Digging gloves
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AlexR
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What an interesting read, great to see what other people are using!
I find the generic thin builders gloves completely useless, they will last me roughly one trip. With no digging.
My glove choice is guided by two factors, a) I've always had digs that required a fair bit of SRT, and I hate even slightly baggy or bulky gloves; b) I tend to overheat and cold hands are never really a problem for me. The obvious choice for me is therefore a tight fitting knitted level 5 cut resistant gloves (i.e. high EN388 ratings) at somewhere around ?5 a pair, less in bulk.
They last me somewhere from 10-20 trips. Tried a variety from more expensive Kevlar ones, with PU cover, without cover, etc. and would say there's little in it. That is, the more expensive ones last a little longer, but not substantially so. They invariably fail between the thumb and index finger on your breaking hand after a relatively short time, rest of the glove stays useful for much, much longer.
The most annoying thing about that hole is it allows grit/ smaller rocks to get into the glove, which is a pain.
Actually reminded me that I'm in need of a new pair, and found some suspiciously cheap ones here https://www.safetygloves.co.uk/portwest-a622g7-level-5-cut-resistant-pu-coated-gloves.html
[Disclaimer: I'm no shill for Portwest or that website]
Only ever used nitrile gauntlet type gloves when I still worked in a lab an could... err... liberate them from the workplace. They were ok considering the price point, but I disliked the slipperiness.
I find the generic thin builders gloves completely useless, they will last me roughly one trip. With no digging.
My glove choice is guided by two factors, a) I've always had digs that required a fair bit of SRT, and I hate even slightly baggy or bulky gloves; b) I tend to overheat and cold hands are never really a problem for me. The obvious choice for me is therefore a tight fitting knitted level 5 cut resistant gloves (i.e. high EN388 ratings) at somewhere around ?5 a pair, less in bulk.
They last me somewhere from 10-20 trips. Tried a variety from more expensive Kevlar ones, with PU cover, without cover, etc. and would say there's little in it. That is, the more expensive ones last a little longer, but not substantially so. They invariably fail between the thumb and index finger on your breaking hand after a relatively short time, rest of the glove stays useful for much, much longer.
The most annoying thing about that hole is it allows grit/ smaller rocks to get into the glove, which is a pain.
Actually reminded me that I'm in need of a new pair, and found some suspiciously cheap ones here https://www.safetygloves.co.uk/portwest-a622g7-level-5-cut-resistant-pu-coated-gloves.html
[Disclaimer: I'm no shill for Portwest or that website]
Only ever used nitrile gauntlet type gloves when I still worked in a lab an could... err... liberate them from the workplace. They were ok considering the price point, but I disliked the slipperiness.
pwhole
Well-known member
We've got some of those Portwest ones on this job and they appear to be a clone of the 'Warrior' gloves which are awesome and cost twice as much:
https://www.warriorprotects.com/gloves/warrior/warrior-pu-coated-cut-b-gloves.html
One company gives these out for every single job but I haven't worked for them for a while - dammit. I haven't used these Portwest ones as they always get size 9s for jobs which are too small for me, and the job's too fiddly anyway, so I'm wasting money using my own Contour Avengers. They're not really suitable for digging, but for general caving I haven't found anything better in terms of the balance between toughness and thinness. Condoms for your hands
https://tornadogloves.com/gloves/contour-avenger
https://www.warriorprotects.com/gloves/warrior/warrior-pu-coated-cut-b-gloves.html
One company gives these out for every single job but I haven't worked for them for a while - dammit. I haven't used these Portwest ones as they always get size 9s for jobs which are too small for me, and the job's too fiddly anyway, so I'm wasting money using my own Contour Avengers. They're not really suitable for digging, but for general caving I haven't found anything better in terms of the balance between toughness and thinness. Condoms for your hands
https://tornadogloves.com/gloves/contour-avenger
