What are the best gloves for caching?

[+osos7]

I’ve had a few run-ins with rattlesnakes near caches. It got me thinking about wearing gloves. What are the best gloves for caching?

[+DavidMac]

when dealing with snakes, it's not usually your hands that you should be worried about- unless you stick your hands into dark holes without checking them first . It's better to carry a stick to check with before reaching in. And watch your step, too...

 

I carry a pair of leather garden gloves, for reaching into thorny places, and a few pair of nitrile exam gloves, which can be handy for caches in poison ivy or muddy places when you want to keep your hands clean.

[magellan315]

Get a hiking stick and make sure to give the location a good poke before sticking your hands in.

[gonegeofishing]

The ones that are on your caching partners hand.

[+Sioneva]

I picked up a $1.00 pair of gardening gloves that look hideously cute, all blue and yellow, but they're surprisingly tough - I can handle blue spruce without a problem, which, if you know how prickly that tree is, is quite an accomplishment! (How's that for a run-on sentence?)

 

I guess my advice would be - don't assume you have to pay loads of money for good gloves. Unless you were talking winter gloves, in which case, I'm just babbling. Wait. I AM just babbling.

[+Ambrosia]

It has never occured to me to wear gardening gloves when doing certain caches. But it would make such a difference to my allergies of certain evergreens like spruce and juniper.

 

Great. I'm already having problems closing my geocaching backpack.

[CoyoteRed]

I’ve had a few run-ins with rattlesnakes near caches. It got me thinking about wearing gloves. What are the best gloves for caching?

I wouldn't trust any cheap gloves against snakes and then I wouldn't want to wear them all the time. As been mentioned, a good stick is better.

 

As for caching gloves I like a good pair of work gloves made of pig or deer skin. These are usually a lot thinner than the $1 work gloves and fit a lot better, too.

[+Kit Fox]

I’ve had a few run-ins with rattlesnakes near caches. It got me thinking about wearing gloves. What are the best gloves for caching?

 

 

I vote for a stick or trekking pole. If you really want "puncture resistant" gloves, consider:

Turtleskin Gloves

 

Hex Armor

 

 

A note of caution, these gloves are puncture resistant, not puncture proof.

[bogleman]

I like leather gloves, just be careful with the dye. If you sweat your hands may turn yellow - kind of hard to explain the funny stained hands when you go to shake someones hand and they pause.....

[+Alan2]

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Edited October 28, 2007 by Alan2

[+Alan2]

 

Couldn't resist.