scubish.com - HOME
 


Go Back   scubish.com - Scuba Diving Forum > Main Category > Gear
Register FAQ Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read


Welcome to the scubish.com - Scuba Diving Forum forums.

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact contact us.



Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 03-01-2004, 08:07 PM
Rob
 
Posts: n/a
Default Glove recommendations sought for drysuit diving

I very recently purchased a drysuit (trilam shell) and I'm seeking
recommendations as to what sort of gloves would be best. I dive primarily in
the NE, and will be doing cool and cold water diving for the most part.
Setups I am considering:
-"Semi-dry" neoprene gloves.. They have what I think is a neoprene or rubber
coating on the inside of the wrist bands, to supposedly seal against the
suit's wrist seals (probably ok for the warmer months, but I have my doubts
about them for extended or multiple dives when the water temps get into the
40's
-"Nordic Blue" - Rubber gloves (sort of like very heavy duty grippy kitchen
gloves with synthetic woven liners) They come two ways: 1- with latex wrist
seals just like those on the drysuit-- these would probably seal very well
against the suit's wrist seals, and 2- with sets of locking rings.
-I read somewhere that one can purchase rings, install on the drysuit
wrists, and then use actual heavy-duty kitchen gloves with the insulating
glove of one's choice inside... One then stretches the gauntlet of the glove
over the ring on the drysuit arm to form the seal. Advantage.. the gloves
themselves are relatively inexpensive, and no big deal to replace if they
get punctured or cut.

I'm sort of inclined to try the latter method, but then I wonder if after
installing rings on the suit, is one stuck with them at all times? When it
gets warm, there will doubtless be many occasions when I choose not to wear
gloves/hood, but would I then have to dive with the rings still on the
suit's wrists? Are they the sort of thing one can remove/reinstall without
this taking its toll on the wrist seals and eventually necessitating
premature seal replacement? Do folks dive suits with rings installed but
choose not to use gloves at times? It just seems like that could be
cumbersome, but maybe not??

Are -any- of the above methods a good or best way to go, taking into account
the types of diving I will be doing (ie. ranging from cold water diving
(winter) to diving sans gloves at other times), or is there something
better, different from any of the above that you would recommend?

Thanks in advance,

Rob


Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Glove Recommendations? viper61 United Kingdom of Great Britain & N. Ireland 0 12-27-2007 12:16 PM
Glove Recommendations? viper61 United Kingdom of Great Britain & N. Ireland 0 12-27-2007 12:16 PM
Glove Recommendations? viper61 United Kingdom of Great Britain & N. Ireland 0 12-27-2007 12:16 PM
Glove recommendations sought for drysuit diving Rob Gear 80 03-05-2004 10:15 AM
Glove recommendations sought for drysuit diving Rob Gear 0 03-01-2004 08:07 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 04:50 AM.




SEO by vBSEO ©2007, Crawlability, Inc.