atlas gloves

treesandsurf

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I bought two pairs of atlas gloves about a month ago and I've only been wearing the first pair for like two weeks and they're almost completely destroyed (they are the grey ones) I guess they're not meant to last that long but at $5 a pop, that's pricey...

has anybody else had same experience with these gloves??

jp
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If they are the grey that are therma lined I've used them for tree work and mechanics when its colder out and they seem to hold up fine. Two things that will make them wear quickly are lots of ground work or moving fast down the rope. My suggestions: switch to leather for ground work or move to nitrile coated.
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I wear some powder blue ones [edit: Atlas Cool Touch C260 Blue Gloves]. I think they have nitrile in them. But just for climbing. The hint is not to buy jus a pair but a dozen or a gross-- at some point you will find the distributor's price point.

Washing them, or at least rinsing them out makes them last longer.

"Smurf" gloves, thicker knit with blue rubberized palms, wear really well but way too hot for my climate. I think they can be had for less than $2/pr in gross (12x12 or 144) quantities.

When its time for cleanup, its off with the climbing helmet and glove set and on go the leathers and hardhat with face shield. Also gives me a chance to sweat up another set of gear and let the others dry before the next use.
 
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"Smurf" gloves, thicker knit with blue rubberized palms,

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I find the rubberized palm bit gets jammed in my blakes hitch when I descend jamming up the knot and ripping the glove to sh*t.

I find this happens on the regular yellow bog standard gripper gloves as well.

Neoprene boating gloves are great in the cold weather, the ones with the suede palms.....expensive but dont get jammed in the friction hitch!
 
Atlas gloves don't last very long...you're right.

But I won't buy anything else.

Maybe treebuzzers should make one killer bulk order, ship them all to one person, then you'd just have to cover shipping to your house.

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good idea nick, I'm in for at least a dozen! I do like them, they're great feeling on the rope but like axeknot said, they're mostly getting ripped up from gettin caught in the friction hitch while decending, the rubber is all torn to pieces...

I guess I'll have to practice my arrogant pinky in the air, two handed friction control descent, I'll work on it...

and I don't use them for groundwork, unlike you guys I don't have to work the ground... no just kidding I'm a ground slave too!
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I guess I'll have to practice my arrogant pinky in the air, two handed friction control descent, I'll work on it...


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Hee Hee....your on good form today treesandsurf!
 
The blue Atlas are $2.42/pair if you buy a dozen at Wesspur. $4 at Sherrill. They might have a per dozen price but I didn't see it. Sherrill does have a bigger selection including the gray ones. They seem a little warmer.
 
$4 is too much. I've found them on ebay for around $2 a pair if you buy them by the dozen, and why wouldn't you want at least a dozen.
 
Here is the company that I use to order all my gloves. I always order at least a dozen which comes out to about $3 a pair. PalmFlex. I use the black/grey nitrile all year long for climbing and light rigging. Come winter time I buy some cotton inserts, being they are not warm at all. The insulate gloves I found to be too thick most of the year, and after getting use to a thinner glove, I couldn't throw my throwball with the heavy set to save my life. And yes 2 weeks is about the max I get for a pair. Sometimes they get trashed in under a week but I haven't found anything better so I guess I gotta pay.
 
Does anyone get more than 3-4 days out of *any* glove? Here and there the Ironclad box handler or landscaper gloves work OK, but they are too much money for a week! They do have the snot swiper spot, though.
 
ironclad gloves are the best, i have worked in all kinds of gloves from leather to the atlas, they all have their place but if you want quality and durability ironclad is the way to go. they have warm weather and cold weather gloves for about $23. its a bit pricey but they pay for themselve in the longrun. i just bought some at dicks sporting goods and they also have them at home depot.
 
It seems to me that there are two types of rubber gloves, the kind with the rubber actually melted into the knitting and then the kind that has the rubber molded around the outside. I cant stand the kind that has the rubber laid around the outside, it always seems to come off in my friction hitch. The kind with the rubber molded in the gloves runs about 24$/dozen and each pair lasts tops three days of climbing before I feel its worth it to have a tight pair again. I find that my spent pairs make homeless folks smile a bit this time of year though.
 
nick, i have a pair of carpenter gloves which have half fingers on the middle, pointer and thumb for warmer weather. a pair of i think landscaper for cooler weather. and a pair of extreme weather for, obviously, colder weather. they grip very well in my opinion, the grippy stuff feels a little like a fine grti sand paper.
 
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nick, i have a pair of carpenter gloves which have half fingers on the middle, pointer and thumb for warmer weather.

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Dont you have a problem of the material ripping up along the fingers that are fully covered???

I had 3 pairs of these and everyone ripped out where the mess like material met the other stuff. I personally wont buy them again.

When I wear gloves (which isnt often) I wear ugly gloves.
 
I get "Ugly" gloves for $1ea. here if I buy 12 or more. At $1/pair I'll deal with mine lasting 2 weeks or so.

I just tried a pair of nitrile gloves. They seemed really grippy on the sheilf at the store, but on the field and in a tree they were not so grippy.

I do like the grey Therma Atlas gloves for the cold.
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