Best Gloves for Climbing

[Koa Man]

I have found the absolutely best gloves I have ever used for climbing.
The G Tek Maxiflex. It is a thin glove that fits so good you see the lines
on your fingers and palms.

http://www.envirosafetyproducts.com/product/pip-g-tek-gloves-34-874.html

I always hated using gloves for climbing because it made my hands tire when using a cane knife trimming palms. When doing regular trees, I couldn't get a grip on the rope. I used these gloves for both and had no problems.

I bought a pair from the local safety equipment store for $2.75. I am going back to buy at least a dozen. Surprisingly, it is cheaper at the store than from what I could find on line.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Too pricey for me. I'm a Wonder Glove man, myself.

 

[wiley_p]

Nitrile is too slippery in the rain, and wonder gloves are shit quality. Atlas all the way/ Black rubber palm. Buy in bulk they can be had for 2.00/pair.

 

[rangerdanger]

I'm with Wiley. Tried the nitrile gloves before, and they were nice, but a bit slippery for me.

Right now I'm really liking an $8.00 pair of Atlas gloves I found. They are outlasting all my other gloves right now, and it's going on 5 months with very little wear.

 

[arborworks1]

I don't do so hot on making gloves last, the atlas gloves we use in the summer are double coated palms and they last for about a week.

Unless we are roping alot. I gave my groundie some of the petzl rope gloves and he didn't like them. He said he didn't have a good feel in them.

Atlas re-grips here.

 

[lumberjack]

I like the Wonder glove style glove, I get them local for $.60 a pair or so. They are reasonably cool, offer good protection and grip, and fit like a champ.

I tried a few Atlas's, didn't like them very well. The thin ones like Wesely showed(but made by Atlas) sucked hard core.

Ranger, if gloves are lasting you 5 months, you need to work more. That's like me saying my chainsaw files last months, they do, but it's in the winter when they're not used very often.

 

[MasterBlaster]

and wonder gloves are shit quality.

Nah, they're not THAT bad, and the price is right. Atlas gloves are HOT in the summer.

 

[Blinky]

I used Atlas nitrile gloves for a while, they were OK but damn they started to stink something fierce after a few days. I usually go bare handed, even when it's cold... it's just how I learned.

 

[Koa Man]

I tried Wonder gloves and the Ugly gloves. Both make me feel like the cane knife (machete) is going to fly out of my hand. I needed to put on a death grip when cutting which made my hand tire after a short while. Same thing when climbing with a rope and trying to go up. With the G Tek, I don't have to grip it any harder than if I was bare handed, maybe even a bit less.

I don't see how these would get slippery in the rain, being they are made to handle small oily stuff, but I'll go wet these gloves as well as the handle of my cane knife and go chop something today.

Two days of use and they don't smell bad. They ae washable too so I could just throw it in the washer with my work clothes if needed. I am going to go buy some more today.

BTW, I tried the Atlas gloves, bought a pair the same time I got the G Tek to try out. They were more expensive at $3. I didn't like them for the same reasons as Wonder and Ugly. I'll give them to my ground crew.

For ground crew running ropes, leather gloves are the only way to go.

 

[Wagnaw]

I used the insultated Atlas Fit gloves in the winter (the grey ones). They work great and the Larges have a just tight enought fit for my hands. In the summer, I ditch the gloves unless I get a serious cut or something.

As a note, I think the grey winter atlas gloves breath pretty good too. The Blue cut-resistant ones seem to hold moisture and start to stink.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Odd. My wonder gloves are so sticky and tacky that I prefer to wash them first. They stick like glue, for me. Nothing's gonna go flying outta my hand.

 

[Koa Man]

It is not the stickiness part that is a problem. The glove is too thick and rotates a bit even when I get a size that fits tightly.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

For climbing.. Iron clad hi vis gloves.. Tight, comfy and I can tie knots with out taking them off. Can see them while I cut. Little pricey at 16-17.00 per. But if I only use them in the tree or even from the ground pruning, they last months. Chipping, burn piles and rigging ropes full leather.

 

[Dave Shepard]

I've seen the Iron clad gloves at the hardware store, but they only go to XXL size. I've been wearing these, but they don't last long, and they need stretching to work.

 

[Fruitbowl]

Atlas Therma-Fit year round here. Hot in the summer time but they last longer compared to the regular blue Atlas gloves. My groundies and climbers love them and I just throw them in the wash with my work clothes when they start smelling like dead hands are in there. I think my last order was around $2.50 a pair if you buy in bulk (by the dozen). For 20 years I never wore gloves while cutting because they fatigued my hands. I think the Atlas gloves are super sticky (especially after washing) and offer me just enough protection from cuts and choker burrs.

 

[Stumper]

I use the Atlas Therma-fits when it is cold. I've tried various versions of teh blue sticky gloves. For quite a while I was using Laker Fishing Gloves that I bought at the end of winter clearance at Walmart -even at regular price they were only $1.79 per pair. They worked well and held up better than some of the stickies-about like blue Atlas....but they were still only good for a few climbs before the rubber started shredding. It sucks when a shred gets sucked into the climbing hitch.
I've started getting my climbing/bucket gloves from Big State Industrial Supply. Their blue stickies are $25 per dozen pairs and they DO NOT SHRED. The rubber is slightly firmer than Atlas etc but it is soaked all the way into the fabric and ,so far , has never peeled. The rubber just gradually wears away and they continue to be grippy until you wear all the way through the rubber impregnated cloth. (They aren't as grippy once you get to the cloth but they still serve). Instead of several pair per month last summer I think I used 4 pair all summer long and only had to scrap 2 pair of those by the end of summer.- I do switch to leathers for ground work/ chipper feeding but still the difference was dramatic.

 

[wll]

atlas blue or gray depending on season

 

[Gord]

I've worn these for quite a while, like them a lot. After a bit of wear they're not as grippy as some but I've never liked the really sticky blue atlas ones. I get them for about 2.75$ a pair and usually get 2-3 weeks out of them.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Those look like they'd be hot in the summer.

 

[Gord]

The backs are pretty thin nylon or whatever Butch so they're not bad at all. The do start to stink though after a while in hot weather.

 

[lumberjack]

Their color doesn't look to be friendly in the South East's summers.

 

[discgolfborist]

yellow gloves w/ the glue criss-cross.

 

[rumination]

I'm loving the Atlas ThermaFits right now.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I just ordered another 1/4 case of good 'ole Wonder Gloves.

 

[lumberjack]

I still have 8-10 bags left over from the full case (20 doz) I bought last year.