Thornproof gloves that actually work?

[silentbrown]

Lots of vicious brambles in bits of our garden. I've yet to find gloves that actually cope with them.

Any suggestions?

[T1547]

I’ve found these to be quite decent and good thorn resistance https://www.screwfix.com/p/stanley-split-cowhide-l...

[P0PC0RN]

I have some old needle proof search gloves I had for work (police).

They were retired from Policing as they became a bit of a liability searching for wraps of drugs, sim cards etc as they took alot of feeling away.

They are however mega for gardening and I just grab hold and pull out brambles now without any issue. They weren't cheap from memory - Google needle proof gloves - mine are Hexarmour jobbies I think.

[Mad Maximus]

I use welding gloves for heavy pointy garden work. Covers your wrists too. Never have anything get through. Not very dexterous with them on though.

[Purosangue]

used these


https://www.safetygloves.co.uk/3092_large.html?gad...

[Camoradi]

I use welding gauntlets. Not particularly expensive. They have the benefit of extending up the forearms so I don't get lacerated wrists

[Byker28i]

I'm using old motorcyle winter gloves.

[smokey mow]

Buy yourself some rose pruners then you won’t need to hold the stem after cutting it.

https://www.burgonandball.com/collections/secateur...

[biggiles]

T1547 said:

I’ve found these to be quite decent and good thorn resistance https://www.screwfix.com/p/stanley-split-cowhide-l...

+1 for these. Generally I find leather gloves from Screwfix to work well. The welding gauntlets (also mentioned) are very cheap and tough too, and will cover your wrists if that's helpful.

[boyse7en]

smokey mow said:

Buy yourself some rose pruners then you won’t need to hold the stem after cutting it.

https://www.burgonandball.com/collections/secateur...

Tackling brambles is more of a "hands-on" approach than roses. You generally grab them with both hands and pull as hard as possible, hoping the root pulls free rather than the bramble snapping and planting you on your backside.

I've got Thornproof gloves, which stop the smaller ones but the proper big spikes on an elderly bramble still get through

[netherfield]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Briers-Premium-Resistant-...

I use these, google 'Briers Gaunlets' there are some suede, some leather, I think the suede are quite flexible where the others might be stiffer.

And shop around there seems to be quite a difference in prices.

[Lotobear]

Camoradi said:

I use welding gauntlets. Not particularly expensive. They have the benefit of extending up the forearms so I don't get lacerated wrists

I do exactly the same - perfect for the job and nothing gets through, I think the last pair I bought were something like £3.50 from Toolstation which is ridiculously cheap.

...I tell a lie it was Screwfix and £3.99:

https://www.screwfix.com/p/site-leather-mig-welder...

[mdw]

Lotobear said:

Camoradi said:

I use welding gauntlets. Not particularly expensive. They have the benefit of extending up the forearms so I don't get lacerated wrists

I do exactly the same - perfect for the job and nothing gets through, I think the last pair I bought were something like £3.50 from Toolstation which is ridiculously cheap.

Yep same.

[blueg33]

Mad Maximus said:

I use welding gloves for heavy pointy garden work. Covers your wrists too. Never have anything get through. Not very dexterous with them on though.

Same

[biggiles]

biggiles said:

T1547 said:

I’ve found these to be quite decent and good thorn resistance https://www.screwfix.com/p/stanley-split-cowhide-l...

+1 for these. Generally I find leather gloves from Screwfix to work well. The welding gauntlets (also mentioned) are very cheap and tough too, and will cover your wrists if that's helpful.

Just to add 2 other handy uses for welding gauntlets if you weren't already convinced: good as oven gloves (fairly heat-proof and protects your wrists) and also as bbq gloves for handling meat/charcoal - if you need to wash them, use soap and water as you'd wash your hands.

[ATG]

Welding gloves would be better as they protect your wrists and forearms better, but cheap and cheerful rigger gloves' leather is thorn, nettle and rose proof in my experience. I use them for pretty much everything, and if you wear nitrile gloves underneath, they're fine in the wet too.

[Last Visit]

Always found NoCry gardening gloves to be pretty good, I've used them for brambles on many an occasion.

[FMOB]

Forget gloves..

https://www.spear-and-jackson.com/products/garden-...

[ewanjp]

Welding gaunlets for me - works a treat.

[TO73074E]