Slippery Gloves

[Rod44]

My amish harness maker got in some new lines with little “nubbies”. The lines and nubbies feel sort of rubbery. Cost about $20 to replace the rear 10 feet or so of the old lines. I really like them, easy to creep forward and back with them. Check with your local harness maker maybe they have some.

[grey]

I used the rubber-palmed Kinco gloves for many years but finally gave em up for good. I loved how they worked and wore, but hated the rank smell they quickly developed (and transferred to my hands). Last five or six years I’ve been using leather gloves exclusively (Costco has been carrying some Wells Lamonts that I like) but when used in wet conditions (which is 6 months out of the year for me, unless I get lucky and we freeze up for a while in the winter) they can get slick in a hurry. Also have found that whatever they use to tan their leather gets transferred to my own hide when the gloves are wet. Tarnishes my silver wedding ring and pickles my skin, making my fingers more prone to cracking and splitting in the cold. Once I get a crack in the side of my forefinger or thumb, I have a heck of a time getting rid of it. Like a quarter crack for people. Sometimes I’ll have one from November till after spring plowing is done! I have yet to find glove Nirvana.

[mitchmaine]

call me crazy but why bother with gloves. i used to fish lobsters for a living a long time ago and you spent every day soaking ringing wet. so gloves really didn’t matter except for redfish spines. i stopped wearing them and except for a really cold day don’t need them. it’ll hurt for a minute but you’ll get over it. much better grip on your lines. and who can run a saw with gloves?

[Does’ Leap]

Rod44, will those nubby lines slide between your hands? When logging I usually drive with one hand (while holding on with the other). When I drive with one hand I am constantly letting one line or the other slide.

Earl – I’m impressed! Snaking cold chain around snowy logs in single digit weather w/out gloves is more than I can handle. I’ll stick with the gloves, however imperfect:).

George

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