I get around quite well with a pair of gloves I bought at Home Depot, the brand name is Firm Grip (I guess, there wasn't anything else on the label, sooo...) and they are built with leather/suede insets on the palms that give a great deal of traction on whatever I may be trying to hold onto. as far as impact resistance goes, they're awesome. I've chopped on trees for hours with no pain in my hands. They also have a knuckle guard system built into them but not with the aggresive "knuckleduster" look my Wiley-Xs have. My Wiley-Xs are exactly like the ones JJ posted above, but mine are foliage green in color and have the full gauntlet. I actually prefer the cheap Home Depot gloves to the Wiley-Xs, honestly. The kidskin on the assault gloves just doesn't have the grippiness that suede does.