Dive Mittens

I used never to wear gloves diving but my circulation seems to be
getting worse as I get older so now I use the O3 mits - with 3 fingers.


They are thick and therefore hard to put on (wear diesel filling gloves
from garages underneath) and bulky until you are at depth.

However I can still move my fingers at the end of early season dives
which is better than without them.

Start kitting up a few minutes early

I used never to wear gloves diving but my circulation seems to be
getting worse as I get older so now I use the O3 mits - with 3 fingers.


They are thick and therefore hard to put on (wear diesel filling gloves
from garages underneath) and bulky until you are at depth.

However I can still move my fingers at the end of early season dives
which is better than without them.

Start kitting up a few minutes early

I used never to wear gloves diving but my circulation seems to be
getting worse as I get older so now I use the O3 mits - with 3 fingers.


They are thick and therefore hard to put on (wear diesel filling gloves
from garages underneath) and bulky until you are at depth.

However I can still move my fingers at the end of early season dives
which is better than without them.

Start kitting up a few minutes early

I used never to wear gloves diving but my circulation seems to be
getting worse as I get older so now I use the O3 mits - with 3 fingers.


They are thick and therefore hard to put on (wear diesel filling gloves
from garages underneath) and bulky until you are at depth.

However I can still move my fingers at the end of early season dives
which is better than without them.

Start kitting up a few minutes early

I used never to wear gloves diving but my circulation seems to be
getting worse as I get older so now I use the O3 mits - with 3 fingers.


They are thick and therefore hard to put on (wear diesel filling gloves
from garages underneath) and bulky until you are at depth.

However I can still move my fingers at the end of early season dives
which is better than without them.

Start kitting up a few minutes early

I used never to wear gloves diving but my circulation seems to be
getting worse as I get older so now I use the O3 mits - with 3 fingers.


They are thick and therefore hard to put on (wear diesel filling gloves
from garages underneath) and bulky until you are at depth.

However I can still move my fingers at the end of early season dives
which is better than without them.

Start kitting up a few minutes early

I used never to wear gloves diving but my circulation seems to be
getting worse as I get older so now I use the O3 mits - with 3 fingers.


They are thick and therefore hard to put on (wear diesel filling gloves
from garages underneath) and bulky until you are at depth.

However I can still move my fingers at the end of early season dives
which is better than without them.

Start kitting up a few minutes early

On 2005-11-06, Neil <neil.skillander@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> can anyone tell me of their experiences with dive mittens, what is good and

I have some 5mm 3-finger mitts I bought in Norway. Utterly brilliant.
They are gauntlet length, so they go right over the dry suit wrist
seals.

Totally warm but you lose a bit of dexterity. Not as much as you lose if
your hands are frozen stiff though.

> PS And any online shop I can get them from

Buying stuff from Norway is probably not gonna be cost effective.
You could try www.polardykk.no and see if there's an email contact.

-- Pete

On 2005-11-06, Neil <neil.skillander@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> can anyone tell me of their experiences with dive mittens, what is good and

I have some 5mm 3-finger mitts I bought in Norway. Utterly brilliant.
They are gauntlet length, so they go right over the dry suit wrist
seals.

Totally warm but you lose a bit of dexterity. Not as much as you lose if
your hands are frozen stiff though.

> PS And any online shop I can get them from

Buying stuff from Norway is probably not gonna be cost effective.
You could try www.polardykk.no and see if there's an email contact.

-- Pete

On 2005-11-06, Neil <neil.skillander@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> can anyone tell me of their experiences with dive mittens, what is good and

I have some 5mm 3-finger mitts I bought in Norway. Utterly brilliant.
They are gauntlet length, so they go right over the dry suit wrist
seals.

Totally warm but you lose a bit of dexterity. Not as much as you lose if
your hands are frozen stiff though.

> PS And any online shop I can get them from

Buying stuff from Norway is probably not gonna be cost effective.
You could try www.polardykk.no and see if there's an email contact.

-- Pete