I recently bought a pair of Pro-Tech Titan-K structural gloves, after reading some good things about them hear. (My other choice was the Dragon Fire Alpha X Hybrid, but I happened to be in TFS's showroom and tried on the Titan-Ks and they fit perfectly, so I bought them.)
I have used them at home for about an hour practicing knots, and in my Firefighter I class for an hour or so doing gear donning drills, and more recently for another hour or so during fire extinguisher practice. But even before the extinguisher practice, I started noticing something very disturbing.
On the underside of the wrist, on both gloves, there is a zig-zag line of stitching, and the fabric is ripping apart along this stitch line. Here are some photos...



Has anyone else ever experienced this with this brand? I'm not sure if I'm still within the 30 day return policy at TFS; if I am, should I return them for another pair of the same kind, or exchange them and maybe by the Dragon Fire gloves or something else? If I'm out of the 30 day return period at TFS, should I try to contact Pro-Tech directly, or should that be my first course of action right from the start?
These are $85 gloves and they shouldn't be doing this after a couple of hours of light use. There are a few other students in my class that also have these gloves, also new, and nobody else is having the same problem.
I have used them at home for about an hour practicing knots, and in my Firefighter I class for an hour or so doing gear donning drills, and more recently for another hour or so during fire extinguisher practice. But even before the extinguisher practice, I started noticing something very disturbing.
On the underside of the wrist, on both gloves, there is a zig-zag line of stitching, and the fabric is ripping apart along this stitch line. Here are some photos...



Has anyone else ever experienced this with this brand? I'm not sure if I'm still within the 30 day return policy at TFS; if I am, should I return them for another pair of the same kind, or exchange them and maybe by the Dragon Fire gloves or something else? If I'm out of the 30 day return period at TFS, should I try to contact Pro-Tech directly, or should that be my first course of action right from the start?
These are $85 gloves and they shouldn't be doing this after a couple of hours of light use. There are a few other students in my class that also have these gloves, also new, and nobody else is having the same problem.
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