Split a bunch of wood today with Jersey gloves on and nearly froze my nosepickers off. This evening I made my rounds of local stores and found nothing that appeared to provide some grip in snow, repel water and keep you warm at the same time. Made me curious to what other glove most of you who cut in winter prefer to wear? I always stuck to my Jerseys to be able to feel what I'm holding and be able to half hold onto wood and whatever in the snow but they just aren't warm enough anymore.
Which Gloves?
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I use lined leather work gloves and being a welder I am never at a loss for gloves..
But you could spray them with water repellent to keep them dry in foul weather.
But you could spray them with water repellent to keep them dry in foul weather.
Go to Cabela's website. They've got lots of gloves to choose from.
+1 on Cabelas. That's where I got a pair from last year. And even after last winter, they work good! (and at 24* this morning, they worked good too)
However, true waterproof gloves can get wet inside from your sweat. I have a pair of gortex back gloves with leather grips.
http://www.atlasfitgloves.com/atlasthermalgloves.html
Atlas Fit gloves are all I use. I get the thinner ones for summer and the thermal ones for winter. The Atlas gloves hold up better than most of the other brands I have tried. The coating eventually wears off the fingers but it doesn't peel off like some. It is nice to be able to handle wet or snow covered wood without the gloves instantly getting wet.
Atlas Fit gloves are all I use. I get the thinner ones for summer and the thermal ones for winter. The Atlas gloves hold up better than most of the other brands I have tried. The coating eventually wears off the fingers but it doesn't peel off like some. It is nice to be able to handle wet or snow covered wood without the gloves instantly getting wet.
Cotton kills. That's what Jersey gloves are made of.
There's a whole gazillion types of gloves. There are many threads on gloves. Get what works for you and get more than one pair. Up Nort of you, wool gloves inside "Choppers" were popular. Choppers are those clunky, heavy rough leather mittens.
Since I live in a wet, merely cool climate, I have the latex gloves, which you don't want to store on the dashboard of your pickup, and since those get wet from the non rubberized backs, when it is really wet (for most of the year here) I have some rubberized all the way around gloves. I picked up a couple of pairs on my last trip to town. They are labeled Arctik Extreme, although I doubt the extreme part.
There's a whole gazillion types of gloves. There are many threads on gloves. Get what works for you and get more than one pair. Up Nort of you, wool gloves inside "Choppers" were popular. Choppers are those clunky, heavy rough leather mittens.
Since I live in a wet, merely cool climate, I have the latex gloves, which you don't want to store on the dashboard of your pickup, and since those get wet from the non rubberized backs, when it is really wet (for most of the year here) I have some rubberized all the way around gloves. I picked up a couple of pairs on my last trip to town. They are labeled Arctik Extreme, although I doubt the extreme part.
Split cow hide... unlined and uninsulated... whatever is cheap and/or on sale. Ya' know?? The 3-pack, 4-pack, whatever-pack.
I buy 6-10 pair at a time and rotate them... swap them out if they get wet or sweaty. It don't seem to matter how much I spend on gloves, they only last so friggin' long... so why buy anything but the cheap "packs"?? Unlined, uninsulated split cow-hide keeps my hands plenty warm enough handling anything but metal if the gloves are dry, even in temperatures below zero.
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I buy 6-10 pair at a time and rotate them... swap them out if they get wet or sweaty. It don't seem to matter how much I spend on gloves, they only last so friggin' long... so why buy anything but the cheap "packs"?? Unlined, uninsulated split cow-hide keeps my hands plenty warm enough handling anything but metal if the gloves are dry, even in temperatures below zero.
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Oxford
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In what is surely a first, I agree with Whitespider. For me, those rubber or cloth and rubber ones are a fast route to cold hands. I have really large paws and gloves rarely run true to size, so whenever I'm in Fastenal or the like I check what they have in 10-packs in XXL. If they fit, I buy. I keep a jar of Snow Seal, and when I put a new pair on, I take a dollop of that (or bar oil, or hydraulic oil, or whatever) while wearing the gloves and pretend I'm washing my hands, seems to add a little moisture resistance and softens the cheap leather up a little. They last well, and they're cheap enough I never feel bad about pitching them. If they get wet, throw them on top of the splitter oil tank and put on a dry pair.
KenJax Tree
Terraphobic
Youngstown Titan XT
summer and fall and the Atlas Thermafit for winter
I can't explain why, but I've never checked out the gloves at Fastenal... didn't even know they sold gloves. Heck, I'm in there once or twice a month picking up hardware and such for work. Usually we call ahead and order the stuff we need so I rarely make it past the counter... it's all sittin' there in a box ready for me.
Thanks for the heads-up Oxford, gotta' love 10-packs‼
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Thanks for the heads-up Oxford, gotta' love 10-packs‼
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Since AS was hacked and re-formatted, a lot of the old threads are gone (at least I can't find 'em - I'm still looking for the 70+ page one on how to upgrade the TSC chain grinder/sharpener to match the performance of the Oregon one).
I remember that the majority of guys prefer the atlas gloves. My? I'm still working on a 10 pack of lined leather gloves that I bought from Flea-bay that I only use during the winter, I also bought a 10 pack of unlined ones from there.
This summer Home Depot had a 3-pair pack of camo mechanics gloves for $9.99, and I was a long ways away from home to work on a deck, and left my gloves at home. I bought the 3-pack and I'm suprised at how long they are lasting. I have large hands, and the "one size fits all" are pretty durn tight, but they seem to stretch as the day wears on. (or my hands are shrinking).
I remember that the majority of guys prefer the atlas gloves. My? I'm still working on a 10 pack of lined leather gloves that I bought from Flea-bay that I only use during the winter, I also bought a 10 pack of unlined ones from there.
This summer Home Depot had a 3-pair pack of camo mechanics gloves for $9.99, and I was a long ways away from home to work on a deck, and left my gloves at home. I bought the 3-pack and I'm suprised at how long they are lasting. I have large hands, and the "one size fits all" are pretty durn tight, but they seem to stretch as the day wears on. (or my hands are shrinking).
Don't wear camo gloves. If you do, how can you tell where your hands are? That's not safe.
mn woodcutter
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I usually buy the Harbor Freight rubber dipped gloves when they go on sale for .99 cents. They outlast leather ones and usually keep my hands warm when it's above 10 degrees. They grip the saw, firewood, and splitting maul quite well. I will put a hole in the fingers of a leather pair in a day but the HB gloves last.
KenJax Tree
Terraphobic
Thats why i wear the bright green ones.
How cold was it in Ohio already that your hands er um excuse me, nose pickers nearly froze? I personally hate wearing gloves and will only do so when my hands are freezing which when working, is usually in the low 20's.
Ambull01
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Now that sounds like the route to go. I can never keep my hands warm. The only way I can keep them from feeling like icicles is to partially put on gloves. Keeping my fingers close together really helps keep them warm. Once there's separation nothing seems to work for long.
I do not care for gloves but now that I'm playing music again, I want to take care of my hands. Gloves protect hands from splinters so on they go.
I've been using a 12-pack of Atlas Therma Fit gloves that I got off of Amazon. I've always liked them, but recently I found some blue latex/cloth Wells Lamont gloves at Costco that are even better. They're super warm, fit well, and have a nice lining. They came in a 4-pack for $12. Same price as the Atlas off Amazon. I've been looking for deerskin gloves lined with thinsulate but I'm having a hard time finding anything in a decent price range. I used to be able to buy 2 for $18 at a local flea market, but I can't find that particular vendor anymore. Bummer.
