Some glove brands claim to have waterproof products, but how do you know what you're buying is 100 percent waterproof?
DESTIN, FL - Most brands test gloves just as they've always done for decades: a random sample is taken based on the percentage of gloves produced. The test products are filled with water and then checked for leakage. Afterward they're discarded, since the glove cannot be completely dried before packaging and shipping. During the sewing and production process, the waterproof membrane—the material that makes the glove waterproof—can sometimes be damaged by a stray needle hole or even a tiny scratch, rendering the glove not fully waterproof. And you don't know the glove has been damaged until it's too late, and you have a cold, wet hand. And while this issue is very rare with Fish Monkey and Hunt Monkey's precision sewing and production process, it wasn't enough.
"With our previous testing methods, less than 2 percent of our gloves were found to be not fully waterproof," says Fish Monkey and Hunt Monkey founder and president Tim Mossberg, "But that's not good enough. We wanted to produce the absolute best product for our users, and we wanted a method that would allow us to produce a 100 percent guaranteed waterproof glove."
By investing in new custom glove-testing equipment, the brand now has the ability to hand-test every pair of waterproof gloves to ensure they are 100 percent waterproof. Every. Single. Pair. The equipment uses a pneumatic method to test gloves with air pressure to ensure they're waterproof without damaging them. Here's how they do it.
"We've taken quality control to another level with this investment in glove-testing equipment," says Fish Monkey and Hunt Monkey president Tim Mossberg. "By ensuring that every pair meets the standard, we can continue to offer the highest quality products on the market today. And that dedication to quality doesn't stop with our waterproof gloves—everything we produce has to be the absolute best you've ever used."
Fish Monkey and Hunt Monkey allow you to buy with confidence. So, when the label says "waterproof," it's been tested, and its 100 percent guaranteed.
ABOUT FISH MONKEY / HUNT MONKEY: Founded by lifelong fishing enthusiast Tim Mossberg, Fish Monkey set out to build gloves comfortable enough to forget you're wearing them. Anchored by a second-skin "Forget About It" fit and proprietary Griptanite Non-Slip Grip Technology, Fish Monkey gloves protect hands from sun, cuts, and abrasion without sacrificing feel, growing the brand into a leader in performance fishing gloves. Building on that success, Mossberg launched Hunt Monkey in 2021, bringing the same engineering rigor to waterproof, warm, concealment-focused gloves, mittens, face guards, and balaclavas. Together, the two brands form a complete Hands, Head & Feet performance system, designed by anglers and hunters, for anglers and hunters.