NevadaBill
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Post by NevadaBill on Feb 6, 2019 12:56:12 GMT -5
Good day, So, I am about to buy my 4th pair of Gloves to be used in the field when collecting rocks, in my very volcanic, agate laden, desert back yard. A couple days ago, I got lazy and grabbed the closest set of gloves on the bench; for gardening, and took a nice cut while smashing Chalcedony and other hard rocks. So, that won't happen again.  I have gone through a set of reinforced Mechanix gloves ($22.00), which lasted less than 1 month, and had considerable leather patches which I had sewed on it. Almost all fingers had been leather reinforced before I lost the gloves during one hiking trek. The next pair of Gloves ($15.00) were supposed to be tougher, but also only lasted 1 month, and also have had some reinforcement on it. Can be seen in the picture. This is my backup now.  The current set of Gloves ($15.00) I use have lasted more than twice as long as all others, but are starting to come apart in places, as seen in photos.  I am about to pull the trigger on a couple more pairs perhaps. Q1) Does anyone have a good Glove to recommend? At $15 to $25 bucks a pop, this is getting expensive. The lava rock and other stuff I dig through, and pick up, and /or crush during field discrimination really chews up Gloves. I do have another pair of purely Leather gloves, which are my wood carving specific Gloves might work. But they take cuts so well, I would not like to try them on sharp rocks to find out.  I kind of like the idea of pure, hard Leather, but unsure still. Consideration: I pull out the GPS all of the time while in the field. I track all hikes, make notes, leave markers, and use the GPS to not get lost and stuff like that also. So, it is helpful if the glove can also operate a GPS without having to take it off. So far, all of the ones I bought can do it, with my latest Kevlar / Nitrile coated gloves being the most difficult, but still possible. Sorry for such a mundane, boring post. Any help would be appreciated! |
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Post by MsAli on Feb 6, 2019 13:28:55 GMT -5
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Post by pauls on Feb 6, 2019 13:42:28 GMT -5
Not boring at all Bill If you are chewing through heavy duty gloves like that you are sure putting in a lot of work to get rocks. Have you tried those knitted gloves with rubber coating on the palm and inside of fingers, they are really comfortable and light, I notice bricklayers and concreters using them a lot. This sort of thing www.constructiongear.com/mens-cheap-work-gloves-latex-coated-wells-lamont.html |
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Post by HankRocks on Feb 6, 2019 14:15:45 GMT -5
Not boring at all Bill If you are chewing through heavy duty gloves like that you are sure putting in a lot of work to get rocks. Have you tried those knitted gloves with rubber coating on the palm and inside of fingers, they are really comfortable and light, I notice bricklayers and concreters using them a lot. This sort of thing www.constructiongear.com/mens-cheap-work-gloves-latex-coated-wells-lamont.htmlI found something similar to the Latex gloves except they were coated on the Palm side with Nitrile. They were cheap, 10 for $10 at Lowes, so I bought 2 packs of them 4 or 5 years ago and I am still working on the first pack. One pair will hold up to 6 days of Arkansas Quartz digging/mining and then about another 6 to 8 months of home use, gardening, loading/unloading rocks, clearing limbs etc... They are especially good for crystal digging/mining as they are very nimble with the touch and feel and easier to identify crystal points. |
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Post by fernwood on Feb 6, 2019 14:21:28 GMT -5
I had some elk skin ones, but they took a beating. Now, gloves, what are gloves? lol
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Feb 6, 2019 14:33:06 GMT -5
With 22 years in the oilfields and 12 years construction, carpenter and roofer, I quit wearing gloves long ago...
Hands are like leather and tough skinned..
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Post by rockpickerforever on Feb 6, 2019 15:21:19 GMT -5
With 22 years in the oilfields and 12 years construction, carpenter and roofer, I quit wearing gloves long ago... Hands are like leather and tough skinned..
Me too! I hate wearing gloves. I gave up any prospects of being a hand model a long time ago, lol.
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ckraus
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Post by ckraus on Feb 6, 2019 17:00:33 GMT -5
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goatgrinder
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Post by goatgrinder on Feb 6, 2019 19:49:52 GMT -5
I love my Metolius Belay Gloves, at REI (Recreational Equipment Inc) . They come in at under $50, and mine have lasted 2 years. Make sure that you get the right size because nothing will cause ouchees like sloppy fit which leads
to sloppy handling.
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NevadaBill
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Post by NevadaBill on Feb 10, 2019 12:43:07 GMT -5
Sorry for the late reply, as I have been out of town, and really slammed this past week.
Thank you to all who left links or made recommendations on their favorite gloves! I will check them out, and likely purchase of of each to see how they can handle rough field work.
For those who have developed "hands of steel" and don't need gloves, wow I envy you! I could save a ton of money by not having to buy gloves, and would have better feel for the material I was handling as well.
Alas, I made of softer stuff, and months ago, had taken a cut from handling agate shards once which nearly took stitches to close! No wonder the Native Americans made arrowheads, spearheads and things out of this stuff!
I really appreciate all of the help very much. Thanks to all!
