Dry gloves in DIR/GUE world....

[TSandM]

I think you are worrying too much. I find my Atlas gloves with a polarfleece glove under them aren't very different in dexterity from the wet gloves I used before. Cold water means heavy gloves of whatever type.

 

[mikeguerrero]

I think you are worrying too much. I find my Atlas gloves with a polarfleece glove under them aren't very different in dexterity from the wet gloves I used before. Cold water means heavy gloves of whatever type.

TSandM,

I have no complaints about my compressed neoprene gloves regarding, comfort or dexterity, they are extremely warm, and I can unbolt my snaps and re-attach them to the D-ring. Diving over and over with the same gear has enhanced my training.

However, the real problem is the surface interval, I cannot snack, or change out my tanks as easy, it can be done, but when you have a bunch of drysuit divers using their hands on board, I get smurf envy and want to become a smurf.

I wish DUI made my current glove with the ability to come off on the surface, I would be in hog heaven.

I might have to re-think this new purchase because I just don't want to throw away my money, I certainly would like to continue using my gorilla gloves for really cold water since that is why I purchased them in the first place, but I want the flexibilty of taking off the glove.

It just kinda of sucks when you see scuba stuff sitting in your dive bag not getting used, makes you wonder why did I purchase that in the first place.

I don't want to see my gorilla mittens find there way to this unused pile...

MG

 

[Rainer]

It just kinda of sucks when you see scuba stuff sitting in your dive bag not getting used, makes you wonder why did I purchase that in the first place.

LOL, that's what the internet is for. Unused stuff of mine gets sold off.

 

[nadwidny]

TSandM,


It just kinda of sucks when you see scuba stuff sitting in your dive bag not getting used, makes you wonder why did I purchase that in the first place.

I don't want to see my gorilla mittens find there way to this unused pile...

Welcome to the club. You should count yourself lucky if it's only a pair of gloves. Most people have wetsuits, BCs, gloves, regs, and countless other gadgets that seemed like a good idea sitting around collecting dust.

 

[RTodd]

It just kinda of sucks when you see scuba stuff sitting in your dive bag not getting used, makes you wonder why did I purchase that in the first place.


MG

I can't contribute to the glove debate since my only suggestion would be, they sell plane tickets to warmer locations. But, as has been said already, a pair of gloves is not your last and definately not your most expensive useless dive item. I have boxes of stuff in my garage that will never see the water again, including scooters.

I remember discussing this same issue with JJ during my cave class [mumble] years ago when he still wasn't diving what would be really considered a DIR rig today for classes. We were discussing the stuff I had to ditch and he mentioned how he was thinking about selling all of his non-compliant gear at DEMA which was in Florida that year but decided against it since it would look so bad admitting to owning so much of it.

It is sort of a universal problem that was much worse for those of us that converted after collecting lots of gear. Now, you only have the problem with minor tweaks and improvements such as new lighting technology.

 

[mikeguerrero]

I guess I can think of one benefit of owning two pairs of gloves:

I don my suit and dive my new SI tech gloves and during the dive one glove tears on some fishing hook, I make the safe ascent and the deck hand helps me out of the water.

I walk over to my dive gear and open up my bag and pull out my gorilla mittens aka compressed neoprene DUI gloves, and make the switch. Zipzeals can be replaced in 2 minutes, (one minute for each glove).

The real benefit here is that both my gloves are attached via the zip zeals, that means I don't need to repair or replace the glove, but rather switch out a new pair of gloves altogether.

That is the only benefit I see to the zipzeals on my DUI suit.

I currently don't own a second set of gloves other than my wetgloves of which I hate with a passion, I get cold in the hands more than any other diver I have met.

So maybe just maybe, I might make the purchase, I still will sleep on it, no rush.

MG

 

[b1gcountry]

I can do the same with my viking bayonet rings, and the spare set of gloves only costs me $3. If I wanted, I could even get another ring system for less than a set of zipgloves, and set up the spare gloves beforehand.

Tom

 

[mikeguerrero]

It will be very interesting for me to report back and tell drysuit users the difference in comfort and warmth from both sets of gloves.

I'm yet to bump into another diver or even get a diver to comment on these two particular set of gloves; one that have dove both, they just don't exist.

I have heard of divers up North like Pugent Sound and further that swear how great the compressed glove is to their cold waters, but down here in Monterey I think I'm the only diver with them, every other drysuit diver that has drygloves is either wet or a blue Smurf.

What gives with everyone being a Smurf, maybe the flexibility of removal but I don't think they are going to be as warm as what I currently have.

Much will come out as I test them out...

 

[Anti-Hero]

I guess I can think of one benefit of owning two pairs of gloves:

I don my suit and dive my new SI tech gloves and during the dive one glove tears on some fishing hook, I make the safe ascent and the deck hand helps me out of the water.

I walk over to my dive gear and open up my bag and pull out my gorilla mittens aka compressed neoprene DUI gloves, and make the switch. Zipzeals can be replaced in 2 minutes, (one minute for each glove).

The real benefit here is that both my gloves are attached via the zip zeals, that means I don't need to repair or replace the glove, but rather switch out a new pair of gloves altogether.

That is the only benefit I see to the zipzeals on my DUI suit.

I currently don't own a second set of gloves other than my wetgloves of which I hate with a passion, I get cold in the hands more than any other diver I have met.

So maybe just maybe, I might make the purchase, I still will sleep on it, no rush.

MG

You may find the drygloves are the ones sitting the box in the garage. There has been more than one time I almost yanked off the DC rings, and put them in the for sale section. I don't know about others, but the dexterity of my drygloves is far less than 5mm wetgloves. One particular problem with them is using a spool. When I shoot a bag and start winding its a real pain in the ass trying not to wind the finger tips up in the spool.

 

[TSandM]

The key to not winding fingertips in the spool is to find gloves where the fingers aren't too long. That's why I use the orange Atlas gloves instead of the blue ones -- they're cut differently.