woods bumming gloves

Nickelsig229 said:
I use mechanix gloves from walmart. I like how they fit and that I have high dexterity with them on. What I don't like is that I feel like if my knife or axe slips, they gloves would do nothing to protect me from a cut. They just seem so thin.

Great for handling things but no protection offered. Am I knot using the same mechanix as you guys? I haven't switched to leather types because they kill dexterity for me.
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Seriously. Check out HexArmor. They have cut resistance in excess of level 5. It's better than Nomex or Spectra, and millions of times better than Kevlar.
 
Personally, gloves get in the way. For the most part, I prefer almost any task with my bare hands. Calluses have to be earned.

BUT, if I'm welding seams at work, doing some demo, moving through thorny plants in the woods or, handling firewood with poison ivy around it, then OK, gloves are in order. I am a big fan of Ironclad gloves, I think it's the utility ones I use most. For me, in the construction field, they last 4x longer than leather. I will never by leather again. I've blown out leather gloves in a day. The Ironclads provide excellent protection and some serious dexterity. I even keep a pair in my GHB too.
 
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I don't wear gloves in the woods unless I am swinging a machete or doing some work which might inflict an injury. My choice has been a pair of the nylon gloves with padded palm from ACE hardware. They are sold lots of places.
 
I never wear glove while using a machete--I'd rather have maximum control over the tool. Gloves significantly reduce my dexterity in that regard--even really nice synthetic ones.
 
I've always had trouble finding gloves that were "Just Right[I"
When I was on the SWAT team I tried the black and grey Nitrile gloves from the local big box home improvement store. They are very thin and have a very grippy feel to them. They worked great as shooting gloves and at < $5 a pair I considered them disposeable, however they have proven to be suprisingly durable and have survived some pretty heavy use. After pulling a patch of nettles I found them to be machine washable. I now have several pairs stashed about.
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I live in Florida as well, and all I need is a pair of cotton gloves. Lightweight, compressible, and they take the edge off using the machete or ax. I get the kind with the tiny rubber dots all over the face.
 
Like several others I seldom wear gloves in the woods unless the temperatures are below freezing and I prefer fingerless wool then. I do have a pair of deer skin gloves in the my truck that I have worn for various tasks for many years. I bought an imported pair for yard-work and they were a huge disappointment, I would recommend a quality pair if you decide to try them.
 
I have a pair of Fox mountain biking gloves that fit like second skin. The large size 10 fits perfectly on my military glove sized medium hands. On their "Sidewinder" models the back side of the thump has soft material so that you can wipe your brow for when your moving and sweat starts to get into your eyes. I wouldn't rule them out over the main stream "Fox" name they are quality and durable. There made to hold a grip (bike) and use the index and middle finger to apply accurate pressure to a brake lever while being breathable, so they are excellent shooting gloves. I'll even throw in a picture (these are newer models than what I have, but they seem to be a progression of the same ones, I've seen these in black on a giant web "new item" shopping site)::thumbup:
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FortyTwoBlades said:
Seriously. Check out HexArmor. They have cut resistance in excess of level 5. It's better than Nomex or Spectra, and millions of times better than Kevlar.
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Do you know how their sizing compares to Mexhanix gloves? Wouldn't mind something heat resistant too, I think Mechanix does make heat resistant. The original mechanix gloves I have can't withstand tempts that high. Though I guess I just need to use more bushcraft skills to handle pots/pans. Learned about a new product in any case.
 
riz_aaroni said:
Do you know how their sizing compares to Mexhanix gloves? Wouldn't mind something heat resistant too, I think Mechanix does make heat resistant. The original mechanix gloves I have can't withstand tempts that high. Though I guess I just need to use more bushcraft skills to handle pots/pans. Learned about a new product in any case.
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I believe they have sizing info on their site. Seems to run just slightly large for me, though. I usually take a size 8 and mine have a little extra room in mine. If ordering again I'd get a size 7. I didn't use their measuring system though. Absolutely top notch gloves!
 
Thank you all for your input, I honestly didn't expect to get so many responses. I've got plenty of callouses, not really worried about blisters or anything, I was just thinking about how much it would suck to have even a minor cut or decent splinter in my hand if I'm out for more than a couple of nights. I really like those hexarmor gloves. I might spend the few extra bucks on a pair of those. 42 blades, which of their products do you use?
 
I really like Ansell Hyflex Masonry Glove. Especially when the coating wears down just a little. From there, these are excellent. For a test I have been wearing the same pair for 2 months while working on our new fixer-upper house. Been moving bricks, taking out old large screens, cutting lawn, pounding on this, unscrewing that, prying many items, cleaning a 100 year old basement that has not been cleaned for 100 year. Lots of dangers to hands and not a scratch while wearing these gloves. The coating is only left within the fibers and no extra on the outside, but I don't think it has made much a difference.

Dyneema blend Cut resistant liner
Polyurethane palm coating

Found at Menards:
http://www.menards.com/main/housewa...flex-masonry-glove-large/p-1812219-c-7082.htm
 
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No problem--they're some seriously cool bits of PPE. Check out some of their demo videos! Pretty intense!
 
For sure, I watched the videos. I'm surprised more LEO haven't suggested these to me in other discussions.

The I am very interested in the sleeves as well, the current kevlar provided by my company don't seem to hold a candle to these.
 
Oh there's a company that makes defensive vests for LEOs that uses SuperFabric. I can't remember what it is, but when I figure it out I'll post it here. :D

EDIT: It was Protective Products for corrections officers doing cell extraction.
 
FortyTwoBlades, do you happen to know if any stores carry Hexarmor? Kind of doubt any place around me does, though hoping I can check them out before pulling the trigger.

Btw, those are some bright gloves.
 
Unfortunately HexArmor doesn't sell to anyone but pretty big industrial supply places like Grainger. You won't find them locally. All over the 'net though!
 
Seems there is a branch of Grainger down the road from me, may have to check it out. Hopefully you don't need to order 1000 pairs.
 
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