Pie Muncher said:Tell us what you currently use and what's the price?
I get a pack of 10 Blue Builders style gloves off ebay which works out under ?2.00 a pair.
Washed after every trip in the (digging) washing machine and they last 3 - 6 months.
Out 3-4 times a week.
Blimey!
People wash gloves?
PeteHall said:
Huge said:Always preferred gauntlets to thinner or knitted gloves for caving/digging but those red gauntlets (whatever make, they all seem to be the same) are a terrible fit, the fingers are way too short! I use these, seem really good -
https://www.screwfix.com/p/showa-660-chemical-hazard-gauntlets-blue-large/84543
A_Northerner said:Huge said:Always preferred gauntlets to thinner or knitted gloves for caving/digging but those red gauntlets (whatever make, they all seem to be the same) are a terrible fit, the fingers are way too short! I use these, seem really good -
https://www.screwfix.com/p/showa-660-chemical-hazard-gauntlets-blue-large/84543
Those gloves last approximately 0.5 dry abseils, or a trip's worth of abseils on wet rope. I'd recommend them for digging but not if your dig is down several pitches!
Rob said:I use Showa Thermo gloves:
https://www.thesafetysupplycompany.co.uk/p/1061035/showa-451-thermo-latex-grip-glove---conforms-to-en388-2241-en511-010---pair---gl-sho4512.html
Good for digging and for abseiling. 10-15 trips max though, so would be interested to hear of more resistant variants that aren't too bulky