Fantastic gloves. Very well made and super durable. I have had a pair for over a year now and they are still holding up well through heavy use. I mainly use them when running my chainsaw and splitting wood. I still have plenty of dexterity. Wet or dry I have no loss of grip with handling things like moss covered logs. In the summer my hands do not excessively sweat due to the ventilation and provide adequate warmth below freezing. The knuckle protection and the padded palm are really helpful for doing work where you might hit your knuckles. Over the last year they have stretched out a bit but it just makes them more comfortable to use. I liked them so much that I recently purchased two more pair to have at my work stations. Read more
These things stand up to use and abuse. I have used them in an industrial setting and they hold up to everything except when grinding the bendy fabric for the fingers will melt when hit with sparks. But they stand up to welding, grease, excessive use, so if you use them for anything less they will last you so much longer than they did me! Read more
I’m a firefighter and I use these on a day to day basis to turn on tools in the morning and I have to say these are excellent work gloves!! Very comfortable too. Read more
I bought these as a replacement for my regular pair of mpact gloves, the grey/black ones. as the velcro had long departed and they had developed holes in the fingers. I had great expectations for these gloves as my previous pair had held up for over 2 years of near constant use and abuse. the company I work for does everything from the roof to the foundation, so I have a rather harsh work environment for these. I wear a size medium if that means anything to you. now here's the list of small things I don't like about these gloves: -the leather: it's not "leather" but it's not "pleather" either, it's somewhere inbetween regular work glove leather and that material used in the regular mpact gloves. the issue is that if it gets wet it stays wet, for like 16 hours. if you handle a water hose (ie: concrete guys) look elsewhere. -padding/material used: the D3O on the palm is nice, but it's far too thin, and doesn't extend to cover the thumb/forefinger well, where you hold most vibration inducing power tools, so it's basically useless. however it's nice to have. The knuckle padding is nice, saves me from obliterating my knuckles when my atrocious cheap ratchet decides to cam out with my entire bodyweight behind it. Your hands will get SWEATY, and fast, on top of that they're not too insulated in the winter. I find putting on a pair of surgical gloves under these works wonders for insulation. The nice little strip of microfiber(?) cloth that extends from the back of your thumb to the wrist area on the regular pair of mpact gloves is for some reason absent on these, just why? the material there is akin to that of the shell on a carhartt coat, it took me weeks to figure out that I can't wipe the sweat from my face with that part anymore. -the velcro: expect it to clock out after about 2 months. every single pair of velcro closure gloves I've ever owned has had this happen to it, I come to expect it, and haven't found a sensible way to prevent it. I just seam ripper the velcro part off and replace it with some off of a roll, it works reasonably well. the female(?) part of the velcro on the tail end looking thing eventually wears out, and you'll need to replace the gloves entirely at that point, but that doesn't usually happen till every other part of the glove is beyond repair as well. if that doesn't sound like your cup of tea, get the fastfit pair. comfort: not as comfortable as the regular mpact gloves. I don't know why, I can't exactly place it, the inside is of a far different material, it just feels rougher, and the stitching at the ends of the fingers on the inside of the gloves is rather rough/sharp, and likes to position itself to jab under your fingernails usability: I give it a 10/10, takes some acclimation to the dexterity (or lack thereof) and the inability to reasonably use pockets with them on, but I find that a non-issue because I'm wearing pouches and a toolbelt literally 24/7. Read more
These impact gloves are better than most medium dexterity gloves at being able to grip small objects as well as carrying wood or any work where your hands might get banged up a bit. I was a carpenter for many years when I was younger and these gloves might have worked but there would have been a problem getting nails out of the pouch because of the bulky padding on the back. Oh sure, they would have felt wonderful; warm, soft (once they break in) I always bought gloves as tight as I could stand it (I got medium in this glove) so that they would break in to fit very snuggly. I had to dig around in nail bags and pull tools out by feel, so it was hard to find gloves that were both warm and nimble enough. But if your looking for gloves to handle large metal tools or swing an axe in? these are perfect. The leather palms feels good and grips fairly well. The only thing con I could see would be the fact that the leather would not stay dry in wet sloppy conditions. And I've used gloves with the soft leather palms like these before framing houses (which is torture on gloves) and I'm pretty sure that I would have worn the finger tips through fairly quickly.. But, I wore through all gloves, no matter how tuff, and I wore them to the point that they were just rags anyway. Even worn out they helped keep from beating my hands up so bad. Go ahead and get these. well worth the price. On a different note, they would make a good cold weather tactical glove as well. Read more
I a bicycle mechanic and ride my bike to work every day rain or shine, when they first came in (wearing size L) I had little discomfort riding in the tips of the few fingers. I owned a old version from 2 years ago and broke them in long ago so I knew I had to wait few weeks to be comfortable in them which did happen so writing this review now. Happy to say they stand up to banging and work I do and handle the gripping of handlebars well, I hate normal bike gloves always flimsy and if you fall they rip easy, so I ride with these to protect my hands and they handle falls well no rips only thing I know is it take 2 years to wear the leather out in the tips of the fingers. Recommend these to anyone. Read more
The old version is better. I really miss the old ones, they fit better and they were more comfortable. I think these were just cheaper to make. Read more
