OK so I love Atlas Gloves but sometimes...and this is one of them.... they make my finger tips (usually my thumbs) do some sort of weird rot like thing. The skin becomes sort of raw and white spots under the skin form. What the heck is going on.... Just wondering if anyone else has had this happen to them. Climb On!
Atlas Gloves
- Thread starter Siskiyoufari
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Yes, It has happened to me. I think it has something to do with the skin staying wet for extended periods of time.
easyphloem
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- Louisville, KY
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I think it has something to do with the skin staying wet for extended periods of time.
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That's totally what she said.
SZ
I think it has something to do with the skin staying wet for extended periods of time.
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That's totally what she said.
SZ
jim454
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- The land of Utopia
kinda like trench foot, maybe you could punch a hole for some ventilation.
tomthetreeman
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- Rhode Island
I climbed with'em all day today, and my fingers still smell like RUBBER! (Yes, after a shower!) ...No blisters, though.
I wonder if any of this is what 'she' said. ;-)
-Tom
I wonder if any of this is what 'she' said. ;-)
-Tom
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- NJ
then again you might have an allirgey to the type of rubber.
Never had a skin prob, but after 2 weeks no one wants near the smell of them.
Never had a skin prob, but after 2 weeks no one wants near the smell of them.
Tr33Climb3r
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I think it has something to do with the skin staying wet for extended periods of time.
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That's totally what she said.
SZ
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I totally laughed out loud on that one...truly a knee slapper...anyways atlas gloves hold in sweat way to much...the company I worked for used these gloves...never had the problems that you described...heres the link
http://wondergloves.com/prod01WG.htm
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I think it has something to do with the skin staying wet for extended periods of time.
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That's totally what she said.
SZ
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I totally laughed out loud on that one...truly a knee slapper...anyways atlas gloves hold in sweat way to much...the company I worked for used these gloves...never had the problems that you described...heres the link
http://wondergloves.com/prod01WG.htm
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- BC, Canada
4 Day old Atlas gloves:
That's a stink that will outlast religion.
Northwind
That's a stink that will outlast religion.
Northwind
southsoundtree
Been here much more than a while
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- Olympia, WA
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I think it has something to do with the skin staying wet for extended periods of time.
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That's totally what she said.
SZ
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I totally laughed out loud on that one...truly a knee slapper...anyways atlas gloves hold in sweat way to much...the company I worked for used these gloves...never had the problems that you described...heres the link
http://wondergloves.com/prod01WG.htm
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Sounds really cheap by comparison to Atlas. What do you think is the durablilty, by comparison? Around here at a local store the Atlas blue gloves are around $40 plus tax/ dozen, as compared to $40 (or was it $50) plus shipping for 40.
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I think it has something to do with the skin staying wet for extended periods of time.
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That's totally what she said.
SZ
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I totally laughed out loud on that one...truly a knee slapper...anyways atlas gloves hold in sweat way to much...the company I worked for used these gloves...never had the problems that you described...heres the link
http://wondergloves.com/prod01WG.htm
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Sounds really cheap by comparison to Atlas. What do you think is the durablilty, by comparison? Around here at a local store the Atlas blue gloves are around $40 plus tax/ dozen, as compared to $40 (or was it $50) plus shipping for 40.
Tree-Taylor
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- Canada
Has anyone tried putting their atlas gloves in the washing machine?
cerviarborist
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- Florida, USA
I have.. wash them in a regular cycle, then turn them inside out to air dry, they clean up just fine. I use a couple pair at a time, so that one is drying out while I'm using another.
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- under grace
Gloves?I dont need no stinking gloves!
Tr33Climb3r
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- Wisconsin
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I think it has something to do with the skin staying wet for extended periods of time.
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That's totally what she said.
SZ
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I totally laughed out loud on that one...truly a knee slapper...anyways atlas gloves hold in sweat way to much...the company I worked for used these gloves...never had the problems that you described...heres the link
http://wondergloves.com/prod01WG.htm
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Sounds really cheap by comparison to Atlas. What do you think is the durablilty, by comparison? Around here at a local store the Atlas blue gloves are around $40 plus tax/ dozen, as compared to $40 (or was it $50) plus shipping for 40.
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well if you are just climbing (some of the guys I worked with rigged with them) in them you can get them to last for a couple weeks...when you wash them they come out just fine and actually come out with more grip....they are really good gloves...the ones with the black wrist outline are for colder weather and are slightly larger gloves so you can also get the wonder glove liners to put inside them...the white wrist outline is for summer and are a perfect fit
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I think it has something to do with the skin staying wet for extended periods of time.
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That's totally what she said.
SZ
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I totally laughed out loud on that one...truly a knee slapper...anyways atlas gloves hold in sweat way to much...the company I worked for used these gloves...never had the problems that you described...heres the link
http://wondergloves.com/prod01WG.htm
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Sounds really cheap by comparison to Atlas. What do you think is the durablilty, by comparison? Around here at a local store the Atlas blue gloves are around $40 plus tax/ dozen, as compared to $40 (or was it $50) plus shipping for 40.
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well if you are just climbing (some of the guys I worked with rigged with them) in them you can get them to last for a couple weeks...when you wash them they come out just fine and actually come out with more grip....they are really good gloves...the ones with the black wrist outline are for colder weather and are slightly larger gloves so you can also get the wonder glove liners to put inside them...the white wrist outline is for summer and are a perfect fit
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- Upper Bucks ,PA
i use the atlas 370's and they develop a stench that will linger on your fingers for a full day following wearing them...but they are sooo sweet when they are new!
Tr33Climb3r
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- Wisconsin
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i use the atlas 370's and they develop a stench that will linger on your fingers for a full day following wearing them...but they are sooo sweet when they are new!
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try wondergloves look at above post
i use the atlas 370's and they develop a stench that will linger on your fingers for a full day following wearing them...but they are sooo sweet when they are new!
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try wondergloves look at above post
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- Upper Bucks ,PA
I have and they are too bulky for summer use. Summer I go gloveless and deal with the splits.
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- Orange, MA
The wonder gloves look like the "ugly gloves" Sherrill used to sell. I loved the "old" version of them, but it seemed like sometime earlier this year they changed over to a different version of them that were a bit heavier and more similar to the Atlas gloves. The Atlas gloves are a heavier duty cotton and the latex is heavier too, the wonder gloves breath better, and are definitely much lighter.
I also prefer the wonder glove type style because the latex wears off more subtly, like wearing down wood with sandpaper, whereas the Atlas glove latex is so thick, when the gloves start getting worn, they come off it big thick chunks, which when climbing, get sucked into my friction hitch when descending and bind the line up. Not fun!
I also prefer the wonder glove type style because the latex wears off more subtly, like wearing down wood with sandpaper, whereas the Atlas glove latex is so thick, when the gloves start getting worn, they come off it big thick chunks, which when climbing, get sucked into my friction hitch when descending and bind the line up. Not fun!
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- Mt. Shasta, CA
I don't know if you're talking about the atlas rubber coated gloves, or the nitrile ones, but I use the nitrile ones and I get the swamp hands syndrome every once in a while, too. I've always figured that it was due to my hands not drying out for long periods of time. As for the stink, washing them fixes that real quick. I just throw them in with my work clothes, washer and dryer, and doing that, I can get 2-4 weeks out of one pair depending on what I'm doing in them. If you don't wash them, you'll end up getting new gloves before they're worn out because you're lady won't let you touch her with "those nasty, stinky hands."
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- The United States
Check for latex allergy too. It is pretty common, and a developed over time condition (the more exposure to latex the greater the chances of allergy). I think this is what Holly was referring to in one post.
