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not wearing gloves a he man thing? why do you say that stumper? ive done the glove thing and i have never NEVER seen a rhyme or reason to keep wearing them unless i am dealing with locust or possibly pine, and how would it slow me down by not wearing them? its a preference thing, not a heman thing
 
I'm right there with ya, my wife has said my hands have never felt so soft since wearing my atlas gloves religiously.
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Not that I have a woman to worry about these days but I used Badger hand balm when I did. It doesn't get rid of callouses but it takes the sandpapery feel out of your hands within minutes of using it... probably takes off paint pretty good too.
 
come on guys, we are tree workers, we work with our hands, ya'll are with the wrong women if they dont realize there are pros and cons when being with someone who works hard for a living. the pros being its hard to be a fat slob when you do physical labor, the con is my hands are a bit rough, honestly, i think she likes it more

and the atlas gloves might last me two climbs tops, and thats the super strong version, but if and when i do wear gloves, i choose the atlas because of the extreme tackiness.

i also go through split tails a bit, did any of you notice that if you buy a split tail from sherrill it cost you about 10 bucks more to have it hand spliced nowadays instead of grizzly spliced? something to keep an eye out when putting in your next order
 
Lanyards for sure. Then VT cord. Then polesaw blades.

To comment on the sub topic of gloves and calluses, I used to not wear gloves...but yeah the alligator hand response from the wife seemed to get to common. So now its usually 2 pairs of sticky gloves per month. Towards the end of service there is one finger with duct tape on the end...two holes means garbage can though.

Cheers.
 
gloves are great and they are a cheap way to protect not only your hands, but maybe your home life too.

ya, us ladies know about hard working men, but we do like softness also.


small cuts and scratches can be avoided at times. Who wants an infection that could make your climbing a bit more difficult.


be safe in the trees

jz
 
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come on guys, we are tree workers, we work with our hands, ya'll are with the wrong women if they dont realize there are pros and cons when being with someone who works hard for a living. the pros being its hard to be a fat slob when you do physical labor, the con is my hands are a bit rough, honestly, i think she likes it more

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I'd like to see your "rough" hands handle this. It was a pointy stub in just the right place. GLOVES woulda prevented it.
 
My hands are hard, not calloused and feeling like shark skin. My wife loves what I do and the stamina it gives me...
She's never complained about my hands but I started wearing the gloves before I met her.

I don't like the Atlas as the latex tends to get snagged when I'm running my friction hitch.

The best gloves I've had thus far for wear, tackiness and cut/tear resistance are the North nitritask NF13. They're like a second skin so I still have dexterity. It would be nice to find them in a winter glove.

http://www.aiesupply.com/product.php?Item_ID=6253
 
Personally I don't like gloves when I am climbing. Dragging brush... I won't go without them. As for the rough hands, I have had more girls like them than complain about them. (these rough hands give good back massages)
It does make sence so I suppose I will eventually get myself to wear gloves while I climb, but for right now... just going to be stubborn.
 
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come on guys, we are tree workers, we work with our hands, ya'll are with the wrong women if they dont realize there are pros and cons when being with someone who works hard for a living. the pros being its hard to be a fat slob when you do physical labor, the con is my hands are a bit rough, honestly, i think she likes it more

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I'd like to see your "rough" hands handle this. It was a pointy stub in just the right place. GLOVES woulda prevented it.

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hey I didn't sign a release for that pic!!! Funny thing is that was during a comp...where a small stub was left behind. And ya know people go fast..so there. The other day I was wearing some atlas rubber coated gloves because it was 23 degrees out....and a stub went right through maken' me bleed again! no stiches though. Truthfully, something with leather palm is the only thing that will protect from a puncture. I still go gloveless when it not to cold. In the 20 years of climbing(10 in tree, 20 on rock) I have only cut myself once....that time I didn't even noticed until I was on the ground...Some of the judges went right into panic mode!!!! Sometimes rock climbing I tape up for hand jamming but I have found I usually get sloppy and box my way up and do more damage that good. My wife doesn't mind the calluses......soooo I will keep goin gloveless

for historical purposes...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=JPsbs23LsLw
http://youtube.com/watch?v=SknLYYOqZXA
this one is not for you whimps.......
http://youtube.com/watch?v=j0-flzKBDUs
 
Those nitrile coated gloves are the best ones but they cost a fortune and they make my hands stink. I keep a pair in the bag but don't use them very often.

...and TH, I used to do pedicures, I was good at it. She didn't like rough hands though, that's where the Badger cream was useful.

John, it looked like those stitches hurt a bit coming out. How long did you wait before pulling them? Mine last ones were painless, I even had the kids pull out couple... "no, no! The knot, make sure you grab the knot!"
 
Since this has degraded into a discussion about gloves and women, I'll skip the women part, what gloves do you use? I like the Atlas for climbing but the wear out quick and always get pinched in snaps and biners. I can't find a pair of gloves that will last much longer than a month for ground work. Seems like most of the gloves I've tried lately don't last a week without getting a few holes.
 
Hey FT! your cheating! youve got gloaves on in your avatar you softy! No helmet though, that'll make up for it.
Gloves go a long way to protect me against my handsaw. I wear gloves but my hands are still covered in nicks and scratches and calluses. I need every little bt of protection I can.
 
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LEATHER on the ground for sure.

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I agree but it seems that once I get a pair broken in they start getting holes. Anyone try the PMI or Youngstown gloves?
 
wow, u guys with one or two sets of gloves a month are amazing! I can go through a 12 pack of dipped gloves every month or two. around 20 bucks. There are two kinds of rubber palmed gloves. The kind that has a layer of rubber and the kind that the rubber is actually in the knit. The layered gloves I find really suck to climb in because the layer shreds off into my friction hitch. they are also twice as much as the other kind.
 
Atlas Therma Fit. I wear them all summer and they really wear well. I'll climb with them for a couple of weeks until the rubber coating is smooth and then they go to ground work. I think they'd be good all year but I'm not allowed to work in cold weather.
Phil
 
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