Metal detecting gloves

[wayne_etc]

A question for you guys. I used to never wear gloves when detecting. But then I really started to pay attention to all the glass and rusty bits that we see in the holes. Lately I've been using some latex dipped cloth gloves when detecting. They work ok, but there's gotta be something better for detecting. What kind of gloves do you guys use. Are you able to manage the detector's buttons and controls OK with them on?


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[Elton]

Local dive shop sells them.

 

[prodrigsr]

I had a hard time explaining the callouses on the palm of my hand.

 

[Beale]

I wear Carhartt Mesh on back and pigskin on front in the summer, and deerskin in the winter. I dug a Hypo dermic needle once, with the spoon right next to it. The spoon was still black undeneath. I am glad I had my gloves on that day, Beale.

 

[Wolfdog]

I use Rugged Ware that I got from Menard's ,been useing them for about three years. They work good for me.

 

[Brokensignal]

I only use one glove on gigging hand.The other hand i can control the detector with and do not reach in dirt with the hand with no glove.This technique helps keep the detector clean also,and to flip switches & turn knobs.

 

[grumpyolman]

I use Boss, thin rubber gloves for all seasons except when it's really cold then I use the insulated thicker rubber by Boss. The thin ones have lasted well over a year and the nice thing about the rubber is you can just wipe your gloved hand on the grass after digging in the muck and they are relatively clean enough to grab your detector or tools. The other is your hand does not get wet and it doesn't take a scrub brush to get clean when home. The rubber material also protects against infection from whatever is in the ground. And..I can feel almost as well with the thing glove as I can without gloves. The glove is just a couple steps up from the 'doctors' glove in terms of thickness and they are amazingly durable. They are so inexpensive they are worth a try. I now use them year around. Sometimes when it's really mucky out, I carry a small shop towel slid through a cheap caribiner fastened to my digging belt to really get my hands cleaner and dryer before handling the controls on the tector...Jim

 

[NE/K]

I use baseball batting gloves. They are very comfortable, price is right, and they take a lot of wear.
K

 

[montanagold]

These are the ones I use. They are about 4 bucks at Walmart. I get a medium and they fit nice I can still manage buttons and coins very well. 1 pair will last me a couple of months but I usually buy 4 or 5 pairs and keep them stocked up.

 

[wayne_etc]

Yep, that's pretty much what I've been using. I didn't know what the coating was.
Thanks for posting the pic!


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[silversmith]

Whoa, I don't were gloves at all ! Like profos you loose the feeling. In parks and tot-lots, I stick my naked finger into slots made by my "back and forth" icepick, and feel for the coin. I never even thought of finding a HYPO !!! Yikes ! Now, I'll probably have bad dreams about that for awhile....................!!!

 

[Tony66]

I dont wear gloves either and I've cut my finger once or twice trying to find my beep which turned out to be a jagged piece of an old aluminun can. I didn't think much bout it then, I just cleaned it, swore at it, put a band-aid on it and moved on. I never ever thought bout the hypo needle, man, the thought of it will make ya shiver especially with all the crap out there today. I think I'll be looking into a pair myself. I like the batters glove idea, wonder if a golf glove would work just as well, there's a shop down the road I'll have to check out.

 

[silversmith]

Well tony66, If I ever find a "hypo" I'm gonna run home and make myself a freshly cut up garlic sandwich. Then head out the docs office, after I do a lot of praying. Although, I'll admit I usually stick the ground with my ice pick multiple times even after I locate the coin, looking for large glass chunks. But the "hypo" needle puts things in a whole new class! ARGGGGG!

 

[Beale]

Yea that hypo needle gave me the willies for sure, Beale.

 

[grumpyolman]

Anyone in the fire service or law enforcement will tell you if you don't have rubber between you and the bio-hazzard, you are at risk. Law enforcement used to wear nice leather gloves when expecting a hands on situation. Sometimes they still do but if there are any body fluids that get on the leather, deerskin, etc., they offer little protection from the dreaded viruses.
The rubber gloves offer some protection from the yuck you might find, but a needle stick will get you. Those needles will go right through the rubber and the fluids will seep through the leather materiel. That's why they call them needles.
The other half of the equation is the bio-hazzard has to infiltrate your skin someway. Through and open cut, that you maybe don't even know about, or through mucus membranes like nose, eyes, mouth. That's why the EMTs wear a plastic face shield. They don't want any body fluid spraying or blowing from the wind to get into their face.
If I found a needle that presents a problem. I don't want to leave it for a kid to step on and I shouldn't even handle it unless I am gloved. I sure as heck don't want to put it into my trash pouch. You could grab it with one of your digging tools and put it inside a metal band aid container and then transport it to...I don't have a bio-hazzard disposal area in mind except maybe the one in the ER. They'll probalby look at you real funny if you ask if you can trash a needle you found in the park. It'd be interesting if somebody really knows what to do if we dirt divers find something like that. The hospitals don't throw that stuff into the dumpster. I think it's incenerated.
If you accidentally get that needle stick, get to the ER immediately. Don't stop in at home for the Garlic. Jim

 

[TN Girl]

You can find your nearest disposal center here by visiting http://www.safeneedledisposal.org/dispcenters. If there isn't one close to where you live, I'd suggest dropping it off at your doctor's office. You may have to explain the situation, but because they know you, it's less likely to be a problem than dropping them off at the ER.

 

[diggindaddy]

I use a pair of mechanics gloves, they fit tight and can be washed. After reading this thread I think I will wear a pair of latex gloves under them. Thanks for all the info.

 

[silversmith]

Well, maybe we should just dig the hole deeper, and bury the needle 2 feet down! Yea, get even those silly rich kids and their $60000000 Mine Labs!


Hey, just kidding !

 

[stschott]

Any needle you find buried in the ground has a very low chance of transmitting something infectious from a previous user; most infectious agents that are transmitted human-to-human cannot survive very long outside of the body. My only concern would be tetanus or maybe contracting something from the soil through the open wound.

 

[Tony66]

While that's true bout the life span of those agents under those conditions, the thought of poking myself with a hypo still gives me the willies. What was said bout the leather gloves maeks sense too but wont the rubber or latex gloves tear pretty easy if I keep sticking my hand in the ground?