home, climbed over fences with the pointy tops, cleared through brambles, tore a muffler off that was dragging... and never been cut through them. My gloves are in my back pocket every night at work and most of the rest of the time. They have insulated my hands from heat of exhausts and pulled the cast iron skillet out of the firs while camping. I wear them on the motorcycle and when I was on Bike Patrol.

If they ever wear out I will get another pair. All I do to maintain them is to wash them off with water and then dip my fingers in Beeswax/Minkoil or such leather protector and work it in like I was putting on hand lotion.

I have Mechanix and several brands of Tactical, nomex, Swat gloves that don't compare.

Go with the Hatch.

Badge54
formarly Gadget54
 
I'm disappointed that Damascus gloves have nothing to do with damascus. :)
 
wut about a pair of light weight roping (climbing/belaying) gloves?
They might be made out of kevlar but im not sure :confused: :confused:
I do no that they can stand up to the friction (cut and heat) of a rope running through them very fast
 
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