Fire Resistant Gloves

[BENESSE]

Do you own any, what brand and have you ever put them to the test?

It has occurred to me, while going over different office evac scenarios, that a pair of heat/fire resistant gloves in our get home bag would be a really useful item. Both Mr. B & I work in high rise buildings and the likelihood of evacuating due to fire probably rates higher than anything else. There are many brands out there, some fairly expensive, and I don't feel like forking over $40-$50/pr testing them and finding out they don't work too well.

[BornthatWay]

You might consider a pair of welder's gloves as they are designed to withstand alot of heat. We have used them as oven gloves when cookng for large crowes to move very hot pots and to remove things from the oven and they worked great for the amount of heat we were dealing witht.

[oly]

Take a look at the ove glove

[intothenew]

I get it easy, most welders are right handed. Most people, are right handed, but the importance of a welder is that they burn the left hand glove up first. That's the one they use to hold the workpiece. I get right hand gloves at brother-in-law prices, and they are great for tending the stoves. I can get you a pic, and offer a stove tending review if that will help. I'm a cool guy other than that.

[hunter63]

I would have to go dig them out, but welders gloves are a good start.....like these.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/lc...FYs7MgodNyYA5w

Have several/many pairs, for wood stove (2), pair tucked into cook box for rendezvous(I keep out of sight) pair for lead pot (molding bullets, don't really need them but are handy to have).

Pair of heavy duty foundry gloves....kinda like these....
http://www.bestvalsup.com/Welders-Gl...FeZFMgoduC0AqA

And a pair of old, but good shape real heavy duty foundry gloves that I suspect are asbestos.....haven't seen a pair like it for a long time, they were used in the factory for wire heat treating operators.....

I believe Harbor Freight has the welders gloves as well:
http://www.harborfreight.com/welding-gloves-39664.html

Don't know how good they are......

[crashdive123]

I use the Harborfreight welders gloves when I'm playing around with the heat treat oven and cutting steel. Just a good pair of heavy duty leather gloves would probably fit the bill and can still be used as work gloves. As you have discovered - when you start getting into firefighters gloves and other Nomex products they tend to get pricey.

[BENESSE]

Welding gloves are a great idea. Hopefully I can find something with good dexterity range.
I'll have to have XS ...so are these any good y'all think?
http://store.cyberweld.com/tishablwegl.html
http://store.cyberweld.com/anfiwoweglti.html

[BENESSE]

Take a look at the ove glove

Another good idea. Would these be a good bet?
http://www.countrystorecatalog.com/i...FZSf4AodcWcA5w

[intothenew]

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[hunter63]

Bottom pair seem to be lighter weight, but looks like better dexterity.

Either pair could grab a burning piece of wood and get it out of your way....I have picked up burning fire wood seveal times for whatever reason....and they work pretty good.

[intothenew]

Another good idea. Would these be a good bet?
http://www.countrystorecatalog.com/i...FZSf4AodcWcA5w

I would favor the leather. Heat certainly is an issue, FLAME may be.

[BENESSE]

Actually, I'm getting the Ove Glove for kitchen use so at least I'll see how that works. (The big, one size silicone mits don't fit me well and seem more dangerous because of that than wadded up kitchen towels.)

[hunter63]

I would favor the leather. Heat certainly is an issue, FLAME may be.

I agree....and i like the 14" length covers up your wrists....

[BENESSE]

Now, would something along these lines be worth the money?
http://www.amazon.com/Blackhawk-Avia...sistant+gloves

Again, I'm thinking dexterity, heat, flame, etc. Fire in the building, on a plane, etc. Or am I overthinking it?

[oly]

Another good idea. Would these be a good bet?
http://www.countrystorecatalog.com/i...FZSf4AodcWcA5w

I thought of welders gloves but it may be to bulky for you and this one is like a rag. I use them alot while cooking over a fire. there are different types and they only have one glove in the package.
For what you explained about your work enviroment, I would consider the ove glove.

[intothenew]

Give me until Monday afternoon to talk to a Fire Chief?

[BENESSE]

Thanks all! I'll sit tight and hold off for a few days.

[welderguy]

Look at some of the racing shops online. like JEG's etc etc. Drivers use fire resistant clothing and I know first hand that the stuff does work good! They sell gloves, socks, shoes, pants, hoods.

[2dumb2kwit]

Ms. B, I have used these for years.
http://www.mechanix.com/the-original-glove
They are not as thick and protecting as welding gloves, but they offer enough protection to take a spark plug out of a hot engine, or pick up and move a piece of hot metal. I got so used to wearing them to handle the heat of racecars, and light welding, that I ended up always wearing them as work gloves, when things aren't hot. They give you enough dexterity to start nuts and bolts, etc. They are not going to allow you to carry flaming timbers around, but they would let you push open a hot door, without loosing skin over it. I commonly grab stuff without problem while wearing them, that would blister bare skin.

[2dumb2kwit]

Look at some of the racing shops online. like JEG's etc etc. Drivers use fire resistant clothing and I know first hand that the stuff does work good! They sell gloves, socks, shoes, pants, hoods.

What you have to look out for, is the fact that most of that stuff is fire resistant, but not really heat resistant. If you look up the actual rating (SFI numbers) of that stuff, you'll see that most of it only gives you about a half a second of protection from burning. (Skin being burnt, not busting into flames.) Unless you go with the multilayered stuff, it just doesn't catch on fire, like say a t-shirt or jeans. You have to get pretty thick to offer much heat protection.



Edit;
Looks like 3 seconds. Hahaha. http://www.sfifoundation.com/driversuit.html