Best drytool gloves

Hey y’all,

I’m looking to buy some drytool specific gloves and curious what people think are the best options…

I know BD and a few other climbing companies make some options, I’ve also heard of people using golf, tennis or baseball gloves…

I imagine it’s like anything and “you gotta find what works for you”… just looking to crowdsource a few opinions to help me sort through the millions of options.

what are you all using?

What have you tried and loved or hated?

Any pointers?

Depending how cold it is I’ve always liked the thin gorilla grip gloves from Home Depot and mechanics gloves for a little colder. If it’s really cold I’m rocking either the Japanese fishing gloves or a pair of kinkos.  No reason to spend a ton on name brand gloves.  Buy a few pair of cheap gloves so you can keep a pair warm inside your jacket while climbing and take the money you save and buy another screw. 

I’m not a dry tooling expert but I’ve been curious about the gloves that wide receivers wear playing football. Seems like they might be an option. 

Andrew O'Brien wrote:

…If it’s really cold I’m rocking either the Japanese fishing gloves or a pair of kinkos.  No reason to spend a ton on name brand gloves…

Nice!

Yeah I rock the showas for regular ice but they’re a bit bulky and can feel overkill when it’s warmer and/or not raining. I’ll have to checkout those HD recs 

Brent Moore wrote:

I’m not a dry tooling expert but I’ve been curious about the gloves that wide receivers wear playing football. Seems like they might be an option. 

I’ve also been curious about those, was considering picking up a pair and giving them a shot…

golf gloves are amazing, so grippy and feel like a second skin. they have my vote, football wide receiver gloves could be super interesting though

Javier Goldstein wrote:

golf gloves are amazing, so grippy and feel like a second skin. they have my vote, football wide receiver gloves could be super interesting though

It’s all about the leather and the fit.  In general, I’ve found synthetic materials to be either too slippery or “weird grippy” with bad seams.  Several years ago I did a full on experiment and got over a dozen versions of golf, baseball, and wide receiver gloves.  Not any one brand or type worked best.  The overall winner was a mizuno set of baseball batting gloves that fit perfectly and just climbed rock great.  They felt Like crack gloves for whole hand.  

I’d say top three factors are  finger fit, palm texture, and Velcro closure (don’t want bulky or in the way.   Ironically most of the receivers gloves I tried had some interesting palm grips (some synthetics were outright cold and horrible) but sucked on the other factors.  ( I think in general it seemed they figured receivers have fingers that are a foot long)

Basically requires a lot of ordering and experimenting to get everything “just right” for you. 

golf gloves or batting gloves are the way to go, some of the fleece-lined winter golf gloves are money for comfort but if you want to pull really hard you want unlined. play with brands to see what fits best, some have half sizes that are awesome...

Wide receiver gloves seem like a good idea but I never found a pair that actually fit well, and the lack of liner made them feel horrible, you sweat and slide around inside that glove, way worse than not having a glove on.

if you are trying to pull as hard as possible liquid chalk up before putting the glove on and tape the cuff to keep it from sliding...

Mark Pilate wrote:

It’s all about the leather and the fit.  In general, I’ve found synthetic materials to be either too slippery or “weird grippy” with bad seams.  Several years ago I did a full on experiment and got over a dozen versions of golf, baseball, and wide receiver gloves.  Not any one brand or type worked best.  The overall winner was a mizuno set of baseball batting gloves that fit perfectly and just climbed rock great.  They felt Like crack gloves for whole hand.  

I’d say top three factors are  finger fit, palm texture, and Velcro closure (don’t want bulky or in the way.   Ironically most of the receivers gloves I tried had some interesting palm grips (some synthetics were outright cold and horrible) but sucked on the other factors.  ( I think in general it seemed they figured receivers have fingers that are a foot long)

Basically requires a lot of ordering and experimenting to get everything “just right” for you. 

Absolutely, fit is most important. Going in person to a golf/baseball/general sports store was what worked for me so I could try on a lot of pairs without needing to order extra and return a bunch

Brent Moore wrote:

I’m not a dry tooling expert but I’ve been curious about the gloves that wide receivers wear playing football. Seems like they might be an option. 

I was considering football gloves but heard that they are super grippy until they get wet then they suck. I've been using a pair of Louisville slugger batting gloves I bought for about $20 and have no complaints

BD Torques for colder days...

Golf gloves. For me it was finding a pair that was grippy enough on my tools but not so grippy that a rope would still slide easily through my hand while clipping. I went to a golf shop and tried everything on and found Taylor Made Tour Preferred to work the best. They also had the added feature of not sliding off when my hand got sweaty. Bit pricey but I only get one pair per season so it’s not too bad. But there are certainly cheaper gloves that many people are happy with; I was just trying to solve a problem I was encountering. Grant is spot on btw with liquid chalk and, for most gloves, taping the wrists