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Update: I was wrong about dry gloves for cold water work
For 6 years I swore by wet gloves on the docks in Dutch Harbor, said dry gloves were for divers who didn't want calluses. Then last February my hands went numb 20 minutes into a hull inspection, could barely feel the brush in my grip. A deckhand tossed me his spare pair of shell dry gloves with liners, and I finished the whole shift without one cold stop. Now I'm wondering if anyone else fought the switch for years and just accepted the pain like I did, or was it only me being stubborn?
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hugo_schmidt24d ago
Man, this is not just a you thing at all. I see this exact same pattern everywhere, guys who do hard jobs stick with the thing that hurts because suffering feels like proof you are doing it right. Whether it is boots, gloves, or safety gear, people wear the pain as a badge and call the better option soft. Then the second they finally try the new setup, they feel dumb for waiting years. Your numb hands story is the same as every old timer who swore steel toe boots were for office guys until his feet were wrecked. Good on you for saying it out loud, because most people just keep quiet and keep hurting.
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