No Blister Glove Tip

A great trick to keep you from getting blisters on the your hands when using leather work gloves for extended periods of time.
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[@manresarods4947]

I did this to my gloves to do a bunch of chain sawing and clearing, and they are much more comfortable. You can drop down one size because the seams will be on the outside which gives you more room inside. Thanks for the great tip!

[@adventureswithfrodo2721]

Using a saws-all for cutting up a tree I could have used this tip as the seam on the inside of my thumb really ravaged my lilly white hands, lol. Thanks again.

[@AlphaChimpEnergy]

I use coconut oil and have used olive oil too to condition my leather, except I do it inside and out. It makes the gloves waterproof and I find that they last longer too.

[@mr.chaosvicious5968]

I think that olive oil is a decent choice to use on leather. But I personally wouldn't use coconut oil,just for the simple fact that it doesn't stay liquid at room temperature. And in my experience,leather conditioners and oils that don't stay liquid at room temperatures. Mink oil being an example,as it has an approximate consistency of Vaseline at room temperature. Will seem to leave a kind of residue on your leather items that were treated with them after a while. I had this actually happen to me with a Fillet Knife that I bought,which had a pretty nice looking leather sheath for the knife blade included when I bought it. I thought that it would be a pretty good idea to treat it with mink oil to help preserve the leather and waterproof it. BUT after a while it ended up leaving a whitish,really crappy looking residue on the leather sheath. And that is why I say to consider NOT using an oil or leather conditioner,that will not stay liquid at room temperature. So far though I haven't ran into this same issue with olive oil yet. Although I admittedly don't know about if the lotion types of leather conditioners have a similar issue with leaving a residue,as I personally have not used them myself. And I hope this gives anyone who reads it something to consider,when deciding on which oil or leather conditioner to use on their leather items. ESPECIALLY when it comes to use on finer and more pricey leather items like: bags,hats,knife/axe sheaths,horse saddles,reins and shoes.

[@a.o.647]

Watch the Proper Gloves video by Wranglerstar. He says just man up if you're getting blisters from wearing gloves! wahahaha :)

[@WanderingBeast]

+Anthony O he has since changed his story after the last few of getting back on the fire line.

[@timberray9572]

I think you mean Wranglerturd.

[@dethmaul]

That condescending toxic asshole? I throw away his advice.

[@Barbarossa4U]

Excellent tip thanks for sharing. I bet the rough side out really helps with gripping handles too.

[@DobermansRock]

Gerber full size multi-tool is the best. What a great idea for gloves. Rock on man.

[@EatCarbs]

Wow.. that's badass. I bought a three pack of those same gloves at Costco.. they kick ass. Thanks for the tip.

[@Druetty]

Very cool tip! Never seen that one before. Thanks a million.

[@Smith28Adventure]

Great tip mate, especially about the sweat wiping!! I usually keep mine the normal way out, with some mink oil which hardens them a bit then use a thin cheapo pair underneath to stop rubbing.

[@Patriot36]

Wow, I've never seen that trick before. Seems like a pretty useful idea. thanks beast.

[@TheLionsDen72]

This is very "handy" information my friend! Thnx for sharing with us! LUV the photo at the end BTW!!

[@CampfireTalk]

good tip & GREAT photo at the end. That guy is the man : )

[@guywithnothingtolose]

I like the oil idea.my crew boss my first year had me do the same but used a xxl glove and water so the glove would shrink and fit my hand better

[@jimbobtheimpaler8403]

These gloves come with skinny jeans and a woolen beanie??

[@wyattoneable]

That's a great tip, thanks.

[@Captkman]

Good tip, wish I knew this back in the day for my old rescue gloves.

[@toddwilkinson9476]

definetely like this idea,thanks beast

[@KillingerUSA]

im going to give this a try! do you have any issue with the dye from the gloves turning your hands yellow?

