Dry Gloves

[Atlaua]

Ok, I've narrowed down my choices here:

1. SI-Tech Quick Rings
2. Bare Dry Glove set with quick clamp
3. OMS ULTIMATE DRY SUIT GLOVE

3 is cheapest though I'm leaning more towards 1 or 2. 2 is much cheaper than 1, anyone familiar enough to know the differences?

James

[Mverick]

I thought 1 and 2 were the same thing. Doesn't SI Tech make the Bare Dryglove rings?

http://www.divetechusa.com/Products/Catalog/Quick_Dry_Glove_System/quick_dry_glove_system.html

Looks the same to me...

Friend has the Bare and likes them a lot....

[MgicTwnger]

James,


You might consider the OMS drysuit glove: http://omsdive.com/dryacces.html

They are not truly dry, but they do the trick for me without the hassle of gloves that mate to the drysuit.

[Atlaua]

I thought 1 and 2 were the same thing. Doesn't SI Tech make the Bare Dryglove rings?

http://www.divetechusa.com/Products/Catalog/Quick_Dry_Glove_System/quick_dry_glove_system.html

Looks the same to me...

Friend has the Bare and likes them a lot....

If it's the same thing then great, because the Bare version seems to run about $50 cheaper than the SI-Tech.

[Atlaua]

James,


You might consider the OMS drysuit glove: http://omsdive.com/dryacces.html

They are not truly dry, but they do the trick for me without the hassle of gloves that mate to the drysuit.

That was option number 3.

[MgicTwnger]

That was option number 3.

DOH!
You're software says that my post must have at least ten characters, so here they are for your reading pleasure.

[DeepDiverBob]

I have tried dry gloves, and I dont really care for them very much. I dove my 5 mil gloves all winter last year, and they did me just fine. The only way I might do dry gloves is if I get the DUI zip seal dry gloves.

[Atlaua]

Well right now all I have is 3 mil. They did me right when I was diving wet but now that I've been converted to the dry side, they don't cut the mustard anymore.

I think I've decided to get the SI-5 system permantly installed in my suit, though I'll probably wait a bit. I'll get a pair of 5mm or 7mm till I can stand the downtime on the drysuit mod.

James

[juls64]

Oh I so need dry gloves. I am leaning towards the Diving Concepts ones, however. On the Milwaukee Car Ferry Sunday, It was 39 degrees at the bottom. The only thing uncomfortable were my poor little hands.

Juls

[DeepDiverBob]

Well right now all I have is 3 mil. They did me right when I was diving wet but now that I've been converted to the dry side, they don't cut the mustard anymore.

I think I've decided to get the SI-5 system permantly installed in my suit, though I'll probably wait a bit. I'll get a pair of 5mm or 7mm till I can stand the downtime on the drysuit mod.

James

You know who you are turning into, dont you?:D

[Atlaua]

I don't think I could put a single name to your insinuation, but I knew long before I got a drysuit I would become a drysuit wimp. Just like I knew long before I took OW that I would love diving...

[reefraff]

The Si-Tech gloves are popular and the dive shops sell a lot of them. I'm not familiar with the Bare gloves, so I can't really comment on them. The OMS gloves you mentioned are more of a semi-wet glove than a dry glove. I'd pick a wet glove over a dry glove (so long as it is enough to keep your hands warm) any day of the week because they're a lot less hassle, give you better dexterity, cost less and, sooner or later, all gloves end up being wet gloves. :D

My hands are too big to fit inside most drygloves, so I'm reduced to the old style Viking/OMS rings with the pull over gloves - but from listening to others and from working in the dive shops, I think I'm pretty happy with my situation.

The quick rings bring people in again and again with leak problems. Many seem to be forever having problems with the seal at the connection and dealing with little leaks. I used to be envious of the quick connects but have gotten used to the hassle of pulling my gloves on over my rings and I just don't have issues with the seal leaking.

It also seems that people end up not liking the gloves with the lining bonded into them. One small leak on the first dive and you'll need a second set of gloves for the second dive, plus there seem to be issues with the linings of the bonded gloves rotting out. Separate linings means you can adjust the R-value by using different gloves, too.

I gave up on the thin rubber gloves and have been using heavy lab gloves for the past couple of years. They aren't as dextrous as the thin gloves but they are nearly indestructible, cheap to replace, and they allow for a wide range of liner gloves. Much of my diving is down where the water never sees 50F and, with run times that often exceed 60 minutes, I've adjusted to the idea that I need function more than form.