Reducing Callouses and Blisters on Palms and Fingers
Matt Finley
ATV riding gloves can help prevent callouses on your hands from holding on to the grips, especially if you haven't ridden for a while. Much like pushing a broom, the grips on an ATV will cause blisters if you don't have gloves.
If you don't have riding gloves, you can substitute driving gloves, work gloves and just about any other type of cloth or leather glove.
Protection From Debris
A pair of gloves protects the hands from flying debris such as rocks, dirt and branches.
When riding in groups it is especially important to wear gloves. Debris from other ATV riders can be thrown up from tires and hit riders behind them.
Protection During a Fall
In many types of crashes, the hands are instinctively put down to break the fall. Gloves can help prevent some of the minor and moderate injuries that happen in a fall like scrapes, cuts and lacerations.
