Everyone keeps writing about a list of things they spend money on, and things they are willing to keep buying cheap. I wanted to take this in a slightly different direction and do a review of a cheap product I use every day and can't live without.... My gloves.
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| Yes, I love a lot of the things in this photo. But today we're talking about only the gloves. |
I'm cheap and picky about gloves. My fingers are slightly on the short side, so Roeckl's are supremely annoying to me. The fingers in that brand are probably awesome for those of you with elegant long-fingered hands made for playing the piano without struggling. However, on me the fingers have so much excess that I end up with floppy fingertips.
Guys, no one likes floppy fingertips.
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| No floppy finger tips. #winning |
Heritage brand fits me okay, but they wear out absurdly fast. So do SSG. In fact, all other brands I've tried wear through in about 3-5 months of use. That's just not acceptable to me. I hate buying gloves that often. For years I despaired, sure I'd never find the glove holy grail. But then, it happened. The clouds parted and angels sung...
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| Can you hear the angles? Also, yes. I have tiny #6 hands. Don't judge me. |
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Noble Outfitters Ready to Ride Glove is perfection. The glove is appropriately stretchy, fits my fingers perfectly, and only about $25. At that price I figured having to replace them a few months down the line wouldn't be a big deal. Only ...
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Surviving and thriving through rides on Pig, and others
(Photo thanks to Liz Stout) |
I used the gloves for 2 years.
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Including lots of galloping in the double bridle.
(Photo thanks to Liz Stout) |
No, seriously. The same pair for two years.
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| Keeping my grip strong for 30 miles of endurance terrain. |
I rode so many times in this pair of gloves I can't even begin to estimate what that $25 works out to in per ride cost.
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Even working great while jumping!
(Photo thanks to Liz Stout) |
Over the years with these gloves I fell in love with them more and more. They're synthetic, so I sometimes would bathe my horses in them and thus clean them as well. They held up super well to this. They breathe so well I often forgot to take them off while doing chores around the barn. They also work with my touchscreens, which is a super bonus!
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| Loved them so much, I even bought a pair for showing! (Photo thanks to PVDA.) |
I've kept using these gloves since my first pair wore out. I even bought a second pair when I had my horses at two separate barns, knowing I'd always find a use for a spare pair.
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| Super strong which is perfect with baby racehorses. |
With Bast, I quickly appreciated the strength of these gloves. His tendency to bolt was mitigated by these gloves. I found I was able to hold on to reins, even through some of his more absurd antics.
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| How about we don't, though? Eh, Bast? |
Basically, I love these gloves so much. They are the number one thing I recommend to people, and I have found most of those who take my advice also love them.
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| "I don't love that this post isn't all about me." -- Bast, probably |
If you're in the market for great gloves, definitely give these a look. I don't know how the other Noble Outfitters gloves hold up, but for me these are the absolute best gloves out there. I hope they never stop making them.
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| Praise be to great gloves! |
Ok need to find these! I too have short fingers and floppy fingers drive me nuts!
ReplyDeleteGo forth! Riding Warehouse carries them.
DeleteLOL The Roeckls are the only ones long enough for my man hands... and they're still BARELY long enough. I blow the fingertips out of everything with these mile long fingers. Enjoy your normal hands.
ReplyDeleteHaha, I wouldn't say mine are normal. But I definitely think we're on opposite extremes. 🤣
Deleteomg i have midget fingers as well. TWO YEARS??? thats phenom.
ReplyDeleteI like the SSG schoolers, and i usually get a year out of those. at $17 a pair thats been good enough for me. but I love that those are a bit nicer/leather looking prettiness.
How do you manage a year out of those SSGs?? Are you a miracle worker??
DeleteI own a few pairs of the colorful Noble Outfitters gloves, and love them too 🙂
ReplyDeleteOoh good to know.
DeleteI'm wearing theogh the fingers in my favorite pair (because I do have long fingers haha) but I still would buy them again!
DeleteYES, strong cosign for the Noble Outfitters gloves. I have, um, more than a few pairs of their Perfect Fit gloves and they're the only ones I've found that work for my stubby fingers. (I am 5'9" and wear a size 5 or 6 in gloves.) They also wear like iron. And they have a new-ish Three Season variation that works through fall and early spring.
ReplyDeleteI'll definitely have to add a pair of these to my lineup too!
Ooh 3 sessio gloves sound like something I should know into!
DeleteI’m also of the tiny hand family! I need to give these a whirl!
ReplyDeleteOoooh, this is a Godsend! I love Roeckls but they are a bit long on me and so expensive! They also hold smells, really bad -- I'm going to give these a try! I have tried another version of Noble Outfitters gloves before and liked them!
ReplyDeleteI've been really happy with all my NO purchases. I need to go look into these gloves next....
ReplyDeleteGotta try these!
ReplyDeleteI had a pair of the colored Noble Outfitter gloves and blew out the fingers within a couple of months. I only use SSG technical gloves now. They last me years before they start to wear out against my rubber reins.
ReplyDeleteI have Roeckls and love them! They fit my hands really well. However, they’re so pricy that I’d never keep using them if they wore out all the time. However, the pair I’m using now has lasted me three years and they’re still going strong! With that I haven’t had a reason to switch brands but your review of these has me curious to try them :)
ReplyDeleteThis is why I always tell people to make sure their stuff FITS. If it does not fit, it wears out like crazy!
ReplyDeleteI've had the exact same gloves for almost four years now. They are starting to show their wear, but I LOVE the gloves. They are less expensive than the Roeckls I covet so much, but just as nice IMO!
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome to know.I have stupid long hands (like man-sized) so they might not fit me, but I always like to recommend to others! :)
ReplyDeleteOooh! I'll have to try these. I have sausage paws and am ridiculously rough on gloves. I love the SSG's, but am lucky if they last four months at a time...
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