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You can wear them if they provide you enough thermo protection,,just wear them OUTSIDE the seals!!
1_T_Submariner
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I agree, I wore my wetsuit gloves and hood last year. Make sure they are over your seals otherwise they will provide a leak path and you will have a wet suit. I switched to Dry gloves and rings this year, they are great!
So that's what I did wrong. U mean to tell me I'm supposed to wear the wet gloves and hood OVER/OUTSIDE the seals. That explains a lot... 
Seriously...Not a stupid question. I've dove w/wet gloves and hood while wearing a drysuit in 40 degree water which was fine by me. My LDS drysuit rentals don't come w/dry gloves.
Seriously...Not a stupid question. I've dove w/wet gloves and hood while wearing a drysuit in 40 degree water which was fine by me. My LDS drysuit rentals don't come w/dry gloves.
I wear the same gloves, dry or wet.
Hoods, on the other hand... I bought a separate drysuit hood. Wetsuits hoods have a bib that sometimes does not work well with a drysuit. Or, it may work ok (in terms of warmth), but look a little silly. YMMV, but something to consider.
Hoods, on the other hand... I bought a separate drysuit hood. Wetsuits hoods have a bib that sometimes does not work well with a drysuit. Or, it may work ok (in terms of warmth), but look a little silly. YMMV, but something to consider.
The gloves should be just fine. Your wetsuit hood maybe a bit long and interfere with your neckseal. Try it on before you dive and make sure the extra length is not putting pressure on the seal. Though probably you will not have an issue with either.
kawasakign
Registered
Did you just get a dry suit or have you taken a class for it? I recently just got dry suit certified and the book and instructor covered these same questions I had. I used a 5mm dive rite hood and 5mm wet gloves. This was my first dry suit and first hood use. I had no problem with the bib of the hood on the rental DUI TLS suit. Now the hood kept me plenty warm but I wasn't use to using a hood and and had some mask trouble (placing the mask under the face seal of the hood),espeically with 5mm gloves.
The TLS had latex seals. I am waiting right now for my Pinnacle Evo 2 to come and it has latex seals and I don't foresee any issue with the hood.
For those with dry gloves... are they really worth it?
The TLS had latex seals. I am waiting right now for my Pinnacle Evo 2 to come and it has latex seals and I don't foresee any issue with the hood.
For those with dry gloves... are they really worth it?
hecker-the-wrecker
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Dry gloves are worth ANY cost. I bought the lined blue gloves, they are the only way to go!
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