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Post by breezygardener on Aug 3, 2023 10:26:07 GMT -5
Ordered them Tuesday, received them yesterday (Wednesday), & already LOVE them today (Thursday)!!
Saw rave reviews for them on some garden/shopping site or other, & since they were on sale, & my forearms after gardening frequently look like I've been in a knife fight, decided to spring for a pair. And they are. . . . WONDERFUL! Lightweight, durable (after a full morning working in them), 100% luxurious pigskin, & breathable. I almost didn't want to take them off. Fit true to size, if you measure your hands correctly using their sizing guide. (Mine are Size Small, & fit perfectly - snug enough to work in, but with enough room to be extremely comfortable.) Mr. Breezy may even get a pair for when he's doing clearing work - especially where brambles are involved.
I ordered them in "Beige", but the color is actually an extremely light, very pale, green, which is fine. I wasn't buying them as a fashion statement - lol!
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Post by desertwoman on Aug 3, 2023 19:04:49 GMT -5
Thanks for the endorsement! breezygardener, I don't need gloves right now but I've saved these in my account and may order them to have on hand for when I do need a new pair. |
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Post by gianna on Aug 3, 2023 21:12:56 GMT -5
Years ago I had a similar pair. They were perfect to wear when pruning the roses.
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Post by breezygardener on Aug 4, 2023 12:57:59 GMT -5
They were perfect to wear when pruning the roses. I originally bought them for when I wrastle with my ever-constant battles with our Triffid-like wild grapevines, honeysuckle, wild Multiflora rose, & wild blackberries. I don't like wearing long-sleeved shirts except for winter stuff, & just using my regular leather work gloves always leaves my forearms bleeding like a stuck pig. But then - just to break them in - I wore them for regular everyday light gardening stuff & almost didn't want to take them off! They were so light, cool, & protective, & it was so nice not to have dirt splattered up to my elbows every time I yanked out a particularly obstinate weed. All my other gardening gloves are going to be jealous - lol! |
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Post by gardendmpls on Aug 4, 2023 15:34:33 GMT -5
Got the inspiration I needed to order some gloves, though not these. Got a pair of gloves that cover the arms and that many said were good for pulling poison ivy. Still have a few of those plants in the strawberry bed, which stopped my weed through 3/4 of the way. Would like to finish with the weeding so I can plant in some of the open space there. Also restocked on Tecnu and Ivarest to carry me through the year.
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Post by shadetree on Aug 4, 2023 16:19:28 GMT -5
Pigskin gloves really are great. Probably some of the best you can have. We used to have a pair, though not as long as those.
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Post by breezygardener on Aug 4, 2023 17:05:52 GMT -5
My backup pair that I ordered just yesterday arrived this afternoon. I am a happy camper!  |
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