Gloves

[TreEmergencyB]

no gloves for climbing unless its super cold out then i go with the cheap cotton with the little rubber grips on the palms and fingers.

Ill wear them on the ground doing sappy trees, thorny trees, or brush piles.lol funny ill wear gloves and a tank top to do spruce. I just dont like getting stabbed in the finger tip if it wasnt for that i probbaly wouldnt wear em, and i never washed gloves either no gloves last that long???? Who cares if they smell do you febreeze the inside of your boots too, actully my gloves wouldnt even come clean i dont know what you guys arnt doing to get dirty

 

[Bermie]

I wear gloves for climbing, Haarken sailing gloves with the thumb and forefinger tips cut out (they come like that) have a grippy palm but you get the 'feel' with the thumb and forefinger.
Lately I got hold of the tight fitting tech gloves with the latex palms, not the heavy ones, these are real close fitting, I like them a lot, not hot!

I do a lot of work with my Silky, and my left thumb and forefinger quite often get in the line of fire, a pair of gloves is sufficient to avoid bloodshed! Also protection from the rough bark species of trees.

Leather gloves for groundwork.

 

[YoungTreeGuy]

I only stop working if I am expecting an important phone call, the rest wait for a lull in the action.

So far I've ran the gloves through the washing machine twice after muddy days and the are still going strong.

I've always worn leather gloves when working with ropes (or chainsaws) but take them off when I need to do finer tasks. I usually go through a pair of leather in less then a month, the fingertips and palms wear through quickly from abrasion.

These technora ones (same stuff beeline and icetail are made from) are like a second skin, you can feel the texture of just about everything you touch.

Agreed. I usually use gloves when it's really hard bark trees. Saves on my hands. Stick them in my back pocket when I'm tieing something off. Been bare handing it lately. It's getting warmer.:agree2:

 

[iliketrees]

model?

Here you go (it won't imbed)

As far as gloves, I just started wearing a technora glove made by Ansell. They have latex on the palms and have great dexterity. I don't even notice they are on, I can answer text messages on my phone with them on and they are supposed to last 4 times longer than leather (I haven't had them long enough to know)

do you know the model of the particular glove? i went to the ansell site and searched for technora and didn't find anything. they have tons of different gloves, hard to find the ones you have.......

they sound like something id love to try though. i use the cheapie latex palm gloves, would love something that lasts longer and has better dexterity.


Thanks!

 

[tree md]

I bought a pair today that is made totally out of bamboo. Roc gloves or something like that. Latex palms and fingers and totally breathable back. Great for Summer!!!

 

[dbotos]

Therefore I am thinking about buying a fingerless Michael Jackson glove to descend with...

Sha mo neh!

(quick and dirty photoshop job) (don't you just love it when the king of pop swings in from another tree to help you out?)

P.S. I've been wearing an old pair of dirt bike gloves and no that's not me in the pic - just a random one from google image search.

 

[tree md]

Sha mo neh!

(quick and dirty photoshop job) (don't you just love it when the king of pop swings in from another tree to help you out?)

P.S. I've been wearing an old pair of dirt bike gloves and no that's not me in the pic - just a random one from google image search.

LMAO! :rockn:

 

[Ghillie]

I was wrong on technora

do you know the model of the particular glove? i went to the ansell site and searched for technora and didn't find anything. they have tons of different gloves, hard to find the ones you have.......

they sound like something id love to try though. i use the cheapie latex palm gloves, would love something that lasts longer and has better dexterity.


Thanks!

I couldn't figure out why I couldn't find them for you untill I found out they are actually made with Dyneema.

11-627 is the number model? is Hi Flex.

More info from Ansell's site.

 

[Ghillie]

I bought a pair today that is made totally out of bamboo. Roc gloves or something like that. Latex palms and fingers and totally breathable back. Great for Summer!!!

Thanks for the tip, I will have to give them a try before I go buying in bulk. I found them for $38 for a dozen gloves.

 

[outofmytree]

Sha mo neh!

(quick and dirty photoshop job) (don't you just love it when the king of pop swings in from another tree to help you out?)

P.S. I've been wearing an old pair of dirt bike gloves and no that's not me in the pic - just a random one from google image search.

Great job! Man I laughed at that.

Consider yourself repped.

 

[mowoodchopper]

I wear cheap rubber faced cotton gloves with the fingers tips cut off. They make you stick to the rope like spiderman.

I have tried ironclads and a 2 or 3 other "top end"gloves and they are good for a few days then need washing and after they are washed they just plain suck. My cheapies on the other hand, have a stench that will outlast religion but they are still going strong after 6 months of abuse.

Dont do much climbing but I love the same gloves for all my cutting and loading!

 

[dbotos]

I bought a pair today that is made totally out of bamboo. Roc gloves or something like that. Latex palms and fingers and totally breathable back. Great for Summer!!!

Picked up a pair of those at Walgreens the other day. They're my new favorite gloves.

http://www.magidglove.com/product.asp?dept_id=296&pf_id=2584

 

[Tree Pig]

I just bought something similar and tried them out on my new climb line (slick still and tough to grip) and wow I have to agree 100%.

 

[TreEmergencyB]

why the need for gloves when climbing i dont get it my hands are badazz and im only 23 is there somthing im missing here?

 

[Tree Pig]

Mine are pretty leathery but on my new line they still slide like crazy. For me its just the matter of getting a better grip and no wasted energy.

 

[TreEmergencyB]

nothing grips like a bare hand to me
my mentor would not let us wear gloves when i was a groundie "runnin ropes" because he didnt think they gripped

 

[Tree Pig]

nothing grips like a bare hand to me
my mentor would not let us wear gloves when i was a groundie "runnin ropes" because he didnt think they gripped

Well I am getting older so I would like to keep my hands at least to a texture were my wife will still let me place them on her for 5 minutes of mind blowing fury. Also now a days with most in this business paying for insurance and workers compensation combined with the fact that you can now find a pair of gloves for anything, anyone working for me on ropes will have gloves on. I will make sure they are appropriate though. I dont need anyone burning 6 layers of skin off their hands then going off on comp..

 

[outofmytree]

nothing grips like a bare hand to me
my mentor would not let us wear gloves when i was a groundie "runnin ropes" because he didnt think they gripped

Horses for courses mate.

Why not buy a pair of cheap cotton gloves with rubber facing. They should set you back 3 or 4 dollars. Then get your newest climbing line and hip thrust up a tree. If you don't like em then its no great loss. If you do like em then join the club.

As for your mentor, at some stage, all students must eclipse their teachers otherwise no progress would ever have been made in any industry. Imagine being able to show him a new trick!