Thermal Watertight Grip Glove – Sandy Nitrile Foam Coated Polyester – Premium

There comes a point in every winter when your hands stop being hands and become two cold, damp lumps at the end of your arms. The thermal watertight grip glove is aimed squarely at that problem. It has a polyester and acrylic brushed double thermal liner underneath, and a full hand-dipped orange sandy foam coating on the outside. Warm on the inside, sealed against the wet on the outside.

The coating is where this glove earns its keep. The sandy finish is a textured foam that bites into wet timber, cold steel and slippery plastic conduit. Most thermal gloves fall down on grip once they get damp, because the liner soaks up water and the palm goes slick. Here the dip runs over the whole hand, not just the palm and fingertips, and the double dip process builds up the coating so water has a much harder time getting through to the liner.

Where the Thermal Watertight Grip Glove Gets Used

Think anything outdoors between October and March. Scaffolders, roofers and labourers carrying wet materials, groundworkers handling pipe and kerbs, fencers, landscapers, and anyone loading or unloading vans in the rain. It also suits cold storage and yard work where the temperature drops but the job still needs doing. The brushed liner gives a decent layer of insulation without making the glove so thick that you cannot pick up a screw.

The liner is seamless, which matters more than it sounds. Seams sit against your fingers all day, and after a few hours of gripping a spade or a ladder rung they start to rub. A seamless knit avoids that and also takes away a spot where moisture and cold can creep in. The knitted cuff is elasticated, so it sits snug at the wrist and does not flap about or let rain run down the inside when your arms are raised.

Sizing and Fit

Sizes are medium (8), large (9) and extra large (10). Gloves in this style tend to come up true to size, and the double liner does take up a bit of room, so if you are between sizes and plan to wear a thin liner glove underneath on really cold days, go up one. If you only wear these on their own, your normal size is fine. Too loose and you lose dexterity; too tight and you squash the insulation, which defeats the point of having it.

The sandy coating also copes well with the usual site abuse: rough brick, sharp-edged sheet material, cable drums. It is not a cut resistant glove, so do not treat it as one, but for general handling in awful weather it does the job and does not cost a fortune to replace when it eventually wears through. Bulk pricing is available on multiples of six pairs, which is handy if you are kitting out a crew rather than a single pair of hands.

For wet and cold work, this thermal watertight grip glove sits in a useful middle ground: warmer than a standard coated work glove, more flexible than a full waterproof gauntlet, and comfortable enough that people actually keep them on rather than shoving them in a back pocket.