trikerdad Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 After having to wring out the liners in my favorite pair of gloves, I decided it's time to retire them. But, not without seeing if anyone else has a pair in worse shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utahcarver Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Oh my, that looks like something from a crime scene. Too bad you didn't have an EVIDENCE card below it. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crucible Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Doug Wong, aka Tenorman, has a pair of mitts that have so much duct tape on them that they look like old school oven mitts... They might qualify- alas, I don't have any pictures. George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snovvman Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 After having to wring out the liners in my favorite pair of gloves, I decided it's time to retire them. But, not without seeing if anyone else has a pair in worse shape. You win. Those are pretty nasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powdahbonz Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Looks like plastic dip on the fingers-nice mcgyvering on that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gawdzira Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 I think you need to change your screen name to Dr. Frankenstein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_roboteye Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Doug Wong, aka Tenorman, has a pair of mitts that have so much duct tape on them that they look like old school oven mitts...They might qualify- alas, I don't have any pictures. George This in NOT an exaggeration. When Doug sees this thread he'll be all over it. Dave* has a pair that are right up there too. later, Dave R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwalann Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 I'm in ... that's half a tube of silicone rubber/goop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trikerdad Posted April 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 I'd seen Robert's mitts and knew he was going to trump me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamby Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 The ol' mitts sure take a beating.:lol: <table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/judGZW3uYhMi963nsP4dIA?authkey=Gv1sRgCNKhic-W6LH0iQE&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_mnLEkpV3z7o/SdU-X3_jlJI/AAAAAAAAACg/YL5NtFmzba4/s288/IMG_3575.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/goodtrails/OldSnowboardMitts4209?authkey=Gv1sRgCNKhic-W6LH0iQE&feat=embedwebsite">old snowboard mitts 4 2 09</a></td></tr></table> <table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Hr0fU_BsM_-QCQYv2WneCA?authkey=Gv1sRgCNKhic-W6LH0iQE&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_mnLEkpV3z7o/SdU-WNxOkJI/AAAAAAAAACY/PnF8vN13YfY/s288/IMG_3574.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/goodtrails/OldSnowboardMitts4209?authkey=Gv1sRgCNKhic-W6LH0iQE&feat=embedwebsite">old snowboard mitts 4 2 09</a></td></tr></table> <table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/sGuadOuS6DkwdQU-zI2dTw?authkey=Gv1sRgCNKhic-W6LH0iQE&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_mnLEkpV3z7o/SdU-Ut4iqWI/AAAAAAAAACQ/kuB5GEmIHJU/s288/IMG_3573.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/goodtrails/OldSnowboardMitts4209?authkey=Gv1sRgCNKhic-W6LH0iQE&feat=embedwebsite">old snowboard mitts 4 2 09</a></td></tr></table> Peace out:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave* Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 These actually smell worse than they look. Toughest gloves I have ever owned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinpa Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Well, I guess that's what happens when you drag your hands in the snow! I just get holes from teaching on the rope tow!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjulezD Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Hey thanks for the thread and please keep adding these ugly gloves pictures. Mine are nothing compared even they are ptexed and ductaped all around. My wife took me to a shop the other day because she found my gloves made me look like a pikey. (Un) Fortunately they didn't have a single pair of anything made of kevlar, like the ones I have now. All the soft stuff is stored in a bag now and I won't take a picture. But I'll certainly show this thread around to anybody commenting on my gloves. Btw, is this red stuff the product that was refferred to in another thread on gloves ? Just curious to know how complicated it is to do it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trikerdad Posted April 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 The "red stuff" is Tool Dip as Powdabonz observed. It comes ready to use in different colors at the hardware store. I stuffed some tissue paper in the ends of the fingers to press out any wrinkles and keep the dip out of any holes and just "dipped" them. It sets up in just a few minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Till I saw the pics. You guys spend a grand on gear & can't afford 30 bucks for gloves???