What's your favorite pair of gloves?

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Lately, my wife's been buying cheap dollar store gloves for gardening and I sport holes in them in about a week. Was wondering if you guys have any decent recommendations for good work gloves that will last a while. Thanks!
 
Depends on what you are doing with them. For carpentry tasks I wear a pair of "mechanics" style gloves from Lowes. They are yellow and black, fit snugly, have some sort of impact protection in the form of hard rubber on the back and offer good protection yet still allow me to hold a screw. I think they are about $35. For moving concrete block, bricks, pavers, etc I use a pair of heavy duty work gloves - the style that are generall too large, made of multiple layers of suede like leather and are very cheap, but afford excellent protection. When landscaping I wear a pair of Echo anti-vibration gloves similiar in style to the impact ones. I think they were about $25. For about everything else I wear a pair of Wells-Lamonte leather gloves from Walmart or Home Depot. I think they are around ten dollars and last a long time.
 
So, is it possible to have all that in one? Something that offers medium level protection, while still having some mobility? I'd love it if they were warm too cause it gets kinda cold in the winters here.
 
As many gloves as there are jobs that need em, I'm a fan of youngstown gloves. I use carpenters gloves for roof inspections.
 
I don't wear gloves normally, but when I do, I wear a pair of Craftsman gloves for Sears. Their sort of like what Acetylene was talking about.
 
I loooove Atlas nitrile gloves. Wear forever while allowing you to do fine work. :thumbup:
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I also like the Carhartt C-grip. A little more cushion (warmer) than the Atlas yet great grip and dexterity.
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Some of the best gloves I've worn were the combat gloves made my Condor. Made of soft goat leather and reinforced with lots of padding along the palms and knuckles. They're warm enough, (I've had snowball fights up on Mt. Rainier in the summer, and wearing them my hands were fine) and give great mobility (I've worn them while typing on a keyboard)

As far as protection goes, you can punch a wall and not severely hurt your hand when wearing them. I've nicked mine while a box cutter a few times, and never cut all the way through them.
 
I don't usually where gloves unless it's cold or I'm doing hands on demo work (not using a crow bar or hammering, just using my hands) but I love the properties of a good pair of leather gloves, just some from fleat farm will do. I like the way they grip more than any other material plus they shape to your hand perfectly after a little sweat. Plus leather is pretty sliver/puncture and fire resistant. Put some thin liners underneath and there good to about 10 or 20 degree f.

Butjust remember to find what fits what you do.
 
I don't usually where gloves unless it's cold or I'm doing hands on demo work (not using a crow bar or hammering, just using my hands) but I love the properties of a good pair of leather gloves, just some from fleat farm will do. I like the way they grip more than any other material plus they shape to your hand perfectly after a little sweat. Leather is pretty sliver/puncture and fire resistant if that's important to you. Put some thin liners underneath and there good to about 10 or 20 degree f.

But just remember to figure out what fits what you do.
 
Thread like this in the Great Outdoors section. I forgot the name, but posted a link in the thread. They are found at Menards and use Dyneema, aka Spectra.$13 and lasted months renovating my new house. Now I have a pair in every outdoor kit/Bob that I own.
 
The mechanics style gloves are fine for doing what they're designed for and maybe a little more but if your doing heavy work,they don't hold up much better than anything else,I can go through a pair of them in a few days handling firewood so I can't imagine they'd be much better for gardening,I've even tried the leather ones.Stanley made gloves for awhile that wore better than the Mechanics and were much cheaper but I haven't been able to find them for a while.If I'm running a power saw,I usually only were gloves when it's really cold out and then keep a couple pairs of heavy leather work gloves around for handling firewood and other work where you need protection for your hands.
 
I sometimes use electricians gloves or gardening gloves for work. I have loads of good quality gloves and mitts for outdoor use from my mountaineering days, but I rarely get cold hands, so don't often wear much beyond a Powerstretch glove. I do like to wear a light glove in the winter sometimes and have some smartish black leather gloves, also some well-made sap gloves. However, I was thinking of giving this pair from Helikon-Tek a try for everyday use. Does anyone have any experience of them?

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JiffyPark said:
I loooove Atlas nitrile gloves. Wear forever while allowing you to do fine work. :thumbup:
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I also like the Carhartt C-grip. A little more cushion (warmer) than the Atlas yet great grip and dexterity.
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I go through a pair of those nitrile gloves every two weeks at work, at least. Good thing they are free ;)
 
I use the Mechanix gloves similar to these. Leather with padded palms. Synthetic back with knuckle protection. Bought from Lowe's for about $35 as said above.

I've had them a few years and use them for anything I need hand protection with. Rocks, sticks, fire, gardening, vehicle work, etc. They clean up nicely too. I run them through the washing machine and air dry. No stiffness and fit like the day I bought them. Best gloves I've ever had.

Good luck in your search!
 
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