cold water gloves

[Web Monkey]

Looking for some advice on cold water gloves. Those that I've tried on seem to make dexterity an issue. Seeking max warmth/minimal dexterity issues.

thx

The best gloves are the Northern Diver Drysuit Hood and Pinnacle Merino-Evolution underwear.

The trick to warm hands is to keep your head and body nice and toasty, which leaves extra blood/heat to circulate in your handls and feet.

I've been diving in 35 degree water with the above equip. and some 3/5mm gloves, and was very comfortable. Before switchign the underwear and hood, I had been freezing in the same conditions.

Drygloves are also really nice, but I've had terrible luck with them (leak about 1/2 the time), so I traded "sometimes great, sometimes awful" for "always pretty good".


Terry

 

[CompuDude]

I wear 3mm InstaDry gloves in cold water (down to 48F).

Yes, my hands sometimes get cold. Yes, I can tolerate it. I'd rather have cold hands than wear thicker gloves and not be able to properly manipulate my camera equipment.

 

[ScubaSarus]

My buddy is having look with his hendersons that have a sort of wrist seal on them doubled at the wrist. Some of his dives he comes back dry with them on his Bare drysuit.

I like the Harveys dino hyde or the Poseiden mitts. Pinnacles are great also.