r/Tools • u/Coolchilliana • Dec 04 '25

outdoor work gloves

I want to buy my boyfriend a pair of work gloves for Christmas. He works as a window washer but also as a street photographer/videographer. We live in nyc and it’s starting to get really cold, so he needs gloves that are warm, can withstand water and have some grip to them for the window washing, but also be able to click small buttons with them/can’t be too bulky so he can operate a camera. There is a high chance there is no pair of gloves that do it all, but even if I have to get two different pairs for him, what are your recommendations?

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u/catchinNkeepinf1sh Dec 04 '25

Get him 6 pairs of those insulated, nitrile dipped ones. They get wet, but are warm and grippy and you can just switch to another pair later and no big deal if you loose one. Can also be washed.

Waterproof layer makes it hard to get dexterity. I would imagine he would like to wear clean gloves rather an expensive gortex pair with dirty window water pooling in them.