Hey everyone!
I’m back with another review for Valken and this
time we’re looking at the Valken Zulu Gloves! The Valken Tactical Zulu Glove is Valken’s most popular glove in their line of hand protection and it
boasts a whole range of features that promote comfort and utility, as well as protection. The Zulu glove offers the end user a balance of comfort and
protection for shooting activities ranging from airsoft, to paintball.
The Zulu gloves are made of a breathable material that
is not only lightweight and durable but also comfortable. To maximise the
comfort for the user the gloves have kevlar covered hardshell knuckles to
protect not just against BB/paintball hits but scrapes and scuffs to your knuckles whilst
playing as well which is a great feature because we all know that knuckle shots
absolutely suck! The hardshell knuckles are really thick and substantial, the
gloves also have some rubber and thicker fabric along the fingers which
compliments the hardshell knuckles and offers extra protection for the fingers
as well.
As for extra features, it also has 4 way stretch articulated
joints on the small, ring, middle, and index fingers to allow for movement
whilst playing, a soft absorbing pad on the thumb for sweat – keeping those
hands dry, double stitched padding on the palm and silicon grip pads on the
upper palm and index finger. The silicon grip pads are a cool feature on the
glove because they give you more grip allowing for easier reloads, removing
mags from pouches etc.
How do they fit? Well most of you know that I have
very tiny hands and so for me finding gloves that fit has been a nightmare so I
was a little bit sceptical about trying out armoured gloves as I have tried armoured gloves before and they've absolutely drowned my hands – I put these on
and there weren't any major fit issues. I did find that the little finger of the glove was a little roomy but apart from that the small size gloves are a
pretty good size. The velcro closure adjustment helps keep the gloves
tight around the wrist and top of the hand so they aren’t baggy. I used these
for a woodland skirmish and found them to be comfortable, quick drying and
protected my hands from any hits well. Tan colourway also went well with my
MultiCam loadout which is a plus!
Are there
any improvements I would make? The only improvement I would make to the gloves
would be a lower profile hardshell knuckle for airsoft and a tinier pinky. I really like that they
offer so much protection but a more streamlined knuckle would in my opinion
improve the aesthetics and would eliminate the extra bulk/weight that is
unnecessary for an airsoft glove.
The Zulu
glove is available in Black, Olive and Tan. It’s also available in sizes S to a
2XL. As for price, the Zulu glove retails at $36.95 from Valken themselves
(which at the current exchange rate is around £28).
Get yours
here
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