Need advice on buying men's gloves... UPDATE...have enough info, thanks to all who replied.

[dixiegrrrrl]

Last edited Mon Nov 23, 2015, 04:11 PM - Edit history (2)

Getting cold now, and we have goes- right- to- your -bones cold here.

Mr Dixie has been a good guy and Santa wants to get him some gloves.
Know of any online place that sells serious, quality, lasting gloves?

Land's End and LL Bean USED to be a source of quality stuff. But not any more.

any tips will be appreciated.

edited to add:

Not heavy duty work gloves, but ones that are going to last and keep hands warm in a daytime cold tool shed.
He likes to spend time in his toolshed/man cave during the day at the edge of the woods on the property.
Anything below 38 degrees will drive him indoors.

[Tace]

1. I Got A Great Pair Of Pigskin Gloves At Home Depot For $10.98

I think they're great and would likely cost $50 in a department store.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Firm-Grip-Grain-Pigskin-Large-Gloves-5123-06/100538267



They also make a lined winter version for 90 cents more:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Firm-Grip-X-Large-Winter-Leather-Rancher-5654/204223054

[mnhtnbb]

2. I bought some serious boot socks for my son last year

made by Carhartt. They make mens gloves and you can get them on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=gloves+carhartt&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=28655709447&hvpos=1t2&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1637515151144764441&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_7lg4eew3ru_b


If you have an Amazon Smile account and set up a charity, they donate proceeds to that charity every time you make
a purchase.

[lastlib]

3. I have had real trouble with Carhartt's quality! Suggest avoid them

Their stuff just doesn't seem durable. Jeans have developed holes at critical points where there just isn't any reason for them. Had a jacket that the stitching on the zipper started to come undone in only a couple of months, without a whole lot of wear. Insulated coveralls have started to fray at the leg cuffs, again without a whole lot of wear. I'm just very unhappy with their products that I've purchased in the last couple years. Not gonna buy any more of them, let alone recommend them.

[Tace]

4. Yes Re. Carhartt Quality

I wear a lot of Carhartt stuff and it's not always very durable. I wouldn't try their gloves unless there were no other good choices.

[dixiegrrrrl]

11. I DO amazon, quite a lot.

Even got prime when they had a sale on the price, so now they send me 35# bags of dog food cheaper then I can buy it here, and we don't have to lift it but once.
Our sales tax is 9.5% and they are talking of raising it, so many things are much cheaper online.

[eppur_se_muova]

5. For the office commute or chopping wood ? Makes a big difference.

If the former, look at Isotoner. I bought a pair at a huge discount one time and they are my favorite light gloves. I have short fingers so most gloves curl up at the ends, but not these. i deliberately bought a snug fit so I can get my keys and even coins out of my pocket without taking off my gloves.

For really heavy gloves, I bought a pair of military surplus pilot's glove liners (for wear *inside* those astronaut-look high-altitude gloves) and wear them inside a larger, better insulated glove. The wool liners help wick away perspiration so your hands don't feel clammy. Unfortunately I can't recall where I bought the outer glove -- it's been years since I lived that far north, so I haven't worn them in ages. The glove liners are also good inside work gloves, in case he wants to warm himself twice by chopping his own wood.

(BTW, you're in AL and you call this cold ?? {derisive laughter} I'm in north Alabama and it's actually getting to freezing for the first time this year. A Yankee winter this ain't.)

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. low of 28 tonight here.

by cold, I was referring to the damp cold this side of the Rockies compared to 20 degrees on the West Coast, where just wearing a couple layers of flannel and a light down coat would be almost too warm.
Then I moved here, where 20 degrees burns the skin.
I did spend one winter in Decatur, btw. Lovely as it was, I am really a warm weather person in my dotage.

He is going to be in a cold work shed, no heavy work, needs to keep his hands warm tho.

[eppur_se_muova]

9. OK, that's more work gloves. Isotoner sells a variety, but mostly "nice" gloves. nt

[Major Nikon]

6. I have two sets of mil-spec flight gloves I've owned for decades

I've pretty much worn them out.

They are actually quite warm for as thin as they are, but not warm enough for extreme cold conditions. It doesn't get that cold in Texas, so they are all I need, but the great thing about them is they are available in many different sizes and have just enough stretch in them to be form fitting, so for extreme cold weather you can wear them as a glove liner. This is actually very nice because if you are doing a task that requires you to take off a heavy glove your hands are still protected from the weather. They also now make them with conductive index fingers, so you can use them with a touch screen. The ones I have are single stitched and I've never had a problem with the stitching coming undone, but this is a common problem with gloves. This site sells double stitched ones which should be quite reliable. They are a bit pricey, but quite possibly could last a lifetime.

http://www.helicoptersonly.com/contents/en-us/d18.html

This site explains how you measure for size:
http://www.browning.com/customerservice/qna/detail.asp?id=285

Edited to add a version with a thinsulate lining:
http://theopsdeck.com/GLOVES/PROD%20-%20GLV.NFG.MZ.Nomex%20Flight%20Gloves_GEAR.htm

[roody]

8. 100% cashmere. Try ebay.

[sharp_stick]

10. Cabela's

has some fantastic gloves that are nice and warm as well as protective.

http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/search.cmd?form_state=searchForm&N=0&fsch=true&Ntk=AllProducts&Ntt=gloves&x=10&y=6&WTz_l=Header%3BSearch-All+Products