I'm just interested to know

[Truth]

Gloves or no gloves?


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[digger27]

The very first hole I ever dug had a screw top with a large piece of glass stuck in it.
Luckily that first hole was huge.
After rooting around with my digger and hand looking for that first target before I piled the dirt back in the hole I saw this thing sticking right out of the edge of one side.
That was close, I could have needed a trip the the emergency room on my very first dig.
I immediately drove to Home Depot and bought a pair of gloves and have worn them ever since.

 

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[FriscoT06]

I actually use disposable nitrile exam gloves, I buy a pack of 100 and I'm good for the year. They're thin so that I can feel around the hole, always slow and careful of glass though, but I need them to help with all the poison ivy everywhere I go in the woods. Also keeps mosquitos off my knuckles, which they love, as well as dirt from working under my nails, which just stings after a while. They do get torn up after a while, so I always bring an extra pair.

 

[Eleven Cents]

I always find a way to cut myself if I don't wear gloves. Or I get a nice signal in an ant hill and I end up getting all bitten up for a clad dime.

 

[Truth]

I asked this question since when I watch videos they are never wearing gloves, but now that I think about it they probably can't wear gloves since they're doing camera work.


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[RobRieman]

No gloves unless it's so cold you can't stand it without them. My hands are like leather though from work.

 

[Truth]

No gloves unless it's so cold you can't stand it without them. My hands are like leather though from work.

My nephew is a shrimper and he has big rough hands. He shucks oysters without gloves.


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[Kace]

No Gloves Here. I 'try' and make my plug a little bigger, then I go through the dirt with a 6"x 1/2" red plastic scraper that's shaped like a ruler and of course my pin pointer. I scrape across the grass and ground with it first to make sure there is nothing sharp. I Rarely MD in areas that have a lot of known drug use by needles. If I did I'd be wearing one Kevlar glove and one surgeons glove. I know needles could be anywhere. Like the posters said that it was hard to feel what's in a hole or grass with gloves, I feel the same way.

 

[Mzjavert]

No gloves. I don't mind getting dirt under my nails. Never got a cut from nails and glass.

 

[Phishfindr]

Definitely gloves.

 

[signal]

I carry gloves but typically do not use them. I prefer to have the tactile feel which has helped me immensely hone my craft. I do always have a current tetanus shot......don't be stupid. If you are going to metal detect, you better get comfortable with the dirt.

 

[fish1on]

I always have them with me but rarely wear them. Depends on the conditions I am digging in I guess.

 

[Davers]

Gloves

Gloves for me it's the 'Shorts ' that I no longer wear detecting.

 

[Davers]

I also wear gloves I don't like dirt on my hands but I was very curious how many didn't.


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In reality , i'd prefer no gloves , but I did Drywall Work so long I hate the Dry my hands get in the dirt, it's like fingers on a chalkboard.

I prefer to wear heavy duty rubber gloves that come in a pack at harbor freight , I still get good feel of touch with them & I can store my Minnie / Coins & other finds in them , 'In the extra or ripped ones. Most times ill wear one of this type & then one thicker type over that cause I dig with my hand mostly when close to a target , I hate to nick what i'm digging.

So usually after a few outings the Bird & Index finger will be worn through. Otherwise the glove is still good , lets say I have more left hand gloves than I do Right hand ones. lol

The rubber ones are better for short yard, park hunts , but their being 'Black' the Suck in the Sun "I can raise my hands above my head & sweat will run down my arms.
Guess in the Winter the 'Heat attraction ' is a Good thing.

The types posted by LOCO are great to work with , & getting the right size is very important.
My 11 cent, on this.

 

[Geobound]

I wear gloves for the same reasons plumbers don't lick their tools.........you never know what sort of "crap" you will be digging in.

Besides that I am usually out for hours and hours on end, so when I stop to eat something out of my backpack I'm not tasting the dirt too.

To each their own I guess.

 

[BladeRunner2019]

I always wear gloves. Once I had a sharp piece of metal cut through the tip of my glove. If I hadn't had gloves on, it would have been a nasty cut. I used to use mechanix type gloves but they didn't last as long as I would have liked. I started using these early this year and I really like them. They're cut resistant and aren't very expensive.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B011ES5L46/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Xraywolf]

Usually, glove not gloves.
I tend to dig with my right hand and scoop with the left, so the left gets protected right doesn't need it unless its cold.

 

[Honest Samuel]

Spent your good money on a good pair of gloves.

 

[Truth]

Spent your good money on a good pair of gloves.

Thanks for being honest Samuel


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[grasshopper]

Gloves all day every day

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[Obsessive]

Yes, gloves. For all the reasons listed. The ones blade runner posted look pretty great, may try those next.

Ive been using these and they've have been a good sense of touch and protection. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01AORIB9A/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I hunt a lot of parks. Our parks attract a lot of geese. Geese leave a lot of poo.