Leather Glove Recommendations??!!

[goatchops]

I buy the basic Wells Lamont leather work gloves at Tractor Supply for $12-$15 a crack and I'm admittedly pretty hard on them but they only last three or four weeks before they're shot. There are many opportunities to spend $20-$40 on super duty gloves but I wonder if they'll last any longer or are they just more 'comfortable'?

I'm prepared to pay a premium for an outstanding quality pair of gloves but a guy could spend a small fortune before he finds them.

What do you all use and how do they stack up?

Thanks-

[foxtrapper]

http://www.harborfreight.com/split-l...ves-67440.html

These things have lasted longer than almost any other work glove I've ever used. And, they're cheap. It's got to be these orange ones, not the blue ones. The blue ones fall apart almost instantly. These orange ones just don't die. In fact it's the stitching that finally starts to fail on them, not the leather.

[brosil]

For me, it's goat hide gloves. They don't seem to be cheap but they work better for me than any other.

[Alice In TX/MO]

I use deer skin "roper" gloves. They fit like my skin.

[Bret4207]

What are you using the gloves for? Different jobs require different types of gloves. White Mule gloves used to be the best heavy gloves you could get, now they're different and are junk. Deerskin works good for light stuff, heavier gloves are needed for barb wire and heavier yet for handling hot metal.

[jennigrey]

I use the Wells Lamont also. Don't like the way they stain my hands orange, but they've held up the best for me. I can't use any split grain/sueded leather because it wicks up water too well and doesn't release wet dirt as well as top-grain leather gloves. I usually have three or four pairs in circulation at any given time. When one pair gets soaked with water or gasoline, or caked with wet mud or manure, it goes on the shelf to dry and I take the next pair in the line. Individual pairs last longer for me this way, I have found. If I keep wearing them while they are wet, I do more damage to them.

I have bought several different pairs of more expensive gloves (loved the deerskin for comfort and dexterity, but they don't hold up to abrasion very well - I use them when I am going to be driving the horses on a cart or wagon all day) but they don't seem to last any longer than my ol Wells Lamont. I found that Costco carries them a bit cheaper than the feed store, three pairs to the package.

I have not tried the goat hide gloves yet. Considering what my goats do to each other in the name of "fun", I think I will give them a try.

[jennigrey]

Oh, I have a pair of those orange-and-black gloves from HF! I found em on the road. They do wear like iron and don't absorb water as badly as most of the split-grain gloves I've used. However, they are too big for me and make my hands too clumsy to be of much use. My husband uses them sometimes when he has misplaced his favorite gloves, and I sometimes use them for things like handling cinder blocks, tires, firewood - things where dexterity isn't as big of an issue. Now they reside behind the seat of my truck as emergency gloves. And can't beat the price.

[goatchops]

Thanks for the replies- I ordered a couple pair of the HF gloves, can't lose at that price!

You know what Bret- I think you hit the naiol on the head. I've been using these gloves for everything from gardening to fencing to building a brick wall. I bet it'll help to use these heavy suede ones for the real gnarly work.

I love deerskin and goat skin and I know those are strictly for light-duty chores.

[WindowOrMirror]

goat hide gloves work for me... no glove lasts if you're hard on them. goat skin gloves cost me $6 a pair here for XXL and last longer than any other $10 gloves.

[Polly in NNY]

North Star Glove Company
Tacoma, WA

Great products
Good + prices
American Made!

Ordered a wide variety of gloves from them for multiple purposes, different sizes. Haven't been unhappy with a single pair.

[poorboy]

Callouses seem to work pretty good for me ,except for handling barb wire.

[Welshmom]

I've been able to substantially extend the useful life of my leather work gloves by the use of good ol' duct tape!
When I get holes in the fingertips, or the stitches start coming out, I wrap that finger/thumb good with duct tape and they last another couple months. It also provides extra padding, esp. for things like barbed wire.
Plus, I look even more hillbilly!

[FlagWaver]

I've had good luck with Mechanix gloves and there are tons of different styles for a variety of uses. A bit pricey but they hold up well.

http://www.mechanix.com/search/all-gloves