Conestoga Dive Pics from today

[DrownedRat]

Well I guess the manufacturer didn't count on 32deg water
Brought the film in yesterday to develope and must of had a small leak as the entire roll was pooched. No Connie pics and none of the Montreal dive
I need a real U/W camera.......
For anyone interested, Airmiser and I will be doing the Connie again next weekend.

Cheers

 

[artw]

I think we should give kudos to drownedrat and airmiser for diving the Conny in 7mil farmer johns and not using hot water in their suits. I was a bit chilled in my drysuit after 45 minutes. I can just imagine how these guys felt after 20 mins.

 

[DrownedRat]

I think we should give kudos to drownedrat and airmiser for diving the Conny in 7mil farmer johns and not using hot water in their suits. I was a bit chilled in my drysuit after 45 minutes. I can just imagine how these guys felt after 20 mins.

I'm pretty thremally challenged, but I find the wetsuit does provide ample protection. My only issue is the hands... Just can't seem to keep them warm after about 15min. 20 min in and they start to go numb and I have to call the dive. My face just goes numb and it's a non-issue, however the hands are more of a safty thang. Any other cold water wet divers out there have any tips (aside from "buy a drysuit!")? I already tried sealing them with duct tape, but aside from making me look like I was wearing wonder woman action arm bands, it didn't help a whole lot.

Cheers

 

[Tom R]

I have a dry glove that is three fingers and seals well, for the most part your hand is dry and if it does get wet it kind of stays warm.

 

[DrownedRat]

Hey Tom,

How do you seal it to your wrist without the arm of the wetsuit getting in the way? Do you sinch it down near the wrist bone (my wetsuit arms stop about 1/2 an inch from my wrist but the glove strap is a little higher up my forearm therefore my suit arm feeds water to the gloves). Is a dry gloves seal closer to the hand?

Thanks

I have a dry glove that is three fingers and seals well, for the most part your hand is dry and if it does get wet it kind of stays warm.

 

[Tom R]

it actually seals like the wrist and neck seals

 

[DS1]

here is a picture of a dry glove that can be used with a wetsuit i dont remember the company name that every one sells in Canada

http://www.dui-online.com/newsite/images/catalog/dry5.jpg

 

[Tom R]

There's other options as well.

 

[artw]

drownedrat if you were to show up at the conny 30 minutes earlier you would have seen some fellows there diving wet with those drygloves that DS1 just showed you... if you are interested in a pair you can get some at the dive shop on Richmond road.
the dood had heat packs which is a good idea. the only thing I can see being a problem with those drygloves and a wetsuit is when you go deep you might have squeese issues. those of us with dryglove and si-tech cuff system use a airline, polypro gloves or twine to let the air in the suit reach the gloves.

 

[DS1]

heat packs

I have Heat packs in my gloves for the winter i never leave home without it gives you the extra 15-20min of heat

My buddy dives those gloves with a drysuit and has no problem with sqeeze as from what he tells me.. even with an equalized glove (ring system) at depth when you bring your hands down below the body the air isnt there anymore it squeezes out into the suit i often dive with no tubes to equalize my gloves and with those latex gloves once you seal it you have air in them