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So, I am back in my summer drysuit and I needed a new pair of wet gloves. I decided to dive with the White's 5mm Heat Gloves last night in Puget Sound to see how they would work. I have dove with them a couple times before, and liked them, but last night I wanted to pay attention on how well they worked for me.
Donning: A little difficult with full gear on. I found it simplier with no gear on, but I like to put on gloves as the very last thing. I will continue to work to find the best solution.
In-Water: First, my hands don't get wet. When they did, I didn't even notice. The water was 47 degrees last night and normally my hands are the first to suffer from the cold. Not last night. I was pleasantly surprised.
Dexterity: Excellent. I noticed my hand signals underwater were crisp and easy to understand by my buddy. Since my fingers were not cold, I could actually move my hands rather than making wierd gestures at my buddy. Adjusting my mask underwater and retucking hair under my hood was much easier than doing it with my drygloves. I also found adjusting my drysuit valves and grabbing my BC inflater was much easier. I have very thin fingers and normally a glove fitting my hand properly is difficult. While this glove has wide fingertips, I was surprised at how easy it was to use my hands under water.
Post Dive: While putting them on was a little difficult, taking them off was easy.
Final decision: I have found my summer diving glove! Any glove that can keep my hands warmer than a dry glove for 50 minutes in Puget Sound is a keeper!
So, I am back in my summer drysuit and I needed a new pair of wet gloves. I decided to dive with the White's 5mm Heat Gloves last night in Puget Sound to see how they would work. I have dove with them a couple times before, and liked them, but last night I wanted to pay attention on how well they worked for me.
Donning: A little difficult with full gear on. I found it simplier with no gear on, but I like to put on gloves as the very last thing. I will continue to work to find the best solution.
In-Water: First, my hands don't get wet. When they did, I didn't even notice. The water was 47 degrees last night and normally my hands are the first to suffer from the cold. Not last night. I was pleasantly surprised.
Dexterity: Excellent. I noticed my hand signals underwater were crisp and easy to understand by my buddy. Since my fingers were not cold, I could actually move my hands rather than making wierd gestures at my buddy. Adjusting my mask underwater and retucking hair under my hood was much easier than doing it with my drygloves. I also found adjusting my drysuit valves and grabbing my BC inflater was much easier. I have very thin fingers and normally a glove fitting my hand properly is difficult. While this glove has wide fingertips, I was surprised at how easy it was to use my hands under water.
Post Dive: While putting them on was a little difficult, taking them off was easy.
Final decision: I have found my summer diving glove! Any glove that can keep my hands warmer than a dry glove for 50 minutes in Puget Sound is a keeper!
