I work in the crane\/construction industry . I spend every day handle heavy cable , shackle , sling , metal , lumber . . you name it . I do all of that in every weather condition imaginable . in the past five year I have grow to become a glove fanatic . I love the way comfortable glove feel and I be always try out new pair of glove as the one I have get destroy . about two year ago I buy a pair of these Ranchworx glove as a bit of a splurge . I be gamble on the ironclad line base on the decent performance of some of they synthetic glove , even though those glove can have stitch issue . sometimes I 'll have a pair of the synthetic kind last 5 or 6 month , sometimes 5 or 6 week . I be use to buy a new pair of glove every two or three month on average because of that , and I accept it as the norm for the abuse I put they through . but these Ranchworx glove have make it through every bit of the worst condition I come across , and they have do it in spade . I still buy new pair of glove , just because I be a maniac and love to try new glove , but I keep come back to these thing . they be amazing . I have get diesel on they , pick up sharp metal , and handle rusty chain on a daily basis . all I have to do be wash they off , wring 'em out and throw they back in my car . awesome . they have be wet and dry so many time now I can not even begin to count . I have finally use they up and make it all the way through the leather , but man , do it take a crap load of effort . if ironclad glove fit you well , these glove will impress you .