Customer Reviews Outdoor Research Direct Route Gloves

I bought this about 2 months ago and have been using it for doing firewood and so far has been great. The cuff really holds the glove on your hand nice and snug and the fit is great, doesnt impede dexterity. The top fabric and the vent holes are really nice for longer uses and my hands dont get too hot. I also really like the loops on the underside for pulling the glove on, i can fit my other gloved finger in to pull it without and issue. I do have a small hole in one of the fingers already but that could have been from my saw or from handling firewood. Overall an awesome glove for everyday use not just climbing.

perfect for belaying, rappelling, aid climbing

general duty work, fits a little larger then the sizing guide states would be required.

I use these everyday and wrench them pretty good. I've been through all sorts of gloves the past year and these most definitely have last the longest , probably 4/5 weeks versus maybe 2 weeks from others. I've tried all types of MTB gloves too and they always wear out super fast. Super stoked to have these and they got good style!

These worked great for chainsaw work in the National Forest, also everyday outdoor use.

These are great for trail maintenance work, or wild land fire hose line handling.

I purchased these gloves for protection during home remodeling and yard work. Fit is as expected, very good. Comfort is also good. Quality and durability appear to be solid. My only issue is that the dye in the leather bleeds onto my palms and causes them to turn an orange-brown color. Fortunately after some scrubbing and time (takes a few hours) the die fades or disappears.

I'm a big fan of these gloves. Once broken in, they're tough enough to protect your hands anywhere from a sport crag to El Cap but nimble enough that I can wear them while aiding, hauling, and otherwise manipulating carabiners/devices even though they're full fingered. These gloves are also pretty breathable. I went from not wearing gloves all that much to basically living in these things at the crag -- I don't think I've given a single belay without them since purchase. The one downside (and the reason for -1 star) is that they started splitting open at the seams after about a year of heavy use. However, at this price point I'm happy to replace them once a year!

I use these for everyday grounds maintenance and so far they have been great. Took a bit to get use to the finger reinforcements but once those were broke in they are really comfortable. The durability so far has been good as well

Great gloves.

These are incredibly comnfortable gloves, the leather is slick on rope so make sure you have them broken in before you need to catch or hold much of a load on a rope.

The thumbs are a little short but other than that they are alright

These gloves are comfortable and breathable and were great for belaying and jugging up routes I was helping put up but after two days of cleaning these routes the seams on the fingers started to fail. I think this could be fixed by fortifying the tips of the fingers. But in the end if you're looking for a comfortable belay glove then these are it but if you need a durable glove for cleaning and drilling new routes then maybe look for elsewhere.

Just a little big.

Nice gloves, but the sizing is way off- these do not match other OR gloves.

Didn't meet my needs.