HexArmor Rig Lizard 2021 I decided to try a heavier-duty glove too, which isn’t necessarily ideal for daily use. But when we are moving materials, dealing with demolition, or doing foundation work, gloves like these are worth wearing. The Rig Lizard has an oil-resistant synthetic palm, impact exoskeleton with smash guards, double-stitched exterior seams, and a hi-vis color scheme.
Admittedly I found it very hard to go from no gloves to a bigger glove like this, because it affected dexterity. I stuck with it, though, and found the gloves easy to get used to. I wore them as cut man while we sided a house and found that they are a little big for this, but not too bad. What I really liked using them for was foundation work. Packing 1 ⅛-inch MDO panels, and especially stripping them, made me a fan of this glove.
Additionally, I should have been wearing them when I was moving rebar recently; the fork on the forklift swung back and sliced my index finger enough that I needed seven stitches. Had I been wearing this glove, I wouldn’t have had any injury at all. Had the fork been one inch closer, I would have lost three fingers from the middle knuckle up.
After using this glove, I feel it is worth owning a pair and using them for heavier-duty activities. They look like goalie gloves in soccer but are very comfortable. At $35 a pair, they might sound steep until you consider that they are cheaper than stitches.
HexArmor Rig Lizard Artic 2023. I decided to try this glove because we had a lot of 35° days and rainy weather this year. This glove is similar to the 2021 glove above, but adds a waterproof liner and Thinsulate. I like this glove, but I lost too much dexterity to frame or side with it. But if you don’t need the dexterity, this glove does its job. It takes a little bit to break it in. It costs about $45.
