As many of you know, I have been working on going offroad in my chair so that I can get out hunting with my puppy this year. Well I tried to go through the yard this week and it didnt go too well. I realized pretty quickly that my hands were hurting from trying to grip the handrim so hard and get as much grip as I could. I found these gloves at a local hardware store (Mendards in the USA) for about $6 and man do they have some grip. The back has a stretchy breathable fabric and the thumb back are made of of Terry Cloth so you can wipe your forehead if you get hot (sorry tip from when I used to be a cyclist ). The palms are covered in rubber patches and the gloves virtually grip to the handrims on their own. I know they sell rubber palmed gloves for BMX and mountain biking as well but the price for these couldnt be beat. I tried going through the yard again on my chair with these gloves on and it is so much easier I cant even explain it.

SIDE NOTE: My wide knobby tires should be arriving on Monday, ordered on SportAid. And hopefully my boyfriend will get finished up with the adaptation for my chair this comming week. He left out of town today to go deerhunting with some guys. The contraption he is working on is completed except for the clamps to hold it onto the chair so hopefully I can try getting out in the field soon

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I've always used those Mechanix gloves, thing they sell em in Auto Zone, O'Reiley's and probably other large auto part stores. Good grip and comfortable.

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Not for sure which one it is that I've bought and used for years, I didn't even know they made this many different types, but I might have to try some different ones now. I think I've used both the orignal and orignal vent though. I've had pairs that last a few years, so they are pretty durable.

I spend a lot of time off road. The gloves I use are neoprene water ski gloves. They have good grip and also if they do get wet my hands are still warm.

Oh yeah I forgot about those gloves. I know when I used to go to hunting tournaments with my puppy I would see some of the other guys wearing different Machanix gloves. We'll see how well the ones I just bought hold up. But I might need to look into the Original Grip or the 2.3 Ultra-Grip Glove



I had actually thought of that as I used to waterski also, but those gloves are a little thicker, heavier and more restrictive I though and thought it might be difficult to grab onto the handrims with. For waterskiing there isnt as much of grabbing and releasing as with pushing the chair so I didnt think they would work that well although I will have to check it out in the spring when they come back into stores. I didnt care as much for the BMX gloves that I have tried as the better gripping ones are heavier also... I used to do a lot of mountain biking and used road cycling gloves because I like the ligher weight and never found any MTB or BMX gloves I liked.

Also, the waterski gloves usually have a thick and heavy wrap around the wrists and I though that might interfere with any needed wrist movement for wheelchair use. I cant actually look at any of these in the stores though for a few months and see how they feel duirng wheelchair use but I will keep this in mind come spring time.

There are different thicknesses of water ski glove. I can manage nicely with a 3mm thick pair. As for the wrist wrap, just cut it off!! I've kept mine on and just looped it over itself. Then when I take them off I loop then together using the wrist wraps so I don't lose one.

i've heard to use moto-cross gloves, they make winter ones too, i havent tried them yet, but i'm still looking

guess i might have to make a trip to menards this week to check em out...lol

I had tried motocross gloves back when I used to MTB but didnt like any of them then as they were too thick and restricting. But I guess that make sense since they are supposed to protect your hands when riding motocross at potentially higher speeds and big drops. If you happen to find any that are not restricting though I would be interested in the style. Even though these ones I got at Menards are great, I am always interested in trying different things.

Luckily I used to cycle alot, MTB and road cycling as well as waterski so I have tried lots of different gloves so that saves me now from having to try many of them out cause I know how most of them are designed. But I dont rule anything out.

In recent years my hand strength has diminished, with age now 44 and mileage on the O'l body. I have found these gloves to be fantastic. They are cotton, polycotton insulation knit insides, with patent dip-coated in rubber is how I would describe them. My favorite glove the offer is only $3.99 per pair.
You know how your wheelchair outside grip rims once new have some grip to them. Then after time your grip rims on the outside of the tire become slick as snot, so to speak, just have become smooth with use and time.
Then when you wrists and / or fingers don't allow for a good positive grip, I have started using these "Rubberized" gloves. They provide excellent grip in both dry, wet, cold, conditions and are very reasonably priced. Prices from $6.99 to .99 per pair. Or you can order by the dozen, or 100. The Oregon Glove Co. http://www.oregonglove.com/index.htm is were they can be ordered from. My 2 favorites gloves the offer are the (Powertouch Half-Finger Supergrip, Item #1135) and the (Atlas Nitrile Touch, Item #370)

Also I am no way affiliated, work for, know anyone who is employed by them, and all I benefit from is being able to finally purchase a good glove at very low prices, and to share my "Wisdom" with you all.

this reply is late but i just started using Nike baseball gloves from when i used to play and they seem to grip alot better than my 661 dirtbike gloves

^^funny you should mention baseball gloves. I almost bought a pair for my b/f the other day but wasn't sure if they'd hold up well. They were on sale too!

I used to play wide-receiver in college and wore "Cutters" http://www.cuttersgloves.com/ . They now make gloves for all diff sports (not just football), so they have all different styles. The shiny part of the glove is literally almost sticky. I cant try them with my chair cuz im a C-5 and myfingers arent straight enough to get regular gloves on, but I imagine theyd be PERFECT. I think theyre pretty expensive though, maybe 45 bucks (guesstimate)> hope this helps, good luck.