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamby Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 :) Yep, I'm a tight wad. You should see some of the spider webs on my wallet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjvircks Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 short track skaters dip their glove fingertips also (left hand only), but they use a hard epoxy rather than a 'grippy' soft vinyl for better glide. I don't recall the brand/grade that a local uses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trikerdad Posted April 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 When it's 15 degrees out Tool Dip is neither soft nor grippy! bOardski, it's not the cost, it's having a favorite pair. I must have a half dozen other pair but, they just aren't the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenorman Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 When Doug sees this thread he'll be all over it. Dave R. hi mr_roboteye i guess this thread has my name written all over it. my favorite gloves are kombi lobsters. I bought them on boxing day 1993. i liked them so much that I bought two more backup pairs at the end of the season (a red pair and a black pair as those were the only 2 colours they came in. the following photo shows my original red pair from december 1993 THAT I AM STILL USING albeit heavily duct taped. these gloves are so bomb proof that I can throw them in the washing machine weekly without issues. the only bomberonline member that might possibly have an older pair of usable gloves is JOHN GILMOUR. i remember a JOHN GILMOUR post on bomberonline about 10 years ago about his pair of 12 year old (circa 1988 approximately) GRANDHOE TRANSANTARCTICA gloves with insulated zip off gauntlets. he also mentioned another pair of gloves but I can’t remember what they were—it’s difficult for an old guy like me to remember things from 10 years ago. my memory isn’t as sharp as it was when i was younger. if JOHN GILMOUR’s gloves are still useable today then they would be about 22 years old which beats my 16 year old KOMBI LOBSTER gloves hands down (pardon the pun.) oh wait, the thread title isn’t the OLDEST pair of gloves but the UGLIEST pair of gloves—in that case……….. I WIN, I WIN, I WIN!!!!!!!!! Tenorman, has a pair of mitts that have so much duct tape on them that they look like old school oven mitts... George CRUCIBLE: i did actually used them as oven mitts once at a barbeque up at mount seymour. haven’t tried handling highly toxic radioactive material with them yet but they will probably work too lol. new gloves may look more presentable but wouldn’t have nearly the same cachet as duct tape!! here is a photo of my seldom used backup pair of BLACK coloured kombi lobsters (only used when i forgot to put duct tape in my on hill repair kit which in my case RARELY happens.) although it has faded over the last decade you can still barely see the yellow lettering of the word “kevlar” on the grab patch on the palm: here is an advertisement for kombi lobster gloves from an ancient (about 15 years old ) SNOWBOARD CANADA magazine: sorry i don’t have any more information on my KOMBI LOBSTER gloves but you may wish to contact bomberonline member GEN KANAI as i remember him posting on bomberonline about 10 years ago that a guy he went to college with designed snowboard gloves for KOMBI (specifically the kombi JUSTIN glove.) maybe he could put you in touch with his friend? in case you are one of those people who find LOBSTER CLAW style gloves too cumbersome then you might try the MARMOT GULLY gloves. you may wish to contact bomberonline member MICHAEL PUKAS for more information as i remember him raving about them on a post on bomberonline about 10 years ago. i was going to try them when my last pair of discontinued KOMBI LOBSTERS bit the dust. Thankfully 16 years later I still have 2 pairs of near new KOMBI LOBSTER gloves waiting patiently in my closet so it will be awhile before I try the MARMOT GULLY gloves lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnaud Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Ooooh, funny post :) Here are my gloves. Customized with leather pieces, kevlar sheet and many polyglut layers ! And it's a pain we can't post here the nice smell ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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queequeg Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Has anyone ever see that older level glove with the Wrist Gurds on the outside??? I've seen a pair that Ron "Carvefather" Maita gave to Przemek last year at ECES and it seems to me that some other similar system of external plastic parts around the soft part of the glove would really serve us well, as far as durability for knuckle-dragging goes. Though the practical implications of tooldip and other goop are great ... I don't like the "I just dipped my hands in a vat of goop" look. I tried to find a picture online but I couldn't fine one. Apparently they're pretty old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Pukas Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Has anyone ever see that older level glove with the Wrist Gurds on the outside??? I've seen a pair that Ron "Carvefather" Maita gave to Przemek last year at ECES and it seems to me that some other similar system of external plastic parts around the soft part of the glove would really serve us well, as far as durability for knuckle-dragging goes. Though the practical implications of tooldip and other goop are great ... I don't like the "I just dipped my hands in a vat of goop" look. I tried to find a picture online but I couldn't fine one. Apparently they're pretty old. I have a pair. I used to wear them a lot, and early year this when I started carving again I dug them out and wore them for a few days. Stopped though, as they are a bit cumbersome to get on and off, etc. Work very well however. http://levelgloves.com/ K2 also sold the wrist guards in their in-line skate attire. I have a set of those too that are of a newer version. Can be slapped on any glove really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Now this is just silly Did you do that just for this thread? We may be on the verge of ridiculous, however, I guess that is the point right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Glad you laid them on newspaper!!! Do you keep them in a sealed plastic bag on the way to the mountain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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