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Turtleskin gloves vs Midwest (Vet pro) gloves.
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by Rattler4 on June 5, 2023
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Hopefully there are still enough active members to respond to this. For those who have used gloves from these two manufacturers, I was wondering how they compare to each other ( in similar gloves) in terms of puncture resistance and such. I am looking at Turtleskin's 360 CP secure glove to replace my leather welding gloves for field work. Let me stop and head off any concerns any might have on what I am using my gloves for. I am not using them to handle venomous snakes. These will be a last line of defense while searching for snakes and other crawlers, such as lizards scorpions and the like. These will mainly be used to prevent the bites of nonvenomous snakes, stickers and other prickly bushes, rocks, and the like. I also want them to have excellent puncture resistance in the case of flipping things and grabbing for a nonvenomous and not seeing a venomous sitting under cover (brain is first line of defense, second senses, third tools, last gloves) or using tools and not seeing something in a position that could bypass my tools. unlikely, but possible. That out of the way, the Turtleskin gloves above use the CP material, which when I asked what the difference is to their full coverage aramid glove is they stated that it basically is the aramid glove with a leather outer shell (I will call to confirm). The Midwest (Vet Pro) gloves use a Top grain leather outer shell with a Kevlar felt lining. They state that Kevlar felt is more puncture resistant than knit Kevlar or woven Kevlar due to it's evenly distributed density. However, I do wonder how it compares to Turtleskin's aramid weave, since their process creates a weave far tighter than traditional weaves. I am leaning more towards the Turtleskin gloves due to them looking like they will provide better dexterity in addition to good puncture resistance. They are listed as level 3 with a level 1 needlestick resistance according to the new standard (level three needlestick according to the old standard, to which I will try to post a link to their original methodologies. While I have not seen any rating for Midwest's/Vet Pro's gloves, they are well documented in their puncture resistance capabilities. My question is this. How do these companies gloves compare? I have heard of Chris I believe and others testing the Turtleskin's and other gloves vs needlestick and I am curious how they compare and whether there was a significant difference between their resistance. Any other thoughts and questions are welcome. Thanks.
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RE: Turtleskin gloves vs Midwest (Vet pro) gloves.
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by agkistrodude on June 7, 2023
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I have heard people say that they are happy with the Midwest gloves, I don't recall anyone mentioning the turtleskin gloves. Personally, I don't use gloves as I find them to cumbersome. They tend to hinder my use of hooks, tubes, etc. If you try the search feature you might find some more info on what your looking for. Marty
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RE: Turtleskin gloves vs Midwest (Vet pro) gloves.
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by Rattler4 on October 27, 2024
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I found a really good deal on eBay for a pair of brand new vet pro warden gloves for $17 that I pulled the trigger on (I will have to see if they are really brand new but they look good to go in all the photos). I also see a pair of the full coverage turtleskin gloves I may also get to compare, though they may be used as a liner glove.
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