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Post by HankRocks on Feb 10, 2019 14:08:18 GMT -5
With 22 years in the oilfields and 12 years construction, carpenter and roofer, I quit wearing gloves long ago... Hands are like leather and tough skinned.. Tough hands may meet their match with an Arkansas Crystal pocket. They are usually filled with red clay and it's not really a good idea to use any metal tools that my damage unseen crystals. We use our gloved hands along with deer antlers, nylon/plastic points to get at any points. I have ripped a glove and my finger more than once pulling across an unseen crystal. |
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NevadaBill
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Post by NevadaBill on Feb 15, 2019 23:49:15 GMT -5
Update: To replace the aging and beat up ~ MCR Safety Memphis - Ansi Cut A4 - Ansi Abrasion A6 - 13 gauge - Black Kevlar / Nitrile gloves I purchased the following ~  MagiD D-Roc - GPD820 - Ansi Cut A6 - Ansi Abrasion A5 - Ansi Puncture A4 - 13 gauge - Lightweight Hyperon / NitriX gloves also the Ansell HyFlex 11-510 - Ansi Cut A2 - Ansi Abration A4 - Ansi Punction A1 - Kevlar blend / Nitrile gloves I would have bought the HyFlex 11-501's but they were hideous looking, and I didn't want to walk around with glowing radioactive looking blue hands. Thank you all for your help. I will update this thread after the summer is over and I've had good chance to ruin all of these fine products on the sharp volcanic rock. |
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Post by Fossilman on Feb 16, 2019 11:52:51 GMT -5
With 22 years in the oilfields and 12 years construction, carpenter and roofer, I quit wearing gloves long ago... Hands are like leather and tough skinned.. Tough hands may meet their match with an Arkansas Crystal pocket. They are usually filled with red clay and it's not really a good idea to use any metal tools that my damage unseen crystals. We use our gloved hands along with deer antlers, nylon/plastic points to get at any points. I have ripped a glove and my finger more than once pulling across an unseen crystal. I do that on obsidian a lot..... Also the crystals we dig for in the mountains here... I use a garden hand rack for them..( pretty small).. |
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Post by RWA3006 on Feb 21, 2019 20:41:23 GMT -5
Update: To replace the aging and beat up ~ MCR Safety Memphis - Ansi Cut A4 - Ansi Abrasion A6 - 13 gauge - Black Kevlar / Nitrile gloves I purchased the following ~ MagiD D-Roc - GPD820 - Ansi Cut A6 - Ansi Abrasion A5 - Ansi Puncture A4 - 13 gauge - Lightweight Hyperon / NitriX gloves also the Ansell HyFlex 11-510 - Ansi Cut A2 - Ansi Abration A4 - Ansi Punction A1 - Kevlar blend / Nitrile gloves I would have bought the HyFlex 11-501's but they were hideous looking, and I didn't want to walk around with glowing radioactive looking blue hands. Thank you all for your help. I will update this thread after the summer is over and I've had good chance to ruin all of these fine products on the sharp volcanic rock. Gloves like these are what a lot of stone and brick masons wear. I wore them for years to keep the mortar from wrecking my hands. When rockhounding I rarely wear gloves (except obsidian) and they dry out, etc. I display my rugged hands like a badge of honor. |
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Post by grumpybill on Feb 24, 2019 9:03:48 GMT -5
Gloves like these are what a lot of stone and brick masons wear. I wore them for years to keep the mortar from wrecking my hands. When rockhounding I rarely wear gloves (except obsidian) and they dry out, etc. I display my rugged hands like a badge of honor. Greetings, fellow bricklayer!  |
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Post by toiv0 on Feb 24, 2019 19:29:01 GMT -5
Was going to hire on one time and the boss asked if I smoked or wore gloves, I said neither and why. He said smokers are always taking a break and people who wear gloves are always looking for them....you're hired.
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Post by grumpybill on Feb 24, 2019 20:32:52 GMT -5
And people who do both are constantly stomping on their gloves to put the fire out.
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Post by stephan on Feb 25, 2019 1:40:21 GMT -5
Update: To replace the aging and beat up ~ MCR Safety Memphis - Ansi Cut A4 - Ansi Abrasion A6 - 13 gauge - Black Kevlar / Nitrile gloves I purchased the following ~ MagiD D-Roc - GPD820 - Ansi Cut A6 - Ansi Abrasion A5 - Ansi Puncture A4 - 13 gauge - Lightweight Hyperon / NitriX gloves also the Ansell HyFlex 11-510 - Ansi Cut A2 - Ansi Abration A4 - Ansi Punction A1 - Kevlar blend / Nitrile gloves I would have bought the HyFlex 11-501's but they were hideous looking, and I didn't want to walk around with glowing radioactive looking blue hands. Thank you all for your help. I will update this thread after the summer is over and I've had good chance to ruin all of these fine products on the sharp volcanic rock. Those should do the trick. The ANSI ratings are sky high. I've used cut 2/abrasion 4, and they worked very well. Yours should be very good. |
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NevadaBill
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Post by NevadaBill on Feb 25, 2019 11:04:44 GMT -5
Thanks Stephan, the ( Ansell HyFlex 11-510 - Ansi Cut A2 - Ansi Abration A4 ) are nice so far.
They can operate a GPS, take dirt well, and are lighter weight than the ones I was using prior (more finger dexterity). Probably similar to yours.
I ended up with 2 pair, and happy I decided on them. Autumn field report coming later.
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Post by greig on Feb 25, 2019 12:47:15 GMT -5
This is a great topic with some excellent responses. My two cents is leather is probably the best to avoid cuts, but the gloves get nasty after getting wet (from ground water, rain or ... blood). You can get poked from sharps (or snakes) in cloth gloves. I like cheap gloves because I tend to lose them often. For some dumb reason, I have many more lefts than rights. My guess is I take off the right more often to put my arm in a hole because I am right handed.
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