Thank you for circling back to the gauntlet gloves, @PomGranny, as I feel that I was remiss in leaving out something about the specific ones that I bought: the issue that I’ve got with the ones I pictured above will not apply to everyone. I would hazard a guess that only a small portion of the population will have Popeye forearms (like mine) that will make it challenging to put on these ones. I have worn mine before, it just takes several minutes of frustration to finally wiggle my arms all the way down and in there. I suspect that other manufacturers are cut more generously, but again, not everyone’s got this going on:
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i’m positive theyre kinco, probably their 98-M. i bought them locally, but surely they’re available online too
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Thank you to all! I am really enjoying the conversation, and learning what y’all have used and liked well enough to mention.
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For the folks that have interest in arm protection… probably the best bang for the buck is the Harbor Freight sleeves with Dupont Kevlar.
https://www.harborfreight.com/heat-and-cut-resistant-kevlar-sleeves-57515.html
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On the topic of protection sleeves like what @krismoriah mentioned, has anyone tried similar products from Mechanix Wear (who make a lot of mechanic’s gloves)? I see that they make Kevlar Heat Sleeves and two different versions of Speedknit Sleeves.
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Not that I bought them for gardening, but…
I’ve been fairly impressed by these Uline coated gloves:
Originally bought them so I’d have something with gripe to wear while doing work outdoors in the winter, but they’ve become my go-to gardening gloves as well. Quality is generally good, but varies by pair. And, funny story, when I bought them originally, I though the price was ridiculously high, but I didn’t realize they came in a pack of a dozen gloves. Now we have pairs sitting around everywhere, can wash some while we work outside with others, etc.
Just thought I’d mention as, if you need a bunch, $3.42/pair isn’t too bad.
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That’s excellent! They remind me very much of the Showa Atlas 300 that are pictured earlier. Do you happen to know what sort of material the knit glove is actually made from? It looks like a quick drying polyester or similar. Do they end up causing your hands to feel dry or have an unusual scent after wearing them for several hours?
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I’m not sure what the ‘cloth’ part of the glove is made of. It feels like cotton to me, but it’s probably synthetic as you mention. And nothing on the label to describe what it is (I just checked).
There’s a bit of a latex/rubber scent on my hands after wearing them for a while, but it’s not strong enough that I really notice it. When I’ve been using them to spread around blood meal, I smell the blood meal on my hands for a day afterwards, but that’s not the fault of the gloves!
No unusual hand dryness for me, but I’m not prone to dry hands. Instead, the latex portion holds in moisture, so my hands can get really sweaty in the summer.
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I think that the body of that glove is a “thermal acrylic”
I’m picking up what you’re putting down ;). I bought a bag of bone meal last year, first time ever, and it had a unique aroma to it! Try washing your hands with distilled white vinegar. It might take a few applications, but it ought to deodorize your hands pretty well.
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Picking back up this thread to see if anyone’s found a pair that hold up well that aren’t animal leather? I’ve tried tons of rubber coated ones and they get holes in the finger tips sometimes with just one day of gardening- total landfill crap. The cool jobs thorn gloves made it from mid last summer until yesterday, but that still seems like too much waste for 1 a year.
Also, a plug for farmers defense sleeves because they rock for mosquito and thorn protection and come in fun patterns.
I’ve got you beaten there. I had purchased a six or twelve pair pack from the local big box store. One pair lasted me all of half an hour of pulling muscadine vines from trees before they were completely shredded. The rest of that package of gloves went straight in the trash.
Have you tried either the Atlas Showa or the MaxiFlex (my all-time favorite) that I mentioned earlier in this thread? They both fit the bill of “no animal leather.”
When I said this I was referring to hard use of six or more hours a day six days a week for a full month, as well as going through the washing machine and dryer at least once a week.
Thank you I missed those recommendations. I’ll look into it now!
So those latex coated hold up better than the big box/Amazon ones?
Deerskin leather gloves are so nice. I got a pair for Christmas.
So soft and comfortable and nimble… could pick small weeds with them on.
Not for really heavy work… like cutting, splitting, stacking firewood… mine lasted 3 weeks doing that… then got a hole in a finger tip.
Should last much longer doing general maintenance in orchard or garden.
TNHunter
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It is a bit of hyperbole but those two (which I purchase from the online, “delivered tomorrow” behemoth, but which I have seen available locally) which I referenced today both hold up a MILLION times better than the similar bulk pack ones from the big box store.
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For brushing, firewood, and other heavy work in dry conditions, these. They’re cheap, stop thorns, and last about a year if I don’t get them wet too often.
For wet conditions and digging in soil, any decent rubber dipped cloth glove is good.
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I got about 6 pairs of these Axis RWG558 gloves in 2018 on a jobsite that i was working… used them quite a bit and liked them. I am down to 1 pair that i havent lost or the dogs stolen. I cant remember any of them ever wearing out or getting holes from my common chores of weeding or pruning or the things that i do. Ive washed them a bunch of times and took no real special care of them. The coating on the palms have worn almost all the way away ive used them so much but still no holes or tears… perhaps the ANSI 7 or 8 rating keeps them going?
I have acquired many similar gloves since from various jobsites and ive even bought some…none have been as good by a far far margin.
YMMV but they are the best ‘common chore’ glove that i have had that arent leather.
I used them this week… and posted about them awhile back. Still going strong.
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Thank you for reminding me about those Radians gloves. I had tried to find them in a local store instead of ordering them from the internet but never was successful in locating them here. I’ve just gone ahead and ordered a pair, likely the last ones I’ll ever need based on your experience since I don’t have any dogs to steal them from me. I guess they sell them only in pairs, not a dozen of pairs, so that way your heirs don’t have to throw away the remaining eleven pairs after you pass! 
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