Good gloves for chaining

when you find some let us know..

the nature of chaining kind of defeats gloves and keeping your hands dtry..

What I used to do..and it helped a little but not a lot..was latex cloves inside of your winter gloves..helped keep the water off the skin for a bit..till your hands start to sweat..I also carried a bunch of pairs of gloves so when one set got soaked I'd just change em..

I've seen drivers duct tape their coat sleeves to the gloves to try to keep water from gong down the cuffs...

If you find a set tht work though..by god let the rest of us know what kind they are and where to get em..

Course..the best option is gettin your dispatcher to keep you on I-40 and further south in the winter so odds are you don't have to chain at all LOL

Petey

 

Maybe stick to skiing?

ust use decent gloves and when they get wet put them under the heater vent. It's really no big deal.

 

I buy a decent pair of leather work gloves at Lowe's, about $7 to $10 a pair. Not exactly water proof though, but durable. For us guys, doing what ever we need to do, why spend big amounts of money?? save the sales receipts for tax write-off's at the end of the year, recoup some of the cost.

You might be able to try "Duluth trading" i think it is called, do a google search, they do have good gloves, better than the Lowe's.

 

Get yourself some burton snowboard gloves. They have two parts a thin glove you put on then you put the big ones on. I've spent 8-12 hours in -30 - 20* weather makeing hockey rinks (spraying water) and was nice and toasty and dry all night....


I use them for chaining/tarping in the winter too





American Trucker

 

They make those gauntlet-style chemical gloves in an insulated version, that's what I use when chaining and also when dealing with a slushy load of cars to unchain. Dexterity isn't the greatest if it's much below freezing, but they work.

 

I use a cheap pair of insulated and waterproof mechanic gloves from harbor freight. They were 6 bucks a pair on sale so I bought a few pair. Change out your gloves as often as necessary when chaining as your hands are the first to go numb and you need them. Here;s some other things you should carry too if you dont already.

1. Small piece of tarp to put on ground to help keep you dry.
2. Insulated coveralls. Waterproof too if you can get them or at least warm clothes and full set of raingear.
3. Kneepads, just a cheap pair from harbor freight. 5 bucks
4. waterproof, insulated mechanic gloves from harbor freight.
5. 2 4x4 pieces of wood 2-3 ft in length and angle cut on one or both ends. These are to place on the ground for inner duals to lift off of the ground and make it easier to chain.
6. A headlamp so you wont have to hold a flashlight in your teeth during dark times

 

Thats a #### good list..I used a hunk of 2x10 left over from a remodel..also good o carry an entrenching tool or gardening shovel for clearing snow..maybe a small bag of kitty litter..(truck stops seldom salt their lots or clear them) the kitty litter will give you some traction to get rolling and its cheap

 

I keep an attractive female 'assistant' in the truck for that and I don't have to concern myself with those sorts of issues as that's what I keep her for, but she sure does gripe a lot and I'm not sure what her problem is.

 

lmao

Petey