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Bob Kraemer

Bob Kraemer

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I "HATE" wearing gloves, given the type of work we do, but with winter upon us we have no choice but to wear gloves.
I would like some opinions on the best gloves to wear.
I need something to keep my fingers & hands warm but flexible enough to fetch parts out out of my nail apron.
 
I wear gloves at work everyday and all day. Usually I use the cheapo cotton ones with the blue rubber coating on the fingers and palms. Those are great because you can still pickup screws and small parts with them on. The problem is that they're not very good in the cold. Wearing them is like have ice attached to your hands. The rubber transfers all of the cold directly to your hands. So when it very cold I use a leather palmed glove. They'll keep you hands warm but you will lose some dexterity. And they're expensive. I recently paid about $20 for a pair. The blue cottons cost $10/10 pairs.
 
brown cotton

brown cotton

If conditions are "dry" the all cotton brown gloves are good. Cheap and kind of disposable after a few miles. Don't expect a lot of protection from injuries with these but they are nice enough to keep the chill off!
 
When I worked construction I wore the cheap cotton gloves with a leather cover that slipped off easily. Sometimes I had the Michael Jackson look cotton on the right cotton leather on the left. The combination is really warm and the leather protect the cotton and hands.
 
I use gloves that are "convertable" between mittens and half finger. Often times you can keep your left hand toasty while having the ends of you right fingers exposed giving you all the dexterity you need. I get the ones made from fleece so they are still warm when they get wet.
 
The gloves linemen wear are great (Not the rubber ones), look for a utillity products company like reed city powerline, they have leather and fleece lined leather ones, I used to give them to my field guys and they loved them.
 
I use "Mechanics Gloves".
The kind that most auto mechanics wear when it's cold.

They are snug and form fitting.
You can pick up a dime with them on...which is a good test .

They are kind of expensive, but very durable.
Also the kind that I use are non-conductive...although they aren't rated for their electrical insulating properties.

You can get them at most auto parts stores.

If you get some, buy a pair that fits tight, and break them in.

steve
 
I use the kevlar gloves that are all covered with little rubber dots. They're warm enough and the dots make it easy to handle small parts, like anti-shorts and what not.
 
Very cheap brown cotton with rubber dots. They're not very warm, but I can work with them. It's no use having a great warm glove if I have to take them off. When I can't feel my fingers I warm up in the truck.

Dave
 
These will keep your hands nice and warm esp. if you do all the bouncing that is reqired when wearing them.

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Tiger Electrical said:
Very cheap brown cotton with rubber dots. They're not very warm, but I can work with them.
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One of my supply houses carried those dirt cheap last year, I bought a whole mess of them at somewhat less than $2/pr. They have proven surprisingly durable, I don't think I've worn out pair #3 yet. You get pretty good tactile range with them, not bad for a cheap glove.

When it's really cold, I wear polypro glove liners underneath them.
 
I just use the brown jersey gloves most of the time, since they're only about a buck a pair in the big packs. Never really found any nice winter gloves that I could work out of very well. The same gloves with the rubber on them are pretty much the same, but the benefit of the rubber doesn't really do much for me. The grey gloves with the blue rubber palms are pretty good too. I used them last winter with good results. They are more form-fitting, which is good for dexterity, but keep your hands warm too.
 
I usually wear the CLC Subcontractor gloves.

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When the pipe is really cold, or I'm doing outside work - whenever I need a thicker glove, and am willing to sacrifice some dexterity for warmth, I switch over to some insulated leather/deerskin gloves. Good ones can be had for $10 or less. I once splurged on some $25 ones, and they died quicker than some of the cheaper ones.

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I forget exactly what type of gloves I have in my bag - but it's 17?* and snowing out there, and I'm not walking out to the car to take a look. :)

Cold steel (like EMT and building steel) sucks the heat right out of my hands, so if I have to take the glove off quick to grab a screw or a connector or something, I'm okay with that - with a thick glove, the warmth stays in my fingers so I can keep working. Bending pipe doesn't require a lot of dexterity.

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