Just a well broken in pair of wells lamont deer hide leather work gloves. I like to buy them one size too small soak them in water and stretch them to get them nice and fitted for a tactile grip. also in the last couple of years I have started carrying two or three pair of heavyweight disposable gloves just for when I need to deal with a super greasy situation, chemicals or a medical issue.
I’m at an age where anything that I hit into bruises me and I also cut easily. Combine these things with anticoagulant drugs and I’m a mess. I got some Amazon rubber palmed nylon work gloves. At 12 for twenty bucks, they are a lot cheaper than all the band-aids I was going through.
A couple comments on gloves. First, I am of the firm belief that gloves are an essential, critical even, element of EDC. Everyone should have a pair of gloves in their pack, in their vehicles, several pairs at home and work. Gloves are cheap...hands and fingers are not. Just a simple day out excursion can turn into a nightmare without a pair of gloves. (flat tire in winter, etc.) Second, brand wise, I usually pick up a few cheap pairs of light gloves. Mechanix are fine but a little expensive. I like the easy-on kind (not the kind with the velcro closures). For gloves I usually opt for Hi-Viz colors because here on the ranch I'm usually working around heavy equipment and I want people to see my hands (when I'm not operating the equipment myself). And just on a side note, I usually keep a Hi-Viz hat and vest in all my vehicles too, just in case I'm having to get out and do something on the side of the road, I want people to see me from a ways away. I recommend this for everyone. It can never hurt to be more visible (except for maybe bow hunting or something).
I like hi viz but only because when I sit them down or they fall out of my pocket I can find them easier. On the farm 99.99% of the time I'm alone so somebody else seeing my hands aint a worry I have. Only thing I hate is how easily/fast they stain up.
Mechanix most of the time or an old pair of Condor. They are both tactical style vs rawhide/tough. Enough to protect my hands, give me grip and keep them slightly warm if needed.
I use the no-brand leather rigger gloves in the UK. £7:00 a pair and get between 3-6 months hard work out of each pair.
Exactly! Finally, someone else who believes gloves are an essential part of EDC for work, home, and the vehicles. Yes, I've had to change a flat tire in below zero conditions and I was glad to have gloves with me.
