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use these for climbing and raking and carrying logs and dragging brush and filing chain and cutting with the saw and crawling up walls..... 10 bucks a pair at Ace. Did switch to a pair of thick leather gloves today for the Locust and Hawthorn branches though! Best thing I can recommend though is this: no gloves when you are gassing and oiling the saws but keep a rag handy!
 
If you have access to a military base, the HEAT High dexterity gloves at the BX are the best I've found for climbing. Like Mechanix gloves, but a bit thicker and more durable with a padded palm. If not, Mechanix are good, but high priced, catch 'em on sale at NAPA. For general work, I but some off-brand leather regular work gloves at the local industrial supply shop. They comfortable and for $14/dozen, ya can't beat 'em. I'd rather tear up some cheap gloves than my hands!
 
My buddy that retired from this bus would wear motocross gloves but only when it was to cold for bare hands
 
The chuk n duck eats all gloves, deer skin hold up about a week or so,but $20, the dipped gloves hold up best nitrate dipped around 3.99 at hard ware box store, but they sweat bad,I had a pair of dipped gloves that were neon orange and neon green that lasted a long time cant find them now, came one green and one orange so you didnt have to pair them up, all the fancy padded velcro cuff ones really get ripped, in a hurry,
Paul
 
If your rich go to a large sailing outfitter. They carry high end rope gloves that are extremely durable. I usually dont run gloves when I do its atlas or comparable. Size large with the finger tips cut out. Problem with all gloves for me is no matter what the size is after medium the fingers don't get longer they just get fatter. My hand is small but my fingers are really long.
 
+1

I've tried the atlas and similar gloves, they're great for free hanging rope climbing but suck for most other purposes. They're too grippy to work rigging and let ropes run, and make untying knots difficult. I also dont like the smell.

The best I've found are deckhand gloves for sailing yachts. Most of the sailing companies make them - Gil, Ronstan, Harken etc. You find them at chandlers. I like the Gils. They are pricey at $20/pair, but I get about 2 months out of a pair. The stitching fails and they fall apart eventually. I wear the ones that have the very tip of the fingers open. That way I can still get feel and untie knots easily or work difficult items. They are excellent for controlling rigging and ropes which is exactly what they were designed for. Work great when wet too. Try a few different brands, some are only $10/pair. It adds up to about $0.50c a day which I think is worthwhile for saving your hands. I don't care how tough your hands are, if you're running big bull lines through porty's and dropping big chunks and letter 'er run then you're going to get burned.

Shaun
 
Jeebus Christy, I don't know WTF you guys are doing to go through gloves so fast. I mean I work as much as anyone and still get 3 months out of a pair of gloves at least.

For years I would not climb with gloves. We always carried the requisite, plain leather work gloves in the bull line bag and rigging boxes, a couple few pairs actually, because you are always gonna need gloves to handle lines (especially pulling shot line through the tree) and cables.

I never was a fan of wearing gloves while climbing because I like the tactile feel of the wood when I climb and like to maintain dexterity for tying knots. When I went to using smaller diameter prussic cords the heat from the friction hitch became uncomfortable so I started looking for a decent pair of gloves that would not be too obstructive while climbing. I looked at the high dollar rappelling gloves and tactical police and military gloves and all were a little too rich for my blood. I tried the atlas gloves for awhile but I don't like how they make your hands prune up and wrinkle. Plus I could not deal with the funk factor. I tried mechanix gloves for awhile but found them to be too obstructive for climbing and didn't last worth a ####.

I finally found a pair of fingerless, padded gloves in Home Depot called Grease Monkey gloves. I bought a pair at the beginning of last Summer while I was doing storm work and they lasted me all Summer. Got back home and could not find them in the Home Depot here so I bought the same brand only with the fingers in them. You can see them in this clip:

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I have since found the fingerless version in a different Home Depot and have bought a couple of pairs of them. Like I said, they last me about 3 months. Work great for rappelling, leave me dexterity to tie knots and allows me to retain the tactile feel of the wood while I climb. And they only cost $10
 
What kills them is the chipper, just ripps the stiching, the deerskin I bought for driving then wore for chipping and now are all comming apart but they are about 3 months old, and dont get all hard after sweating out, I have some fingerless wels lamont that hold up good for climbing they are hard to get off though. wish I had a hyd feed chipper.
Paul
 
An entire summer? When I 1st started id burn through a pair of atlas gloves in 3 days. Obviously your not using them as a friction device in descents. Gotta be those glorious quick repels. Har d on the hitches too. I've been wrapping the rope around my thigh and using my boot heel to slow up. View attachment 230574View attachment 230574

If I had gloves on for this impressive move it would of been worse. I barely grazed the bar. Actually didn't even feel it tell I seen blood. I was off the gas but the chain was free wheeling. I had a branch in one hand obviously the saw in the other and they got a little close. 12th hour of storm damage my mind and body should have rested. Oh well a weeks vacation was due.
 
Atlas in the winter and sometimes with liners if it gets below 20. Summer we have used every type you can imagine. We just started Wells Lamont pighind and them seem to last longer and have good dexterity and feel. We have found that the best are a foreman's lineman gloves found in the WESCO Electrical supply(not the boots) or Hydron Inc. or any other electrical lineman supply. Also the Wildland gloves for smoke jumpers in the Ben Meadows catalog are great. These all last longer and perform great but at a cost.
 
IDK I 10th The Atlas Gloves

They have and awesome array of gloves from everyday working glove, to winter thermals, to cut resistant kevlar which are great for sharpening and pruning duties. They last about 3-5 days sometime less some time more, but at 3.99 a pair for the Reg. pairs I can buy 5 for the price of a regular pair of home depot mechanics glove that last one DAY

DO NOT USE Atlas Gloves FOR HEAVY ROPE WORK YOU WILL HAVE NO PALMS LEFT :angry2:
I have not found a replacement for double palm leather work gloves for rigging and ropes work

Enjoy and good luck

some places even offer bulk discounts
 
My last buy - really happy with these for throwing wood around:

ATLAS Fit 300 Blue Work Gloves MEDIUM M 12 Pair NEW
$2.50 ea, which includes shipping, if you buy 12 pair at a time.

I like the Atlas 451s a bit more than the blue ones, but won't get them until I run out of what I've got.

eBay is great for this type of thing.
 

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