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Gardening gloves

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WashAsDelicates · 20/06/2023 22:18

Looking for the perfect gardening gloves.

I usually wear Briers Ultimate Lined Leather Gardening Gloves amzn.eu/d/cBajONR. They are natural materials (I get hot and sweaty), thick enough that I can handle brambles, soft enough that I can do most delicate tasks. No good for wet tasks, but I just use a pair of rubber-dipped gloves for those.

The problem is that they go through at a finger tip too quickly. Usually an index or middle, occasionally a thumb. And they go through from the outside, not the inside, so I don't think it's my short finger nails.

Can anyone recommend a pair of gardening gloves that I will find as comfortable and functional as these? Thorn-proof yet flexible, and non-sweaty. If they could have a cuff to prevent bits getting inside, that would be the icing on the cake. Oh, and I have large hands - large ladies'/small men's.

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OhWhatMerryHellIsThis · 20/06/2023 23:54

I have a pair of HandLandy's which are very like my Briers but seem a little stronger. I think they are called Utility gloves - thin enough to weed easily, but thorn and nettle safe.

Mine are a women's size large, and fit fine (I also have big hands).

ErrolTheDragon · 21/06/2023 00:17

I've come to the conclusion it's best to have some different gloves for different purposes. My general purpose ones are Showa - fabric with nitrile fingers/palms and a good cuff, great for weeding etc, very durable and washable. 'Rigger' type gloves for brambles. Very wet jobs - marigolds.

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