great new winter gloves
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Topic: great new winter gloves
Posted By: piglet
Subject: great new winter gloves
Date Posted: 05 Jan 15 at 4:04am
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These gloves are great, warm, waterproof, grippy, stay on and good dexterity,, AND less than a tenner:
http://www.screwfix.com/p/showa-306-fully-coated-latex-grip-gloves-blue-black-medium/7756c?kpid=7756c&cm_mmc=Google-_-Product%20Listing%20Ads-_-Sales%20Tracking-_-sales%20tracking%20url&kpid=7756c&cm_mmc=Google-_-Shopping%20-%20Mixed-_-Shopping%20-%20Mixed&gclid=CIfbrOL6-8ICFQiWtAodMQEAEA |
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Posted By: didlydon
Date Posted: 15 Jan 15 at 1:36pm
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So.....anyone else tried these gloves? My pinkies really suffered the other day with 1deg C & a damp fog - yeuk! ------------- Vareo 365 |
Posted By: patj
Date Posted: 15 Jan 15 at 6:27pm
| We've been using those Screwfix ones as work gloves around the garden and yard for ages - great for shifting trailers, boats, logs, steel lengths, gardening or anything else. Also used them when moving marks but not for actual sailing. I also use a similar pink one which is about £2 from InExcess surplus stores. |
Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 15 Jan 15 at 6:45pm
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Ive sailed in them, they're great.
------------- the same, but different... |
Posted By: piglet
Date Posted: 15 Jan 15 at 8:29pm
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Tried them in breeze last week, they didn't creep or slide at all.
What makes the Showa 306 gloves better than other industrial/agricultural/horticultural gloves is the fully waterproof backs rather than knitted, also the palm rubber has no edge to peel from. |
Posted By: craiggo
Date Posted: 15 Jan 15 at 9:41pm
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piglet,
I assume the latex palm is the same as the rest of the range in which case yes they are great but budget to buy 2 or 3 pairs a season, or if you crew on a 49er, Cherub or similar then buy a boxload! as the palms do wear out fairly quickly. The other issue is that the latex tends to start breaking down and going a bit 'tacky' if you leave them wet. A few times I have found a big ball of latex/fabric mix in the bottom of my sailing bag that only a week before were a fully functioning pair of gloves! Over the last 2 years I have been buying Aldi's black latex gardening gloves (their version of the showa builders gloves). Ive been very impressed and got 3 pairs for £5!! You just have to wait for them to come up in the weekly specials. |
Posted By: piglet
Date Posted: 15 Jan 15 at 10:36pm
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Yeah I bought a bundle of Portwest thermal grip gloves which do go sticky after a while but at 2 quid a pair are disposable.
Havent had the Showas long enough yet, but they look like they will last the winter out. (Not crewing on a Cherub) Why do people spend £30 on sailing gloves? |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 16 Jan 15 at 8:42am
Dunno about £30, but I bought Rupertson a nice pair of Musto winter gloves for Christmas for over £20. The last pair lasted about 3 years, so it doesn't work out that much more than 10 pairs of builders' gloves. Assuming he doesn't lose them... Personally, I have a pair of neoprene backed builders' gloves from the local hardware store. I think they must be on their 6th winter, now. I do need a new pair, though, as the grip has all worn off (last winter, actually, but I forgot). ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: Woodbotherer
Date Posted: 16 Jan 15 at 9:39am
Because they're worth it? It's a self worth thing dinghy sailors wouldn't get it.
 ------------- http://www.edgeactionsports.co.uk/collections/soundcast-portable-weatherproof" rel="nofollow - Soundcast Weatherproof Speakers |
Posted By: craiggo
Date Posted: 16 Jan 15 at 5:20pm
Only Kentish fairies spend that much, as they don't want to damage the manicured nails and use up to much of their Olay! ;) |
Posted By: piglet
Date Posted: 16 Jan 15 at 8:37pm
| Kentish fairy or fairy of Kent? |
Posted By: Woodbotherer
Date Posted: 16 Jan 15 at 9:30pm
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Fairy of Kent and when you've spent 50 quid on a manicure, why would you risk a broken nail in a pair of gloves from a builders merchants? ------------- http://www.edgeactionsports.co.uk/collections/soundcast-portable-weatherproof" rel="nofollow - Soundcast Weatherproof Speakers |
Posted By: piglet
Date Posted: 17 Jan 15 at 9:45pm
| I bow to your well reasoned argument but I reject the notion of getting a good quality manicure anywhere in Kent. |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 18 Jan 15 at 4:23pm
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Maybe in the same place as marine ply? ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 18 Jan 15 at 8:25pm
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Everyone seems to use that Bobbins company in Bristol so I guess that's my option, but I did want to do a bit of touchy feely, not being exactly sure what width to go for.. ------------- https://www.corekite.co.uk/snow-accessories-11-c.asp" rel="nofollow - Snow Equipment Deals https://www.corekite.co.uk" rel="nofollow - New Core Kite website |
Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 18 Jan 15 at 8:36pm
They do seem to be the last man standing. I've not found an alternative. I suspect there must be easier ways to make a living than selling timber to amateur boatbuilders, so good luck to them. |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 18 Jan 15 at 10:20pm
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They have other strings to their bow, I think. Brunzeel ply is sold somewhere in Essex, I think, but I think that might be the wrong end of the price range - very posh ply. If you are building a prototype, do you need marine ply? WBP uses the same glue, but is allowed more pieces in the top sheet and larger voids in the middle, but I've used it for cheap projects many a time. http://www.hswtimber.co.uk/plywood.php That lot sell it in kent. They also sell marine ply, but starting at 9mm - not much use. ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: Scoopdeck
Date Posted: 04 Mar 16 at 5:06pm
| I use those for outdoor work in the yard and their fantastic. |