landroversforever Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 What gloves do people have for winching/recoveries? I need to get a pair and would like to know what others have and use. What do you have? What do you like about them? Anything you dislike about them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 I use these type http://www.screwfix....rs-gloves/74540 also have some leather welding gaunlets too, but prefer the work gloves, both are fine just don't rum a wire rope through your hands while winding it back on the drum lots of links here http://www.google.com/search?q=winching+gloves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L19MUD Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Depends what sort of winching you are talking about For competitions lots of people use the Devon 4x4 gloves, I prefer motor x gloves as they are tighter fitting with good grip. I normally buy fox racing ones although they don't last forever during comp use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orgasmic Farmer Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Wire or synthetic? Me, I have found these to be excellent allrounders... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 I like Mechanix gloves - for pretty much everything! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted November 6, 2012 Author Share Posted November 6, 2012 They will be for use with synthetic (mainly, never know when I might be with someone with wire). Winching will be non competitive, at least for now! Ralph: I have got a pair like that I kept in the truck, but wondered if there was something better. Simon: Something like this? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mechanix-Impact-XL-Pro-Glove/dp/B000QXA0JM/ref=sr_1_13?s=diy&ie=UTF8&qid=1352168689&sr=1-13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 I've got some Snickers gloves, quite expensive but very good feel, warm when they need to be, and fit like they should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuddyWinny Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 I use Rigger Gloves like these (Not Dewalt though) : http://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-specialist-handling-rigger-gloves/37738 They are ok but a frayed end can still stab you through them. I also find that when winching out of a gloopy pit of mud during a pay and play day they get totally covered in mud and soaking wet. For the amount of winching I do (which is very little) they are fine. Westerns idea of Welding Gauntlets seems pretty good to me. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 I usually get decent soft leather gloves if I see a pair that fit me in a garden centre (most are too small), though they are similar to the Rigger Gloves pictured above with leather facings and cloth backs. Synthetic rope means they aren't really needed anyway and the main reason I wear them is to avoid getting rusty carp on my hands from the ground anchor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 I mostly wear them to keep my hands not covered in swampy gloop, likewise I also wear them when getting out and scouting, you never know when you'll have to move a tree or something. And things can get stuck in synthetic rope. Sharp, pointy things. They can hurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smego Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I wear surgical inside a pair of £1 B&Q riggers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Idris Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 We use the 'assembly glove'. Its cloth on the back and rubber on the palm and fingers where you grab stuff. So like a thick surgical glove to grab stuff but without the sweaty bit of a full rubber glove. Man this is such a spotters thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Ross, These are the ones I use: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mechanix-MG-05-009-Original-Medium-Glove/dp/B0001VNZQO/ref=sr_1_2?s=diy&ie=UTF8&qid=1352663679&sr=1-2 They have a leather palm, fingers & finger tips with a neoprene top. This gives a very flexible glove that is still warm. They are the only warm gloves I've found that give enough feeling in your fingers to fix stuff and at the same time tough enough to protect your skin. Maybe not enough for wire rope, but plenty for everything else. They make good cycling gloves too! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLineMike Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 i use these ones for all my offroading activitys inc winch bitching etc http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-PAIRS-Mapa-Ultrane-551-Lightweight-General-Purpose-Gloves-MAX-Dexterity-8-M-/180998688487?pt=UK_BOI_ProtectiveGear_RL&hash=item2a245ccee7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted November 11, 2012 Author Share Posted November 11, 2012 Going to try and find somewhere which stocks those near me so I can try a pair on before I buy . The rubbery faced, with a cloth back, are the type I was using before, but no idea where I put them once they came out the truck to dry once. They were the the thinner type from work and didn't offer much protection. I have a new kevlar pair at work, but they are a bit new to 'loose'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 I've had a couple of pairs of the D4x4 gloves now. A pair usually lasts me a year or so. Good for driving to work in in the winter, good for spannering in cold weather, they wash well and are very durable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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