OUR TECHNOLOGY
Our patented, high-quality gloves are available in two styles. Both offer easy, accurate and efficient touchscreen functionality without necessitating the removal of your gloves. Experience hand safety, comfort and utility-—with a true touchscreen! True Touch gloves also offer an open thumb—enabling you to operate a device with one hand, increasing usability and productivity.
- The first is Foam Nitrile, which offers strong grip in both wet and dry environments, This synthetic rubber glove provides good hand protection, durability, excellent grip and comfort.
- The second is made with a Wool Blend Yarn which provides extra warmth and natural comfort. We have added non-toxic silicone grips to these gloves, for a stronger hold.
- When you need to use your finger or thumb to operate your touchscreen, simply retract the yarn at the tip to the depth you’d prefer. When finished, pull it back up and be on your way.
OUR STORY
The Circumstances
- Darryl Abrahms went backpacking near the Pacific Crest Trail in eastern Washington in early May 2012 .
- He took with him a pair of gloves to provide comfort, protection and better grip on his hiking poles.
- While hiking in the mountains, he listened to an audiobook on his iPod.
The Problem
- When he wanted to repeat a section of audio for better comprehension, he found he could not operate the iPod while wearing his gloves.
- He had to remove a glove from his hand so that he could operate the scroll wheel on the iPod with his bare finger.
- This was inconvenient, time consuming and frustrating as it happened frequently, and he would have to stop walking to complete the operation.
The Solution
- Darryl Abrahms removed the glove from his hand and using the scissors on his Swiss army knife, he snipped the tip off the index finger area of a glove.
- This enabled him to operate his mobile device without taking off his gloves.
- He realized that with this design the gloves enable direct contact between your skin and the surface of the touchscreen device, eliminating degradation and distortion. This makes your fingertip more accurate and touchscreen devices easier to use.
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How grip testing informed our glove design and technology
TRUTAJ Gloves Review by Bob Shattuck
TRUTAJ Gloves Review by Ray Rippel
TRUTAJ Gloves Review by Travis Johnson
Reviews
{I have been in the outdoor industry for well over 25 years instructing and recommending products to my students. I have tried several different gloves and never have found a more useful glove than the TRUTAJ.
These gloves are durable, lightweight, comfortable and above all affordable. If you need to have the ability to use a touch screen either on a cell phone, Camera, Compass or on a GPS these gloves are perfect for that. I noted that when I hike using these gloves I could easily snap a photograph of a animal without having to remove the gloves and risk missing the photo opportunity which is a important part to hiking and capturing the beauty in nature. Read More.
Travis Johnson
{I’m on record as a huge fan of trekking poles. I can’t count how many stumbles I’ve avoided on the John Muir Trail because of them. That doesn’t mean that they don’t have certain disadvantages.
One of those disadvantages is that they take a toll on your hands, particularly if you use them properly (i.e., if you slip your hands up through the loops so that the pressure applied to the poles is transferred to the meaty part of your hands and your wrists, not your fingers). The straps can rub against bare skin, the fore-and-aft swing of the poles can irritate the inside of your palm, and your hands will be horizontal—thus exposing them to sunburn. Read More.
Ray Rippel
{I just completed my thirteenth John Muir Trail and this time, instead of my usual full-fingered bike gloves, I took along a pair of TRUTAJ gloves.
In the past, I always found that my hands and the trekking poles were a sweaty, slippery mess when hiking for days in the warm Sierra Nevada mountains with trekking poles, but with TRUTAJ gloves, this was not the case. They have a strong grip and were comfortable to use with hiking poles. The TRUTAJ felt cool, especially when dunked in water, with the breathable mesh top acting as an air-conditioning unit.
Bob Shattuck
Why buy trutaj gloves
True Touch Technology
TRUTAJ gloves are made using two materials: Nitrile provides good hand protection, durability, excellent grip and comfort.
Hiker Tested
TRUTAJ gloves are tested by hikers in real-life-situations to create the natural “True Touch” result that makes our gloves so popular.
Finger & Thumb
The patented finger and thumb retractable sleeve is unique to the world, and perfectly suited to users who appreciate True Touch
Mobile Friendly
Many gloves use materials that are mobile friendly, but your natural skin, is the True Touch version of Truly Mobile Friendly.
Contact Us
Get in touch
TRUTAJ
Darryl Abrahms
Mailing Address
PO.BOX.51
Ashford, WA 98304 USA