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I Wish I Could Afford These Badass Gloves

By Chuck Cage On January 27, 2012 · 6 Comments · In Gloves, Ringers, Safety

What you see pictured above are Ringers Gloves’ model R-21 “heavy-duty Kevlocs,” and they look like some of the most badass gloves for heavy automotive work I’ve seen. Seriously, with crazy-tough puncture resistance, high-tech padding in all the right places, and specially-designed grip surfaces, these put the scores of low-buck work gloves I keep around the shop to shame. Then again, they MSRP for $45 freakin’ dollars.

What do you get for $35 more than your average pair of work gloves? To start with, you get a specially-sewn palm that meets the European “CE 4342 EN388 Level 2 standard for cut and puncture resistance.” WTF-BBQ? Yeah, I had no idea what that was, either, so I did a little digging, and here’s how it works:

Finds: Ringers’ Insulated Mechanic’s Gloves

By Chuck Cage On January 13, 2007 · Leave a Comment · In Gloves, Ringers

You can be cold all you want — or you can be smart and bundle up — but once your hands get cold and you can’t manipulate small items, you’re just wasting your time. Ringers Gloves makes a couple of different insulated mechanics gloves to keep your fingers warm and on the job.