Anytime you’re looking at boating equipment it’s a bonus if gear can perform more than one task.

One such small item is latex gloves. These can be used when performing first aid and also when working with epoxy.

Wearing gloves while using epoxy helps limit your exposure to it and can help prevent sensitization to epoxy. It will also help you keep clean while doing repairs.

Gloves are also highly recommended when administering first aid. There are many situations on board boats where cuts etc. can occur which produce blood. Wearing gloves is a way to help prevent any disease transmission that might occur.

A final tip re. gloves is how to store them. These days it seems like everybody takes prescription medicines. You can reuse these as glove storage containers. Just store the gloves in a pill bottle, put one in your tool bag, and one in your first aid kit and you’re all set.

Note: Be advised that some folks are allergic to latex and may need gloves of an alternate material.

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