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    I have arrived at the conclusion that I really should get a pair of gloves, particularly for handling compost etc... I do have a set of large gauntlet types, but they are too big for planting stuff etc, and I confess that to date I have been very much a 'bare hands' sort off guy... but, given the changes in compost composition AND the fact that my skin needs zero invitation to react to something nowadays, I think it wise I get gloved up.

    So, are they all the same? Or are some better than others?
     
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      I use Briers Advance Precision Touch gloves.
       
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        I have loads of gloves, sadly I keep losing one of each pair.
         
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          I really like Showa 310 in size Large. They can be had inexpensively on eBay and tend to last well enough and don't make my hands sweat. Always have a few sealed pairs around.
           
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                    Seeing as I have a habit of leaving them where I can't find them again, I use the cheapest I can get!
                    The cotton ones with the latex/silicone tips work for most tasks, heavy duty spiny stuff gets the full on welding gauntlets
                     
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                        I like the Briers as they are a fairly thin leather and are pretty flexible for leather. They do a whole variety of them.
                         
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                          I still have a shovel and an old poker that is probably 50 yrs old at least in the garden.
                           
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                            Site gloves at screwfix work for us, and cheap at 1.79
                             
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                              I don't like wearing gloves unless it's for dirtier jobs like shifting slabs or mixing concrete etc. I just use the cheapo ones from B&Q or similar. They'll be similar to the ones you use @DiggersJo .
                               
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                                I don't think I can get away with not wearing them any more - if you had seen my skin at the weekend, you'd have been shocked and that was just aquarium water.

                                I ordered the Briers ones in the end - now the job is to not lose them
                                 
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