A friend gave me a pair of Youngstown gloves a while ago. I'm a rancher, so I use gloves for lots of different things, from fixing barbed wire fence, handling lumber, working on machines, working with livestock, to handling hot irons when branding, and everything in between. I'm starting on the THIRD season with that same pair of gloves, and the stitching is finally starting to give out, so I figured I better replace them!! NOTHING has held up as well, nor been anywhere near as comfortable and dexterious as my Youngstown gloves!!! I bought a pair for my wife, and she's blown away too!!! We're fans for life!!!