Drake Off Road 400 Welding Gloves: 14" Long, Blue Leather Lined for Protection

B. Liu: Used it for pull a really hot case iron pan from a really hot pizza oven. It does the job well in protecting my hand from being badly burned.

United States on Mar 26, 2023

Ace Z.: The bright blue makes it hard to misplace them ! One can spot them a mile away !

Canada on Jan 22, 2022

Bob Cymbalisty: Love the gloves. great heat resistance. nice long gauntlets too.

Canada on Nov 08, 2021

Eclectic MomEclectic Mom: I bought these to use when I'm cutting wood with my husband. He has used the same brand for years, so I figured these would work for me too. These are one-size fits all, so I was surprised how well they fit my much smaller hands. They do stretch out with use, but not so much that they become too loose. They are soft and pliable, but they protect my hands well from splinters and scrapes. I like the length because it also protects my wrist area without being overly bulky. We cut 30+ cords of wood per year, and these last almost 2 years on average before they get holes in the fingers. *One final note: I'm not a welder, but I grew up with them and I don't think these gloves would be suitable for welding - there is no heat shielding material in the glove, just leather and a thin layer of material similar to long johns. I've used them for stoking our outside boiler, but exposure to high heat makes the gloves increasingly hard and brittle over time.

United States on Jan 11, 2021

Kathy: I bought this glove to use for BBQing as a cheaper alternative and it works as intended. Able to pick up charcoal without issues and handle the grill. Albeit the glove is quite large for a smaller female, I am not planning to do anything intricate while wearing it anyways.

Canada on Jun 07, 2020

KMH: Not recommending for the stove but perfect for the grill.

Canada on Feb 02, 2020

Hayley Steinberg: Really a great pair of gloves and at the price I got them at... well I should have gotten several pairs Lol. Have worn them for a while now, stick welding, and theyre great. Ive set them on fire a couple times, Lol, but theyre still great! Very durable and pretty comfortable. Definitely great for stick welding but maybe overkill for anything else. Definitely recommend them and would buy again.

Canada on Jul 23, 2018

kevin: he good: These gloves are sold at a great price from Amazon (got mine for only $11), and they do a great job of blocking heat. I use them for loading wood into my stove and handling the damper on the stovepipe, and I feel no heat whatsoever. With my regular gloves, my hands would feel like they were on fire, if there was a hot bed of coals. The material seems to be well made and durable (I will update if there are any issues with longevity). The length is also very good, providing ample protection of the wrist and lower forearm (anything longer would be unwieldy, so I'm glad I didn't buy the longer ones). So for the most part, these gloves are fantastic. However, there is...

Some bad: These are only available in one size for some reason, and that size is LARGE. I would be a medium, so these gloves are way too big for me. Since I only use them when I'm loading the stove, they're fine, even though the size is not ideal. However, there is no way I would want to try welding with these, because there is too much extra finger room, limiting my mechanical dexterity. This is something to definitely keep in mind, if you're purchasing these for the purpose of welding, or will need to...

United States on May 11, 2016

MCMK: I bought these gloves for welding. After a good solid week of welding all day long, these gloves held up very well. I used them for welding Sch 40 carbon steel pipe. At times i got very close to the glove with my arc and the glove started to get hot naturally. I was able to feel it, which is normal, but my point being is that it witheld alot of heat. Afterwards, usually a glove will get really stiff after so much heat and burns, but it was not the case this time.
I regularly wear a size Med and this one size glove fits me fine. Its not too loose and it has good dexterity for how thick they are.
I read a previous review that stated these gloves were made in China. It is pretty obvious that the name of the gloves implies that they are made in the USA. I looked all over the description page as well as researching the internet to find out where these gloves were actually made. I could not find the answer anywhere. It is important to me to buy products such as this from US made companys. And if it is true that they are China made gloves, I feel missinformed from the title of the gloves.
I aim to contact the company to find an answer, then I will update my review.

United States on Feb 13, 2016

John T Haley: I've had the same pair of these gloves for about 3.5 years now, using them a few times a week. They take a little breaking in, but they're the best pair of welding gloves I've ever had. I didn't have any of the fitment problems that other people have had, but I guess that's just the luck of your hand size. Like another reviewer said, they're designed to be able to flick off easily if they get too hot. Now having said that, I've only had to do that maybe twice, in hours and hours of welding and other hot work.
They are VERY well insulated. Sometimes I'll get impatient and starting handling work pieces too soon, either after welding, torching, or plasma operations. I'll notice the fingers of the glove start smoking where I'm touching the metal but I can't feel anything unless I foolishly continue to hold it for another 20 seconds or so. I also use them to pull freshly cast aluminum pieces from the sand, also with no burning to my hands. I see a lot of reviews talking about using them to handle wood stove doors and such - I'm using them to handle things way hotter than that, so I imagine these would be ideal for flipping firewood and cast iron stoves.
They're finally getting to...

United States on Jan 31, 2016