[@dethmaul]

I get yellow hands from new gloves leaking dye on me. I can get all the leaching done up front in one use: i soak them in warm water in the sink until they get soaked, then grip and squeeze a towel and sit there until they dry. The dye gets washed off and they're form-fitted to my hands.

[@HawkLMT]

Now that is a great tip!

[@toddwilkinson9476]

thank you beast and mrsaber,yes will be doing some repelling,nothing big,just begining & learning,take care.

[@MrSaber152]

like repelling? if so cheap leather gloves work fine. and the cheaper gloves are thiner and you want that. as they get to thick you lose the abilite to grip well. also chalk your hands before you put gloves on or taking off may be hard and sweat will make inside of glove slick and your hands can slide out. hope this helped some.

[@WanderingBeast]

I had never seen the fancy nfpa approved gloves with the kelvar cuffs on the fire line. in fact the nfpa didnt even had approved gloves last year due to the fact they were putting them through fabrics tests involving washing and drying tests, not ideal for leather so they are re working the tests.

[@packrat_one_actual]

I'm just seeing this, and I have a question; haven't NFPA 1977 (So as not to be confused with structural gear) gloves been around for a while? I know I got given a pair in the Navy about ten years ago with an NFPA tag. Are you guys required to wear those, or is there leeway with some stuff?

[@WanderingBeast]

the leatherman surge scissors work great, but its a bigger MT

[@Billthrasher]

Nice tip.. Thanks

[@canadian_wolf8395]

For what I do I just oil my gloves with used engine oil but I wouldn’t recommend that if your working with plants or anything do do with nature

[@mr.chaosvicious5968]

I personally just use the cheapest extra virgin olive oil that I can find to use on my work gloves (think like the great value brand). Quite a bit of it is cheap AF,it stays liquid at room and most other temperatures which is a plus. And unless you have some odd allergy to olives or something,it won't irritate your skin and it has no real smell either. I have used it on more than a couple of gloves that were going to be trashed. And they were pretty soft and pliable,as well as being pretty water resistant after being oiled and worked just a little bit. So I know that it works to help condition/recondition leather. I actually watched a documentary once about how leather is made. And APPARENTLY the factory uses vegetable oil to help recondition and soften the leather,after the tanning process is completed.

[@canadian_wolf8395]

@@Amy_Watson nice

[@canadian_wolf8395]

@@Amy_Watson it’s been well known that I don’t really care

[@canadian_wolf8395]

@@Amy_Watson some mystery’s stay unsolved

[@WanderingBeast]

terrific thanks

[@edgit69]

Great idea.. Ive never found a multi tool with scissors that worked good

[@toddwilkinson9476]

does anyone know what kind of gloves to wear while climbing by ropes and should i do this to leather gloves if thats what im supposed to use,thanks

[@WanderingBeast]

i wouldnt turn them inside out for rope work, Petzel makes a fingerless glove with padding in the palm which is nice for long repels or multi section "all day: rope work

[@ezcheese980]

Awesome!!

[@OregonMike]

I may give that a try

[@hnobleh]

I've been inverting leather gloves for years. About 20 years. Haven't used the oil on them. Work fine without the oil. hnobleh

[@brandonwatchman]

All I've heard is they last longer. Not worried about the blisters... I just want better gloves.

[@EnriqueSonora]

That was cool

[@meatloafzombie]

For a second I thought WTF, but yeah turning inside out and knowing they are just for use, to be replaced. It makes sense.(for those soft handed sissies) lol.

[@xoLEADFOOTox]

good

[@WanderingBeast]

oh yeah new gloves will leach there dye

[@HappyHands.]

stitches may not last very long that way

[@MrWildlandman]

From what I understand you should not modify your PPE. Also, you should wear PPE (gloves) that meets the NFPA standard. By truing you gloves inside and putting oil on them you modifying the them and may are limiting the effectiveness of the the as PPE. But I have done both of those thing to my gloves and used off shelf gloves on the line.