Latex dry gloves

I got some dry gloves not so long ago (the blue Stoney ones), and love them
to bits, all except for the lining - being stuck inside the glove doesn't
seem to be a particularly good design feature, since I got one of them wet
inside around a month ago and despite leaving it everywhere I could to try
it, even sitting with a hair dryer blowing into it, its still a little bit
damp and it becomes noticeable on dives.
I've been looking around, and see that you can get latex dry gloves which
have separate inner gloves for £13 from Polar Bears
(http://www.polarbears.co.uk/product_...roducts_id=56).
However, as the usual rule with latex seals and things is to be very careful
to avoid puncturing, will the same not apply to these gloves? How rugged
are they? Looking back through the archives on google no one seems to have
mentioned having a pair or trying them before. The only comment I found
said that they were good because it was easy to fix punctures, especially
compared to the blue ones.

The other option, I saw that someone got some much cheaper gloves from
fishing suppliers or something. I've got the rings so can attach any
reasonably stretchy gloves (given 2 pairs of hands and an hour or two to
play). Any ideas of specific sources? Any websites? I can easily get my
own inner gloves if they don't come with any - I could do with some new ones
anyway!

Would it be worth trying the latex gloves? I keep thinking its only £13
(and when you have huge negative figures in your banks you stop caring...),
but don't want to get them to find I tear them open on the first dive. I
don't do very much with wrecks, not pulling at them or anything that would
be very risky to puncture, just gently pulling myself through usually,
watching where I put my hands.

David

Having got the same gloves, and managed to do the same thing a while
ago. The way to dry them is to turn them inside out. Feed the body of
the glove through the seal, make a mouthpeice and blow, this will turn
them nicely inside out, and allow them to dry easily (I've even washed
them this way before!!!). When dry reverse the procedure and hey
presto lovely clean and dry, dry gloves.




On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 21:13:08 -0000, "David Walker"
<wbsdavenews@hotmail.com> wrote:

>I got some dry gloves not so long ago (the blue Stoney ones), and love them
>to bits, all except for the lining - being stuck inside the glove doesn't
>seem to be a particularly good design feature, since I got one of them wet
>inside around a month ago and despite leaving it everywhere I could to try
>it, even sitting with a hair dryer blowing into it, its still a little bit
>damp and it becomes noticeable on dives.
>I've been looking around, and see that you can get latex dry gloves which
>have separate inner gloves for £13 from Polar Bears
>(http://www.polarbears.co.uk/product_...roducts_id=56).
>However, as the usual rule with latex seals and things is to be very careful
>to avoid puncturing, will the same not apply to these gloves? How rugged
>are they? Looking back through the archives on google no one seems to have
>mentioned having a pair or trying them before. The only comment I found
>said that they were good because it was easy to fix punctures, especially
>compared to the blue ones.
>
>The other option, I saw that someone got some much cheaper gloves from
>fishing suppliers or something. I've got the rings so can attach any
>reasonably stretchy gloves (given 2 pairs of hands and an hour or two to
>play). Any ideas of specific sources? Any websites? I can easily get my
>own inner gloves if they don't come with any - I could do with some new ones
>anyway!
>
>Would it be worth trying the latex gloves? I keep thinking its only £13
>(and when you have huge negative figures in your banks you stop caring...),
>but don't want to get them to find I tear them open on the first dive. I
>don't do very much with wrecks, not pulling at them or anything that would
>be very risky to puncture, just gently pulling myself through usually,
>watching where I put my hands.
>
>David
>