Atlas Nitrile Garden Gloves
My wife used to come in after a day of gardening with her hands roughened and scratched. Sure, she had gardening gloves, but they'd always get pulled off and forgotten the first time she had to do anything delicate. Leather, canvas, cotton -- nothing would stay on her hands.
Last year she picked up a pair of Atlas 370 gloves at the local garden store. They're extremely thin, lightweight, and flexible, so there's no need to take them off. The palm is tough nitrile -- made it through a season with no punctures or tears -- while the back is a cool, breathable knit. You could tie your shoes without taking these off.
These gloves were actually designed for precision assemblers. Gardeners discovered them and adopted them in a heartbeat. They're pretty easy to find at local garden centers (many of which also carry a heavier cold-weather version), but several on-line retailers stock them.
-- Jonathan Rice
Atlas 370 Garden Glove
$5 - medium, apple
Available from Amazon
Also available in other colors and sizes from Amazon
Manufactured by LFS Glove & Safety
Favorite (15)
Nancy
I have gone thru literally hundreds of pairs of gardening gloves...all kinds and all prices....these are hands down the very best that I have ever used. I actually just installed a brick patio with these on and there is not one tear, These are the best...enough said
Laral
I got two pairs of the Atlas Nitrile Tough gloves (black) for $13 on eBay. One for me, one for my wife. They are great. Really flexible but tough. Water doesn't bother them. I use them to replace/repair inner tubes on bikes and don't get the usual black stains that take days to wear off my hands. I can even remove/replace the tiny knurled nuts on Presta valves. Recently I found very similar quality nitrile/nylon gloves at the local $0.9999 store. They seem to be of practically the same quality as the much more expensive Atlas gloves. They are a good grade nylon tricot with a coating of nitrile just as thick as, if not thicker than, the Atlases. They are a utilitarian white and gray instead of the sexier black of the Toughs but hey -- for a dollar I can't kick. The cashier at the store, which is located in a poorer Hispanic neighborhood, said she bought six pairs for her laborer husband.