Good tape measure, gloves, and plugs.

[Kbeitz]

If I'm logging I use this. but it's to $$$ for everyday use...



 

[Chuck White]

I use Kinko insulated gloves!

Insulated for the padding, because sometimes stuff happens!

[SineWave]

My favorite has always been the 16' Stanley, but that DeWalt "Two for $20" Christmas deal looks like the clear winner, MM...

[longtime lurker]

Spencer for logs, Stanley for anything else but lately I've take to buying a box of the cheapochinee ones at a time.... 10% of the price and look just as bad when someone runs a forklift or loader or drops a log on them.

[red]

A homemade measuring stick , story pole or survey stick . Keep it Simple

[DR Buck]

Have some of them all...   Lufkin, Stanley (both regular and Fatmax),  Komelon  and Cen-Tec.     My favorite for around the house and shop are the Komelon from Lowes.   They are pretty rugged and have a nice hi-vis blade that is easy to see and read.    The Lufkin are nice around the mill because the bright orange color is easy to see and I don't loos them so easy in the sawdust.     My favorite when on portable jobs are the Cen-Tec from Harbor Freight.   I picked up 6 of them on sale for about $2 each 7 or 8 years ago figuring I'd loose them pretty quickly and wouldn't be out much money.   They're also orange and fairly rugged as well.   I still have 5 of them out in the sawmill tool box !!!   

[paul case]

Come to think of it, we still are using a fat max that was clipped to WWSJR's mill when we got home, feb 2016. My dad doesn't like the name fat max so much?

PC

[Dan_Shade]

I like the old style 12' Stanley Leverlock, I rarely wear gloves, and "what"?  I use hard hats with ear muffs

[caveman]

In the shop I use Stanley and Lufkin (one of my Lufkin tapes has two 113" in marks.  I discovered this when I cut a board I intended to cut at 131" at 113").  At the mill, we use the free ones from Chinese Junk and Crap (Harbor Fright Freight).  The clips are junk but we leave one on the clamp side of the mill and another rides on the power feed control box.  I would hate to subject a good tape to all of the pine sap that a fresh longleaf or slash pine will leak out.  I do like the Spencer 100' logger's tape for measuring log length, diameter and also for measuring 100' when setting up slope courses for FFA land judging practice.

[4x4American]

I had one spencer tape and I didn't keep up on the screws and she blew apart, never got another one yet

[Brad_bb]

Tape: 25' Komelon self locking (fluorescent green)
Gloves: Stihl Timbersports , I like gloves that are more fitting like a batting glove.  I used to buy the $5 RW ones at Menards, but the leather doesn't last very long.  You can extend the life of them by using a leather conditioner like Obenauf's.  The Stihl gloves last about 4 times longer and maybe longer with conditioner.  The weak point of the Stihl gloves is the black spandex between the leather of the fingers.  When feeding my burn barrels, If I get them hot, I think it cooks this material making more brittle and it tears.  I then have to turn the fingers inside out and resew on my sewing machine. I also trim the fingertips to fit better and resew the tips on my machine.


 


 


 

Ear protection:  I got so tired of earplugs that I broke down and got a really good set of earmuffs from SRS Tactical.  I got MSA Sordin Supreme Pro Electronic hearing protection earmuffs.  I use them for shooting too. You can use them as passive hearing protection, or electronic noise cancelling.  That allows you to talk to people and hear them fine, but loud noise gets blocked.


 

[21incher]

I have about 25 of the tapes harbor freight gives out free every time you go there.  ;D
They seem to hold up well and are the best price tape I can find.  I like the latex coated kinco thermal gloves as they out last the leather ones that I used to buy.  I just mute my hearing aids and stream music to them to eliminate loud noises