Gloves for ferreting

[THE GRIFF 8]

I have put this in the ferreting section rather than the clothing section because only people that go ferreting will undersand what it's like setting nets whilst wearing gloves.

Can anyone recommend a pair of waterproof, warm, gloves that are tight fitting that you can actually wear whilst out ferreting. I mean be able to set purse nets with them on and untangle a rabbit from a longnet. I have tried fingerless ones that fold back and took the velcro off so it doesn't get caught on the nets, but the bits that fold over get in the way. Completely fingerless ones aren't warm enough when the snow comes and it's cold and wet.

Is there a pair of gloves that will do what I want or will I just have to stop being a fanny.

 

[Ideation 8,216]

I know exactly what you are saying mate and i am searching myself. Nothing like setting nets in the snow, to the point where you can't feel your hands and can't actually pick the nets up or set them.

[catchwrestler 31]

I use the leather garden gloves from b&q , can never understand why a lot refuse to wear gloves ?

 

Saves a hell of a lot of nettle stings and digging out blackthorns , why make it difficult for yourself !

[TOMO 26,638]

as the above post,,, i havent tryed any but they do look good,, go on seal skins website,, they have some thin ones that can be submersed in water, and apparantly keep yoour hands dry.

 

my mates got socks by them he recons are good

[mattydski 560]

Barbour Neoprene are tight fitting, yet pretty non restrictive...

[Fat-Ferret 857]

Stop being a fanny

[Country Joe 1,411]

I carry a pair of cheap garden gloves in my bag when ferreting, I use them when cleaning round burys with my secateurs, as been said, saves you getting stung, and they take up no room in your bag, I just buy mine from Lidls or Aldi

[Ideation 8,216]

Six hours plunging your hands into snow over and over again, in below freezing temps. . . . f*****g HURTS!

[johnrthrfrd 223]

I use a pair of site gloves the type you have to were on most building sites now for health and safety there thin and can set nets untangle rabbits and nets no bother.

[tegater 789]

Stop being a fanny. But I know somebody who has a pair of sealskinz and they keep my hands warm!, and are great for shooting. I try not to use gloves for ferreting but they would be good although they ain't cheap. If I do wear any I try and get away with a pair of palmless and fingerless leather backed gloves. (mitts)

[Malt 379]

I have put this in the ferreting section rather than the clothing section because only people that go ferreting will understand what it's like setting nets whilst wearing gloves.

Can anyone recommend a pair of waterproof, warm, gloves that are tight fitting that you can actually wear whilst out ferreting. I mean be able to set purse nets with them on and untangle a rabbit from a longnet. I have tried fingerless ones that fold back and took the velcro off so it doesn't get caught on the nets, but the bits that fold over get in the way. Completely fingerless ones aren't warm enough when the snow comes and it's cold and wet.

Is there a pair of gloves that will do what I want or will I just have to stop being a fanny.

 

 

Been rabbiting for over 50 years now, and I have always found gloves to be a fecking hassle when handling nets,..but,.. ....last season, a bad reaction to some Sussex blackthorn all but saw me off,..and it also poisoned and blew my whippet up,. like a space hopper,..so,..when I'm working on brash and hedgerow clippings I sometimes wear gloves.

 

They don't offer maximum protection, but they do cushion the effects somewhat....

Mind you,..they do look a tad gay....

 

All the best, CHALKWARREN...

 

 

 

Most of the buries round here are in Blackthorn hedges.. Fecking stuff soon teaches you the merit of a pair of cheap gardening gloves!

[stealthy1 3,964]

Try a pair of motorcycle liner gloves, but only get the ones that wick

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EDZ-MOTORCYCLE-CYCLE-WALKING-LINER-THERMAL-INNER-GLOVES-SIZE-S-M-/310345153705?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Gloves&hash=item4842033ca9

[stealthy1 3,964]

Or for those who have hands like shovels

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EDZ-MOTORCYCLE-CYCLE-WALKING-LINER-THERMAL-INNER-GLOVES-SIZE-L-XL-/310345154095?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Gloves&hash=item4842033e2f

[tegater 789]

Stop being a fanny. But I know somebody who has a pair of sealskinz and they keep my hands warm!, and are great for shooting. I try not to use gloves for ferreting but they would be good although they ain't cheap. If I do wear any I try and get away with a pair of palmless and fingerless leather backed gloves. (mitts)

 

 

SEALSKINZ AINT KNOWN FOR KEEPING YOU WARM, DRY YES BUT NOT WARM, WHEN I SEEN FOLK USE THEM IN THE ARMY THEY ALL USED LINERS AS THE HANDS WHERE STILL ALWAYS COLD, AN THICKER WARMER GLOVES HAD TO BE REMOVED TO DO SOME A THE MORE FIDDLY DRILLS, HENCE THE REASON GLOVES ARE USELESS

They keep you warm because they are windproof. Sealskinz are designed to be tightfitting and mine you certainly could not wear liners with. Any wind and waterproof glove keeps your hands warmer than no gloves at all. I simply answered a question and having used them in some pretty cold winters, I think they are better than Nowt and a good compromise.

[Rake aboot 4,936]

I wear those rubber skinned affairs,, cotton on the back, but the fingers and palm look dipped in rubbery shite,, I wear gloves all the time at work ,so got intae the habit and wear them for digging etc now,,

 

TBH, ah huvnae been able tae feel ma fingers since August wi aw the nettles,, I seem to be permanently numb aboot the hands,, so maybe I need tae wear them even more