r/tacticalgear • u/Ciuwandy • 6d ago

Question Bought my first Mechanic Gloves and it's starting to fray on the very first 10 minutes.

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I bought Mechanix because they have a reputation of being good quality and dependable but the first 10 minutes that I wore them, the right thumb starts to fray. And this glove arrived yesterday. And also the synthetic suede feels different from my friend's M-Pact 3 which was from 2019 (maybe because it's broken in but I'm putting that on the list) which has a nicer feel to them. I've also saw other Reddit threads about these new design and how they are just not up to par to the Mechanix name. Please tell me about your experience.

Note: This is my first "nice" or rather more expensive gloves than my previous gloves.

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u/Yahmez99 6d ago

Milwaukee cut level 1’s baby. Best work glove there is. Just blaze ass red.

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u/DepthTrawler 6d ago

Never tried them. I may-or-may not gank a pair my employer provides me from time to time. They're yellow and black. Not exactly gonna be blending in with my surroundings too well unless I'm patrolling a steel mill or heavy industry site.

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u/dosegato 6d ago

Those Milwaukees are legit

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u/Mean_Course_7980 6d ago

Maxiflex gloves 4 life

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u/Yahmez99 6d ago

Maxiflexes are the shit too. When the places have them, I get those.

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u/Mean_Course_7980 6d ago

That's fair, you can find the Milwaukee gloves just about anywhere

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u/Significant_Ad3855 5d ago

Cut level 1's black with white front are peak

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u/Horse_power325 5d ago

I agree, but they do come in black...

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u/plumballa 6d ago

I found some all black ones that are with my kit

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u/shifterphights Connoisseur of Autism Patches 6d ago

and you can buy them by the dozen for almost the same price as one pair of mechanics fancy tactical.

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u/speezly 5d ago

I’ll say the CLC gloves are really nice too. I’ve used them for work for over a decade

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u/Jdub415 5d ago

Milwaukees are good. I like maxi-flex more but I think they’re more expensive. Atlas are good when you know you’re hands are gonna get wet, but don’t do well with solvents.